Alexis Sanchez

[Matt Diablo]

This is now getting so fukin tedious i don't give a monkeys chuff if it happens or not . . .

 

[AwayDay]

How does it work with transfer requests? If a player puts a transfer request in, what does that actually do? Is the club obliged to sell? I am guessing not - since there may be no buyers, or no buyers offering appropriate terms. So I am not sure what purpose a transfer request actually serves, other than to burn your bridges with the fans and get boo'd at every game. I must be missing something.

You are right.
In practical terms he's already handed in a transfer request, by saying he wants to leave, and Arsenal rejected it by saying not this summer.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Who told you he was going to hand a request in?

Voices in my head.

 

[GunnerGer]

well chelsea spanked arsenal in a friendly so God knows what they'll do to them in a real game

Yeah, that's the way it works. Utd winning the League I take it?

 

[Ric]

You are right.
In practical terms he's already handed in a transfer request, by saying he wants to leave, and Arsenal rejected it by saying not this summer.

I do think there's a significant difference between telling your manager that you'd like to leave, and formally submitting a transfer request to the board.

 

[cookster]

I think Pep is experimenting with Sterling with Kun/Jesus as he knows getting another forward is in the balance. Strange that we let Kelechi go if that's the case so I'm hopeful.

 

[Danamy]

You are right.
In practical terms he's already handed in a transfer request, by saying he wants to leave, and Arsenal rejected it by saying not this summer.

There's a big difference in saying it and making it official, a few million pounds difference

 

[Danamy]

Voices in my head.

Put the bifta down and keep up with the thread ;-)

 

[Rammy Blue]

I do think there's a significant difference between telling your manager that you'd like to leave, and formally submitting a transfer request to the board.

Exactly.

Someone somewhere has been very naive if they thought this transfer would get done without us either putting a frigging bid in, or Sanchez handing in the request, lol.

 

[Rammy Blue]

We should throw in a bid of £40mil, and make it public.