Can't argue with that.

For the record, I think he can be bought for around £15m.

Don Pacifico wrote:

Could be a game changer if he still has his watch.

I'm in Brasil at the moment, and was fortunate enough to catch the Taca Libertadores match live between Atletico and Newell's Old Boys - Bernard ran the show completely in the first half. Pass/move, excellent passing ability and vision, and beat his fullback for pace on more than one occasion. He is very much a wide-playmaker a la Nasri (when he was really good), and Wenger loves those kinds of players, so I can see us being interested. Scored a good goal too from a choice Ronaldinho pass. Cazorla behind the striker, with Bernard moving through the channels from the left sounds very good to me, especially if there isn't an oaf up front who put away his chances.

And Gilberto has still got it. He's slower than a plant on valium, but he won all sorts of aerial balls and stopped a fair share of attacks.

Did you watch live?

That Stadium looks immense.

I wasn't there personally - just saw it on the television.

Anyways, Bernard - yes please. Looks every bit as good as Oscar.

Based on those youtube vids hope we get him. Bench Podolski and finally get some aesthetic football going between him, Cazorla and Wilshere (or Ramsey).

He's a talented Brazilian, so probably a load of palms we have to grease before we even get near to paying a transfer fee for him.

If he plays wide for us, Giroud will score plenty. Hell, with him wide even Chamakh could score.
Now imagine what could happen if we actually had a striker there. striker.

Timothy's right. Might find he is co-owned by the team, sponsoring companies and by agent cum investors, all of whom need to be bought out by Arsenal before he can be accepted into the Premier League. If we can't finish a deal for a Higuain or Bender, imagine how we'll fare under those circumstances.

There was talk of us following him for almost a year. You'd think they had an idea about proceedings by now?

Bernard has no 'funny' clauses, as far as I know.

what about co-ownership? they need to get that shit out of the game.

I'd want him more if his name was Bernardinho.

kamikaze wrote:

what about co-ownership? they need to get that shit out of the game.

Not a Brazilian, but, I've heard that plenty of influential people including those related to their football authorities make a lot of money from the third person ownership thing - Also, this must help the smaller clubs to boost their finances when necessary without losing players.

I can't see this practice being repealed by the famously corrupt Brazilian football authorities.

It's insane. Apparently Neymar 'gets' 10m euro per season for the next four years as a signing on fee from Barcelona (so not wages) which goes missing in the laundry.

ESPN Brasil reporter Ale Oliveira: "Atletico Mineiro's Bernard is going to join Arsenal".

Fuck, yes, please be true! :drool:

didn't get to see much of him at confed. what's he about?

Basically all we have dreamed of - direct wing player who can score and has a good cross on him with bags on trickery and pace.