Reports in the Spanish press say that David Villa has an offer on the table for Arsenal as he considers his footballing future this summer.
The Gunners were strongly linked with the Spanish international in January, but the Catalan club were unwilling to let the player leave – despite his desire to do so – while they were still involved in a number of competitions.
Sport report that Villa also has Liverpool and Sp*rs as potential options, but would prefer to join Arsenal, with the Spanish contingent of Arteta, Cazorla and Monreal a factor.
The club has also been ‘sold’ to him by former Arsenal players in the current Barcelona set-up, and while the other options available to him may be interesting to him from a financial point of view, only Arsenal can offer Champions League football next season.
The stumbling block is likely to be the price, and with Barcelona looking for around €14m for a 31 year old, Arsene Wenger may be put off.
However, it wouldn’t be atypical for us to do a deal with the La Liga champions that was greatly to our benefit.
Hmm. That last para would seem to suggest that we make a habit of getting the best deals out of FC Cuntalonia.
I suppose that must mean that flogging Cesc to them for a price that even they said was ludicrously cheap, must have been a one-off?
But you must admit we’ve got the last laugh on the Cesc deal.. First refusal and 50% sell on clause? Brilliant piece of negotiation on our part.
I think first refusal clause was well publicised and if I remember correctly AW confirmed this himself however sell on fee came to surface recently. I hope it’s true as we do have in most of our players, remember faulty Bentley when sold to Potatoes by Blackburn, Arsenal had 50% of that fee!
Sell on clause in Cesc contract means Barca have more incentive to sell to us unless they flog him for a ridiculously high price (unlikely)
Exactly. If Barca hope to break even, they’d have to sell Cesc for at least 70m. Who will pay that? So its almost certain Barca will take a big loss if/when they decide to sell him.
Actually, it didn’t. It was publicized in 2011 when we sold them. Basically every news outlet reported it (though it could’ve come from the same (inaccurate) source, I suppose). And the more I think about it, it makes perfect sense. We sold him on the (relatively) cheap, so that usually means clauses. But barca was willing to sing them, thinking they won’t matter anyway because he was supposed to replace Xavi and stay all his career (or for at least most of it until he got older and his price dropped, meaning he wouldn’t go for much anyway) and thought… Read more »
Does this mean that if Barca agree to let him go that we immediately get the option to buy him at effectively half the asking price? Surely the 50% sell on clause would not apply if they sold him “on” to us??
We have first refusal. So if Barca decide to sell Cesc, we have a choice to make: Buy or Pass. I’ve read some places we could get him back for as low as £20m. If we choose not to bite, Barca owes us 50% of whatever fee they get for Cesc.
Cuntalona might play dirty with the sell on clause though. They might sell two players to the same club, with less fee for Cesc. Just like how Porto sold Moutinho (25m) and Rodriguez (45m) to Monaco. Sporting Lisbon had a sell on clause for Moutinho, but Porto found a way around it.
Shh! They may be reading this.
We still have first refusal at the buyback price (which is apparently 25 million)
50% sell on? Who could have got that? It has all the hallmarks of david dein type of deal.
All the hallmarks of an Arsene Wenger type of deal, more like. He who bought Anelka for 500k and sold him for 22 million two years later, he who got 25 million for Adebayor, he who could ‘run a poker school in Govan.’
Plus the goodwill of a player who everyone hopes to see back at Arsenal, whether as a player or not.
Not really. It means nothing if the don’t sell him, which they never will. Look how hard they worked for years to get him back
Remeber that the 50% sell on is only for the first 4or 5 years. Which is whu he woun`t leave yet, if it is not a straight swap deal.
Yes, that’s exactly what it means.
£15m for Song. £30m for Overmars and Petit. £13m for Hleb. We’ve done all right. And even if the Cesc price was way too cheap, we still made £34.5m profit on him.
