Re: The Official Arsenal Summer Transfers/Rumours Thread

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:59 pm

So the 12m clause was a load of rubbish then?

by MJ Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:05 pm

Samuelj29060 wrote:Mercato365 in France report Montpellier have offered Olivier Giroud new contract worth £35k per week, but striker has not responded.

Definite decision on Olivier Giroud's future will not be taken until end of Euros. Not interested in QPR, only - http://bit.ly/KgjdYE

*Only Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal

Why would he respond when he could easily double his wages and play in a superior league?

sportsczy wrote:he won't go for 10-13 mil. Montpellier has already received an offer of around 20 mil by Bayern and Spurs.

by sportsczy Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:09 pm

He's on good terms with Montpellier... very thankful that he was given the opportunity to shine. The clause forces Monpellier to sell him if that minimum amount is met. Giroud himself will not move unless Montpellier gets at least 18 mil from what i heard. If they don't but meet the clause, he's asked Montpellier to match the wages offered and he'd stay for one more year.

But it's moot since people have already gotten to around 20.

by REWB Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:37 pm

i call bullshit, first of all, spurs are not in the cl so he would never move there anyway. secondly if bayern actually did offer that much, then he would be a bayern player already. what is the reason for him or his club to turn the offer down? people say he didnt want to go to bayern because of the competition from gomez, but that is BS!!! because there is no top club in the world that does not have a decent striker already. if he is worried so much about competition then he should stay at Montpelier, he clearly isnt ready for a top club if he has that kind of mentality.

arsenal is by farrr the best club for him, with or without rvp. i highly doubt rvp will have as much games as he did last season, so we will be needing another striker to bang the goals in. if guired came to arsenal im confident he would get plenty of games. 18mill to 20 mill would get him. im confident of this. he has only had one good season in a top level ffs

by SamuelJayC Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:37 pm

sportsczy wrote:he won't go for 10-13 mil. Montpellier has already received an offer of around 20 mil by Bayern and Spurs.

£12.8m release clause heavily well-known. Nicollin already confirmed.

Spurs offered 20m euros for Remy, not Montpellier.

Bayern? They in negotiations for Dzeko.

by SamuelJayC Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:39 pm

MJGunner wrote:
Samuelj29060 wrote:Mercato365 in France report Montpellier have offered Olivier Giroud new contract worth £35k per week, but striker has not responded.

Definite decision on Olivier Giroud's future will not be taken until end of Euros. Not interested in QPR, only - http://bit.ly/KgjdYE

*Only Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal

Why would he respond when he could easily double his wages and play in a superior league?

sportsczy wrote:he won't go for 10-13 mil. Montpellier has already received an offer of around 20 mil by Bayern and Spurs.

* Didn't put Chelsea and Spurs because article says Spurs wants Remy, Chelsea focusing on Hulk.

by REWB Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:44 pm

Samuelj29060 wrote:
sportsczy wrote:he won't go for 10-13 mil. Montpellier has already received an offer of around 20 mil by Bayern and Spurs.

£12.8m release clause heavily well-known. Nicollin already confirmed.

Spurs offered 20m euros for Remy, not Montpellier.

Bayern? They in negotiations for Dzeko.

thank you sam, sportscy trying to put a downer on us again. we sorted him out good. :coffee:

by sportsczy Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:47 pm

sportsczy wrote:He's on good terms with Montpellier... very thankful that he was given the opportunity to shine. The clause forces Monpellier to sell him if that minimum amount is met. Giroud himself will not move unless Montpellier gets at least 18 mil from what i heard. If they don't but meet the clause, he's asked Montpellier to match the wages offered and he'd stay for one more year.

But it's moot since people have already gotten to around 20.

It's not bullshit. He actually commented on Bayern in an interview a few weeks ago. He just wants to start and wouldn't with Gomez there.... so he's waiting for all offers.

Specifically, he was rumored to be waiting on Juve and United. Malaga officially expressed interest too. Arsenal just jumped into the picture.

He'll look at all his offers after the Euro and pick the best one.

I guarantee you he will go for around 20 mil.

by Raptorgunner Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:58 pm

Hard to believe any news that is coming out and we should not think what Sport is saying is bullshit, everything we have heard over 100pg has been bullshit.

by REWB Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:59 pm

sportsczy wrote:
sportsczy wrote:He's on good terms with Montpellier... very thankful that he was given the opportunity to shine. The clause forces Monpellier to sell him if that minimum amount is met. Giroud himself will not move unless Montpellier gets at least 18 mil from what i heard. If they don't but meet the clause, he's asked Montpellier to match the wages offered and he'd stay for one more year.

