Just saw the rumour about Arsene to RM. Must be a slow transfer day :lol:

Very slow news day. :lol:

:lol: yep, but I guess they don't really have much since Theo re-signed so they've gotta find something :lol: If not Madrid it would've been PSG.

:lol: what's next Wenger to barca :lol:

Speaking of PSG, apparently they want Sagna.

PSG would make more sense, Wenger has praised PSG and said he'd one day like to go home IIRC.

RM though, where did that come from?

RM have wanted him for years. Offered him an insane amount of money in 2006 or around there I think it was and the rumours have been around ever since.

As for PSG, can't really see him managing anywhere after Arsenal, maybe as a director of football, but can't see him going into management again. Wouldn't be surprised if he retires all together after he decides it's time to leave Arsenal.

There were rumours last week that several key players for Real Madrid had threatened to hand in transfer requests if Jose Mourinho wasn't dismissed from his position.

You would have to think that with Arsene's management style and philosophy that he wouldn't manage another club after Arsenal. At his age and the commitment required for the role, surely nothing could tempt him to try and do it all again.

Arsene's management style doesn't fit the Madrid philosophy anyway.

Real Madrid couldn't last eight weeks without a trophy let alone eight years.

Frankly if we win fuck all again and don't get fourth I'll be putting him on the plane myself.

Arsene's face after saying he wont bid for Jovetic

Apparently Arsenal's valuation is only about 12m short of Fiorentina's valuation of Jovetic.

Source?

Word on the wire. Popped up on Sky Sports yesterday. Word was that they offered 20m and La Viola want 32m.

If there's anything in that I'd like to think we could meet somewhere in the middle.

I don't think Fiorentina will waver on that asking price. They could easily get 32m from another club.

Liverpool and Spurs out, Blackburn at home. Not a bad result.

Three days to go... better be quick about it.

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Very very happy we got a home draw after 2 away games in the first 2 rounds.

Jovetic would be great, he is very very similar in his play style to RVP. Could also do a job on the wings. Talented player, would be nice if we got him.

Would definitely prefer Villa though

A) He has spoken of his admiration for Arsenal in the past
B) Wants to leave
C) Can do a job now, would fit in immediately
D) Barcelona still owe us a large portion of money.

The David Villa rumours are really picking up. May have been a a 14 million pound bid made.

Just seems a bit odd for us to spend so much money on a 31 year old just returning from a long injury lay off*.
Would be nice to have two quality strikers for once though.

Edited by neanderthal: 29/1/2013 10:47:27 AM

David Villa doesn't have injury problems. Sick of people using this as some reason we shouldn't buy him. The guy has had 1 bad injury his whole career, that's it.

Fixed for ya ;)

I don't think we shouldn't buy him. I'd love it if we did. Just find it odd given our transfer history.

Wenger and the club now admit and understand their need to change. What they were doing, while they were fine in the business department, they were getting left behind where it counts, the pitch. They changed their ways in the Walcott saga and now it looks like they could actually buy a world class player.

Changed their ways during the Walcott saga?
No way.

They paid him slightly more than they wanted to.
And dragged it on for more than 6 months desperately just to try and save a difference of 10 or 20 thousand per year on wages but eventually caved when Walcott wouldn't budge.

Typical Arsenal dealings really.

He still only earns 110k per year... that's probably less than half what most of your top stars are earning.

Which is what they never seemed to do in the past.

Definitely something to the Villa deal, press everywhere is in a frenzy.

Would be stoked if we get villa . Absolutely stoked . One of my all time fave players ,loved watching him at valencia alongside silva