http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtm...9/sfnars109.xml

This sounds nice -- but doesn't jibe at all with everything we've heard about our finances. And doesn't include a replacement for Hleb.

1/ Finances, I don't think anyone outside the club know how much we have to spend, so its a different figure day by day in the press.

2/ Ditto with our transfer targets. AW is the hardest manager to 2nd guess when it comes to transfers, honestly I could not predict where he will strengthen or who will he sign. I hope he strengthen's in some areas, but that's hope.

3/ I think he has hopes for Merida, and he may well be Hleb's replacement if this article is anything to go by.

4/ Aquilani would be an excellent signing. He's already IMO a fantastic midfielder but he will improve with age and experience, however I'm not sure - if this article is anything to go by - where he'd fit in. He's too good to be a squad player IMO.

If Merida is Hleb's replacement, and Wilshere Rosicky's, and Song Flamini's.... <_<

Could be dude, don't rule anything out.

Aqa has great potential and an eye for goal, but I'm pleased enough with what we already have at that position.

Not needed.

Plays for Roma and other than Totti, they have shite players

i would take aquilani in a flash, he already posseses all of the short passing technical qualities required to play in our team, and has a rocket shot on him, ideal competition for rosicky/cesc

that really is a load of poo, one player does not make a team, aquilani is a good player, and atm id be happy with a signing like that considering the depth of our squad right now

:tiphat:

Don't want to get off topic, but those "shite" players dispatched of the current La Liga champions.

If they are, I will fly over to your shack in England and beat the crap out of you myself. <_<

Upsets happen all the time

High profile Serie A players never cut it over here,

And they are 2nd in Serie A and in the final of the Italian Cup

They were distinctly average when I watched them against the Mancs and AC and Inter's performances in the Champions League were nothing to write home about either so Serie A isn't the league it used to be.

Doesn't mean that Roma's players are sh!t though. :rolleyes:

Seen him play a couple of times and he is very good. Also got a great shot, which we need.

I avoid everything Roma at all costs so have no idea how good he is but that isn't going to stop me from having an opinion, he probably aint worth it although if Roma are willing to sell it means he obviously doesn't fit in there so is alright by me.

I bought his jersey a few months ago, hopefully he stays at Roma. :good:

We hope so too :good:

He's going great guns in the GW ILT Premier League at the moment for me :jumpnana:

The lad was born and bred in Rome and is playing for his hometown club, he won't leave them to come here. Forget this one.

Arsenal speaking to Aquilani

How many players will we be linked with?!?

This is the 5,607th one I think.

Somebody's agents are telling porkies. We seem to be in talks with about £70m worth of players :coffee:

Agents telling lies??!! :yikes: :yikes:



:coffee:

actually its perfectly plausable that weve had contact with all these players, wenger is a smart man and will examine the entire market before making a buy, it doesnt necessarily mean that we will buy them all!

There are a lot of links saying pretty much the same thing:

http://www.arsenalnews.net/story/45370/gun..._with_aquilani/

http://www.arsenalnews.net/story/45368/aqu...s_with_gunners/

http://www.arsenalnews.net/story/45366/aqu...rsenal_-_agent/

http://www.arsenalnews.net/story/45363/gun...h_italian_star/

http://www.arsenalnews.net/story/45358/ars...aquilani_talks/

I assume he's a defensive midfielder.

Does anybody really think that we would pay 10/12 million pounds plus wages replacing Flamini who left for free ?

Need I say more.

Wenger does not like it when agents speakout about any deal he prefers everything to be hush hush, now he has opened his mouth I doubt if this deal will go thru

Okay, so it's from Wikipedia, but they're saying a deal was confirmed at 4 32 :unsure:

Well he's a local lad playing for his local side, i doubt there's any real mileage in it. Just wants an improved deal at his current club

Exactly.

The killer line in the article is: 'we will have to see if Roma will be able to match his demands'.

Agent speak. He know's we need a midfielder, his client is angling for a new deal (and is good footballer as well) so in order to scare Roma, he comes out with this.

Like I said in the other thread regarding Aquilani - this is too good to be true.

http://www.harlowcitizen.co.uk/mostpopular...roma_target.php

Wouldnt that be a shock :ilt:

Bishop Stortford's Citizen?

:lol:

http://www.fansfc.com/frontpage/frontpagen...p?newsid=185400

Arsenal target 'flattered' but not moving
17:24 May, 21, 2008
Alberto Aquilani has pledged his future to AS Roma

his agent is a dumbass... out of all the clubs in the world, he picked arsenal to put pressure to match his wage demands! :haha: our wage structure will only make him poorer!!

He's so injury prone even we didnt sign him

Liverpool :pal: