Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013

iainconlon12 · 31-01-2013 8:14pm

Villa seems to be a definite no now. Damn! We need a striker.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 31-01-2013 8:15pm

Fortunately Giroud is picking up form now. Don't really have any other options though without taking Walcott or Poldi off the wing. Which is an issue.

cson · 31-01-2013 8:21pm

On a serious note; Monreal is exactly the type of player the club should be looking at; established in a Champions League team but under the radar of the big boys thus he' good value.

It won't happen, but if we'd have gotten Villa then it would have been a good window. If you'd added Mbiwa to that it would have been an awesome one. The frustrating thing being that all together they'd have cost us only £30m ish.

iainconlon12 · 31-01-2013 8:22pm

Rumour of Reina to Arsenal

peabutler · 31-01-2013 8:23pm

Reina is not, and I can 100% guarantee this, going to Arsenal.

Corholio · 31-01-2013 8:24pm

Its a fake Martin Samuel account reporting it, despite it being verified. Not true.

iainconlon12 · 31-01-2013 8:25pm

Corholio wrote: »

Its a fake Martin Samuel account reporting it, despite it being verified. Not true.

Thank god

wonga77 · 31-01-2013 8:26pm

Theres far far better out there than Reina

tayto lover · 31-01-2013 8:27pm

QPR signed Christopher Samba ??
Weren't we interested in this lad last year?

brianregan09 · 31-01-2013 8:31pm

You know what Arsenal have gone out and done something they usually don't do, they sorted out a problem area....Monreal at LB is exactly what we needed , I was fully expecting Wenger to meander on in to the rest of the season with Andre Santos (as hard as he does try he's not good enough), At least now, when gibbs does come back he won't be needed every game

As for a striker I'm not 100% we need one , We haven't really struggled for goals of late and Giroud looks frightning when he links up with Wally and Lucky Lukas some times

AdamD · 31-01-2013 8:34pm

Still need a DM and a CB really, we're an injury and suspension away from Squillaci (hes still here right?)

Though I do quite like Rambo in the Arteta position, we need some more presence.

gosplan · 31-01-2013 8:34pm

tayto lover wrote: »

QPR signed Christopher Samba ??
Weren't we interested in this lad last year?

No, the press said we should be but that's about it.

I'm not just repeating the party line for the sake if it but people need to keep sight of the quality of the players we need.

gandalf · 31-01-2013 8:37pm

If Montreal is confirmed I'd be delighted. Would love David Villa to wear the jersey as well but I think he could disrupt a front line that is really starting to gel. I really believe that Giroud is going to be a huge player for us.

wonga77 · 31-01-2013 8:39pm

Villa deal alive??

http://www.arsenalnews.co.uk/breaking-barcelona-accept-arsenals-15-5m-bid-for-david-villa/

maximoose · 31-01-2013 8:42pm

Monreal and Villa would be some final day signings

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 31-01-2013 8:45pm

Malaga fan on Reddit re. Monreal:

He is brilliant, really, and he would probably play as a starter for the national team if it were not for Jordi Alba. One of the best players we have, you won't be disappointed.

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 8:50pm

Is Monreal capped at senior level for Spain?

gandalf · 31-01-2013 8:51pm

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Is Monreal capped at senior level for Spain?

Yep, 9 caps according to wikipedia.

iainconlon12 · 31-01-2013 8:52pm

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Is Monreal capped at senior level for Spain?

Yep. 7 times I think

peabutler · 31-01-2013 8:53pm

I'm gonna go with 8

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 8:53pm

An average of 8. I'm happy with that!

UnknownSpecies · 31-01-2013 8:54pm

That arsenalnews.co.uk article is surely lies?

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 8:59pm

dorgasm wrote: »

That arsenalnews.co.uk article is surely lies?

Has to be.

jonneymendoza · 31-01-2013 9:00pm

Have we signed falcoe and sold chamack and ashavin for 20m?

peabutler · 31-01-2013 9:02pm

jonneymendoza wrote: »

Have we signed falcoe and sold chamack and ashavin for 20m?

