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24 Jun 2023 20:47:36
Final offer for Rice will be 75m paid over 2yrs + Eddie Nketiah.
Balogan to stay having been given promises of chances as Kai is not seen as clear 2nd choice striker (that was still going to be Nketiah) . Kai is more main replacement for Xhaka whilst considered cover for all attacking positions.
Source close to the club is confident and given no reason to doubt them so far.
Final amount has always been agreed for Rice but payment structure and agent have been the reason for the hold up.
1.) 24 Jun 2023 21:04:57
Amano I hope you`re right. Funny enough was going to ask if West Ham were interested in Eddie or Balogun and whether clubs often look to part exchange / Makeweight to help with deals. COYG.
2.) 25 Jun 2023 04:08:08
Player swaps basically never happen in England do they? I guess that puts Eddie at ~25m which sounds about right. Thought he might end up at Brentford though.
3.) 25 Jun 2023 08:29:58
Ed002 listed the other day the complicated payments for one transfer so I imagine including a swap complicates even more. Plus does Eddie want to go to West Ham and some players have an ego and don`t wish to be the makeweight. All speculation on Amano`s say so! Some of my West Ham mates are a bit delusional - telling me Rice to us is a sideways step Bless COYG Agree Wire £25mill about right and hope we keep Balogun, could be anything and worth a shot but bit harsh on Eddie although he isn`t the answer.
4.) 25 Jun 2023 13:49:19
If he happy with this we have to get rice.
5.) 25 Jun 2023 14:54:28
I think we can be very confident Arsenal and WH are working hard to find an agreement that works for both clubs. West Ham can't afford to let him run down his contact and Arsenal can't afford to miss out on a player of Rices quality if as it appears he is extremely keen to join us. A bidding war can only happen if the player is open to moving somewhere other than Arsenal in which case Arsenal would have absolutely no control over what other clubs bid. But if Rice really wants Arsenal it will definitely happen in my opinion, and if he doesn't then we move on to the next target.
12 Jan 2023 13:19:56
I've heard that Arsenal have enquired about loaning Raphinha with an option to buy. Barcelona might want to make it an obligation to buy but I don't think Arsenal will commit to that.
If it comes off I'd be quite happy to potentially have the depth in our squad of Saka/ Raphina on the right and Martinelli/ Murdyk on the left. Still think cover for Partey is an absolute must if he want to have any hope of winning the league.
25 Jul 2021 17:13:44
Don't shoot the messenger but anytime I hear an Arsenal rumour from a trusted source of mine or a rumour that doesn't seem ridiculous I post on here. This one is from a trusted source, so here goes.
Now that ESR has signed for the long term and has been given the 10 the focus on AM is purely loan only ideally in the 28-32yr old range for experience and the priority looks to be shifting to Coutinho. No concerns with ability but there are concerns about attitude so a loan suits us but Barcelona are desperately trying to sell him first and foremost so we may lose out or have to wait until deadline day.
1.) 26 Jul 2021 03:02:14
Not for me, I think ESR is our future.
2.) 26 Jul 2021 09:20:45
As you said ESR is our 'future', loaning a more experienced AM as opposed to buying supports this.
3.) 26 Jul 2021 10:31:13
I think you misread what I wrote there Davy.
What I meant was that ESR is our future and his development is our priority so instead of buying an established AM who is say 24-26 we are looking to loan in an experienced AM to avoid disrupting ESR’s development in the long term. Ya dig?
17 Sep 2020 10:00:42
Fabrizio Romano tweeted last night that Aouar wants the move to arsenal and he is still our top target. No new bid as yet.
To me this says Arteta is happy with Xhaka, Ceballos and Elneny for CDM. If we can get some sort of instalment deal done I think we might actually get Aouar and Runnarson this window and address CDM next summer.
I'd actually be happy with that based on xhaka, Ceballos towards the end of last season and elneny so far this season.
1.) 17 Sep 2020 16:18:31
With Torreira on the way out, it's time to Partey.
Sorry, couldn't resist. But we'd need him.
09 Aug 2020 13:50:39
A friend of mine who has connections close to the club has told me that, like a lot of people have mentioned, Edu and Kia thingy ma bob are the ones pushing the club towards signing Willian and Gabriel Maghaeles as well as strongly considering Coutinho. Interestingly the way Edu has pitched this to the club is that he believes that Martinelli is Aubameyang's long-term successor and that he wants to surround him with Brazilians to make him feel as settled as possible for the long term. And the board have lapped it up.
Must say I don't mind though. The club are being taken for a bit of a ride but it's not like these are bad players and I always felt nervous when we were playing Chelsea and Willian came on. He's a proper player.
1.) 09 Aug 2020 14:28:55
It's difficult to make sense of anything the club is doing right now but to plan every signing around Martinelli and making him feel comfortable for the future? How likely is that to be true?
At the moment it's difficult to dismiss anything as being beyond the relms of possibility of those running Arsenal but I think this story starts and ends in your friends imagination Anamo.
2.) 09 Aug 2020 16:04:43
Lol perhaps.
I paraphrased what he said a bit but that was the general gist of it. Build the team around martinelli, particularly with his compatriots. Basically make it feel like a home from home.
