I'm not German, but doesn't it say that Giroud prefers Chelsea because he likes London?

There is no way we should even think of selling Giroud to Chelsea. A loan might be tolerable without an option to buy. Or maybe we want to swap him with Luiz? Even then it's a no for me.

i say Giroud stays. we need more options than Laca and Auba..

Good. Arsenal need to resist strengthening another team we are trying to reel in.

wahey! this is really is the guy we've needed since ozil arrived. better late than never

its a shame we dont counter attack, he'd be ideal in that system.

ive never watched him play in a team that just passes the ball around the edge of the box for 90 minutes, not sure how he's going to fit into our system

I think with Mkhi and Aubameyang, Wenger will try to counter. We will have to teach our defenders and midfielders to push the ball faster. We have a lot of guys who can run and gun now

I don't know how, and where and when, but I'm ready.

Claudius wrote:

I think with Mkhi and Aubameyang, Wenger will try to counter. We will have to teach our defenders and midfielders to push the ball faster. We have a lot of guys who can run and gun now

i think so too. there's some tasty options and combinations on the bubble if we can get ozil, mkhi, jack, rambo, and auba on the pitch together

really don't want to see him playing LW. that would be peak wenger

60m on a 29 year old is another break-through moment in our transfer policy

If they want to swap Giroud with Kanté then deal, if not they can fuck off.

About time Arsenal behaved like a big club.

Yeah. About time.

Lol.

Lulz.

I'd rather keep Giroud. You'd lay odds on him earning us a few points before the end of the season no matter who else is in the squad. If he's coming off the bench that's usually no great hindrance to his effort level.

I’m willing to delete the more embarrassing panic mode posts from the last few pages for a fee.

Di marzio called this one in early January. Fair play, that guy has had the inside track on alot of premier league moves lately

Claudius wrote:

I think with Mkhi and Aubameyang, Wenger will try to counter. We will have to teach our defenders and midfielders to push the ball faster. We have a lot of guys who can run and gun now

Auba, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Bellerin and Ozil are all good on the counter. Should definitely be something we focus on more, especially in big games.

Giroud as a make weight in this deal I was OK with. Giroud to Chelsea hell no.

If he want's to stay in London, loan him to West Ham. Otherwise I'm sorry buddy but it's either abroad or the bench.

Not a lot of time left for Dortmund to find a replacement. Are they linked to any strikers besides Giroud?

They'll find a replacement - this deal has clearly been in the pipeline for a couple of months.

Giving him to a direct rival has its own negative value though. Right now they are struggling because Morata is an and out and looking not 100% when he is playing. Giroud would solve that for them.

Him going to Chelsea would be awful as would giving him away for free. A team like Everton would be ideal.

Bild info: Aubameyang to #AFC is done with the announcement set to be later TODAY.

I'm gonna watch videos of him on youtube. Not a lot of work will get done today....

Giroud won't hold up the deal, they're in for Modeste as his his replacement apparently.

Batshuayi on loan to BVB is the latest rumour, but that depends on chelsea getting a replacement

Let's hope Peter Crouch has his phone on loud then!

HomeSteak wrote:

Bild info: Aubameyang to #AFC is done with the announcement set to be later TODAY.

I'm gonna watch videos of him on youtube. Not a lot of work will get done today....

Guardian says agreement in principal as long as they secure a replacement. (like Sanchez to city in the summer)

So they're just reporting what Ornstein said.

Gazza M wrote:

Di marzio called this one in early January. Fair play, that guy has had the inside track on alot of premier league moves lately

I think Jan was the first to report this. Spot on again with Bundesliga news.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Done today giving us time to close the Mahrez deal

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Done today giving us time to close the Mahrez deal

Fair play to Ballbag, he actually got one right.

Qwiss! wrote:

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Done today giving us time to close the Mahrez deal

Go on Arsenal, get Malcom too! Although the other deal is probably Evans.

He's also saying we are going to auction off Giroud to the highest bidder.

To go from years of Giroud as basically our only decent striker to now having Lacazette and Aubameyang is quite a shift.