Re: The Official Summer Transfer Rumours Thread

[Sina]

Jeremy Wilson:Arsenal switch attention to Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly after securing £30m 'leader' Granit Xhaka
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/25/arsenal-switch-attention-to-napolis-kalidou-koulibaly-after-secu/

[Chumlum]

Jeremy Wilson:Arsenal switch attention to Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly after securing £30m 'leader' Granit Xhaka
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/25/arsenal-switch-attention-to-napolis-kalidou-koulibaly-after-secu/

Would be a good target. Checking out rumor bona fides ...

[Jay29]

I watched Koulibaly once the whole season and can confirm he is a hybrid of Sol Campbell and Mats Hummels

[El Gunner]

get it done then

[CBarca]

Here we come for Bellerin

Have fun guys

[Hapless_Hans]

Here we come for Bellerin

Have fun guys

get in line

suckers

[Sri]

Lol. Them naive Bellerin dreams in Bavaria and Catalunya.

[Jay29]

Yup, it's beginning...

[El Gunner]

oh ffs

[MJ]

Contract until 2019 +

"I have lived in England for many years, I have my family there, I'm living with my girlfriend. I am very happy there, so I do not see myself anywhere else other than Arsenal," Bellerin said.

Do your worst.

[Sri]

You know that is not going to stop them. If anything, they'll find a way to convince themselves that he's actually suffering from Stockholm Syndrome or something and this is his come-and-save-me plea.

[Sri]

Besides, he barely needs to look across London to what DNA-motivated-return does.

[Sri]

Hansie, whats going on with Götze? Do we chalk it down as another stroke of genius by Guardiola after Cesc?

And what's next for him? Read the Ruminegge stuff this morning, basically asking Götze to eff the hell off.

[Hapless_Hans]

Yep, pretty clear our board wants to offload him.
It's also telling he never was even mentioned as a candidate for extending.
His contract/wage doesn't match his situation and performances.

Usually he should leave.
But then again, he could just stay his last year.
He still wouldn't be frozen out or anything (he's a really good player after all), and he could take a pick on a free next summer.
Maybe this summer's possible destinations so far (a CL less Liverpool and a not very enthused BVB) aren't so attractive for him right now.

Maybe he just wants to wait till after EM.

Maybe he wants to give our board a last big *bleep* you by staying and not letting them plan with a transfer fee and his wages becoming available.

[RealGunner]

Would sell him to Bayern over farca anyday

[RealGunner]

Koulibaly would be fantastic. Seen a lot of Napoli this season. He has a bit of Sol campbell about him with elegance of Nesta and composure of Maldini with a tiny bit of Baresi

[Hapless_Hans]

Would sell him to Bayern over farca anyday

Would be willing to swap Lewandowski for Bellerin, if that's what it takes

But maybe you'd be content with Götze and Benatia? That would work even better.

[RealGunner]

Not this season

We still need to feed and nurture him till he can provide a selling value of 50m at least imo

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

Koulibaly would be fantastic. Seen a lot of Napoli this season. He has a bit of Sol campbell about him with elegance of Nesta and composure of Maldini with a tiny bit of Baresi

Dead.

[dostoevsky]

While RG is of course being facetious, Koulibaly has been performing at a very high level this season and has deservedly attracted the interest of many clubs. He's quick, strong, aggressive while reading the game well and has developed into a surprisingly adventurous and accurate passer of the ball. I think it's highly unlikely that he will leave Napoli this summer though, he's the foundation of the backline and they've secured Champions League football. You'd need to bid more than I can ever imagine Wenger condoning for a defender.

[Lucifer]

Koulibaly would be fantastic. Seen a lot of Napoli this season. He has a bit of Sol campbell about him with elegance of Nesta and composure of Maldini with a tiny bit of Baresi

[Sina]

Not sure how legit but apparently koulibaly has €40m (£30.3m) Release clause

[Chumlum]

If Wenger doesn't sign Benatia Manolas Mustafi Holding Koulibaly then I am done with him, we show no ambition.

[MJ]

Just remembered Morata once did a 'deal with it' celebration. We have to sign him. ASAP.

[Sri]

If Wenger doesn't sign Benatia Manolas Mustafi Holding Koulibaly then I am done with him, we show no ambition.

Mussachio

#ChambersLANS

#MonrealCB

#Debuchy2.0

[Sri]

So apparently Sp*ds made a late move for Rob Holding but were told he only wants to move to Arsenal

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/7166167/Man-United-transfer-news-Red-Devils-will-splash-25million-on-Southamptons-Sadio-Mane.html

Crap source, I know, but bantz unreal. #Denched

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