If we are going to compete with Man City for this player, then I would forgot about it, they are just going to raise the bid to something stupid.
Gervinho is going to make all of you eat your words. (when he gets back from ACON that is) I'd start him ahead of Podolski on the left every game. Once Giroud, who is better positionally, is there to accept his dangerous low crosses he'll get plenty assists. Even in games where he was unanimously the villain, he and Wilshere were the only ones even remotely troubling defenses. The rest of the team were keeping score of the number of "safe passes" they made. He was already one of the top 3-4 players before his injury of course, but that is obviously forgotten.
Are you stoned? Gervinho can't pass for toffee, has no spatial awareness and is a complete liability.