Still think Song went on the cheap. But poor chap, his performance( ahem, has he even played) mean that it wasn’t a great deal for them
Just seeing his face in the trophy presentation and punching Pique was well worth it.
and again we are talking about football like a big business market (which it nowadays is but shouldn’t be) and talking about our former player, SOME of them that we respect like great commodities worth there weight in gold(which SOME of them really are)……
so, i guess, what i am trying to say is, that there really is a fault in the whole system…….
I think i understand where you are coming from but there is no point fighting th system as it’s not going to change so let’s use the system instead
Can you please add new post about Freddie’s appointment as there is not much going on?
Blogs, just curious, what is the fan-psyche / overall-hype factor if we sign David Villa ? Bergkamp-esq or doubts because of his recent injury and subsequent falling from Europe’s elite marksmen list.. (dont forget this guy was white-hot a few yrs ago winning world cups, eruo cups, champs leagues)
What are your thoughts
Well I’m not blogs, but I can give you my thoughts:
-He has definitely dropped in form since the injury, lost some speed etc, but he is still a good striker (but quite probably out of the “world class” range)
-He will be 32 this year, which is pretty old in striker’s years (with very few exceptions), so he’d definitely be a very short term option (two years max)
So I’d say go for it if we can’t get anyone more notable, IF we can get him for about 10 mil.
Someone else said it but I’ll repeat it: As long as Villa isn’t THE signing of the summer, most fans will welcome him with open arms. I think most of the indifference you’re seeing atm over this rumor stems from concern that if Villa is signed, Wenger & Co. will close up shop [in the striker dept].
I’m ambivalent about Villa, but not because he would most certainly represent our last purchase in the striker department (Sanogo + Villa = business done). No, it’s because I’d rather buy a striker in his prime than one in decline. That said, he’s a true poacher, and we do need someone like that. He would represent a nice addition to our forwards in that he brings something we don’t already have.
i’d say Giroud is in his prime. and hugely underestimated here on blogs. add to that Villa and Sanogo and it’s a perfect mix.
Agree for any clause that had been included in the deal for Cesc to be removed, in return for Villa.
Your village wants you back
No, we don’t.
Witty shit!! ROTFL!
Barca should not be too demanding, the money of Fabrigas hasen’t been paid fully. Arsenal should use it in exchange for Villa and Thiago.
That clause is worth a MINIMUM 15m quid while Barca want 14m euro for Villa.
How is that even remotely a good idea.
Well, we can assume two facts, that we got paid 35m euros for cesc and that we are guaranteed a 50% of the price in case he gets sold elsewhere. What are the three scenarios that could happen? 1.He never leaves 2.He gets sold to any other team 3.We get him back What are the disadvantages of each scenario? 1.No disadvantages there. But no advantages either. 2.As things stand at the moment and in order for barcelona to make a profit or break even from their investment, they’ll need – not only Cesc’s approval to go – but also a… Read more »
yes Podolski, but keeping the clause in greatly reduces the chances of seeing him line out alongside the other guy up in Manchester, the thought of which made me feel quite ill due to the rumours during the week
well said
…’with the Spanish contingent of Arteta, Cazorla and Monreal a factor’??. No!! With champions league football as a factor!!!
Both are factors. Seriously, why would he ever move to Sp*rs?
Hahahaha.
Let’s get him and Cesc and we’ll look really Spanish, in a good way
ooooh.
Imagine that. my taste buds are excited now
Villa
Cazorla Cesc Chambo/Theo
Jack Arteta/Rams
Gibbs/Nachol Kosc Mert Sagna/Jenks
I find it fascinating that everyone is putting Jack in the starting 11 with Arteta OR Ramsey behind him when of the three Jack had probably the weakest season of the three.
Yes, he just returned from injury but Ramsey was sensational in the second half of the season and Arteta was sensational throughout. Jack will have to fight his way back into this team, which is a great thing!
