@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Reminds me of that "we'll only sign top top quality" BS. Yeah ok so where are they then?

You forgot the quote that follows at the end of the transfer window - 'we were looking but there was no one available for the right price',
then followed after the Jan window by 'I nearly signed XXXX'.

Ain't that the truth.

What's more is that Douglas Costa appears to be heading to Spurs or United. Sigh

If Wenger stays the only possible way for him to regain fans backing in the near term is to make really good proactive moves in the transfer window

And kill your boys Ramsey and Xhaka? Have a heart Dules

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Ain't that the truth.

What's more is that Douglas Costa appears to be heading to Spurs or United. Sigh

If Wenger stays the only possible way for him to regain fans backing in the near term is to make really good proactive moves in the transfer window

AW's waiting for Koman/Dembele/Mbappe/Pulisic to come available as a bargain opportunity.

Aubameyang has apparently told BVB he wants out and BVB may accept 40m - a bargain opportunity for AW?

I'm going to seem persnickety here, but I don't rate Aubameyang either.

Flob Dogg, how are you not going to rate Aubameyang when your options are Giroud, Welbeck, Walcott and possibly even Sanogoals?
If he really is free for under 50m, I imagine Chelsea and Liverpool will have a tug of war while we tug at something else.

id take auba for 40m. not perfect, but imo he'd be a great foil for sanchez and ozil if they stick around

We'll end up with Alcacer and some lique une defender we've not heard of

If there's any chance Auba might want a change of scenery and none of the big boys are in for him ... we must throw everything we got his way. Alexis-Özil-Auba is a world class front 3.

Pep Guardiola closes in on Benfica's Ederson for world record transfer fee for a GK

That's how you do it. Move in, get what you want and be done with it.
And then there is us...we don't even know if our manager has signed or not a new deal 😆 😆

Yea, fuck pep and his rich club and player shopping. Agree on your point but not your example.

Seems like they're trying to sign Monaco's left back too, Benjamin Mendy. Obviously they're in an entirely different situation than us financially, but I'd be nice if we actually looked at players in the positions where we need them.

we get to pick off the strays once the apex predators have done their thing. if we make any big signings it will be later in the window. dicky boy is having enough trouble trying to chase down ozil and sanchez at the moment

Quincy Abeyie wrote:

Seems like they're trying to sign Monaco's left back too, Benjamin Mendy. Obviously they're in an entirely different situation than us financially, but I'd be nice if we actually looked at players in the positions where we need them.

TBH I'll be very disappointed if Monaco are picked apart again like Saints have been,
and even more so if we don't try to get on board after the cluster fuck by AW re Martial last summer.

Gazza M wrote:

we get to pick off the strays once the apex predators have done their thing. if we make any big signings it will be later in the window. dicky boy is having enough trouble trying to chase down ozil and sanchez at the moment

AW looks to pick up the discards as the A-List clubs look to make room for their upgrades.
Alternatively he looks to these left standing at the alter for one reason or another.

Imagine what Mbappe would do in our current formation in place of Welbeck...

flobaba wrote:

Imagine what Mbappe would do in our current formation in place of Welbeck...

If we had balls, we'd put everything into Mbappé, and then pick up a few typical Wengerish creatures with the change. Come on, Stan. 

flobaba wrote:

Imagine what Mbappe would do in our current formation in place of Welbeck...

Would be a beautiful thing to watch. Sanchez and Ozil would run riot with him terrifying defenders ahead of them. I'm not a massive Aubameyang fan, but he would be quite something in this team too.

I am really hoping the club are going to throw the kitchen sink and young Mbappé. He's the striker I've been waiting to emerge since Thierry left us. It's not even that they're completely the same as players - there are clearly strong similarities - it's that mixture of intelligence, insane technique, insane speed, a proper nose for goalscoring and a composure in front goal that is rare to see.

He's what we've needed for 10 years. Would be a travesty to see him gobbled up by Real Madrid.

Don't know how Wenger could go to his bloody house and not get it done back then.

