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28 Jul 2017 17:27:15
Evening Standard saying Lemar signing is odds on to happen. Ed what's your take, do you think we are close to a deal?

{Ed002's Note - I have no way to measure "close" Paul. If Arsenal can agree a fee then something can be done.}

28 Jul 2017 17:36:52
I think the fee would be difficult. They want 80m euros was it? And if reports are to be believed we're offering around 50. Seems a long way off.

28 Jul 2017 18:03:06
The deal will happen at 70 million euros according to my contact 😂.

28 Jul 2017 18:14:02
The ball is once again in our court and if we are not prepared to go for match point when we have the chance then we will undoubtedly end up losing him to another club who is.

28 Jul 2017 19:12:54
I think both arsenal and Monaco playing hard ball and this kind of transfer will drag to the last day and then booom we miss on him as always.

27 Jul 2017 13:34:35
Having followed Arsenal all my darn life I get that feeling. You know, and it ain't. because I'm dancing on the ceiling . we have done our business.
1.Arsene ( Kolasinac ) loves a freebee,

2.50mill ( Lacazette) + without any CL money, economist at heart.

Might be wrong, I feel these two are his bankers, and maybe another. but I just think, he is keeping Sanchez Ozil ( the mercenaries ) . sees the team as not being too bad and close to being competitive for the Europa league.

Might be wrong, just get the feeling. again

What's the chances of Lamar?

27 Jul 2017 13:58:42
Why do people try to calculste how much is or has been spent? You say a freebie etc, but in reality no one but AW and the board knows.

Take into calculation things like sign on fees, contract addons to the other club after so many games and international appearances. Do you really think he has spent that little? I doubt we have half the funds being touted around, but people will soon be counting how much we have to spend and what's left over from previouse budgets.

Im pretty sure AW will spend what he has to the last penny if he could at his pound saver value.

27 Jul 2017 15:41:16
Well, Gavsta, relatively speaking, yes i'm sure there are many extras etc, only the club knows what the cost will be long term, my point was more, we've likely got our new players, that's all.

27 Jul 2017 19:58:56
I get what your saying WN, I really do. It just gets a little to football management like wheb people start stating amounts spent etc.

I think the market is still open to us for another player also, but i doubt it will be until we see the bargain bucket later in the window.

27 Jul 2017 11:26:22
Its no secret Wenger is a massive admirer of Benzema and ed 002 recently posted there may be an option to buy this summer with Real looking to make more funds available alongside those made from the sales of Danilo and Morata to secure Mbappe from Monaco who are not short of money right now and can drive the price up as they wish.

My question is whether anyone of you is aware of whether Madrid has now contacted previously interested parties of the availability of Benzema and whether we are one of those parties they no doubt would like to see enter into a bidding war to drive up the price?

Also do you believe we can put the Lemar chase behind us now and whether we are really interested in a serious bid for a proper holding midfielder as has been reported with the Carvalho / Seri rumours.

27 Jul 2017 12:31:45
Is Seri a holding midfielder? Would love for us to get a new defensive minded mid, for me Coquelin can't do the job.

27 Jul 2017 14:09:27
I was under the impression that Zidane liked Benzema and wanted him to stay, but if they're after Mbappe he seems the most natural choice to sell as he'd be the most likely to lose his place. I don't think we'll be doing the bidding though. Most likely to end up at PSG if I were to guess.

27 Jul 2017 11:32:23
Mate, ed002 has already discussed this, don't confuse it.

27 Jul 2017 17:15:07
Summer just wouldn't be summer without a bbq and the Arsenal Sumner transfer window wouldn't be complete without a good old Benzema rumour :-)

27 Jul 2017 18:46:28
£62m for a 29 year old?
No thanks.

27 Jul 2017 18:54:50
Yeah agree with that Dags.

27 Jul 2017 20:41:34
Is that Sanchez your taking about Dags :-)

28 Jul 2017 03:56:18
I actually just liked a Lanesra comment.

27 Jul 2017 11:25:52
Might Arsenal have interest in Gareth Bale? I have a feeling Real might be open to letting him go should they get Mbappe.
How much do you think Real would want for him?
Would it be higher than they got him for from Spurs or less?

27 Jul 2017 11:33:11
Loool mate ed002 spoke about bale on the European page, check it out.

27 Jul 2017 12:02:45
its all a waiting game now.

will man utd buy before the end of the window or wait on bale
will man city wait on bale or buy before that.
i know we will certainly wait, for not other reason than us haggling over everything else.

i reckon he will go to man utd for another 100 odd million.

27 Jul 2017 13:37:06
Really? I normally don't go on the European Soccer pages.

27 Jul 2017 11:24:12
I saw that Seri was mentioned by journalists, but are we actually bidding on him or is it just interest we have in him?

27 Jul 2017 11:34:16
Mate ed002 stated that there's interest in him since January, maybe ask him if he expects our interest to develop.

27 Jul 2017 23:20:10
Do you know if Arsenal have developed their interest in Seri please?

If they haven't can I ask if there is any news on players? since some of the midfielders are now gone from the lists you did before (like Fornals, Keita, Goretzka I think you said).

26 Jul 2017 22:41:16
On Twitter tonight

Told Arsenal won't buckle on Alexis. He stays and will either sign or go next summer for free and have risks assoc with that.

