I think we got this kid in the bag for the summer. If we also add Costa and get Sagna on a new contract we're gonna be a real force. Draxler will take over on the left, Podolski to stay as a squad option off the bench.

In the second clip where Draxler squares to Meyer he looks exactly like van Persie. Same exact posture.

marv3llous wrote:

I think we got this kid in the bag for the summer. If we also add Costa and get Sagna on a new contract we're gonna be a real force. Draxler will take over on the left, Podolski to stay as a squad option off the bench.

Where does that leave Caz?

Atletico Madrid

Irish gunner wrote:

marv3llous wrote:

I think we got this kid in the bag for the summer. If we also add Costa and get Sagna on a new contract we're gonna be a real force. Draxler will take over on the left, Podolski to stay as a squad option off the bench.

Where does that leave Caz?

On the bench aswell with Podolski.

Irish gunner wrote:

Shit music choice Volly, ruins the whole thing.

That's what volly puts on when he gets fresh with his typing hand

So I hear

Holtby has completed his medical to resign for Schalke.

Hmmmm

Clrnc wrote:

Holtby has completed his medical to resign for Schalke.

Hmmmm

Hmmm

Those Tottenham guys sure love setting everything up for our transfers.

we need to make this happen. our team is too predictable and not penetrative enough. we need a bit of a wild card in attack

Milan would chuck wildcard balotelli to us if we offered anywhere near 30m for him.

Are there any rumours about players leaving us? I really don't think we're going to spend big on Draxler in january unless someone's got a foot out the door.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Clrnc wrote:

Holtby has completed his medical to resign for Schalke.

Hmmmm

Hmmm

Hmmm

You sold Holtby, we signed Draxle-eeer, Draxle-eeer!

Honestly don't think draxler is worth 40m. Maybe in the future but we can pay that then. We will be inflating the market as well if we are buying young unproven talent for 40m, beating the 30m paid for talents like gotze and hazard.

Maybe he won't cost 40m. They brought in a couple of good players at a cheap price. Sam was a steal.

Aren't release clauses in Germany set in stone? Is it possible to get him for less than 45m Euros?

Yeah. We make a bid for less and Schalke accept.

Doesn't look worth 40 mill

Good player but not an electric one

Sure it is, if they're happy with the price. I presume they're ditching a midfielder but maybe its Farfan or someone else.

I wouldnt worry about the cost too much. If old cheapskate Wenger is willing to pay it, then the kid is worth it.

Klaus wrote:

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Doesn't look worth 40 mill

Good player but not an electric one

I like Draxler a lot but I agree. I really think we should pursue El Shaarawy in the summer instead. Forget about Walcott and Podolski and every other flawed wide forward we have in the squad. Just go all in for the guy who combines electric pace with a strong finish and sublime technique. Get him now while Milan are down in the dirt and need money to rebuild. Then put Jack on the other flank and you've got your extra playmaker to help out with possession.

Yep. The squad is crying out for mad pace

Walcott is currently better than El Shaarawy for me. Significantly in fact. SES has a lot more ability but he's very raw. Wenger could turn him into a goal machine though, so I'd love him.

SES?

Stephan El Shaarawy

El Shaarawy would probably cost a lot less than Draxler too, and leave room in the budget for Diego Costa.

Balo + SES, milan raid.

“El Shaarawy is a very mobile, very technical young player. His philosophy fits perfectly with mine,” Wenger told Eurosport.

"El Shaarawy is top notch" - Matt Bubb

We could probably get Draxler for less than his release clause. Schalke seem to be preparing for his departure. 30m at most is fair.

I think Draxler's a better overall prospect but El Shaarawy moves off the ball more like a forward and might suit us better as a consequence. Although I do like that Draxler is competent (if not quite Max Meyer) as a creative player and could play our passing game. Scared of SES' injury record too, you know injury issues only get worse at Arsenal.

Can Chamberlain play LW? I'd probably rather us buy an Arteta understudy and a CB/RB to fill out the squad (on top of our ST) than spend a ton on another young attacking midfielder. I like Draxler a lot though, sky's the limit with him. If we get a good price on him then no complaints.

Draxler really doesn't add much at all in the build up, but he can make the difference when it counts. We could use a player like that. Would need to balance that with a midfielder on the right side I think. Wilshere/Cazorla/Chamberlain.

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nice combo on the goal. thought the guy overhit the throughball but keeper was late coming out, and a nice finish. he's not a 40m player, though.

kamikaze wrote:

nice combo on the goal. thought the guy overhit the throughball but keeper was late coming out, and a nice finish. he's not a 40m player, though.

His potential might be worth 40m.

Given that Matic costs 35m... 40m is fair for Draxler. The market is so fucked nothing seems reasonable actually

I heard Chelsea are paying like €20m for Matic.

the market is not fkd. there is so much more money in football now than there ever has been. these new fees are being paid in the era of financial fairplay. if anything, the market is less crazy than it has been in the past when people could just pour money in.

that said it is fair to suggest that football teams are living on the promise of some big payday. whether that is an end to collective bargaining, further gouging fans, more tours, more sponsorships, or the Super League, there is an expectation that revenues will rise substantially going forward.

Matic is going for £16m, nowhere near 35m