Well, Arsene confirming that Jack has been playing with injuries and painkillers only reaffirms faith in him in that he still plays decent even under such dire circumstances. Imagine if he is 100% fit then.
I agree especially when we see the way the Ramsey-Arteta CM partnership works compared to Wilshere-Arteta: i.e. one works magnificently while the other doesn’t really. Our results when they are on the field do the speaking. Besides in my mind Wilshere belongs at CAM and not deeper in the midfield. Now what I would say is imagine having a rotation of Jack and Cesc for CAM, Higuain up top rotating with Giroud and Poldi, Santi out wide and Theo on the flanks with Ramsey and Arteta behind them and a back line of Gibbo/Monreal, Per, Kos and Sagna/Jenks. The Ox… Read more »
@Anon while I agree with you overall he wasn’t very impactful in his performances. He didn’t concede a goal or make any bad errors but didn’t do much else too
Also keep in mind I don’t think he was ever brought on to replace Ramsey or Arteta but rather Rosicky or someone else further upfield, right? Shows you where Wenger feels Jack is best used (and I agree)
frankly i am not so excited…….. he is definitely a great striker,,,,,, but at this age will he be able to cope with the physicality of the premier league??
we might be able to do better and younger………..
He could be our new Suker! He needs to cost about 5mil for it to be a good deal though. Cesc, I fear might not fit into the team anymore, or might mean that Aaron and Jack leave. We have to think one step ahead, we are only going to be renting Cesc again, he will go back to Barca when Xavi retires 2-3 years away.
Are you nuts?
We’d play Arteta holding and then Cesc and Santi drifting and roaming pulling the strings 🙂
And where would Jack play?! I love Cesc as much as the next man and seeing him back in an Arsenal shirt would make me moist, but you gotta admit it’d be a tight squeeze with our current midfield setup.
szczesny
sagna/jenko per kos gibbs/nacho
arteta/new dm
ramsey/wilshere
theo cesc cazorla /poldi
villa/giroud/poldi
his return would limit some other players playing time, but everyone would be fighting for a spot, and we would have great depth in the squad, with possibly the strongest bench eveeerrr if thought this happens and possibly new striker, dm, keeper?, rb? cb?
Erm…have u ever heard of starting 11 rotation?
Everyone gets to play, over the course of the season. Also Fabregas and Santi Wilshire and Arteta all fit into the mid field in the same team. With the 4-5-1 that the team plays.
Arteta as holding, Wilshiire and Fabregas in the middle, Santi more advanced, leaving space for one more mid if really required – Ramsey/Walcott. I admit it will be a slightly assymetrical formation, but everyone fits and everyone has a role to play.
Arteta Wilshire
Walcott Fabregas Santi
Cesc as a false nine.
The two things I wouldn’t tinker with at the start of next season is the spine of our team, which means Per-Kos need to remain our starting CBs and Arteta-Rambo need to remain deep in our midfield. These four guys played such a huge role in securing our defense and eventually our top 4 finish that the team needs to be built around what is looking like the most solid base we’ve had in some years. Given our calamitous first half of the season, its shocking to see we ended the campaign with the league’s second best defensive record. That’s… Read more »
Was expecting to get more thumbs down than a Kings Cross Hooker. Just think we have bigger needs at the moment. Though I would love to have him back, always said that he and Arteta would be amazing.
We so need strength in depth if we want to fight a campaign on four fronts (Europe, League FA cup and the whatever old League cup) We need to be able to rotate players. Had we been in Europe or the FA Cup later on in the season I doubt we would have got fourth place.
interesting!
If price is right, he is worth the gamble. Known pedigree at highest level and can finish without a doubt
I think we’d still need another established forward too – in case old age creeps up all of a sudden. My fear is we consider Giroud, Villa and Sanogogogo as our 3 up top. An improvement on Giroud and a packet of biscuits, but with all the hype id love to see another come in too – of the jovetic/higuain description.