We can't be missing out on talent like this when we've basically been given the head's up a season before he breaks out. Oh well.

his value will only go up so its not too crazy an investment

there could be mass exodus at monaco now that the first domino has fallen

His comments about his priority being game time gave me some encouragement. Put in an acceptable bid to Monaco and let's see what happens. He's 18, we could probably sell him in 8 years for more.

Gazza M wrote:

his value will only go up so its not too crazy an investment

there could be mass exodus at monaco now that the first domino has fallen

Shame really how rich shit English teams buy the best players off the teams they were trashed by in the CL. Costa Luis Silva etc

We need to be one of them teams too though. Throw everything we have on them for Jardim and Mbappé and see what happens

mendy to citeh

perisic to yanited. thats a weird one

we'd better get a wiggle on if we want him 😆

oooh Perisic is a good signing, I really like him as a player

Heh, so much for us signing Mbappe.

Why? It's not like we can't afford it. I'd be disappointed if it's the price tag that puts us off rather than the player himself turning us down. I don't buy these stories anyway.

Perisic is an interesting signing. Only ever really seen him for Croatia and I like him, but he's definitely not close to the top echelon of players and I'm hoping that's a sign that United are still struggling to shop at the best shops.

goon wrote:

Why? It's not like we can't afford it. I'd be disappointed if it's the price tag that puts us off rather than the player himself turning us down. I don't buy these stories anyway.

Maybe I'm deluded but I genuinely think the club and especially Wenger would pay a massive fee to get Mbappé.

I don't believe these stories for a second either. I think Mbappé will go for something around £80m and it'll be a heavily incentivised deal at that. And I can't see City going for him either. Gabriel Jesus is the guy Pep's going to hang his hat on next season I reckon.

Seems a good fit at United though. Big, strong and athletic but has more about him than the likes of Fellaini.

I'm sure Real will do what it takes to secure Mbappé. Ronaldo is an old man with constantly dwindling minutes, and Morata is out. He makes sense as the next galactico.
I really hope Madrid take him. I would be bitter if Guardiola got him.

Morata/Auba would have been the perfect fit (Mbappe was always a pipe dream). What about some of the younger ones - Bellotti/Werner/Icardi? You think they would disrupt our game?

I've seen Icardi, and I like. Can't comment on Bellotti/Werner. I would still favour going after Dybala in the off-chance that he could be charmed with millions. He's an amazing striker who would sync well with Alexis and Ozil.

Claudius wrote:

I've seen Icardi, and I like. Can't comment on Bellotti/Werner. I would still favour going after Dybala in the off-chance that he could be charmed with millions. He's an amazing striker who would sync well with Alexis and Ozil.

The dream is for Allegri to come along with Dybala, or Jardim along with Mbappe.

Werner is a very good shout too.

A ballbusting transfer for us needs to be either Mbappe, Dubala, or Ousmane Dembele

All looking very unlikely, the two French kids probably have their sights on the big Spanish clubs while Dybala is already at a club of the same stature.

I'd bid big on Insigne, force Napoli's hand with some 70m or so. Get Sarri too, he has them playing some of the best football in Europe

I agree that we need to think differently, Jones. It's a pity Wenger's house call yielded nothing on Mbappé. Credit to him for trying. But now your Insignes are the profile we should be chasing. Only reason I mention Dybala is I know Juve don't pay him, and if he's keen on money we can pay 3-5m pounds a year more than Juve would normally offer.

He's signed an extension this season, he's probably on good money by now.

Insigne isn't any less talented by the way, just plays at a lower profile club. Won't be easy getting him either though, he's Napoli bred and their poster boy alongside Hamsik

Yeah, Insigne is as good as footballing talent gets. I think luring him away from Napoli is as unrealistic as convincing Totti to leave Roma was, unfortunately.

Nothing is easy, Sir. United took a childhood fan from us when they grabbed Judas van Persie. We must try our best. One smart thing would be to put an outrageous offer in for someone like James, and help Real on their way towards Mbappé. I really do not want Guardiola getting him. If Aubama is not on people's radar, let's woo him.
It's going to be a hard summer. Guardiola, Klopp, Mourinho and Conte will all have cash to splash. If we snooze for one day, we are done. I hope Wenger says as much to Gazidis and Kroenke on Tuesday