Yeah, Arsenals wage heirarchy is terrible, considering that they need to relatively strict. Arsenal cannot climb out of their malaise without significant input, whether from the owner, or through a Rights issue.
The problem is that their 'balance' seems to be used almost entirely on their wages, and any excess (which seems to be around 25-30 mill) is being kept aside to replace the missing CL money, should they not qualify this year.
This doesn't seem to leave any money for transfers unless they make some of their own funds available. Wenger has gotten himself into a terrible situation where he's paying mediocre players far, far higher than they should be paid. The segment about Vermaelen receiving a loyalty bonus was, to me, quite frankly laughable, given he hasn't been at the club for very long really, and his injuries over the past year.
Yeah, Arsenals wage heirarchy is terrible, considering that they need to relatively strict. Arsenal cannot climb out of their malaise without significant input, whether from the owner, or through a Rights issue.
Arsenal are planning to spend £55m on German pair Mario Gotze and Lukas Podolski in the summer as manager Arsene Wenger looks to reinvigorate his attack.
If we can get rid of players like Almunia, Squillaci, Denilson, Arshavin and Bendtner not only will we pick up handy fees (15-20 mill total?) but it'd get rid of over 200k of wages per week that could go to more deserving players.
Sums up how much of an overhaul we need on the wage structure though.
That's great though, but who would buy them?
Almunia - on his last contract due to age, and gaff prone
Squillaci - *****
Denilson - ***** even in Brazil
Arshavin - might get 6m for him if we're lucky, wages may be a problem
Bendtner - utter ****, would stay to spite us, needs to find some form at S'land so they opt to purchase him
Diaby - injury prone
Vela - might sell him to Spain for peanuts
Chamakh - again, wages will be a problem
That's the whole problem with this wages thing, you sign players like Denilson on 60k and you -can not- tell him as he just blocks personal terms as he's being made into a multi millionaire while playing like **** for the reserves.
Arshavin is out of contract in the summer, no chance you're getting decent money for him.
I think I saw somewhere that he has still one year left in his contract.
That's great though, but who would buy them?
Almunia - on his last contract due to age, and gaff prone
Squillaci - *****
Denilson - ***** even in Brazil
Arshavin - might get 6m for him if we're lucky, wages may be a problem
Bendtner - utter ****, would stay to spite us, needs to find some form at S'land so they opt to purchase him
Diaby - injury prone
Vela - might sell him to Spain for peanuts
Chamakh - again, wages will be a problem
That's the whole problem with this wages thing, you sign players like Denilson on 60k and you -can not- tell him as he just blocks personal terms as he's being made into a multi millionaire while playing like **** for the reserves.
Ah you make it sound so so easy...
I think we need to sign a playmaker, and employ Song and Arteta/Wilshere to sit in, giving this player full creative license.
Song - Arteta
*AMC*
Something like that^
Ramsey could be a backup for both the AMC and deeper roles, and Denilson is almost a poor man's Arteta. Ball retention being his main asset. A decent long-shot, and I think he actually reads the game pretty decently. Didn't want to see him out on loan this season, and is a player whom I think was scapegoated a lot.
I'm not saying it's vital what so ever to keep Denilson, rather that its an option. Of course, we have emerging talents in the form of Coquelin and Frimpong, whom wages combined probably match Denilson's. If we can shift him, great. If not, let's give him a chance as a squad player.
Has anyone seen Marvin Martin play this season? I was wondering because I haven't heard anything about him for awhile. Sochaux is also sitting dead last in Ligue 1 so if that is any sign of how he is playing I'd be wary. If this whole 100m transfer kitty is to be believed I really don't know what to think. If I remember last summer we were supposedly going to have a 75m transfer budget but we all see what happened there. Just get Gotze and Hazard and I will consider us to be legitly trying to contend for the title.