marv3llous wrote:Well, im sure we can pay €20m in one go as well, didnt hurt to try and offer it in 2, though.
For a release clause to work I think you have to pay it all up front. No harm in asking them. But I guess if we're taking there star player this close to the window closing they'll probably want it all.
I've always wondered how that worked. You often read clubs have to reach an agreement over how to structure a deal after meeting the clause but you'd have assumed if the selling club don't want to sell they'd just insist it's all paid up top.
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Well, they just confirmed LUCAS PÉREZ is an Arsenal player.
Looks like done deal.
Done indeed, says he'll sign a contract in hours.
What shirt numbers are available?
neun
9 has been retired hopefully. Just say it's in honour of Francis Jeffers or something, he deserves it for kicking Neville.
jones wrote:He's not unknown Claude. Everybody who followed La Liga last season knows about him.
Unknown is a strong word. Maybe a better way to frame it is that
He isn't what I would have preferred. He will be useful in that with him now we will no longer see Sanchez and Walcott playing at 9, which could go a long way towards stablising and strengthening our team
marv3llous wrote:Welbeck is exactly in the same mould - a capable backup. Cant fault Wenger for that, really.
Shady wrote:Controversial view around here, but I think Welbeck would be scoring at a decent rate for us if he had avoided the injuries.
Disagree with you both. Don't hate Welbeck in the slightest and consider him a handy player in some respects, but he's never been anywhere near prolific, and injury prone is injury prone. He was a very bad signing at the price we paid.
Yeah, this move is a DEFINITE improvement over our back-up options at centre forward. Earlier in the summer I had advocated that if Wenger does not get a hot shot centre forward, then he should bring in a great attacking midfielder and complement him with a striker of Perez's quality
Lacazette would've been a bad signing I reckon, I was keen on Vardy though.
If one of our young players somehow has a massive breakout season we might have a barely serviceable forward line.
Koscielny is following Deportivo on twitter. If that means anything at all.
Claudius wrote:jones wrote:He's not unknown Claude. Everybody who followed La Liga last season knows about him.
Unknown is a strong word. Maybe a better way to frame it is that
- he's never been capped by his national team - which is not exactly blessed with number 9s
- this guy is 27, an age at which we rarely see a sudden jump in stats
He isn't what I would have preferred. He will be useful in that with him now we will no longer see Sanchez and Walcott playing at 9, which could go a long way towards stablising and strengthening our team
You're not wrong Claud but ultimately your making your judgement based on his profile rather than him as a player.
Let's face it, not being capped by the Spanish NT over the past 10 years is hardly a crime.
Mirth wrote:Claudius wrote:Unknown is a strong word. Maybe a better way to frame it is that
- he's never been capped by his national team - which is not exactly blessed with number 9s
- this guy is 27, an age at which we rarely see a sudden jump in stats
He isn't what I would have preferred. He will be useful in that with him now we will no longer see Sanchez and Walcott playing at 9, which could go a long way towards stablising and strengthening our team
You're not wrong Claud but ultimately your making your judgement based on his profile rather than him as a player.
Let's face it, not being capped by the Spanish NT over the past 10 years is hardly a crime.
not being capped as a striker most definitely is a crime. looking forward to this. i watch about 80% of Real's games and 20% of each of Barca and Atletico's games each year, but don't recall this character. so i am blissfully ignorant and hoping for a pleasant surprise
Petter Veland reckons he will be a backup with potential to take Giroud's place.
Claudius wrote:jones wrote:He's not unknown Claude. Everybody who followed La Liga last season knows about him.
Unknown is a strong word. Maybe a better way to frame it is that
- he's never been capped by his national team - which is not exactly blessed with number 9s
- this guy is 27, an age at which we rarely see a sudden jump in stats
He isn't what I would have preferred. He will be useful in that with him now we will no longer see Sanchez and Walcott playing at 9, which could go a long way towards stablising and strengthening our team
If done, i'm hoping he is good to go in the first team and Wengs doesn't start his acclimatization bs of holding him back for months in the Carling Cup team.
Bold Tone wrote:Claudius wrote:Unknown is a strong word. Maybe a better way to frame it is that
- he's never been capped by his national team - which is not exactly blessed with number 9s
- this guy is 27, an age at which we rarely see a sudden jump in stats
He isn't what I would have preferred. He will be useful in that with him now we will no longer see Sanchez and Walcott playing at 9, which could go a long way towards stablising and strengthening our team
If done, i'm hoping he is good to go in the first team and Wengs doesn't start his acclimatization bs of holding him back for months in the Carling Cup team.
Won't happen. He's going to be 28!
looks like a done deal. cant see him him dislodging giroud straight away, perhaps he'll take theos rw spot at first
Wonder why this wasn't done earlier?
Surely we're not signing him only because Sanchez failed at CF in our first two games.
MistaT wrote:Wonder why this wasn't done earlier?
Surely we're not signing him only because Sanchez failed at CF in our first two games.
Not our first choice/window closes next week.