Anyone who has seriously been following spanish football the last two seasons knows that this player is almost as efficient as Chamakh in front of the goal. Only with a little bit less gel in his hair. I really hope the info is untrue.
are you high? Ridiculous comment
You remind me of those guys who jumped on me last year when I said that M’Vila was a stupid idea (mostly for his very unstable behaviour). Where is he now? Living in Barcelona and having attended to most home championship games this season, I’m saying it very clearly: this player is not considered as top class in Spain anymore. He is definitely not worth more than £10-12M.
He has been kept out of the side through injury and by Messi – Chamakh can’t even get into the fucking West Ham team. While I would agree he is past is peak, to even suggest the guy is esentially worthless is plain stupidity. Go back to playing football manager
Umm, saying he’s not worth more than 10-12M is pretty much what the article suggests. But you saying that his efficiency is comparable to that of Chamakh’s and then saying he’s worth around the ten million mark is what’s making my brain hurt.
Yeah, then again everyone in England (apparently) considered Bale to be world class 18 months ago BEFORE he was good, general opinion doesn’t mean so much.
You remind me of a desperate schoolboy who ends up kissing the drunkest and ugliest girl of the party at 3AM. Being desperate for trophies isn’t a good enough condition to justify getting stupidely excited for the signing of a 31 years old player who hardly scored 10 goals with the likes of Iniesta, Messi and Xavi around him. I mean come on for God’s sake…
Anyone who compares Villa to Chamakh hasn’t been following reality.
Your village called too
Eeerr, I do follow La Liga and you obviously don. Villa has one of the best goal ratios, even this year. This season has been his worst, but still, he played 1346 minutes but got 9 goals + 5 assists in La Liga and 5 goals in Copa del Rey. Not bad considering he played less than 30 minutes in many matches.
RIP Bill the Cat
Why not take Villa?
SAF never had any qualms about taking what might have seemed ‘past it players’ for a short term impact. Henrik Larsson for one.
As long as he’s not THE big signing of the summer I would welcome it.
Rubbish he didn’t play much last year due to a broken leg and has had mainly substitute appearances this year. Plus he’s been playing on the left wing and has just under a goal every other game for his time there hardly Chamakh’s 3 in 23 you clown.
what he can bring to this side is the important thing.He is quality so for me age shouldnot matter, just look at di-natale for udinese or rosicky for us.
If villa comes he will improve the squad. Just a little worried that this article reminds me of vertonghen and mata , dont want him to move to our rivals.
I’d take Villa he’s still a good finisher and could be useful over the short term, a €14million price tag would probably put Wenger off though
PLEASE buy him. David would absolutely thrive in our set-up
Don’t believe anything about this story. In January it was claimed he was coming, but his wife had just given birth, so it was pure nonsense. I really don’t see Wenger splashing out all that money on a player that will be 32 by Christmas, whoever he is. He’s also just spent almost two years out injured. Villa would be a ridiculous signing.
Although I rate Villa highly, I would rather a player in the 24-28 bracket. Vila has had serious injury problems, lost that burst of speed, the wrong side of 30 and has never played in a league quite like the PL. I fear he’d be too slight against the Orcs of this world.
Still a quality player but I’d rather Cesc back.
I just don’t see the point of buying Villa. If we do get him don’t expect us to buy another striker, and if that is the case our forward line of Villa, Giroud, Poldi/Walcott doesn’t really inspire me with much confidence. I’d rather buy Benteke (Arsenal fan) than Villa even if it cost an extra 5M.
Re my previous comment, I should add the caveat that a fee of £10m would be too high.
An overall deal for 2 years inclusive of wages of £10m would be more realistic.
Forget Cesc, you think Wenger is going to spend £30m on a player that dumps Wilshere or Cazorla on the bench? You must be idiots if you don’t know how he operates after 17 years.
I’d agree it’s an unlikely buy, but Santi can play on both wings, and with our injury problems there’s always room for more midfielders.
