Also if we get Luis ,arsene will have to work his magic ;)

Still hoping we go after Grenier

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Grenier won't leaving Lyon this summer, just signed a new deal.

Yeah that'll be interesting to see haha. And to agree with the guy above, Grenier definitely won't leave this window, maybe next year? Looks like a good goal scoring midfielder for the future.

Remember he did have to deal with rvp,na$ri,ade, mad Jens .I'm sure he can handle the biter and Bernard :lol:

Do you think le professor will bring back cesc either now or in jan? Would love to see cesc back but I wouldnt make him captain .

I'd love to see him back. He was my favourite player before he left, but we could honestly spend that sort of money better on other positions. Starting to get a bit overcrowded in attacking midfield.

Yeah we are but its le proff;) he tends to buy a lot of attacking mids and uses them wide or makes play as a dm because we have no dm

True that.

also did read on BBC gossip that cesc wanted to go united on Thursday then on Friday it said he wants to go back to arsenal :lol:

Only 3 weeks till the season starts and we were promised 3 key signings *grumble grumble*.
I can only hope he's waiting till the last few days of the transfer window to try and shave off a few million in transfer fees?
Just creates the risk that we lose opportunities like Higuain though.
Interesting that the fee we were quoted at nearly getting him for is almost half what Napoli paid.

Relax guy, it'll be ok I'm sure. From some reports it seems that real madrid jacked up the price when he was about to sign (possibly from Napoli interest) to which Arsene did not take kindly.

Yeah most reports seem to suggest it was Madrid being cunts that scuppered that deal. Still just over a month until the window closes, plenty of time.

Remember what happened last time Arsene went last minutes window shopping... Park, Santos - though we also got Arteta in that crazy 24hrs.

Back to the Cesc love-in - best memory is the goal v Spurs - you know the one, straight from the kick-off!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Gopxz2bf4

So hard to pick one, but would have to say my favourite goal would be the one against AC Milan

My fave Cesc goal was the bomb he scored vs Tottenham when Arsenal won 3-1. Gareth Bale scored a neat freekick to start things off, Adebayor scored a lovely header as well as my favourite goal of all time off a turn-touch, and Cesc scored his bomb. Awesome game, will never forget it. First time I ever said the worst "eat a dick, spurs"

Best memory of Cesc had to be the game against Villa, around the time people were questioning his leadership. Injured, comes on mid way through the second half after a typical insipid Arsenal display, lifts the crowd, lifts the team, bags two goals and kept us in the hunt for the League.

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Edited by jlm8695: 29/7/2013 11:06:19 AM

Man... I know I said we could better spend the money on other positions but.... re-living these moments is making me really want Cesc back.

Now with Higuain out of the picture, who do you guys think should be our target striker if/when Suarez falls through?

I'm at a loss for ideas. Seems like all the good ones have already been snatched up.
Maybe we could pick up Ibrahimovic for a bargain now that PSG has Cavani?
Getting oldish but he's probably still the best pure striker in the world IMO.

TBH I think they could do worse than Torres.

As much of a joke he is seen as, he still scored a tonne last season. Chels are gunning for Rooney and Lukaku is back. Could nab Torres for cheap-ish (although I have no idea his wage demands tbh).

I don't think we could do much worse than Torres. I rate Giroud alot higher.

Without his speed he's just an average striker. He's never going to gain his old form back.
8 goals in 36 EPL games is a tonne?

Would rather no striker at all and just wait till next year to look for real quality. We don't need more overpaid deadwood on the bench.

The thing is, he has his speed.

I dunno, having Santi & Cesc behind him may help his cause.

Didn't he score 30 odd goals in all comps last season?

I wouldn't write Torres off so easily tbh. But as I said, I don't know his wages. Wouldn't surprise me if he's on 150k plus p/w at Chels though.

I love how everyone is rubbishing the possibility of Cesc to Utd, but arsenal fans are still in dreamland about him returning to the emirates.

He lost alot of pace following his knee operation in 2010. Hasn't been the same player since.

He scored most of his goals against lowly Europa teams last season. Wasn't up to standard in the EPL though.
I don't see a big difference between having Santi & Cesc (who is unlikely to return) behind him rather than Mata, Hazard and Oscar.


I think it's more likely that he'd come to Arsenal than United. But no, I very much doubt he will leave Barca at all anytime soon.

Edited by neanderthal: 29/7/2013 12:36:16 PM

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Fabregas will never sign for another English club whilst Wenger is still here. If the rumours of him being unhappy are true, why wouldn't we dream for one of our clubs best ever players back?

You guys will be the same when you eventually lose Bale.

Except it will be even more unrealistic because they will be nothing more than a mid table club without him. :-({|=

Edited by neanderthal: 29/7/2013 12:39:00 PM

But arsenal aren't actually bidding for Cesc...

by the sounds of it, the only way Cesc will return is after Utd make the first bid. Everyone also seems to think that you would automatically match it too, when there is every possibility that Utd's finances would blow you out if the water.

:lol: we have no idea what le professer does ,for all we know he has put a bid in .

But if Barca decide to sell Cesc, don't Arsenal have first rights to buy him back?

We do but we need to bid higher . So if united bid 35 we got to bid 36 mil

Well yes, but the only way Barca are going to sell him is if Manchester Utd, the only team in world football actually tracking the player (and now even that speculation has died down), bid high enough for them to see it worthwhile. Then, sure arsenal, you can have a turn.

It's just ridiculous. At least the cockfest of Higuain had some tabloids to support it.