afc Arsenal Summer Transfer Window

[time_bomb]

PLEASE

[Heero Yuy]

Gonna start drawing pagan symbols on my walls to make this happen!

[Michel Kane]

Nothings really happening until Real madrids manager is sorted out though so these articles seem suspect 

[Michel Kane]

Saying that, Arsenal/Arsene have definitely come out & expressed interest.

[Badman]

must....not.....get...excited

[TF S4DK]

"I told my agent the choice would be made between these two clubs. Lille's coach Rudi Garcia called me all the time. I hesitated a lot," he said.

 

"Gilles Grimandi [Arsenal scout] came to see me from time to time at Auxerre too. One day he called me for a meeting in a Paris hotel and Arsene Wenger was there. I was very impressed."

 

He continued: "Wenger told me I would get opportunities and reassured me about my injury. He told me he had followed me for years. That meeting was very important and today I am an Arsenal player.

 

"It will be an amazing adventure. I am just eager to start in one of the best leagues in the world. It is a dream that has come true."

[Afroman]

Promising signing. 

Looks to have a diaby like track record with injuries though

[JOHN DOE]

amazing that 22m would make arsenal rec signing 

 

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why would higuain go to arsenal tho 

 

must be the allure of london

[Heero Yuy]

Must be pain having no genuine rivals to banter with, no city fans in london?

[gattsu]

Nothings really happening until Real madrids manager is sorted out though so these articles seem suspect 

didn't they already say he's for sale?

Madrid buy and sell  players regardless of manager anyways

[Afroman]

Higuain is understood to have agreed personal terms of around £130,000 a week and is on the verge of leaving Real Madrid to become the first high-profile recruit of the summer at the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger has been notoriously cautious in recent years but is determined to strengthen his squad after clinching a place in next season's Champions League and is ready to revise Arsenal's wage structure in a bid to attract the world's elite players.

Arsenal's board have made £70 million available for the Frenchman to spend and the fee for Higuain will smash the club's previous transfer record of £15 million for Andrey Arshavin in 2009.

The Argentina international, who was a target for Manchester City last year, has met with Wenger and is now waiting for Arsenal to conclude negotiations with Madrid before his new club fly out to the Far East for a pre-season tour next month.

Juventus had also registered their interest in the 25-year-old forward but Arsenal are growing increasingly confident of reaching an agreement in the next few days.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10130864/Gonzalo-Higuain-is-nearing-towards-a-22-million-move-to-Arsenal.html#disqus_thread

[The Infamous]

130k will be highest earner init

 

jack and feo wont be too happy bout that 

[Natty]

Looks like Sagnas staying

 

I wonder if its because wenger told him di P's will get splashed this summer

 

I still ain't getting my hopes up though

[Heero Yuy]

130k will be highest earner init

jack and feo wont be too happy bout that

They should be fine tbh, nobody is going to be pissed about a player of that calibre being on 130k a week. Think people would've been more pissed about about Feo touching the 100k

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Good news about Sanga, thought he was a gonna.

[Drift]

Sagna was so shit last season.

Higuain sounds too good to be true.

[kerser]

Jack could never be pissed, he ain't done shit yet tbh

[Badman]

130k will be highest earner init

 

jack and feo wont be too happy bout that 

 

This makes no sense bro

[Yoshie]

For some reason I thought he was older than 25, great signing for Arsenal.

About time you signed a name too

[Heero Yuy]

Until it's on arsenal.com..

[LS]

22 mil

 

You guys finally broke the 20 mil barrier

 

Good deal and a good signing, seems like you guys will spend big

[Michel Kane]

Until it's on arsenal.com..

[Pro]

Until it's on arsenal.com..

[mark_INIESTA_davies]

?

? - ? - Koscielny - Gibbs

 Arteta

? - Wilshere

Walcott - Higuain - Carzola

 

I still think we're 4-5 key areas short and I've given Arteta the benefit of the doubt after his last 10 games last year.

[Fighting Weight]

Szcezny

 

Sagna - Mertesacker - Koscielny - Monreal

 

Arteta -------------

----------Wilshere

 

Cazorla

 

Walcott------------------Podolski

Higuain

 

 

Competition/cover needed in midfield

 

Rosicky has signed

 

Jenkinson will slowly take over RB next season

 

Vermaelen needs to up the performances

 

Giroud on the Bench

 

Bring Julio Cesar in imo

 

A high class midfielder too like Feillani would be a good option, he and arteta in midfield with wilshere, Cazorla playing off the left coming infield

 

Both Feillani & Higuain may be unrealistic though, shit even one of them might be

[mark_INIESTA_davies]

I see that line up and I expect that's how we're going to head into next season with.

 

Could we afford to go into next season without adding into a GK, RB, CM, AM spot? we could probably get away with it, Wenger has been getting away with it for years and this year will be no different.

 

If we had the luxury of being able to fund a full strength squad then I'd like Sceszneys position to be put under pressure with a high class 30+ because the lad has had it too easy just swanning into pole position without anything to motivate him to improve or no real fight on his hands, he needs to fight to appreciate what he's been given and Fabianski, Mannone can't do that, he knows that he's better than them in all areas we need a keeper to question himself and go to another level.

 

Not happy with Mertersacker in all fairness, he was good last season but on too many occassions he was a sitting duck in defence for someone with just a hint of pace and we really can't play the offside trap with him in the squad which is a real disapointment. What he did show was great leadership qualities by keeping us organised in high pressured situtations but if we're going to the next level I'd like a little bit more security at the back in terms of movement and pace. I'm probably being picky here anyway, he'll lead the line next season.

 

Podolski is a wierd one, I just hate that he plays the game with a tendency to save energy in the tank, you can see him tracking back at half pace which comes as no surprise he fails to stay beyond the 70 minute marker which is really disapointing. There's no way he should be played in a lone role up front but out wide he should have at least another 2 years at the top for us although I'd like us to start thinking of his replacement sooner rather than later.