Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016/2017

Soups123

speedboatchase wrote: »

This transfer approach has literally nothing to do with 'click bait'. Do people even know what that means anymore? The most reliable Arsenal sources (Ornstein, Wilson, Cross) have all confirmed that we're interested in this player, and a very reliable source in Spain has confirmed that our bid is rejected. If those things are true - which they appear to be - people writing about it is not clickbait, it's reality.

If you're fine with the above 'roller coaster' and the fact we regularly miss out on players we were genuinely interested in due to low bids, fair enough. And none of the three players you mentioned 'came out of nowhere'. They all went through the same 'click bait' cycle but the difference is we bought them in the end.

Take the 3 players I mentioned no 'reputable' sources saw these coming

Ornstein gets what the club wants him to know

greendom

greendom wrote: »

Reputable Spanish sources saying deal is done!

Basil3 wrote: »

Why does nobody ever link said reputable sources?

Ok....

https://twitter.com/LGAmbrose/status/768827335600697344

Godge

Soups123 wrote: »

Lads stop gettin on the roller coaster

Every player we are linked with always starts with

Arsenal interested click bate
Arsenal leading the race click bate
Arsene offer low figure shock click bate
Arsenal in negotiations still click

After that's it usually doesn't happen

Xhacka, Eleny and Gab all came out of nowhere

http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/25/arsenal-fans-order-arsene-wenger-to-sign-lucas-perez-despite-having-no-idea-who-he-is-6089392/

It's the Metro, but this priceless comment sums up a lot of Arsenal fans:

"I'd take Lucas Perez over Lacazette any day, and I didn't even know who he was 12 hours ago."

greendom

Basil3 wrote: »

Why does nobody ever link said reputable sources?

They were Spanish sources. Also I have shares in Twitter! 😀

Alfred Borden

Saw Perez a few times last season and was really impressed. Think he might be a winger in our system though. Surely with so little being spent on him, we can still get a CB (Manolas?) and another forward (Gabigol?).

Pudders

PSG in champions league

Skylinehead

It's not Bayernlona so I'm happy.

Soups123

Grand group fc Basel and ludicrous

Ardennes1944

Basel in our group! Woohoo! 10min walk to the stadium

brianregan09

What are basle like now United and Liverpool underestimated them in the past and paid heavily for it

jester77

A winnable group

Pudders

jester77 wrote: »

A winnable group

We will come 2nd and get knocked out next round.

miece16

a winnable group alright, but no chance of actually winning it in the current regime

j14

Perez deal is looking close. £17.2m. Medical is expected for tomorrow.

emergingstar

Article on our new boy (yes I'm countin my chickens)

https://moarfootball.com/2016/08/25/a-deportivo-la-coruna-fan-on-lucas-perez/

beer enigma

j14 wrote: »

Perez deal is looking close. £17.2m. Medical is expected for tomorrow.

Ah now I get it, pretend that we were really interested in Vardy, Lacazette, Icardi & Mahrez and just when they didn't expect swoop for a sub €20m number one target Perez....gotta hand it to that Wenger chappie.

Interestingly seems very Vardy like in his style of play

Mickeroo

Delighted with that group, I know we'll do crap as usual but boy do I love CL football.

emmetlego

He's ours!!! According to Ornstein!

Arsenal have beaten Everton to signing of Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas Perez. Deal agreed, #AFC meeting 20m release clause, 17.1m #EFC

emmetlego

And now this beauty from Ornstein to follow that! Happy days!!!

Arsenal close to agreeing deal to sign Valencia centre-back Shkodran Mustafi. #AFC will pay fee in excess of 35m for Germany international

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

I won't believe a word of it until I see him in an arsenal shirt and see an official club statement.

Mickeroo

That's both of them as good as done in my eyes, better late than never I suppose.

Soups123

Mickeroo wrote: »

That's both of them as good as done in my eyes, better late than never I suppose.

Agree on both points Ornstein is fed by the club so id say we're looking good

Would have loved Lacarratzi

mansize

Well that's some good news

extra gravy

salmocab

I know nobody really knows much but can he play right wing and centre forward? thats what it seems like which would cover two bases really. I wonder would we be tempted to sell Ox or Walcott if a bid landed.

emergingstar

Orenstein has spoken were signing both

Hon us

Alfred Borden

Great signings. Being selfish, Id like another attacker but know that wont happen.

wandatowell

The Orns has spoken.

