Mikel Arteta deal dead.

Yeah down to personal terms apparently.

You got Yossi though! :)

As the transfer window winds down to a near close, I feel it's been a fairly underwhelming end.
Unless a deal or two happens in the next 2 hours which I'll give odds of 33-1 on 1 signing and 299-1 on 2 signings, then I think our midfield stocks are still very much depleted.

Hmmm

2 hours to go, lets see

Huh, I must have missed something?

Rumours circulating we are back in for Arteta, over this one already

https://twitter.com/#!/YossiBenayoun15

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/108811.html

Gotta laugh - Tottenham couldn't sign Cahill either...

Ahhh

Nice

I like the lad, he'll get solid gametime and should be a good addition. Will slightly soften the blow of losing 2 creative midfielders.

Indeed Iggy, "So, Mikel Arteta to Arsenal is back on and Yossi Benayoun to Arsenal is very much on."

"Mikel Arteta now happening because he asked to leave Everton after hearing of Arsenal's interest."

I'm going to bed on the back of this news. Hope to wake up to something special :d

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/951482/benayoun-signs-for-arsenal?cc=3436

The Benayoun deal is a loan deal.

sweet.

and benayoun loan for a year.

and hlebs gone on loan to wolfsburg? bet he wished he never left arsenal haha

Edited by beersandwich: 1/9/2011 08:09:30 AM

Yeah for sure. Bendtner on loan to Sunderland.

Good player but funny that they settled for him with all the other high hopes.

Arteta deal is confirmed as well.

£10 million for Arteta, not a bad bit of business.

Well done Arsenal. :)

My guess.

5 - 2 loss at home. My guess.

:lol:

apparently last time we signed two prem players in same window was 2001. jeffers and campbell.

That doesn't surprise at all. Arsenal have to be commended for this splashing of the cash.

Glad that is over. Squad looks a whole lot stronger, although not good enough to challenge Utd, City & Chelsea.

RVP
Gervinho - Arteta - Walcott
Song - Wilshere
Santos - Vermaelen - Mertesacker - Sagna
Szczesny

2nd XI

Chamakh
Arshavin - Benayoun - Park
Diaby - Ramsey
Gibbs - Koscielny - Djourou - Jenkinson
Fabianski

Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Miyachi, Frimpong, Squillaci.

So still decent enough to push for top 4, but if/when RVP gets injured I can't see where the goals will come from unless we revert to a 4-4-2.

You don't rate Yossi over Walcott? I think I do, hasn't done much at chelsea but the season before last at Liverpool was a top player imo. Goals do look a problem as you said, just have to hope that Gervinho getting the service is a much better player and scores more, and that the mids such as wilshere song arteta yossi get a bagful of goals between them

I think Theo, RVP & Gervinho worked well together against Udinese away. Their movement was good and all 3 can play each position, where Yossi cannot play as a striker. Would rather see that trio continue and have Yossi slot in when Theo or Gervinho are out, or in the Arteta role.

Yossi can handle the ball. Walcott is useless unless he gets to run.

He was the best little Spaniard we knew....

Walcott is always good for a soft penalty ;)

so this summer

Ryo
Campbell
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Gervinho
Santos
Mertesacker
Yossi Benayoun
Mikel Arteta

how dare arsene buy two defenders in one window. sack him now.

Edited by beersandwich: 1/9/2011 09:35:37 AM