Thing is, we always suffer a massive drop in form as soon as we’re competing on more than one front – the moment we’re out of all the cups, we generally improve vastly. If we actually operate like a title-chasing side, we should have two players who can easily fit in in every position – not just a decent starting 11 and a bunch of youngsters on the bench who are unproven.
Indeed, I get the feeling Wenger kinda prefers Santi out wide too, he was bitching about balance in the forward line before Rosicky and Wilshere came in, plus he loves Cesc so it’s not unfeasible from our side, I just doubt Barca want to lose him.
Yes, he could switch Santi outside, problem is, he never plays well out wide and is much more effective through the middle. Besides, Fabregas will not want to come back to a club that only challenges for fourth spot – he’s ambitious. If he was winning stuff at Arsenal he would have delayed his return to Barcelona until Xavi and Iniesta were gone – but as Arsenal were doing nothing he took the option to move when it was open to him. I don’t believe Fabregas to Arsenal is viable from either the club or player’s perspective. Stick to what… Read more »
That’s the spirit! Doom and gloom on a payday Friday! GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!
carzola never /cannot play out wide !!!!its where he play for spain and most of his career at club
I’d be into this If The Price Is Right, definitely. Villa is precisely the style of forward I believe we need to compliment the big man (Giroud – hope you weren’t reading this and getting excited, Niklas Bendtner). For my mind this makes more sense than e.g. Benteke, since the latter is not a vastly different forward than Giroud. If the “physical presence” approach isn’t working, why would you send on a second “physical presence”? Better to compliment Giroud with Villa, the classic big man little man combo that Always Thrives In English Fottball ™ and gives more variation to… Read more »
The fact of the matter is that they still have a lot of money to pay us for the song and fab deals so should agree to take some off of what they have to pay us and let Villa come to us
God i hope this is false rumour, the guy is a has been with broken leg anything more than 2m fee and 50k a week (based on a certain number of played games) would be paying up.
Not Villa.. he is off form and injury prone. Buy quality players like Fabregas, Song, Van Shite, Nasrhite, Clishite oh wait they use to be our quality players. Ps. Get rid of Chamakt Now!
TBH IM NOT THAT EXCITED ABOUT VILLA ANYMORE.
Had we captured him January then that would have been awesome, now though we have many other viable/better options that we should be looking at.
Anyway If we do indeed sign him, let that not be the biggest transfer business we will do this summer. We still need more quality.
Think this would be a lovely little signing. 14 mil is a bit much. anything under 10 is a good buy. Remember when we had eduardo before the leg break and the movement and finishing he offered. Think he would be that type of signing. My only concern is if he is robust enough for the premier league.
Well Villa is surely leaving. Arsenal appear to have the leverage here so that will likely make this a drawn out process.
He’s one of the best finishers in the world, great in the build up, and is two footed, I think only injuries could keep him from lighting it up over the next 2 years. I’ll take him for £10m over Higuain for £20-25m, because in my opinion we’d only see the return on the additional fee after year 2 as Villa ages.
I think Villa could do a job for us, just like Yaya Sanogo. Just as long as that isn’t it for the summer strikers – Villa would be brilliant as a mentor, and Yaya good for the League Cup and Reserves for a year, but we’d need a proper, good striker who’s good at finishing, rather than holding the ball up a la Giroud (not that there’s anything wrong with what he does, its just we’ve suffered from not being clinical in front of goal). I’d welcome Fabregas back, frankly. I think we need to sign two wingers in the… Read more »
Come on now, it’s MY ball bag mum…mine!
Theres some things im sure of for next season.
1. We will be a stronger team and will be competing for the league.
2. Spurs wont even be crossing our mind next season, we wont be worrying about falling out of that top 4 for their no threat anymore they had their best chance this season they will regret that forever.
3. We will have finacial muscle next season thats for sure.
Eat my trousers, or call me Sally. You have a choice x
You cock!
