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garysfc said:
Yep. What's our record at mo? £18M? Can't see us breaking the bank (>£20M) for any players that have been mentioned to date. I said before £15M max this window & then only if the board have FULL confidence in MP ...............
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£18 mill for Lemina is our current record I believe.

We will have to go significantly above that for a marquee signing this window; and I would argue that a marquee signing is what we need to instil some confidence, send a message, and resurrect our season.

One signing probably won't be enough, however. We either spend some money this window, or we get ready for the Championship.

As for Pellegrino, imo if the club have decided to keep faith with him, they simply have to back him in the transfer market.
 
fran-MLs little camera said:
Unlike some teams where managers have limited power, Wenger is someone to be reckoned with at Arsenal. If he says he wants to keep Theo as back up and let his contract run down, that is what will happen. On that basis, I can't see a loan being acceptable to him because he'd lose the player and still have run his contract down further. It would suit Theo if he can't find an acceptable team because he would be showcased and hope to get a good move in the summer. I honestly can't see him considering us as a long term option at this stage in his career. Ready to be amazed, but I would have expected a quick signing when the window opened or not happen at all.
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Wenger tends to say 'not for sale' for 90% of their players, but then look what usually happens i.e. RVP, Adebayor, Nasri, Fabregas, Vermaelen and so on and so on - Sanchez to be added to that list. So, I tend to take what he says about transfers with a pinch of salt.
 
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What we will see by the end of this window is how committed Walcott is to playing football compared with doing nothing at Arsenal but earning high wages.

It's the world cup this summer and he has 18-months left on his deal. A loan makes perfect sense. Whoever is interested in him won't want to fork out 20m+ with the amount of minutes he's played in recent seasons, so the loan works for whichever club is interested, it gives Walcott the chance to play and earn a world cup place and it also gives him the opportunity to advertise himself to other clubs who could come in for the permanent deal in the summer. This on top of the fact that - if he came here - he wouldn't be contracted to us should we go down. The loan is the only sensible deal for all parties in my opinion.
 
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Saints FC 76 said:
What we will see by the end of this window is how committed Walcott is to playing football compared with doing nothing at Arsenal but earning high wages.

It's the world cup this summer and he has 18-months left on his deal. A loan makes perfect sense. Whoever is interested in him won't want to fork out 20m+ with the amount of minutes he's played in recent seasons, so the loan works for whichever club is interested, it gives Walcott the chance to play and earn a world cup place and it also gives him the opportunity to advertise himself to other clubs who could come in for the permanent deal in the summer. This on top of the fact that - if he came here - he wouldn't be contracted to us should we go down. The loan is the only sensible deal for all parties in my opinion.
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All parties except possibly the most important one, Arsenal. Makes no sense for them to allow him to leave on loan
 
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Saintmagic said:
All parties except possibly the most important one, Arsenal. Makes no sense for them to allow him to leave on loan
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You could be right but he is their longest serving player and they know this might be his last chance for a World Cup; added to which he is down the pecking order. Not saying they will be overly sentimental but there is other factors in play here that might have an impact.
 
Saintmagic said:
All parties except possibly the most important one, Arsenal. Makes no sense for them to allow him to leave on loan
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It may suit them. They want a high fee that no-one will pay, then they may take a loan fee that sees the player perform and hold a higher market value come the summer.
 
Schad said:
Since moving to Arsenal, Welbeck has scored once every 277 minutes.

Shane Long's record in his four years with us: once every 307 minutes.


Given that Welbeck has played on a team that scores pretty freely, that is not ideal.
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Say what you like about Shane Long, but the plain fact is he's scored more league goals than Harry Kane this calendar year. And calendar years are all it's about.
 
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fatletiss said:
It may suit them. They want a high fee that no-one will pay, then they may take a loan fee that sees the player perform and hold a higher market value come the summer.
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Maybe. Although his contract expires in 2019 so he’s unlikely to be worth more in the summer than he is now. Might make sense for them to get a loan fee though. A loan with an option to buy might suit everyone.
 
Archers Road said:
£18 mill for Lemina is our current record I believe.

We will have to go significantly above that for a marquee signing this window; and I would argue that a marquee signing is what we need to instil some confidence, send a message, and resurrect our season.

One signing probably won't be enough, however. We either spend some money this window, or we get ready for the Championship.

As for Pellegrino, imo if the club have decided to keep faith with him, they simply have to back him in the transfer market.
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Don’t disagree with you but just don’t feel the board will support with either. Just imo but we’ll see ..:
 
Archers Road said:
£18 mill for Lemina is our current record I believe.

We will have to go significantly above that for a marquee signing this window; and I would argue that a marquee signing is what we need to instil some confidence, send a message, and resurrect our season.

One signing probably won't be enough, however. We either spend some money this window, or we get ready for the Championship.

As for Pellegrino, imo if the club have decided to keep faith with him, they simply have to back him in the transfer market.
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Does Walcott, or Sturridge for that matter, really come into that category. For what it is worth, XFC need a player, and a manager, who can connect with the fans. A Rickie Lambert!!!! Now where is this player?
 
Darren Lewis giving us "clog" on talkSport now about Walcott, why would he want to go to Southampton who have little or no ambition and sell all our assets when he could go to a club with real ambition like Everton......from my point of view they can have him
 
Dark Lord SFC said:
Darren Lewis giving us "clog" on talkSport now about Walcott, why would he want to go to Southampton who have little or no ambition and sell all our assets when he could go to a club with real ambition like Everton......from my point of view they can have him
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To an outsider though he's probably right.

Bias aside why would you join Saints over Everton?
 
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The Liebherr Legacy said:
To an outsider though he's probably right.

Bias aside why would you join Saints over Everton?
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I could see the appeal if you were a young upcoming player. Our team is worse so more likely to play, we have a history of getting players to big clubs for big sums and easier to move from a club like Saints to one of those big teams than Everton.

For an already established player like Walcott I can't see any footballing/financial reasons to join us over Everton. Only reason would be geographical.
 
The Liebherr Legacy said:
To an outsider though he's probably right.

Bias aside why would you join Saints over Everton?
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From a footballing or financial perspective, there is no reason.

It could only be for geographical, family, or emotional reasons that he would choose us. But without knowing Theo personally, I don't know whether any of those are strong enough reasons.
 
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