No but we've signed Falcao and sold Arshavin and Chamakh for 45 million indian rubees

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 31-01-2013 9:19pm

From BBC:

2016:
ARSENAL UPDATE
We actually have some news! Of a signing...!

It's getting closer and closer!

From BBC Sport's David Ornstein: "Arsenal are set to complete the signing of Malaga left-back Nacho Monreal.

"The clubs have agreed fee in the region of 10m euros (£8.3m).

"The 26-year-old Spain international will now discuss personal terms and undergo a medical.

"Arsenal had been monitoring Monreal for some time but decided to make their move after Kieran Gibbs suffered a thigh strain in Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Liverpool."

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 9:20pm

Delighted with this news.

tayto lover · 31-01-2013 9:22pm

Diame is coming too.

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 9:23pm

tayto lover wrote: »

Diame is coming too.

Could be!

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 31-01-2013 9:23pm

Sky saying that someone has triggered Diame's release cause. Probably not us though.

Drexel · 31-01-2013 9:24pm

Bet it's spurs. Or bull****

bad2dabone · 31-01-2013 9:24pm

I can't get NAcho Man out of my head and i'm happy happy!!

keano_afc · 31-01-2013 9:25pm

jonny666 wrote: »

Bet it's spurs. Or bull****

Same thing really.

greendom · 31-01-2013 9:25pm

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Sky saying that someone has triggered Diame's release cause. Probably not us though.

Spuds were sniffing around him after we showed an interest.

peabutler · 31-01-2013 9:27pm

Bet it's Spurs the bastards

greendom · 31-01-2013 9:28pm

BBC reporting its QPR

bad2dabone · 31-01-2013 9:29pm

I hate qpr, they've just got a tourettes like twitch where they have to buy players.

peabutler · 31-01-2013 9:29pm

Jesus Christ Harry Redknapp is a right eejit

greendom · 31-01-2013 9:30pm

greendom wrote: »

BBC reporting its QPR

Press Association say it's not QPR

Apparently the release clause is much higher than 3.4 million, so it's unlikely to be us

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 9:31pm

greendom wrote: »

BBC reporting its QPR

Makes sense, they've tried to sign every other fcuking player on the planet in the last 6 hours.

gandalf · 31-01-2013 9:31pm

Bloody Redknapp, I hate him and his dodgy deals. I still think it is too late for QPR no matter how many players they sign.

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 9:34pm

He has to try and get this bunch of misfits playing as a team asap too. Its impossible. What they're doing is madness. 2 maybe 3 players would have seen them safe IMO. A whole new team? I think he'd overdone it.

iainconlon12 · 31-01-2013 9:35pm

Highly doubt it's us

Jaafa · 31-01-2013 9:46pm

From the telegraph

20.35 The Diame release clause looks like turning into one of this evening's most gripping sagas. Simon Peach of the Press Association is tweeting that it wasn't QPR. My information is that it wasn't Tottenham either. Well, you know who that leaves. Arsenal.

peabutler · 31-01-2013 9:48pm

It's no one or it's Fulham

extra gravy · 31-01-2013 9:49pm

Benik Afobe back from his loan spell at Bolton. That's our striker signing.

greendom · 31-01-2013 9:49pm

Jaafa wrote: »

From the telegraph

now hearing that it's all a lie and the release clause hasn't been triggered at all

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 10:03pm

2 hours to go. Starting to think this David Villa deal isn't going to be sprung out of an oversized cake at the grove as i'd hoped :-(

Barlett · 31-01-2013 10:11pm

Yeah Twitter is gone mad with the Villa stuff but it's all lies I think

Ed Winchester · 31-01-2013 10:15pm

Barlett wrote: »

Yeah Twitter is gone mad with the Villa stuff but it's all lies I think

You must follow a lot of different people to me. Not a squeak on twitter from what i can see. Safe to say, it aint a runner.

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