gordonf said:the bad press we are getting just now is soooo bad its starting to wind me up.
just leave us alone.
GeorgeHeslop'sTackle. said:Samir Nasri was in the North West last night having a medical after Arsenal finally accepted a £24million bid from Manchester City.
But Sportsmail understands Manchester United were closely monitoring the situation in the hope they might yet be able to hijack the deal, which is also expected to see around £2m going to the France midfielder's agent.
City now look like Nasri's next club and United would struggle to match the £185,000-a-week wages being offered to the player for the next five years.
But Sir Alex Ferguson is a huge admirer and might just be able to lure Nasri to Old Trafford with the promise of a central role he had in mind for Inter Milan's Wesley Sneijder.
Yesterday Arsenal seemed to consider City the more likely destination, confirming a deal had been struck shortly before boarding their plane for Italy.
A statement read: 'Arsenal can confirm that they have agreed terms for Samir Nasri to move to Manchester City. The 24-year-old midfielder has been omitted from Arsenal's squad which flies to Italy to face Udinese.'
Nasri had trained with Arsene Wenger's squad yesterday and the Arsenal manager wanted the player with him for tonight's crucial Champions League playoff.
Wenger is already working with a severely depleted squad - only 18 players have travelled. He is also concerned by the temperature here in Udine, which rose to 38 degrees yesterday.
Sportsmail understands Wenger was not entirely happy with the decision to sell when the deal coincided with news of Jack Wilshere's latest injury setback, adding to the sense that the relationship between manager and board is becoming strained.
There are those close to the situation who fear defeat tonight and then at Manchester United on Sunday could leave the Frenchman considering his future.
Publicly, Wenger showed no sign of such a conflict and said Nasri had been sold for 'psychological and financial reasons'.
'He trained but I knew before training,' he added. 'He didn't know. The decision was made just before.'
Arsenal welcome back Johan Djourou and Tomas Rosicky, while Laurent Koscielny could be fit for the weekend.
Aw bless em - They try so hard don't they,,,,,,,HOW MANY MORE TIMES.... THE SCUM DON''T HAVE A POE TO PEE IN!!
Well said Mr Keegan ; - )kippax1958 said:Don't really give a toss about what comes from them. Everyone knows we now have the squad to compete so why worry about them any more. All the crap in the press is just jealousy. Bring them all on, we can beat anyone now, i do mean including Barcelona, we can simply score more goals than them!
BoyBlue_1985 said:GeorgeHeslop'sTackle. said:Samir Nasri was in the North West last night having a medical after Arsenal finally accepted a £24million bid from Manchester City.
But Sportsmail understands Manchester United were closely monitoring the situation in the hope they might yet be able to hijack the deal, which is also expected to see around £2m going to the France midfielder's agent.
City now look like Nasri's next club and United would struggle to match the £185,000-a-week wages being offered to the player for the next five years.
But Sir Alex Ferguson is a huge admirer and might just be able to lure Nasri to Old Trafford with the promise of a central role he had in mind for Inter Milan's Wesley Sneijder.
Yesterday Arsenal seemed to consider City the more likely destination, confirming a deal had been struck shortly before boarding their plane for Italy.
A statement read: 'Arsenal can confirm that they have agreed terms for Samir Nasri to move to Manchester City. The 24-year-old midfielder has been omitted from Arsenal's squad which flies to Italy to face Udinese.'
Nasri had trained with Arsene Wenger's squad yesterday and the Arsenal manager wanted the player with him for tonight's crucial Champions League playoff.
Wenger is already working with a severely depleted squad - only 18 players have travelled. He is also concerned by the temperature here in Udine, which rose to 38 degrees yesterday.
Sportsmail understands Wenger was not entirely happy with the decision to sell when the deal coincided with news of Jack Wilshere's latest injury setback, adding to the sense that the relationship between manager and board is becoming strained.
There are those close to the situation who fear defeat tonight and then at Manchester United on Sunday could leave the Frenchman considering his future.
Publicly, Wenger showed no sign of such a conflict and said Nasri had been sold for 'psychological and financial reasons'.
'He trained but I knew before training,' he added. 'He didn't know. The decision was made just before.'
Arsenal welcome back Johan Djourou and Tomas Rosicky, while Laurent Koscielny could be fit for the weekend.
Aw bless em - They try so hard don't they,,,,,,,HOW MANY MORE TIMES.... THE SCUM DON''T HAVE A POE TO PEE IN!!
Although this is an absolute trash story newspaper seller headline.
I do wish people would stop saying they dont have a pot to pee in or that they are broke because they quite simply aren't
LongsightM13 said:Well, the deal is done if the laughable hacks are pulling out the obligatory "11th-hour hijack by the rags/Chelsea", as they have done with almost every major City signing of the last three years