That's the defence, midfield and forward line all receiving boosts during the transfer window.

Hard to complain about that.

Anybody else have a slight concern over Luca abysmal record before last season?

wandatowell

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Great signings. Being selfish, Id like another attacker but know that wont happen.

On the right??

Gringo180

Please say it is so! Be delighted to bolster the squad with 2 quality players, players that will improve our starting XI. "He spends what he wants, Arsene Wenger spends what he wants"!!!

extra gravy

Soups123 wrote: »

Agree on both points Ornstein is fed by the club so id say we're looking good

Would have loved Lacarratzi

http://www.punditarena.com/football/english-football/arsenal/cconnolly/arsenal-how-do-lucas-perez-and-alexandre-lacazette-compare-on-stats/

Comparison of Perez and Lacazette...you may be pleasantly surprised.

extra gravy

wandatowell wrote: »

Anybody else have a slight concern over Luca abysmal record before last season?

From the article emergingstar posted above:

“Lucas isn’t a prolific goal scorer” – that’s something you’ll be reading a lot over the coming days, supported of course by baseless statistics that don’t consider the fact that he only started playing as a striker last season. He’s often been an interior or attacking-midfielder, sticking close to the striker on his team. Arsenal have Olivier Giroud, a striker synonymous with performing at his best when he has a player that operates closely with him (Griezmann for France, occasionally Walcott for Arsenal). Lucas offers Wenger that duality in style: he can be the counter-attacking striker that punishes opposition defences or he can be a foil and creator for Giroud.

gandalf

Good news if the Perez news is confirmed as he provides something different to Giroud.

I still can't comprehend why this wasn't closed in July after Vardy gave us the two fingers.

greendom

Soups123 wrote: »

Agree on both points Ornstein is fed by the club so id say we're looking good

Would have loved Lacarratzi

I really wanted Xhakalaca!

emergingstar

Will we do anything else I wonder

greendom

gandalf wrote: »

Good news if the Perez news is confirmed as he provides something different to Giroud.

I still can't comprehend why this wasn't closed in July after Vardy gave us the two fingers.

Looking for higher profile targets I imagine

greendom

Ornstein backed up by Jeremy Wilson from the Telegraph. 90% sure this will happen. Only a last minute hitch will stop them from both arriving

greendom

emergingstar wrote: »

Will we do anything else I wonder

Talking madness?

emergingstar

greendom wrote: »

Talking madness?

Yep and orsteins tweet today

Might be somthing were Woking on just a matter of pulling it off

Ardennes1944

First game is away to PSG

emmetlego

Lots of closet gunners in Ireland it seems. From Twitter:

David Ornstein, @bbcsport_david is now trending in Ireland trendsmap.com/ie

Ardennes1944

second game home to Basel

FixitFelix

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

second game home to Basel

Anyone know when we play basel away? might try to get over.

Edit juts found it. 6th Dec

mansize

£100 million our spending is almost at this transfer window

wawaman

Perez removed from deportivo squad for tomorrow. Jeremy Wilson reckons that's it for the in's but could still be some "interesting" outs still

mansize

FixitFelix wrote: »

Anyone know when we play basel away? might try to get over.

I'd say tickets would be scarce enough- don't they have a small stadium?

Ardennes1944

FixitFelix wrote: »

Anyone know when we play basel away? might try to get over.

Usually the fixtures are reversed arent they? That puts us away to Basel Nov 22/23rd

Edit: Home to Ludicrous third. Fixtures are slowly being added on UEFA site

Edit, yeah Basel away is last game, strange

JustTheOne

wawaman wrote: »

Perez removed from deportivo squad for tomorrow. Jeremy Wilson reckons that's it for the in's but could still be some "interesting" outs still

As in no Mustafi?

greendom

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Usually the fixtures are reversed arent they? That puts us away to Basel Nov 22/23rd

Edit: Home to Ludicrous third. Fixtures are slowly being added on UEFA site

So away to Ludo will be 4th.

keano_afc

I couldn't be less excited about a competition we'll be out of by February anyway. Play the kids.