I posted this in the Nasri thread but I want to see what people actually think.

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Now Hleb's agent said he wouldn't break his contract, and I think the bit about Cesc is rubbish. Realistically how much could we get for a player with 2 years left on his contract with 3 massive clubs interested? Saying that, expect Real players to become mouthpieces for the coach/president saying buy out your contract if they are interested. dry.gif

Mods this was meant to go in the rumours section. Please move it if you feel the need.

Will do.

Thats all we need now... Great...

If we get Nasri and Ben Arfa and a good offer for Hleb, he can go. :good:

I think Ben Arfa is off to Marseille mate...

i reckon we will not buy more than one or two midfield players, atm these guys look to be chantome and nasri,

losing hleb would be a significant blow, he was a driving force for us this season, and any replacements would take time to fill in for him, and even then we are still left with the same squad as last season.

flamini - out chantome - in

hleb - out nasri - in


That will actually leave us weaker next year and although nasri is a top prospect, hleb is an established player for us.

Please wenger dont let hleb go, you didnt see Man U ship out scholes and ronaldo when they brought in nani and anderson so why should we do that with our squad?

:goodpost:

Still think it will happen though unfortunately, his head has been turned by the "bigger" clubs. Not much you can do after that. Options on gifted wide players are running out a bit though. if we do get one I think it'll be Krancjar but that doesn't exactly thrill me.

I say if we get a decent offer get rid of him. He obviously doesn't want to stay and if we're honest for all his skill he doesn't offer much in terms of assists or goals.

Nasri may not be as good now but he is 6 years younger and at his age can still add elements to his game. TBH I'm sure once Nasri settles he can beat 6 goals and maybe 10 assists over 3 seasons!

I want Hleb as well :threaten:

Arsene has said that no one under contract is leaving Arsenal.

I don't really believe him, but that's the slim thread of hope I'm gonna hold on to for a while longer.

Well if the reports are correct the fee if agreed would be around the £20m mark (though that could actually be 20m € which is more likely)

do we really want another season of players adapting? players like fabs and ade will be off next year if we dont win a anything yet again

Good players don't take too long to adapt, it's just players who aren't that good tend to take a long time.

Moreover French players tend to make a smooth transition.

Well it does help with the French players that we alrwady have and he's probably played along side the likes of Cliche and Traore so would possibly fit in quicker.

zimm, I really think that Nasri will need some time. Don't get your hopes too high up there.

You do realise who youre talking to dont you?

Don't blame them. It's no surprise to see Hleb linked with the top clubs in Europe. I just hope he turns them down.

Well on the Newsnew web-site there are a few links with Robinho maybe there could be a Hleb plus cash bid
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/277040287?-11203

My point was an adapting player will in all likelihood offer us more than Hleb anyway.

Hleb has been with us three season and has scored 6 goals and got about as many assists. That is simply not good enough for a wide player. Hleb is also 27 which means this is the peak of his career.

If there are clubs out there that are dazzled his skills then sell him now before they realise that he has no end product!

Doubt they'd be willing to give up Robinho, tbh.

I heard in the last game of the season or the championship celebration he was booed by the Madrid fans.

He wasnt

Really were you there what was it like? ;)

As I said read/heard it somewhere so looks like the source was wrong :doh:

Flog him to the highest bidder.

Or alternatively give Real Hleb and 10 million for Robinho..

Why would he leave a club thats won the domestic trophy for 7 years, and join Marseilles ? does not make sense whatsoever.

It's all bullsh*t guys, all of it, we're not signing anyone decent so put it out of your head.....concentrate on finding players noone's ever heard of and you'll be closer to the truth.

Oh how I miss the old days when we'd go after players of the elk of Pires and actually get them...

:hug: Zimm.

:unsure: Pires?



wouldn't want to go up against for a 50-50 header against him!




(psst, zimm ... it's "ilk" :good:)

Sorry misspelling (I know it's ilk) :lol:

Although I think we could use him for a bit of a physical presence.

fair enough ... you're next challenge is to make some kind of sense of what I wrote above ....

:lol: it's so easily done on here, the excitement of replying to a post only leads to ignoring the art of proof reading!

I often go backwards and forwards editing my posts rather than checking them in the 1st place :doh:

Wasn't the Pires signing long and protracted too, as Real were interested too?

Yes it was, but the point is he chose us and we signed him.

Nowadays if big clubs are interested we can more than likely shut the door on the possibility of a deal.

Well, Sagna seemed to take ages to sign, at one point their president said there was only a 40% chance he'd leave, but eventually he came. Same could happen here.

Yeah but with Sagna no other big club was interested....let's face it if teams like Real, Barca, Man U, Chelsea, Milan, Juve are interested he won't be signing for us.

I don't think we have the same pull we had a few years back, lack of trophies, lack of signings and the loss of big players, together with our unwillingness to pay decent wages will put a lot of players off.

Pessimist! :sulk:

Our recent 'big' signings: Rosicky, Hleb, Eduardo, Baptista (flopped though), Reyes, Gallas...

All had big reputations and had done something of note before we bought them.

Rosicky - no other big club was after him, I can honestly say I knew nothing about him, he may have had a big reputation but I didn't know him

Hleb - no other big club was after him, I would hardly say he had a big reputation, sure he did OK it the Bundesligue but he was unproven

Eduardo - no other big club was after him, also playing in Croatia I wouldn't say you could put him in the big reputation category

Baptista - no other big club was after him, the 1st time Real were and got him, we signed him after he'd flopped

Reyes - We way overpaid Sevilla took us to the cleaners and again no one else bid for him, granted he had a big reputation.

Gallas - wanted out from Chelsea so it suited everyone as the Chavs wanted Cole

No other club wanting him doesn't make it low profile signing though does it? Not every player signing is a lottery of the billionaires. The players themselves had proven their quality in other leagues and so can be seen as 'big'. Just because they're not well heard of in England doesn't mean it isn't big...

For me that's not a big signing. A big signing is one when you're familiar with the player and his qualities, other big clubs showing interest further reinforces this.

Signing players noone wants with no real proven pedigree isn't a big signing in my eyes. Bergkamp was a big signing because he had proven himself at the top level, likewise Overmars and Campbell. Pires too was because Real were after him and he had proven to be a top quality player with enormous potential.

Players like Hleb were completely unproven and unknown. When you're really excited about a signing you know it's a big signing...it's been a long time since I have been.