Another player who does nothing for 89 Minutes then wins the match? God help him if he signs here!!!

Want that kid here. Tell the board I'll buy a shirt with his name on it.

i want an overhaul that starts with this guy. Exciting winger whose growing more fearless by the day.

Getting Hazard in the summer would be a good start to sorting out some of our attacking issues.

He looks as if he could control a pass while running and facing goal, and score. We need another player who can do that because Bendtner and Chamakh can't.

a month later

Does anyone who is more clued up on Twitter than me, know if this Jamie Dalton fella actually knows what he's talking about? I know he is quite well known in Arsenal circles, I just don't know whether that's because genuinely knows a bit or talks a lot of shit. Anyway, he's claiming Lille have dropped their asking price for Hazard and we have first refusal:

JamieDalton82
Lille are now prepared to accept offers around €15-18m for Eden Hazard. Arsenal retain first refusal on the dimunitive winger

The first refusal aspect is becoming more and ore believable, I've seen it in so many different places now. At this point, and with all that's been said in the various different places, I'm genuinely expecting us to sign Hazard this summer, and will be disappointed if we do not.

JamieDalton82 talks a load of rubbish. I followed him a bit during the last transfer window, had a load of insider tidbits all of which turned out to be bollocks.

One of the blogs (Gunner Talk or the Goon Blog) have been maintaining for ages that we have first refusal on him, and in fact have already agreed a deal, despite the fact that it's been denied by Lille in the meantime.

I see no reason for Lille to reduce their asking price outside the transfer window. That in itself sounds like a load of sweaty bollocks.

Only reason would be that he has already chosen his destination and they need to cash in on him (knowing the amount that the destination is willing to offer). Not a regular occurence at all but would be in line with the suggestion that Arsenal have first dibs.

asajoseph wrote:

JamieDalton82 talks a load of rubbish.

Couldn't put it better myself. No, really, i couldn't.

First refusal? Doesn't make sense why they would have done that unless we paid them for that right at some point in the past. Is that something that we have been known to do or would consider?

Theo aside, our attack lacks serious pace. Hazard has that burst about him we need.

I don't see much of an advantage in first refusal anyway. And JamieDalton82 knows nothing.

That Dalton guy just seems to be reproducing any bit of info he reads. Complete spoofer by the looks of it.

Arsenal to sell Arshavin with Belgian wonderkid transfer replacement
Lille OSC are now prepared to accept an offers between €15 - 18m (approximately £13.4 - 16.1m) for their Belgian winger Eden Hazard.

Arsenal secured first option on the player when he was still a teenager, and with all likelihood indicates that Arsene Wenger will indeed take that up.
Reports in Russia indicate that both Andrei Arshavin and Zenit St Petersburg are interested in a reunion, and the Russian club are set to make a €18m (£16.1m) bid in the summer.

"Andrei is a champ," said Zenit boss Luciano Spalletti.
"It would be good for everyone if Arshavin returned to Zenit," Spalletti continued to RIA Novosti.

Champions of journalism SportingO.com using twitter to produce stories. How clever.

I've seen him play a few times. Looks like he could beat any full back on his day and blast it into the top corner. But he's only 20 and I would feel uncomfortable if he was expected to walk into the starting 11 or replace Arshavin. And he's not particularly tall or powerful.

we will not be buying Hazard.. if we do, I will give Clrnc his wish and take another picture of me eating some article of clothing with ketchup

Another?! When was the first one?

😆 You must have missed it Armor.

US was as confident as anyone that we will never get near Arshavin let alone sign him.

I remember that pic!