3.) 09 Aug 2020 20:38:17
Only time will tell if your mate is right Amano mate but between now and then would you please ask him if he is interested in buying a genuine Alien space ship with only 72,000,000,000,000,000 miles on the clock in absolutely mint condition and one careful lady owner who bought the ship brand new in the 31st century :-) .
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14 Dec 2023 11:29:20
Apologies if this has been asked already.
{Ed002's Note - I have answered this.}
1.) 14 Dec 2023 21:11:28
No offence intended but. why hide the question? . unless it’s offensive ofcourse.
I recently posted a question to Ed002 on the rumours page starting with “how he was doing n hope he’s well” before (in the same post) asking about J. Kiwior and the top part got edited out for some reason ?
I don’t get it…why would a post be edited if not abusive?
#askingforamate ?.
{Ed002's Note - Ask a straightforward question.}
2.) 14 Dec 2023 21:54:02
I’m not sure what Amano’s question was ofcourse as it didn’t get posted but my for you question/ gut feeling was basically “are we lookin to move Kiwior on because he’s unhappy or is it because Arteta doesn’t see him as an integral squad player? ”
Apologies if the question didn’t make sense the first time and ofcourse I don’t feel (entitled to a response from you) just thought it was strange how (the greeting part ) of my post was edited that’s all mate.
{Ed002's Note - Jakub Kiwior (CB/LB) Could be priced out of a move to Milan who may look to a loan or to Napoli.}
23 Jan 2022 18:31:08
Just a quick question for any of the Ed's if you'd be so kind.
Do you know if it actually costs anything for a club to lodge an official bid for a player?
I'm just asking because I can never understand why clubs hold off for so long before lodging a bid. I know in a lot of cases it's simply that the club weren't interested in the first place but the media just kick up a fuss as if they were.
But in a lot of cases where the club do indeed end up buying the player, you still hear from the selling club saying 'we've had no bids' right up until all of a sudden a sale is agreed.
Can anyone help me understand this?
{Ed002's Note - Well if Arsenal were simply going to submit bids for random players they would be even more of a laughing stock than they are now. It simply doesn't work like that.}
05 Aug 2021 21:28:17
Brain:
Don't say it
Don't say it
Don't say it
Don't say it
Me:
Ed002 about Messi.
{Ed002's Note - Already answered.}
1.) 05 Aug 2021 21:39:41
Where’s the Messi answer? Sorry.
{Ed002's Note - On the relevant pages.}
2.) 05 Aug 2021 22:02:03
SY mate the answer is on the Barcelona Rumours page.
3.) 05 Aug 2021 22:53:03
Thank you.
21 Jan 2016 13:51:13
Granit Xhaka has been quoted in an interview stating that he's already spoken to Coquelin about wanting the No 34 kit number should he join Arsenal. Seems promising to me.
1.) 21 Jan 2016 15:55:15
And Bender too apparently :-)
Oh wouldn't it be luverly.
2.) 21 Jan 2016 18:40:42
Top top player.
Possible signing to replace Cazorla, although he might be classed as a defensive Midfielder.
02 Jan 2016 18:25:00
I've heard that the Arsenal scouts assigned to Napoli games recently have been more interested in Jorginho than Insigne.
Can any of the Ed's verify this at all?
{Ed002's Note - Try the search function.}
13 Jan 2023 23:30:57
I had thought he’d be a good fit in the past but if he’s the type of player that doesn’t take training seriously at Brighton I can’t imagine he’d be Arteta’s kind of player.
10 Aug 2022 19:55:03
Ed002 you’ve replied to two messages earlier stating that pino was originally first choice to replace Pepe. Was that just a mistake?
{Ed002's Note - It is simple, he was but is no longer.}
27 Mar 2022 23:03:45
Also Fabrizio Romano speaking ‘Here we go’ podcast:
“I see some arsenal fans asking about Erling Haaland but guys, no. Erling Haaland is not a realistic possibility for Arsenal this summer. But they are exploring the market for many strikers. ”
He goes on to specifically mention Jonathan David and Darwin Nunez.
30 Aug 2021 08:31:47
We don’t need koulibaly. People are forgetting how immense Gabriel was at times last season and he will be more adjusted now. Gabriel and White will be a solid pairing in a two or 3 with Holding as the 3rd. Hopefully AMN and Bellarin move on and we actually have someone with personal terms agreed waiting in the wings for a RB purchase. Once Partey is back hopefully Sambi and Partey become the mainstay in the middle with odegaard/ ESR ahead of them Pepe on the right and Saka on the left and Auba/ Laca up top is a very strong team if they can just get a run of results to get the morale up.
Too much doom and gloom at the moment for me.
26 Jul 2021 10:31:13
I think you misread what I wrote there Davy.
What I meant was that ESR is our future and his development is our priority so instead of buying an established AM who is say 24-26 we are looking to loan in an experienced AM to avoid disrupting ESR’s development in the long term. Ya dig?
Cheers mate, should hopefully be able to shed some light on the Schneiderlin situation in the next couple of days. However for the moment its not looking like good news.