Alexis Sanchez

[BLUEMATT23]

Can't we offer 50 million plus Bony?

 

[goalmole]

Can't we offer 50 million plus Bony?

We can offer anything we want.

 

[flb]

The ox to Chelsea. Liverpool agreeing a fee for Keita next season. Roberts to Celtic.
Transfer news happens in a heartbeat fella.

The Ox one worries me , will he really let both go?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I do hope you're wrong Ric, but When I suggested to Robbiegunn, a few days back that Arsenal's board would drag out the deal until the last minute of the last day of the window, in order to have an excuse not to reinvesthe any of the fee, he reckoned that, if that happened, it would actually lead to serious violence on their terraces between pro & antì Wenger sections of the Arsenal fans

Neither set of circumstances would seem unreasonable , were it to happen.

Isn't it close to that irrespective - that new contract for Wenger was the Arsenal Board's cop-out surely .

 

[Ricardo Vinicius]

I do not understand gambling. No Paddy Power: To stay at current club 8/11 Manchester City 7/5 What does it mean ?

 

[J_MCFC21]

If its true about Pep not wanting Sanchez to force the move to save face in the media / have good club relations. Why should we try impress the media / anyone, everyone hates us already not like they will praise us for not telling Sanchez to force anything. Even if we spent £1 we'd be shit talked by everyone.

 

[citizens_1976]

Nice to see Ric sharing my view and being able to see the wood from the trees without the blue tinted specs on.

 

[razman]

 

[flb]

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Wenger falls on his own sword with this one , he looks to have had enough of football full stop , I see him sticking two fingers up in a back me or I'm off scenario.

 

[chesterbells]

Delusion

 

[WarhawkMO1]

Let's offer them Patrick Viera for Alexis. They get a new manager, we get the player we want.

 

[AustinBlue]

Can't we offer 50 million plus Bony?

Is that more or less than 50 million without Bony?

 

[MCFC1993]

If that's Arsenal's position then they're absolutely deluded, like a horror film when a character says 'everything's alright' right before the killer starts going mental.

He's not signing a new contract, if he stays, there'll be questions about him all season and come next summer he'll be jumping off the sinking ship right before it goes under.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

The worry is that they're in such a mess now that selling Sanchez could be the final straw for fans and they'll have a full-on mutiny on their hands. It could strengthen their resolve not to let him leave, regardless of the cost.

Helluva poisonous dressing-room if he's not allowed to leave.

 

[flb]

If that's Arsenal's position then they're absolutely deluded, like a horror film when a character says 'everything's alright' right before the killer starts going mental.

He's not signing a new contract, if he stays, there'll be questions about him all season and come next summer he'll be jumping off the sinking ship right before it goes under.

Wengers lost the plot mate , he's digging his heels in the fool.

 

[Homar]

If that's Arsenal's position then they're absolutely deluded, like a horror film when a character says 'everything's alright' right before the killer starts going mental.

He's not signing a new contract, if he stays, there'll be questions about him all season and come next summer he'll be jumping off the sinking ship right before it goes under.

They're hardly going to come out and say that he's unhappy whilst they're negotiating a fee with us. This is just them trying to gain any leverage that they can.

 

[BillyShears]

Anyone really believe Sanchez will watch Ox force a move to a CL club and sit on his hands? If there hasn't been an official transfer request tonight, i'll be staggered if there isn't one by tomorrow night.

 

[argyle]

Can't see this one happening with only 3 days left of the window. He will be pushing 30 next summer and even on a free we should swerve it. I'd say he has 2 top level seasons performance wise left in him.

I agree. 70m on a player who is 30 next year is a bit much.

 

[leewill31]

Anyone really believe Sanchez will watch Ox force a move to a CL club and sit on his hands? If there hasn't been an official transfer request tonight, i'll be staggered if there isn't one by tomorrow night.

all well and good if he does but have we put another bid in surely we can not wait for him to do this first?

 

[Homar]

Anyone really believe Sanchez will watch Ox force a move to a CL club and sit on his hands? If there hasn't been an official transfer request tonight, i'll be staggered if there isn't one by tomorrow night.

That is why I'm inclined to believe the "transfer request" rumours, despite the denials. I think Arsenal must have promised him that they'd listen to offers so long as he kept quiet, but with the transfer window closing it would make sense that he may have become impatient.