Alexis Sanchez

[Tricky_Trev]

Anyone else relatively calm about all of this? If we sign him, absolutely fantastic. If we don't, nobody else will do. Arsenal will be rotting until at least January.

Arsenal can't afford to let that happen. They'll sell him before the deadline,

Not arsed about Arsenal rotting though. I just don't want to watch us spunking every chance we get, so I want it done.

 

[shevtheblue]

If , for example, they turn down £60M and we walk way, what happens ? They have a totally disengaged player who will be worth nothing next summer. Surely we won't need to go to £70m. (Not bothered if we do though!)

Who knows, but since they do still have a contract with him, they can, if they wish to, reject everything and force him to play. If he refuses to play, then they just fine him and then maybe take him to court for breach of contract? TBH if they want £70m and we truly do want him badly, i dont understand why we dont just pay it. the contract is nothing to do with us, if we can wait for him then we obviously dont want him that badly.

 

[SilverFox2]

Hopefully he's right then!

Of course he could be right by us signing 3 excluding Sanchez or is that a bit far fetched ?

 

[Armaan]

Okay, i'm sweating

The difference between winning the title and not winning it for me.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

And the sack fucks still boo their players that have the temerity to actually seek gainful employment elsewhere. The were still booing Clichy last season FFS. How fucking small-time has that club become.

They boo them, anyway. Doesn't matter if they want to leave or have left.

 

[waspish]

Who knows, but since they do still have a contract with him, they can, if they wish to, reject everything and force him to play. If he refuses to play, then they just fine him and then maybe take him to court for breach of contract? TBH if they want £70m and we truly do want him badly, i dont understand why we dont just pay it. the contract is nothing to do with us, if we can wait for him then we obviously dont want him that badly.

Nope Tevez was awol for months you can only fine a player a certain amount

 

[Ducado]

It's the transfer forum boom and bust cycle, it's the same every season

 

[EekC]

No that's not what he said.

He said "huge money and a replacement" traded hands. I've literally just listened back to it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b092jtb7#play

He's completely clear, he says Arsenal won't sell to us without getting a player in return and we won't entertain giving them a player.

You can choose not to believe him, but that's what he says.

And he goes onto saying "the only scenario Arsenal are likely to encounter now is if in the unlikely event that Sanchez does go to city."

Needs to make his mind up which it is.

 

[goalmole]

Who knows, but since they do still have a contract with him, they can, if they wish to, reject everything and force him to play. If he refuses to play, then they just fine him and then maybe take him to court for breach of contract? TBH if they want £70m and we truly do want him badly, i dont understand why we dont just pay it. the contract is nothing to do with us, if we can wait for him then we obviously dont want him that badly.

They can force him to play, what they can't do is force him to play well. He's useless to them now.

 

[Marvin]

Anyone else relatively calm about all of this? If we sign him, absolutely fantastic. If we don't, nobody else will do. Arsenal will be rotting until at least January.

Arsenal can't afford to let that happen. They'll sell him before the deadline,

Yes relaxed about it. You, me and most independent observers will think that a slow departure of Sanchez will damage Arsenal, but their fans may hang on to the idea that once the window closes he'll knuckle down. We do not really know for sure how it affects the team, but human nature and reports, and form suggest it will be detrimental. I think Mahrez could be the lifeboat. Amazed none of the big clubs have snapped him up. I think that's what's going to happen. City buy Sanchez, and Arsenal use the proceeds to buy Mahrez.