Re: The Official Summer Transfer Rumours Thread

[MJ]

Puma pls

[Chumlum]

Puma trolling.

[urbaNRoots]

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/606633/artikel_mandzukic-wird-nicht-nach-wolfsburg-zurueckkehren.html#omsmtwkicker

A Wolfsburg board member confirms to Kicker that Mandzukic won't be going back to Wolfsburg this summer and that the earlier report was false.

[Jay29]

Cazorla: "Right now I have a contract with Arsenal. I'm very happy. There's nothing more to say."

http://www.superdeporte.es/especiales/mundial-2014/2014/06/cazorla-hay-falta-hambre-n395_30_12112.html

[MJ]

Good to hear Mandzukic is still on the market, regardless.

And ffs that's what Santi should have said the first time.

Maybe someone had a word with him, letting him know what the first set of quotes made him sound like he was saying.

[boyzis]

We missed suarez last season and he set the league on fire. Same ppl here were against his signings they didn't consider his on field performance and were worried about what he does of the field. Media hype.

Belive me when I say this like Balotelli hates the english media. That is what propels him.

[Arsenalfaithfull]

Balotelli over mandzukic in so many level.

Bigger talent
more mobile
Marketability
AGE

[SamuelJayC]

We can do better than Mandzukic. I won't be crying as he joins Wolfsburg.

[Jay29]

Good to hear Mandzukic is still on the market, regardless.

And ffs that's what Santi should have said the first time.

Maybe someone had a word with him, letting him know what the first set of quotes made him sound like he was saying.

Turns I misread the report, and it's Koke that said that, not Santi   

[RealGunner]

Not exactly an Arsenal player any more but if you are interested to know, Chuks Aneke is moving to Zulte Waregem in the Belgium league.

[Sina]

good luck to Aneke   

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@GFN_France
Arsenal ever closer to Serge Aurier deal http://t.co/qNNmakpdmQ

[Twoism]

Cant believe back then on goal forum, JET - Aneke - afobe were hyped to no end. It was everyone dream front three

[Sina]

yeah them times when we said who needs Balo  when we have JET http://www.onlinearsenal.com/images/smilies/cazorla.png

[RealGunner]

Lol what I was thinking too Twoism.

Lansbury, JET, Aneke, Afobe, Frimpong and even Bartley

We had high hopes for all of them lol. Now only Afobe remains and he should be off soon too.

[MJ]

I had misplaced hopes in Jernade Meade

Good luck to him though. We've had some players turn decent even if they weren't Arsenal quality. Ozyakup, Kyle Ebecilio, Lansbury etc.

[MJ]

So ITV plugging the Aurier story now too. Agreed £60kpw. Waiting for £8m fee to be finalized.

Would be nice to get our first signing in but this could still all just be one outlet reporting another that was citing another that was citing someone who just made it up.

[RealGunner]

quite few media outlets reporting Aurier is close to joining us

[Mr Nick09]

Balotelli over mandzukic in so many level.

Bigger talent
more mobile
Marketability
AGE

we can play this game all day

talent is meaningless without work ethic, mandzukic got it
way better target man
proven and regular scorer
experience and competitiveness in title winning team
experience of late CL rounds
off the chart work rate
day to day reliability
not injury prone

[urbaNRoots]

Where is this Aurier news coming from? ITV say "reportedly" which probably means they got it from Daily Star or Metro. Pretty sure Toulouse will wait after the World Cup to get more money for him and the player himself won't talk with clubs during the World Cup.

[Chumlum]

Mandzukic is good enough for Arsenal, no question at all. It's more that he's too similar to Giroud ... not identical, but a lot of overlap. He'd be a slight upgrade (IMO) in the same department, when most of us are clamoring for a great signing who brings something new & different to the squad.

(BTW, when Balotelli missed that chip against Costa Rica the other day ... just imagine if Giroud had missed under identical circumstances. People would be slaying him left and right.)

Aurier is seeming like the new M'Vila.

[El Gunner]

I had misplaced hopes in Jernade Meade

Good luck to him though. We've had some players turn decent even if they weren't Arsenal quality. Ozyakup, Kyle Ebecilio, Lansbury etc.

My biggest deception was believing in Coquelin.

[MJ]

Le Coq. I still have some secret hope that he'll usurp Flamini's utility man role.

[Jay29]

Arsenal linked with English Sporting CP centre back Eric Dier. Apparently he hasn't signed a new deal yet and could be available for €5mil.

http://www.ojogo.pt/Futebol/1a_liga/Sporting/interior.aspx?content_id=3985053

[RealGunner]

Interesting. Would be great as a 4th Choice for now and if good enough, he can replace Mertesacker in 3 years time or so.

[MJ]

Sounds like a very interesting story. FWIW he becomes a beast on FIFA

A piece on him from three years ago and his life:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1318330/Eric-Dier-rising-star-Sporting-Lisbon--havent-FA-touch.html


and some more tabloidish stuff.

Jack pls

[RealGunner]

lol it's Higuain all over again

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