Pepe

[Segway]

According to Spanish newspaper AS we have reportedly made a bid of £25m for Real Madrid defender Pepe as he could be on the move since contract negotiations have broken down.

He's a great defender IMO but with psychopathic tendencies as we have seen:

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Obviously there are numerous things that don't speak in favor of this move happening but what do you guys think?

 

[Proof]

I never liked Pepe as a defender. Spending £25m on him would be insane and I'm sure that Wenger won't buy him. I'd rather have Sakho and Vertonghen for that amount of money.

 

[albakos]

I don't think Wenger would be crazy enough to invest 25M on a lunatic, although he is a class defender.

But it wouldn't surprise me if Pepe was the target Wenger was referring as a short term loan signing during January transfer period.

 

[GDeep™]

We haven't bid 25M for a player out of contract next year.

 

[GDeep™]

But it wouldn't surprise me if Pepe was the target Wenger was referring as a short term loan signing during January transfer period.

Not in a million years, Pepe, along with Carvalho are the only 2 CBs at Real who Jose has any faith in, key member of the team. Garay could be available in the summer, someone who we were linked with strongly before Real snapped him up.

 

[TheJoyofCesc]

25m? Never going to happen.
Wenger would not even spend 25m on a proven 20+ goal a season striker let alone a player in any other position.

 

[OohtobeaGoonerGal]

reportedly made a bid of £25m

Enough to see that this rumour holds little weight.

 

[kofigunner]

Same ole thing. You're not getting a contract so your agent starts rumours about a team that seems to need a player of your ilk.

 

[truth_hurts]

Quality defender but the price suggested makes the story laughable!

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

pepe is good defender
but 25m its alot and wenger will not pay that

 

[Lord Dula]

I'd love him here.

 

[Rorz]

We can do a lot better for a lot less, this one ain't gonna fly!

 

[Arai]

pepe is good defender
but 25m its alot and wenger will not pay that

Yep and his wage might be another obstacle....

I can see Jose wouldn't sell one of his best player at any cost...

 

[entropy13]

If "links" like this happen, it would be inevitable that someone would link us to Thiago Silva as well

 

[Herbas]

According to Spanish newspaper AS we have reportedly made a bid of £25m

Someone there (and AS editor as well) apparently have not heard about Wenger at all.

 

[AFCG7]

Thiago Silva.. now he is certainly in that price bracket, would go for him if we had £25 m to blow on a CB

 

[truth_hurts]

Thiago Silva.. now he is certainly in that price bracket, would go for him if we had £25 m to blow on a CB

To be honest i'd just buy Sakho for around 15m on a lowish wage and leave it there.

 

[AFCG7]

So would i , i was basing it on us having 25m to blow wishful thinking eh?

 

[USArsenal]

Thiago Silva is very good when playing with an organizer at the back.. notice how night and day his performances are when playing WITH Nesta and playing WITHOUT Nesta.. without Nesta, he looks a pale shadow of the player he looks when Nesta is on the pitch..

that said, thought he did OK as a DM the last couple games when he was forced to play there..

 

[Shue]

Can't see a need for another CB personally. Djourou has proven his quality, Vermaelen is on his way back (touch wood) and Koscielny is improving with every game and has a great partnership with JD. Beyond that we have Squillaci who has played fine with both JD and TV. We also have Bartley impressing at Sheffield United and now Walter Smith is bigging him up.