They want a marquee signing to counter Neymar's to Barca. Personally I think Benzema rumour is long shot and not happening, but Di Maria transfer might happen.
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They want a marquee signing to counter Neymar's to Barca. Personally I think Benzema rumour is long shot and not happening, but Di Maria transfer might happen.
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I only heard the Benzema rumour earlier today, and as much as I like him, I think it's highly unlikely the transfer will ever happen. At the same time, I'm hoping I'm not jinxing it if there is a potential transfer. However di María is the more likely of the two to happen, and would be a huge improvement on Gervinho.
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Higuain said he would wait 24 hours for Arsenal to make an offer because he would rather come to us, but Wenger didn't want him.
And if Real got Bale, I can't see Di Maria and Benzema getting into the team (I would presume Ronaldo would be played as a striker again)
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Some people are complete and utter nutters.
deffo take Di Maria and with it looking more and more likely bale is joining them perhaps there are some bargains to have with madrid.
No ****.
BILD reporting that Lukas Podolski is joining Schalke on loan for the season. Option to buy and Arsenal to pay part of his wages for this season too.
If this is true, surely Wenger has lost it? Podolski was directly involved in over 25 goals last season. Crazy to let him go, and on loan too! Mental.
If this is true, surely Wenger has lost it? Podolski was directly involved in over 25 goals last season. Crazy to let him go, and on loan too! Mental.
The only explanation if such a thing would happen... and with the extreme removal of all the deadwood and youngsters we've culled this season, would either be:
a) to offset the massive wages for some unknown 'major signings' we have planned
b) cost cutting measures put in place for whatever reason
c) Arsenal have lost the plot and want to 'achieve' as much as possible with the least amount of money/players
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Wenger on The Football Portal for the Premier League and Transfer Rumour Forum - - transfermarkt.co.uk :
"Yes I'm confident that we'll make the signings we need because of the desire of the players to join us," he said.
"There's also the fact that while we maybe don't have as much money as everybody writes, we have some funds available to do transfers.
"We've worked on it very hard but it hasn't come off as quickly and as well as we wanted.
"You'd be surprised how early we acted. In our job you can spend a lot of time, not going on holiday and work on things without it coming off.
"In football you have to deal with any situation and be patient. As long as the window is open, anything can happen until the last minute."
"Yes I'm confident that we'll make the signings we need because of the desire of the players to join us," he said.
"There's also the fact that while we maybe don't have as much money as everybody writes, we have some funds available to do transfers.
"We've worked on it very hard but it hasn't come off as quickly and as well as we wanted.
"You'd be surprised how early we acted. In our job you can spend a lot of time, not going on holiday and work on things without it coming off.
"In football you have to deal with any situation and be patient. As long as the window is open, anything can happen until the last minute."
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We bought Santi for at least £16m...
No Santi was signed for somewhere around £10-12m as Malaga needed cash straight up.