Not sure we would go for both Cesc AND Jovetic.

Why not? We would challenge for the title with that.

Its Arsenal we are talking about. This is the club that refused to pay 1 million pound extra for Mark Schwarzer.

Fabregas is not going anywhere this summer, even Geoff's backtracking on that.
"Soon" in Geoffspeak doesn't mean within the next few months I guess.

Cannon wrote:

Its Arsenal we are talking about. This is the club that refused to pay 1 million pound extra for Mark Schwarzer.

Thank fuck for that to be honest. Bullet dodged.

However, the 2m for Xabi Alonso...

Clrnc wrote:
Cannon wrote:

Its Arsenal we are talking about. This is the club that refused to pay 1 million pound extra for Mark Schwarzer.

However, the 2m for Xabi Alonso...

Was criminal. We went in to the next season with DDS. DDS! Yeah eventually Song developed but the other two...

Cannon wrote:

Not sure we would go for both Cesc AND Jovetic.

Not sure Cesc will give up that easy on Barca after spending so much time and effort trying to get there.

Secondly, if Barca are selling him to raise money why would they sell that one player for whom they won't get all the money he goes for?

Not happening.

Clrnc wrote:

After Fiorentina rejects Juve's opening offer of 16m euros + Maronne, Juventus GM Marotta said "€ 30m for Jovetic is out of our budget".

Is a lot of money and apart from probably City who will be on the lookout for a striker (esp if Cavani joins Chelsea) can't see anyone else coughing up that much for him.

Iloveyouarsenewenger wrote:

Secondly, if Barca are selling him to raise money why would they sell that one player for whom they won't get all the money he goes for?

Pretty sure the sell-on fee does not apply if it's us buying.

banduan wrote:
Iloveyouarsenewenger wrote:

Secondly, if Barca are selling him to raise money why would they sell that one player for whom they won't get all the money he goes for?

Pretty sure the sell-on fee does not apply if it's us buying.

It doesn't apply if we're buying him, but it means that Arsenal don't need to offer as much as other clubs so it could make bidding interesting.

For example, PSG offer 40m, Arsenal offer 20m, in both cases Barca would only receive 20m due to the 50% sell on clause (PSG's other 20m would go to us).

... and considering we're shit, I'm sure Barca would much rather sell to us!

5 days later

Went off injured tonight playing for Montenegro.
Muscle tear.
Not the most hardy of players :hmm:

This seems to have gone really quiet.

He seems very injury prone and would probably need at least a year to develop and have a real impact.

Last I heard he was off to Chelsea 😉

Don't believe the Chelsea story personally, seems bizarre to straighten the area of the pitch that you're already blessed with talent. Maybe if the Schurrle transfer falls through.

Going to Juve makes most sense for him. His best mate Vucinic is there, Juve are nailed on favourites for Serie A and he probably prefers to stay in Italy.