Arsenal need winners and achievers like David Villa. His coming to the team will be massive ‘cos the younger strikers will learn from him. Thierry Henry, Youssi Benayoun loan deals, hello anyone. The Spanish connection will be great cos ALL of them are flair players. Why not give him a 3 year deal and rotate him with Giroud, Podolski and Walcott?
Is he the top top quality player AW is talkinG about??
A Spanish contingent of villa, arteta, cazorla and monreal… can we add cesc too?
Don’t forget Ignasi
bellerin,toral too and another barca youth player is coming this summer too
We don’t need any more strikers. Giroud, Podolski, Walcott and the Ox are more than enough.
[citation needed]
If the deal stacks and the management think he’s up to it, would be delighted to see him come to The Arsenal.
Proven experienced quality who immediately adds to our options up front.
And no problem with it being a relatively short term signing. If a bit of short termism means fighting properly for the title and cups that’ll do me.
Pack up Cesc and Villa together for a 30-35 miillion pound deal seems decent for us, if this becomes true i am sure we will be contending for at least one silverware next season under the condition of adding two to three players more to our squad.
Pack up Cesc and Villa together for a 30-35 miillion pound deal seems decent for us, if this becomes true i am sure we will be contending for at least one silverware next season under the condition of adding two to three more players to our squad.
would be a great signing, might get only a couple of years from him. but is an excellent short term option. Hopefully, a couple of youngsters might come through by then!
Pack up Cesc and Villa together for a 30-35 miillion pound deal seems decent for us, if this becomes true i am sure we will be contending for at least one silverware next season under the condition of adding two to three more players to our squad. Maybe we will still sign two more La Masia kids beside these two.
Don’t think anyone can argue David VILLA is (still) a very good striker.
But I thought the striker(s) we were after were Gonzalo HIGUAIN and Stevan JOVETIC? What happened to them?
Is it the case of… “can’t afford the GBP25mm fee so we’ll settle for an alternative which costs GBP12mm”?
If that’s the case, then all these promises of “we’ve got the money now and we won’t hesitate to spend it” have been LIES.
When did anyone linked with the club say we were after Higuain or Jovetic? Or even Villa, for that matter? 1. Arsenal have money to spend 2. Nobody actually knows who Wenger wants to spend it on. With those two details in place, Arsenal will be linked with virtually every player that has a transfer fee of less than £70m, and hasn’t moved to a new club already – meaning that only Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi won’t be linked with our club over the summer. Don’t take any transfer rumours seriously, and by that I mean DON’T TAKE ANY TRANSFER… Read more »
Villa will cost about 40% of either of the other two. He brings more to the table than Higuain, and is a better fit, with age being the downside. Jovetic is the upside play, he’s got star potential and has tremendous dribbling and passing abilities, but he might take longer to settle and he’s not the finisher the other two are right now. If our main focus is to win a title in 2014, Villa is the best option, he’s the best short-term option and is cheapest. Though I do think that adding Jovetic to the attacking core of Wilshere,… Read more »
Szcz – Jenks, Mert, Kos, Gibbs – Arteta, Ramsey, Cesc – Cazorla, Walcott, Villa. This team list makes me salivate already. David Villa can still give us two good seasons. After 8yrs of waiting patiently for silverware, the ‘short-termism’ doesn’t matter to me anymore. If we get both Cesc and Villa for 33m, it’d be a good deal. Wenger now ring the bloody cunts from catalunya!!
Signing Villa is a very believable Arsene move, (unlike most of the crap that’s being washing around with transfer rumours this summer already.) If we do sign him (and i hope we do) that will be it for forwards this summer along with Sonogo, theres not enough people leaving for us to buy anything more than 2 first team strikers in our system. Who wouldn’t love for us to buy back Csec though. What a REAL STATEMENT OF INTENT that would be. And as others have pointed out, moving Cazorla to the wings solves the issue of the crowded midfield.… Read more »
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Villa to Arsenal doesn’t make sense to me. He’s been mostly on the bench for the past season due to injuries at Barcelona, so surely the only reason he wants to move to other clubs is to get first team football right? But can he handle the Premier League, week in, week out, especially now that he’s 31 and injury prone? I would rather get someone like Wilfried Bony who has shown that he can score in the Eredivisie with a mid-table team.
