Lancet Fluke
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It immediately sounded absolutely ludicrous to me but then again nothing totally surprises me when it comes to football and particularly City anymore so personally I am relieved that it has been officially ruled out.
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Alexis Sanchez
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Seems that Oxlade-Chamberlain has his heart set on the dippers so he can play in central midfield. Maybe he should call Milner to see how he went on with his similar dream...If we end up signing him, and I hope and expect us too, then the press will report the fee to be 10-20 million higher than it actually is. The club wouldn't release details of any bids and the ones mentioned online and in the press are pure speculation. It was amazing how many stories originated from the Mirror yesterday and all were proven to be lies and conjecture, and I suspect all have come via John Cross, Arsenal supporting sports editor of said paper. I'll be glad when the window closes and if we have Sanchez and keep Sterling and Aguero then I'll be happy. I we can sign a center-back and either another left-back or defensive midfielder then I'll be extremely confident about this season.
Sanchez hasn't kicked off publicly about this transfer but he appears to have made it clear to Arsenal that he won't sign a new contract and would like to move on. He is now being described as a trouble causer and his reputation is being questioned in the dressing room. Last season he was Arsenal's best player and the only one who knuckled down. It looked clear to me that Wenger hasn't got full respect from Sanchez but I don't think Ozil respects him either and I also think Oxlade-Chamberlain isn't happy with the manager as well which is why they are all running their contracts down. Oxlade-Chamberlain doesn't seem able to play a full 90 minutes in any game and Wenger doesn't trust him to last a full match either, which at his current age is a worry. It is mo surprise that 2 of these players want to leave and Ozil who turns up in a game about 1 in 5 seems to be staying. I suspect the Ozil situation is another of the reasons why Arsenal are going down the pan. They spent big on him and he is occasionally great but usually disappears in most games.
goalmole
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I'm sure Guardiola envisions him playing in the front 3. If not then I really do not see the rationale for bidding for him. We have more midfielders than we can possibly play.
I see him now as a No. 10 tbh but we have a lot of players of that type. Our need is for an out and out forward imo. But it's one that can wait until one becomes available.
We've only got 2. What if one gets injured? We need Sanchez, this season.
Cobwebcat
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A mate of mine who gets info from time to time is telling me sanchez terms etc is all done and dusted fee sorted and all this 50m rejected is to make it look to the arsenal fans that they did there best.
I think many of us would agree without having any inside knowledge. Transfer has followed a well worn pattern.
The Light Was Yellow Sir
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Although Sanchez being sold has been 'officially ruled out' as has Coutinho!!It immediately sounded absolutely ludicrous to me but then again nothing totally surprises me when it comes to football and particularly City anymore so personally I am relieved that it has been officially ruled out.
GaudinoMotors
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Been some Clarkies on here
I'm still staggered by how badly Arsenal have handled this. Can't believe they didn't just sell him for as much as they could at the start of the summer and reinvest the money sensibly while they had plenty of time. Now, if they sell him they either don't have time to strengthen with the money or if they do spend, it is last gasp stuff which rarely works out well. If the move falls through, they are going to have major problems (IMO) with a huge player/character in the dressing room who is proper fucked off...and then lose him for nowt in a year. What a bunch of utter bells.
If they'd sold him at the beginning of the window (pre Neymar) they would have been lucky to get much more than £25m, £30m at a push. Plus a huge amount of grief from Arsenal fans for capitulating to him and City (or PSG). They ought to double that sum now. The question is whether they will be able to replace him in the next couple of days, and how much they would have to pay for the replacement compared to how much they would have paid in June.
But if the replacement is Lacazette, if they never intended to bring in another player, then they will have made money by holding out until now.
oakiecokie
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Yellow sticker on SSN and read out by our big City presenter.Have a link on that one?
Bluemanc100
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Major U Turn now from Talkshite... funny as
"Sterling will be stronger after this vote of confidence....."
"Sterling will be stronger after this vote of confidence....."
If they'd sold him at the beginning of the window (pre Neymar) they would have been lucky to get much more than £25m, £30m at a push. Plus a huge amount of grief from Arsenal fans for capitulating to him and City (or PSG). They ought to double that sum now. The question is whether they will be able to replace him in the next couple of days, and how much they would have to pay for the replacement compared to how much they would have paid in June.
But if the replacement is Lacazette, if they never intended to bring in another player, then they will have made money by holding out until now.
That last sentence is in a nutshell what is wrong with Arsenal, this is football not economics.
In footballing terms, they've handled this badly.
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