I'm 95% on Cesc staying. 50/50 on Nasri.

Completely in the dark as to what's going on and as to what to expect regarding Nasri and Cesc's immediate future with us.

Ricky1985 wrote:

Nasri won't go. 100% sure of it.

I would have been more confident if it was just a question of money, but I've got a feeling that he's disappointed in the way we bottled our run-in last season. What makes you so sure he'll stay?

I just think it's a matter of sitting down and thrashing out a deal. We've been extremely busy, he's been with France on international duty and then off for a break - I genuinely don't think there is a major problem there. I'm sure they're talking now and it'll get sorted. Basically, I think the situation has been overblown.

Hope you are right about Nasri, as much as I hope you are right about Gibbs.

Ricky1985 wrote:

I just think it's a matter of sitting down and thrashing out a deal. We've been extremely busy, he's been with France on international duty and then off for a break - I genuinely don't think there is a major problem there. I'm sure they're talking now and it'll get sorted. Basically, I think the situation has been overblown.

What's the use of the agent if he cannot get these done on Nasri's behalf during the season? If it was merely a process issue, Ricky, the agent and Gazidis would have had more than enough time.

I suspect he wants to see what the club plans to do this summer. If that is the case, it is imperative that we go after one 'super quality' player first, keep Fabregas, and then come back to Samir. (If I were him, I'd do the exact same thing)

He wants money; nothing more, nothing less.

Henry Winter (ugh) was on 5 live the other night discussing transfers and the media. The journalists on the panel were asked if they ever feel completely duped by clubs who feed them something that turns out to be completely untrue. He responded, not really. But he then said that the biggest tell sign that a story someone is feeding you is completely false, is when a player is renogiating his contract and suddenly the agent is calling the journos telling them this or that club is interested in his player. The United nonsense feels like a baltant ploy by Nasri's agent IMO.

However, that's not to say I think he'll definetely re-sign with us. If nothing is sorted in the next couple of weeks, I think the club will start looking for buyers. Maybe Nasri really does aim to leave on a free and get a big payday. But when you consider the way he left Marseille that seems out of character.

He'll sign. I'm still quietly confident of that.

I reckon he'll sign. We'll probably meet in the middle and give him 100k a week.

MattLawExpress Matt Law
Heard some encouraging noises on nasri today (nothing definitive though). Future in no way connected to what happens with fabregas

Not overly fussed about nasri, even during his purple patch I didn't feel he was at the level arshavin was in his first few months with us.

He's a brilliant player mate. I'm not his biggest fan, but boy was he shit hot around November/December time. And he's only going to get better.

If we lose Nasri it will be a disaster because we sure as hell won't be replacing him with anyone of similar class thats for sure.

Fearless prediction! We sell Fabregas, make Nasri captain and extend his deal.

Whats all this latest gossip saying it's either Fabregas or Nasri?

it's just a way for a newspaper to eventually say "you heard it here first", if/when we sell one of them