re: Arsenal 2014/15 Season Long Thread

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barca. worth 5m to me to screw over a supposed top target of manU

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Initially this is how I thought, but then I realized that the whole point of holding on to him like this is to create a higher bidder. and you know it's going to be Man U knowing that they need to pay more to buy a player from a rival. I'm torn. I'd really hate to see another Gunner in Manchester.

Also several reports of a 23.9 million bid submitted for Carvalho. Would be an expensive buy but worth it IMO

I hope we avoid Bilbao and Lille.

jeremy wilson reporting barca and manU have bid on vermaelen. each have bid 10m and could possibly have a little bidding war going. obviously our preference is him going to barca.

arsene said TV5 is probably out. also said he sees Chambers at DM (at least long term). hmmmmm...wonder if that's a smokescreen for porto/other clubs with a DM we may be interested in or if he really thinks that. doesn't make much sense to shell out cash for carvalho if we think chambers is the long-term answer at that spot.

cavani's agent apparently said us and 'pool have approached them for a deal. probably bs to spur chelsea interest.

he also said we were never close to signing khedira because we have enough b2b MFs.

I'd say at least 15m. I don't love him, but he's better than at least 2 of the guys they're throwing out there now in a place they're desperate. I'm not apt to help them out. i'd rather they continue to whiff on their top targets.

juve wants wilshere

Another thing that came out of Wenger's press conference today is that he said Theo Walcott would be back in full training with the main group by Aug. 31.

This is interesting because I would think that means he could be in the squad for the home game against Manchester City on Sept. 13. Wenger said he might be "a little bit short" of being able to play in England's international match before that, but I think it would be awesome to have him on the bench for Citeh!

I think others in this thread saying they thought it would be October before he was back can push their expectation up by a couple of weeks.

yeah, i don't disagree. just thought it was interesting. if i wasn't an arsenal fan, i'd think that'd be a really interesting move. i think jack gets *at least* one year to step up. if he isn't a regular starter by next year, i think he might try pushing his way out.

Jack + cash for vidal or pogba please.

We're not selling Jack. Arteta, Flamini, Cazorla, and Rosicky probably only have one more year with us. Means next year our midfield 3 is jack, Aaron, and mesut. With both Chambo's rotating in sporadically as well as providing cover in defense(chambers) and on the wings(chamberlain). Even if we bring in a "real" DM like Carvalho, that's still 4 main guys for 3 spots with close to 50 games to play and that's not even accounting for injuries.