Has had a very average season but the potential is obvious and if we turn him down what are we hoping for? Cavani Benzema and co could easily stay put or move elsewhere and we'll end up with who? At 25m or so we need to make the move. No he's not perfect but we're not City or Real who have bought big player after big player and can be picky. There aren't that many forwards out there.

Would Giroud score any of these goals? Balo please.

Yes and I am sure if you look through Rosicky's Arsenal goal collection you could find many stunners. Balotelli scoring a few decent goals doesn't make him more prolific, more reliable and less of a nutcase.

Lukaku would be a much better signing at that money for the club if the big names such as Benz are not available.

But Rosicky had a pretty decent shot before, so his many stunners is just special because he isn't good at it anymore, after his injuries.

I don't think anyone denies Balo is an exceptional talent and is capable of some special goals. But equally, you can't deny he's a nutter who has had problems at every club he's been at. Thinking Wenger will be the one to magically turn that around and make him a consistent and reliable striker is optimistic in the extreme. Just not worth the risk for me.

Wilshere wrote:

He's basically Ash's Charizard.

That is fucking brilliant 😆

Daz wrote:

I don't think anyone denies Balo is an exceptional talent and is capable of some special goals. But equally, you can't deny he's a nutter who has had problems at every club he's been at. Thinking Wenger will be the one to magically turn that around and make him a consistent and reliable striker is optimistic in the extreme. Just not worth the risk for me.

It's not optimistic in the extreme when you consider that his other managers have been Mourinho, Mancini , Allegri and Clarence fucking Seedorf. The one good manager on that list has a history of falling out with his players.

Irish gunner wrote:
Wilshere wrote:

He's basically Ash's Charizard.

That is fucking brilliant 😆

I no understand 🙁

I'd be happy with any of Balotelli, Cavani, Benzema and Mandzukic.

Rex wrote:

I no understand 🙁

Did you never watch Pokemon? Where was your childhood? (Assuming you're a 20-30 year old male....)

😆 Therein lies the rub.

Pokemon was a child of the 90s thing. Rex is a child of the ... 70s?

The 90s sucked anyway. In the 80s we got proper Star Wars, Transformers, and Masters of the Universe. It was the golden age, laddie.

Its a no brainer for 25m at worst he would get 15 league goals at best he could reach up to 30.

I'd say I am more a child of the 80s than the 70s since I was 7 when the 80s began. No, I never watched pokemon, and nor do I ever intend to.

Wilshere wrote:

He's basically Ash's Charizard.

😆

Brilliant analogy.

Ricky1985 wrote:

The guy's 23 years old - however long he has been around, his career at the top level is really only just beginning. Wenger would do great things with him, I'm sure of it. He's a master in improving the all round game of his players and even better at getting them to focus and dedicate themselves to being a top level footballer.

It is well documented that Wenger and his team look for mental attributes like a desire to improve, ambition, dedication to training etc in the players they sign. So he isn't a master at getting them to focus per say. He looks for those traits and may not find them in Mario.

Gunner89 wrote:

Yes and I am sure if you look through Rosicky's Arsenal goal collection you could find many stunners. Balotelli scoring a few decent goals doesn't make him more prolific, more reliable and less of a nutcase.

Lukaku would be a much better signing at that money for the club if the big names such as Benz are not available.

This ^^. I am all for signing balotelli but not if we are putting all our eggs in that basket. Cavani please.

Burnwinter™ wrote:

😆 Therein lies the rub.

Pokemon was a child of the 90s thing. Rex is a child of the ... 70s?

The 90s sucked anyway. In the 80s we got proper Star Wars, Transformers, and Masters of the Universe. It was the golden age, laddie.

Please old timer.....we had Jurassic Park, Pokemon, Batman Beyond, Dragonball-Z, and Crash Bandicoot. There is no contest.

Masters of the Universe, Transformers, Robotech.
None of this Cow and Chicken / Ben 10 rubbish.

Bring in Balo already. Balo + Sanchez is financially doable. Sell Cazorla after that and let the good times roll.

DBZ and pokémon, beats everything, no contest.

Ben 10 is from the mid noughties btw.