But it's moot since people have already gotten to around 20.

It's not bullshit. He actually commented on Bayern in an interview a few weeks ago. He just wants to start and wouldn't with Gomez there.... so he's waiting for all offers.

Specifically, he was rumored to be waiting on Juve and United. Malaga officially expressed interest too. Arsenal just jumped into the picture.

He'll look at all his offers after the Euro and pick the best one.

I guarantee you he will go for around 20 mil.

man utd have too many strikers already. but yes malaga and juve are a huge possibility, your right about those two. we will just have to see after the euro's.

by REWB Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:03 pm

18-20mill is fine for me, but if it goes to 25+ then we should forget about him and go else where, he isnt worth that much.

by sportsczy Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:08 pm

No way he gets 25 mil. If he does, it's crazy. But 18-20 mil is the correct amount.

Malaga might make some crazy bid though.

by urbaNRoots Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:04 pm

Replace van Persie with Giroud? We're f*cked up I must say. As much as I rate Giroud he doesn't fit that high-profile striker to replace van Persie.

by Jay29 Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:08 pm

Well just who would be a high-profile striker that could replace van Persie?

by urbaNRoots Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:15 pm

Higuain, Cavani, Falcao, Ibrahimovic, Hulk (not a striker but still) etc... I expect our board to not sell van Persie in any case but I'm fearing the worst.

by TalkingReckless Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:26 pm

we won't need a high profile striker if we can just get a finisher + a creative mid.....

by SamuelJayC Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:17 pm

Respected French journalist convinced Arsenal will sign Olivier Giroud for £13m. Bendtner, Vela & Chamakh leaving. (via @GoonerTalk )

by SamuelJayC Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:34 pm

BREAKING:

Montpellier coach René Girard has told French radio RMC that Olivier Giroud will be at Arsenal soon

by MJ Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:40 pm

Samuelj29060 wrote:BREAKING:

Montpellier coach René Girard has told French radio RMC that Olivier Giroud will be at Arsenal soon

Not sure if this should be taken as a 'YES, we've secured a top talent and are that much closer to convincing RVP to stay'

or

'YES, we've got a decent replacement for RVP'

by SamuelJayC Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:52 pm

Now confirmed by super reliable @GrooverBlog & @JamieDalton82

Looks like this Giroud REALLY will be a gunner soon.

by sportsczy Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:56 pm

Yeah. The rumor is that Montpellier would get Chamakh and 12 million. Good deal for Arsenal if this happens.

by Jay29 Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:57 pm

Let's look at it this way: if van Persie does leave, we will be, hopefully, securing a replacement early on in the transfer window, and not flandering about towards the end and panicing about replacing our best player. I take that as a step in the right direction.

If van Persie does go and we do sign Giroud, I still think we would need another striker. Possibly Joel Campbell, if he can get a work permit.

by lenear1030 Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:03 pm

GoonerJay29 wrote:Let's look at it this way: if van Persie does leave, we will be, hopefully, securing a replacement early on in the transfer window, and not flandering about towards the end and panicing about replacing our best player. I take that as a step in the right direction.

If van Persie does go and we do sign Giroud, I still think we would need another striker. Possibly Joel Campbell, if he can get a work permit.

exactly. we cant sit on our hands, hoping for a player to stay. we needed to be proactive and secure talent regardless of van Persie's status.

one monkey shouldn't stop this show. if van Persie cant make up his mind on whether he will stay or leave we cant wait for him to do it.

by SamuelJayC Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:04 pm

sportsczy wrote:Yeah. The rumor is that Montpellier would get Chamakh and 12 million. Good deal for Arsenal if this happens.

Any source of this mate?

by MJ Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:04 pm

I'd like to also offer that this isn't a bad deal for Montpellier if they can coax Chamakh out of his shell then they've got a decent threat and we've finally got a lethal striker. I also love his versatility, he's strong, aerially dominant, can shoot from distance and has deceptively good vision for passing.

by SamuelJayC Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:05 pm

Girard: "Giroud's future? Everything seems favorable that he will join Arsenal." - #AFC - (via @captainLivier )

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