Arsebe Wenger is spot on with the price factor. Villa at the moment at 31 should only be treated equal to other Arsenal strikers and in my opinion is a trump card. Lets bring him in but only for not more than 8-9mil then see if he lives up to his name. Otherwise bench him.
It’s a shame that nowadays so many Arsenal (Arsene?) fans are salivating over a 30+ year old striker who can’t make it in the first team of his current club.
Almost as sad as y’all salivating over the potential sigining of a 20 year old from Ligue 2.
How far our ambitions have fallen, huh? Nevermind no one on this site is in touch with the reality that is Arsenal these days. Thumb it down boys, but y’all know it is the truth. Nevermind, again, this is the 4th place is a super qualitee trophy crowd.
Like we salivated over Bergkamp who couldn’t make it at Inter and this other guy called Thierry Henry who couldn’t do anything for Juventus and another bloke called Paddy Vieira who struggled at Milan.
That;s the problem with you Wengerites.
Always living in the the past.
It’s called a proven track record you knob. Wenger has it.
I’d take Cesc back.
Play him and Santi in floating roles, swapping the wing position and the playmaker role. Since Santi was our best player in 12/13, it’s bollocks to bench him. Bench Podolski. Of our signings in the summer of 2012, he was the poorest.
As for David Villa, hmmm.. his age is a factor, but I’d take Higuain over him. However, Villa scored 15 goals in 39 games last season. not excellent, but not shitty either. I think if we got him, he could do a job for us.
anything that is an improvement on giroud is good for all of us. and also get cesc as well
Barcelona: “Arsene, how do you fancy signing David Villa?”
Wenger: “How much?”
Barcelona: “Fifteen million.”
Wenger :”What’s the catch?”
Barcelona: “He’s over the hill, injury prone and will cost you a fortune in wages.”
Wenger: “Sounnds like our kinda player! We’ll take him!”
How can you always be such a negative douche?
It must get frustrating living in your world.
I think this move may well be scuppered by wage demands. He is on a currently reported £150,000 pw and I can’t see him taking too much of a pay cut to join us. Therefore he would be our highest wage bill and I’m not sure Wenger will be prepared to allow that. Remember he was only prepared to go to £170,000 for RVP, a proven player and team captain so I would assume he wouldn’t be prepared to go much above £100,000 for Villa but maybe I’m wrong. I’m not actually busting a gut with enthusiasm about this transfer… Read more »
Here’s how I see the summer transfer business We gota replace Flappy-handski with a top quality keeper to provide proper backup for Sczceszny when he’s injured/off-form. Needs to be somebody who doesn’t have any glaring weaknesses in his game. Has to be commanding in the air for crosses/set-pieces. We gota replace Sagna IF he leaves. He hasn’t had a great season but he came back from injury. I’d give him at least one more season before making a decision on whether he’s still good enough for a team wanting to challenge for a title. He’s great in the air and… Read more »
Too long. Gave up. Blame apple.
Disagree about Fabianski. I think both he and Mannone improved a lot last season. Szcency if anything was average compared 11/12.
Why are so many people on hete commenting on Fabregas? Th article is about the purchase of David Villa and I have to tell you, I am not sure about Villa at this stage of his career. I would get a fast strong striker who runs in behind and stretches the opponents defence. Benteke for me does that plus he holds the ball up and can bully defenders, he also has the experiance from last season with Villa to help him be a better player next season with better players around him
villa would be a great bridge signing until 2014 or could go beyond if his legs are made out of steel.
spurs are also after him too but why would he go to them when his fellow countrymen are here.