Transfer Rumours Transfer Rumours Thread

Indeed. Also, £40m for a player who wasn't even a regular starter last season is mental. Good bit of business that.

I do appreciate the irony of Chelsea not being a selling club, Mata, Luiz not being for sale blah blah blah though.

 

Hi how do you guys feel about the transfer targets i would try to get to arsenal if i was in charge:
-Debuchy proven in this league imo on the same level as sagna and a bit younger should be about 8-12 mill i think could be wrong
-Carlos Vela Tbh i dont think i am the only one guilty of not watching alot of real sociedad this season but his goal scoring and assist stats from the wings show me he is definitely worth the 4 mill
-Cesc fabregas i think this one is a no brainer a player such as fabregas being available we have to snap him up we dont need him but he will vastly improve a starting 11 big upgrade on arteta if we dont get him he will improve another prem team alot
-back up goalie anyone half decent cheap and dosent mind being back up
- and now finaly the striker i personaly have no idea who we could go for

 

Rumour has it that the Swans are signing Fabianski today. Any news from The Emirates?

 

I thought he was pretty much gone to Schalke

 

This has just appeared in our local rag -
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.c...sz-Fabianski/story-21157678-detail/story.html

 

The Torygraph also reckons he'll go to Swansea

 

Talksport is reporting that Fabianski has signed for Swansea.
The Torygraph is reporting we've started talks with Madrid about signing Morata.

 

Fabianski confirmed on bbc. Shame but he's too good to only be playing 3 games a season

 

It makes you wonder if he'll be first choice at Swansea.

 

Good luck to Fabianski, he's become a really good Keeper. Too good to be second choice I hope he gets his chance at Swansea.

 

Ah cack. Just started a Fabianski thread as I'd not read this! B*llocks to the lot of you...

On the subject of keepers though what do people think of Ruddy to us? Seemingly he was keen to be Chelsea's 2nd/3rd choice last season and wouldn't cost the earth either. I personally think he's an excellent keeper and would really push Chezzers which can only be a good thing. I'd be delighted if we got him for around the £4-6m mooted.

To the chap who mentioned Debuchy too... er, wouldn't be the end of the world. He's a good player when on form but prone to bouts of "batsh*tmentalitis"! He's used to the Premier league though and wouldn't cost the earth. There's certainly worse we could buy but I think we'll make a move for Aurier.

Vela - don't think anyone would complain. We can buy him for an absolute bargain and, should it go tits up again, we can sell him the following season for no doubt a huge profit.

 

We're linked to Eto:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/samuel-etoo-eyes-arsenal-transfer-3618525

All I gotta say is no.

 

Reports in Spain that Juanfran has rejected a move to Arsenal.

 

At this stage based on our current crop of rumours I would go with..

Daryl Janmaat - Dutch RB. Perfect replacement for Sagna - £10 Million approx.
Matthias Ginter - £10 Million. Young German CB. Great talent.
David Marshall - £8Million - We need decent no. 2
Carlos Vela - £3m - Bargain.
Mario Mandzukic -£15 Million approx.
Cesc Fabregas - £35 Million - World Class. Can play deep or behind a striker.


----------------------------Sczezney(Marshall)----------------------------------
Janmaat(Jenkisnon)--Merts(Ginter)--Koscielney(Vermaelen)--Gibbs(Monreal)
------------------Ramsey(Wilshere)------Fabregas(Arteta)----------------------
--------------------------------Ozil(Rosicky)--------------------------------------
-----Walcott(Vela)--------Mandzukic(Giroud)----------Carzorla(Podoslki)-----


That gives us two quality teams (we need to rotate more)

 

What about Gnabry and Oxlade Chamberlain - to be sold?

 

The rumour is that Marshall will cost £15 million,there are stronger rumours that we'll sign Aurier as an RB

 

Yeah I would prefer Janmaat though.

 

For a RB, i wouldn't mind Aurier or Debuchy, preferably Debuchy, because he's not african and therefore isn't hamstrung by the ACoN.

For a backup keeper, i'd take one of the good free agents, someone like Pantilimon or Speroni, no point spending a lot of money on a backup

I'd re-sign Vela, it makes no sense not to at that price.

Ashley Williams would do as a 3rd/4th choice CB, our first choice pairing pick themselves (Mertescielny)

Striker is where it gets complicated, due to a lack of options. It's all well and good getting someone better than Giroud (so pretty much anyone), but we need a proper top drawer striker to maintain a league push, Giroud could be sold to get a good 2nd choice option too.

 

I think the general idea is that Fabianski will be number 1 with Tremmel number 2. Vorm rumoured to be on his way out.

 

According to Marca,Arsenal are going to activate the €4 million(£3.3 million) buy back clause in Carlos Vela's contract.