Irish gunner wrote:
Oh, so we actually are signing him? I can't be arsed reading the last 3 pages, anyone wanna give me a tl;dr on gabby as a player?
Fast, strong, rash - like Koscielny, but not as good. Villarreal fans seem to think they get a very good price for him, as he's their third best cb. He's taken big steps this season, so I'm guessing Wenger thinks he will continue on that path. Also guessing that we don't try to buy their best cb (Musacchio) because he's only 1,80m tall. We will pay the release clause (€20m) if we get a work permit, as he's never been capped for Brazil. When Wenger said 50/50, I think it's the work permit he's talking about.
All Wenger quotes about Gabby:
[size=small][font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Talks are progressing quite well."
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[size=small][font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Can we find an agreement? I don't know. We are slowly progressing and there is a chance."[/font]
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[size=small][font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"It is €20m, which is £15m. We are ready to pay the price we think right for a good player. If we think it is the right price, we will pay."[/font]
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[size=small][font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I don't understand the logic of this [work permit] rule," Wenger said. "If the player we want needs a work permit, we will defend [try and get] it now. We don't want to do it in the summer. We are short now."
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[size=small][font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"We go in front of a commission and they tell us, ok, yes or no. We accept and respect that. Are the rules right or not? That can be discussed."[/font]
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[size=small][font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The logic that the availability of the work permit is the amount of money you spend, that is not how it should be. It should be linked to the quality of the player."[/font]
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[size=small][font=Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The 75 percent [of international games] rule can also be questioned. It is much more difficult to make 75 percent of games for Brazil than it is Luxembourg. It is difficult to make a rule to satisfy everybody."[/font][/size]