27 Jul 2017 11:23:17
But can you really believe that Neil if you apply how Arsenal have sold previously in similar circumstances? Wenger NEVER keeps players who he believes are not invested in what he's trying to do within a certain squad. Even Vieira and Henry were sold on for what were modest fees once theyd finally had their heads turned and they were a lot more Arsenal than Alexis is.
Hes going.
There wouldn't be as much interest in Lemar and Benzema were he not, quite simply because you can't play them all.
Im optimistic Wenger may be able to reunite Benzema and Ozil and this is why Ozil will sign a new deal.
I think Giroud has been good value for what we bought him for but he is limited with regards to how we play and lacazettes arrival will limit his influence further still.
I think if we can get decent offers for Walcott, Giroud and Perez then we need to accept and move on, although I am disappointed with the reward Perez has got for what he achieved with limited game time when you consider the understanding Walcott and Ramsey continue to enjoy under the manager.
Alot is yet to happen but Sanchez is gone fellas.

27 Jul 2017 17:00:06
I'm not sure he is going. The difference this time is that we don't have CL money to rely on next season. Wenger reckons that keeping Sanchez will give us the best chance of finishing in the top four again and getting us back on the CL gravy train. Good money for Sanchez now won't offset not qualifying for the CL the season after next.

26 Jul 2017 16:31:12
Ross Barkley is definitely leaving Everton. Opinions on coming to us? Think he could do a job and perhaps do the Santi job that we have missed so badly?

26 Jul 2017 16:45:52
I'm not sure it would be a good fit at all, he's a talented boy no doubt about that but I think he needs to go somewhere where the expectations are extremely high from every player and if you don't work out your quickly shipped out, Chelsea Utd City maybe even Spurs but not us because we need more players who self motivate and set high standards of themselves like Sanchez not more players who are hit and miss.
He's an excellent prospect and we are a great club but together I don't think we would do each other any favours.

26 Jul 2017 18:58:38
I think he's over rated but that doesn't mean he can't be good. Like a lot of British players his first touch is poor.

26 Jul 2017 19:21:25
He's a bit like Jack for me when but without the injuries he's good he's very good but when he's not he's a passenger.

26 Jul 2017 19:24:32
Everton fan here and I personally think he would do well at you guys he needs to leave us as he needs to get away from his circle of friends also Steve. r not sure how much you have watched Ross but he has a fantastic first touch.

26 Jul 2017 20:19:00
He has the ability 79 mate but it's the attitude that's the question and if there is one thing we don't need right now simeone who has a? Over his attitude and commitment.

26 Jul 2017 20:34:41
He much better than jack wilshere I'd take him but it for 50m.

26 Jul 2017 21:03:14
Blimey, British players compared to foreigners are poor, that's why they are never nominated for the big awards and our teams are so average on international competition. Sorry I don't know any current English midfielder with a great touch.

26 Jul 2017 21:20:58
On the odd occasion when Jack is hot he can be outstandingly good but unfortunately even when fit this occasions are few and far between and becoming less bit more frequent with age.
Ross is a gamble we don't need to take right now.

26 Jul 2017 21:32:00
Gunner we definitely don't need him. He hasn't got the best teams in Europe after him, why? He's not that good, can't even get in England team.

26 Jul 2017 21:48:14
Gunner Jack was rated by a lot of people because he had that rare British talent, a first touch. Gaza is the only other recent one and that's why big foreign teams came sniffing.

26 Jul 2017 23:26:39
barkley to spurs is worlds best kept secret.

26 Jul 2017 23:27:43
Steve a lot of that to be fair is the money in the premier league, Gerrard Lamport and others would have moved abroad if the premier league wasn't so rich mate.

26 Jul 2017 23:50:28
Gunner the best players English or foreign are not in the prem. It's kick and rush. The best paid players in the world are outside the prem.

27 Jul 2017 08:04:21
Barcelona Real Bayern Juventus PSG attract top players either on par to the prem or even superior to the PREM but that's 5 teams from 4 different countries Steve mate pounds for pound the premier league attracts more quality players across a car big number of clubs.
Kick and rush it maybe but it's world wide appeal makes it super rich which is why the likes of Theo earn so much within it.

28 Jul 2017 11:38:24
Why not keep the Ox and let him play the Santi role rather than shelling out a lot for another player?

26 Jul 2017 15:52:37
Hi ed's, any truth in Lamar not being for sale now seems likely as they have sold a few players already.

{Ed001's Note - none of their players were really 'for sale', it was that the bids were too good to reject and the players wanted to leave.}

26 Jul 2017 16:37:42
thanks for the reply ed02, yes that makes sense, I had a feeling we would not get as they have lost some very talented players already, I hope we don't buy mahrez now he spent most of last season like sanchez thinking he was too good for the team, both their attitudes stink imo.

26 Jul 2017 16:42:56
sorry ed001.

26 Jul 2017 16:57:52
I dunno what ed001 opinion on it is but I still think lemar is possible if we offer good enough money. They don't seem the type to say no to a good offer.

26 Jul 2017 11:42:38
I had requested eds to ask Wenger to look into Jean Seri last week, we are linked with him in the papers today, thanks eds.

{Ed002's Note - You were told of interest in January.}

26 Jul 2017 12:10:41
This is not a paid subscription service Wesley.

26 Jul 2017 12:16:35
It's probably Ed25 who has spoken to Wenger on my behalf again.

26 Jul 2017 13:47:36
He probably had a word when he was tarmacing Arsene's drive way.

26 Jul 2017 16:12:28
Everyone knows that Wenger caramacs his drive so he can attract the hottest young boys from around Europe 😬.

26 Jul 2017 04:33:29
Great to see Ed002 on the Gunners page again ;)

Ed is there any update on the takeover bid from Usmanov? Do you see any changes in ownership on the horizon?

Thanks a million.

{Ed002's Note - No there is no update.}