Non-Arsenal Transfers Thread: January 2018

[Kingslayer]

They've done all sorts of reporting saying Morata will join United and how he would be the most expensive player for €70m.

Ok...so?

 

[Devil_in_Disguise]

Ok...so?

My point is that they were writing the articles as if Madrid would accept €70m or at least that's how I understood them. Nothing to suggest they would reject a €70m bid.

 

[Kingslayer]

My point is that they were writing the articles as if Madrid would accept €70m or at least that's how I understood them. Nothing to suggest they would reject a €70m bid.

And today they're saying Real want the fee to rise to €90m. Go back to RedCafe and angst about it over there. We don't care here.

 

[Trilly]

Morata staying at Real is huge for us. Seems like the deal will go through though tbh.

Nice things never happen to us.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Arsenal won't pay those big wages though. There's not really much attractive about us right now, out of the UCL, don't compete for the top trophies and we don't play great football anymore either.

Arsenal has the 7th highest payroll of any club in the world. Only Barcelona, Real Madrid, the two Manchester clubs, Chelsea and (barely) PSG had higher payrolls this past season. Arsenal's payroll was more than Bayern and ahead of Juventus by £55 million. More than double the payroll of AC Milan, Inter, Roma or Dortmund.

 

[Devil_in_Disguise]

And today they're saying Real want the fee to rise to €90m. Go back to RedCafe and angst about it over there. We don't care here.

Why are you talking about it then? you're a joke.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

All those United and City fans today...

 

[Kingslayer]

Why are you talking about it then? you're a joke.

We don't care that Marca have changed their story, bud, which is what seems to have got your panties in a bunch.

 

[Devil_in_Disguise]

We don't care that Marca have changed their story, bud, which is what seems to have got your panties in a bunch.

You seem frustrated which is understandable tbf. I know as an Arsenal fan you're not fond of transfer windows.

 

[Rosso]

80m bid rejected by Real Madrid for Morata. Just shows how crazy football is going that Madrid can reject that type of bid. More worryingly United likely to increase the bid and pay for Mbappe in the process.

Daily Star are citing Don Balon which is like Tribal Football. I think is Morata is basically done, Cadena SER and even Real mouthpiece Marca are virtually confirming it for 70M euros.

 

[Rosso]

Is Fabinho a done deal or something?

No just a lot of noise but nothing to get excited about.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

That would be good move for Milan. Andre Silva and Jorge c**t Mendes in Milano to discuss personal terms.

 

[Wilshere1010]

Arsenal has the 7th highest payroll of any club in the world. Only Barcelona, Real Madrid, the two Manchester clubs, Chelsea and (barely) PSG had higher payrolls this past season. Arsenal's payroll was more than Bayern and ahead of Juventus by £55 million. More than double the payroll of AC Milan, Inter, Roma or Dortmund.

True but that's because have a socialist wage structure. We pay squad players and deadwood more than we should, but won't give top wages to the best players.

 

[Slartibartfast]

True but that's because have a socialist wage structure. We pay squad players and deadwood more than we should, but won't give top wages to the best players.

That's really not the case either. There's as much disparity as at most other clubs. Arsenal's highest-paid player (Özil) and Bayern's highest-paid player (Lewandowski) both make about £140,000 a week and the Gunners have a lot of players who range between £30k and £65k. Still more spread out between that Alexis' £130k. Some below as well. You'll find similar ranges on most other top clubs. The only guys who make significantly more at Real Madrid are Ronaldo and Bale. If Arsenal signs Alexis and Özil to anything close to the wages being reported they won't be that far from the Ronaldo/Bale stratosphere (and they'll be making more than Messi, Neymar and Suarez, the three big contracts at Barcelona).

I'll grant you that there are a couple or three guys who haven't been living up to their wages (Wilshere, for instance), but you can find the same at the other big clubs.

 

[Aevi]

That would be good move for Milan. Andre Silva and Jorge c**t Mendes in Milano to discuss personal terms.

Milan is doing bits, those Chinese owners mean business...

 

[Red&Dreadjm]

It's bad management.

If you don't want hold Wenger accountable then that's fine, but some of us do as it leaves Arsenal weaker.

Here's a fairly detailed article on the subject. I do think you're wrong to blame Wenger on this one though. His handling of his Bremen tenure would indicate an impetuous/impatient yet talented young guy. Anyway, enjoy.

https://shewore.com/

 

[Slartibartfast]

Milan is doing bits, those Chinese owners mean business...

Milan went through some tough years after Berlusconi lost interest in the club in favor of fascist politics and underage girls, but they're about to come storming back.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

 

[Juan Matas Beard]

I'd have expected the likes of Van Dijk, Veratti, Alexis and Kane to be targeted by the BIGGEST (according to themselves) club in the world, seems like they're going for top four quality rather than title winning standard players.

Did try signing Verratti last season tbf.

 

[Mark Tobias]

Here's a fairly detailed article on the subject. I do think you're wrong to blame Wenger on this one though. His handling of his Bremen tenure would indicate an impetuous/impatient yet talented young guy. Anyway, enjoy.

https://shewore.com/

Lines like this actually drive me mad
"It was impossible for Arsène Wenger to guarantee first team football to Gnabry with him having Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ahead of him in the pecking order."

Theo Walcott has single-handedly ****ed this squad up for over a decade now! The argument could also be made that the OX was rubbish at the time. Although that has turned out well in our favour so can't fault that thinking.