El Shaarawy isn't getting much love at Milan at the moment. Lovely player, and has the best hair in football to boot.
Stocking fillers—a letter to Stan-ta Klaus
Striker Striker Striker!
Definitely.
Irish gunner wrote:Diego Costa
Michu
Benteke
Suarez
BenzemaOne of those please.
Michu.
Worst player on the list
Rex wrote:El Shaarawy isn't getting much love at Milan at the moment. Lovely player, and has the best hair in football to boot.
He would be intresting.
Volante wrote:Worst player on the list
Think he's better than both Benzema and Benteke to be fair. And the other two aren't exactly signable anyway.
Would be interesting to see what someone like Wenger could do with Benzema though.
He's been injured a bit (El Shaarawy).
Volante wrote:Worst player on the list
Not for us he wouldn't be—but point is half of them are unattainable anyway. Michu might be gettable for a large fee.
All of them bar Suarez are attainable. Don't see why Michu is so highly rated, pretty standard striker. He's not better than Giroud.
We've got quite a few players who are signed up with Puma. Cazorla recently made the switch, and based on training pictures from today it looks like Monreal is also making the switch.
Is there any chance Puma would help us finance a transfer for Reus? He's one of the leading faces of their brand, definitely the highest profile German player who is signed to them.
Volante wrote:All of them bar Suarez are attainable.
Benzema's attainable but has attitude issues plus I worry he might unsettle Giroud.
Don't know Costa from Adam myself, but hearing he's the worst prick in world football doesn't exactly thrill me. Players like that don't help us, let the last few years be your guide on that.
Suarez is not attainable, and I question whether Benteke is attainable having signed a five year contract only a couple of months ago.
Process of elimination—I'd prefer Michu. Think he'd go along nicely scoring goals here.
Diego Costa is a prick towards his opponents, he's not a problem for his own team.
He's another who just signed a five year contract too.
I don't get why people think such players are attainable, it's incredibly rare for them to move six months after re-signing.
I'd even think Michu was practically out of the question if Huw Jenkins hadn't said he wasn't available in that way that sort of means "he's available for a price".
Volante wrote:We've got quite a few players who are signed up with Puma. Cazorla recently made the switch, and based on training pictures from today it looks like Monreal is also making the switch.
Is there any chance Puma would help us finance a transfer for Reus? He's one of the leading faces of their brand, definitely the highest profile German player who is signed to them.
Or Falcao? :drool:
Wenger says Diego Costa can win Ballon d'Or:
http://es.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/arsene-wenger-es/diego-costa-candidato-ganar-bal%C3%B3n-oro-222903683--sow.html
No way Atletico sell Costa in January.
Are people still into Michu then? 2 goals and 1 assist in 9 games doesn't do much to convince me that he's more than just a one season wonder.
Benteke would be great
Michu has scored 4 with 1 assist in 7 games in the Europa League this year as well. Swansea are fiddling with their lineup and adjusting to playing in Europe, so I wouldn't look too much into the PL goal drought unless it continues into January.
He's obviously not a top European player that would displace an in-form Giroud, but he fits our style and is available for the right price. I would love a huge signing at striker but I don't think it's realistic if Giroud continues to play well. We just need another reliable, clinical striker in the squad.
He's better than Giroud. A lot better. Doesn't play much as a centreforward this season so the goals have been put on hold but he's a joy to watch. Some of the best off the ball movement in Premier League.