Klaus wrote:

qs! wrote:

If Wenger stays I'd be wary of having a decent 3rd choice stiker, chances are we'd see him on the wing regularly so really we'd need someone flexible.

Apparently Drmic was playing on the wing up until a year ago. I'm not sure how good he really is out there but he seems flexible. Could probably throw him on when we're chasing a lead without having to take the other striker off or alter the shape too much, which is always a plus.

Well if he's actually good out there then it looks like it'd be a great move. I'd certainly rather a 21 year old with room for growth to come in at that level than someone older who clearly wont get better.

I want Wenger to sign a ridiculous overcorrection. If this guy isn't quicker than Walcott or uglier than Ribery I'm not interested.

Any scouts in here who has watched him regularly?

His name is Doctor Mic?

qs! wrote:

Klaus wrote:

Apparently Drmic was playing on the wing up until a year ago. I'm not sure how good he really is out there but he seems flexible. Could probably throw him on when we're chasing a lead without having to take the other striker off or alter the shape too much, which is always a plus.

Well if he's actually good out there then it looks like it'd be a great move. I'd certainly rather a 21 year old with room for growth to come in at that level than someone older who clearly wont get better.

Yep. It is looking increasingly likely that there are no top class strikers available next season once again so going for someone so promising as an option Giroud and spending big in other areas might be good.

Well we'd definitely need a really top class left winger if we don't sign a top striker. Frankly I think just signing a top striker would be easier than a top LW and a decent striker.

The only wide player that could compensate for a striker is Ronaldo. A striker is an absolute must, and if wenger can't deliver one who can guarantee 20+ league goals a season, he shouldn't bother signing the contract.

JazzG wrote:

Same in the Remy thread mate, when we get linked to a non superstar player people just assume that we are only going for him.

Do you assume we are going for more than one striker?

Clrnc wrote:

qs! wrote:

Well if he's actually good out there then it looks like it'd be a great move. I'd certainly rather a 21 year old with room for growth to come in at that level than someone older who clearly wont get better.

Yep. It is looking increasingly likely that there are no top class strikers available next season once again so going for someone so promising as an option Giroud and spending big in other areas might be good.

That's crazy. We won't win anything with Giroud up front.

If there are no world class strikers available, we need to sign the next best thing. Mandzukic, Balotelli or Benteke. There is absolutely no way Giroud should be starting up front next year.

According to whoscored, this Drmic chap has 13 apps as a striker and 8 apps on the right wing this season. Could be versatile enough to get gametime even as a backup player.

Would be incredibly underwhelming though.

He looks like he would be a good signing. But we should sorting out the first team first.

Kel Varnsen wrote:

Clrnc wrote:

Yep. It is looking increasingly likely that there are no top class strikers available next season once again so going for someone so promising as an option Giroud and spending big in other areas might be good.

That's crazy. We won't win anything with Giroud up front.

If there are no world class strikers available, we need to sign the next best thing. Mandzukic, Balotelli or Benteke. There is absolutely no way Giroud should be starting up front next year.

What I meant was Drmic starting up front.

Even if Giroud starts and we can complement him by spending big on a direct winger it will work too

If we sign Costa or not will depend on whether we can convince the player that we are the right club for him, just like Wenger convinced Özil.

I am sure there will be a couple of clubs ready to meet Atletico Madrid's asking price, and then it is up to the player. Same agent as Moron or the fact Atletico will want to keep Curtois has no bearing on this at all.

As for a winger, which we certainly need, Griezmann is the player to get. He too is just 21, but he is the player I'd want.

You can only compensate so much for a lesser player like Eeyore. it is like we are playing with 10 and a half men too often.

Rex wrote:

As for a winger, which we certainly need, Griezmann is the player to get. He too is just 21, but he is the player I'd want.

I know he's been productive but he seems a bit one dimensional to me. Similar to podolski

He's one-dimensional but more effective in our setup. He plays off the last man. A Walcott-type for the left side with less speed, better dribbling, and more scrappy/poacher's goals. Podolski just seems completely lost to me when he plays for us. He does well when he gets the ball in dangerous positions but he's always in the interior next to the CMs and rarely moves well off the ball. Not expecting a LW purchase though tbh.

Patters wrote:

I want Wenger to sign a ridiculous overcorrection. If this guy isn't quicker than Walcott or uglier than Ribery I'm not interested.

i sometimes imagine what we could've done if we'd signed mary shelley's franck ribery back in 2006 or whenever it was.

Drmic has reacted to the speculation and he told Bild: "At the moment I am single and there is no one house hunting in London."

Although he did refuse to rule out a move and added: "What will happen in the future, I don't know. Any boy dreams about playing for Arsenal."

Only 21 and has scored lots of goals for a struggling team. Seems to be versatile too. Who knows he could be the next Marco Reus. Looks well worth a punt and i doubt he'd be the only forward we try and sign.

Clrnc wrote:

innervisionscm wrote:

He's one-dimensional but more effective in our setup. He plays off the last man. A Walcott-type for the left side with less speed, better dribbling, and more scrappy/poacher's goals. Podolski just seems completely lost to me when he plays for us. He does well when he gets the ball in dangerous positions but he's always in the interior next to the CMs and rarely moves well off the ball. Not expecting a LW purchase though tbh.

Unless we are selling Poldi, I see no point in getting yet another completely end product player.

Reus or Draxler please.

Poldi is a natural second striker in a 4-4-2 in my opinion. He's an end product player but doesn't really have a place in our formation. Griezmann, by contrast, would fit like a glove on our LW. I can see him getting service from Ramsey and Ozil now.

Because he's having a similar type of breakthrough to the one Reus had at Gladbach at the same age. I'm not talking about his playing style.

Looks a quality player.

Would be an excellent Bendtner replacement.

We'd still need a Cavani or Costa though.

More than a bendtner replacement he could be playing alongside a cavani as a wide forward.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Rex wrote:

As for a winger, which we certainly need, Griezmann is the player to get. He too is just 21, but he is the player I'd want.

I know he's been productive but he seems a bit one dimensional to me. Similar to podolski

I don't think he is one dimensional at all. He has either played on the flank, or in tandem with Vela up top. He interchanges well with team mates, but very often provides the ball carrier with an option behind the back 4. He dribbles well, is pacey, is an average crosser, shoots decently enough with his weaker peg, and has this season added goals to his game. At 21, I'd say he is exactly what we need in our squad to add another player with similar traits as Walcott.

Drmic - seems to finish equally well with either foot, which is a bonus of course.

He looks great. Really hope we sign him. Shows good movement, is quick, can run with the ball and finish. Bet Dortmund swoop though

That Brazilian in the vid posted here somewhere looks at least as promising.

wouldn't mind taking a punt for 5-10m. could be getting in early on a lewy/reus like developmental arc

he looks pretty decent, actually.

I wonder about his positioning and link-up play - hard to see that without a full match comp. He also looks relatively weak physically. He looks a good player but you have to have a lot in your locker to be a #9 at the top level.

But at that price I wouldn't mind taking a gamble - he certainly has a lot of good qualities (namely running and finishing, which we sorely lack ). And if Wenger says yes then I'm on board. We still need an established player up front but Wenger knows that, he bid £40m on a striker last summer and Giroud has had a putrid season. The more goalscorers in the squad the better (that's one lesson I wish Wenger would learn from Ferguson).

Seems to have a bit of flair and tekkers about him, me likey.

e: Some of the keeping in that vid is atrocious though.

Draxler vs this guy, who's better?

Drax is bigger, so I'm gonna go with him.