He'll be a good addition if he comes - Arteta has done well but his lack of pace is now becoming critical.
Luiz Gustavo
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He'd be a brilliant addition for Arsenal, don't understand people saying he's not right for them.
He might be limited but so was Gilberto Silva yet he was absolutely brilliant for them. They've generally done well with Brazilian midfielders, Edu was another one that went through a brilliant spell at Arsenal only to waste his potential at Valencia in search for bigger wages I think. Denilson didn't work out but even he looked like he had some potential at one point.
He would be an excellent player for us... comparable to Carrick who at 32 may need a break at some point during the season.
Don't want to see Rooney again used as make shift midfielder due to our lack of decent CM's.
Don't want to see Rooney again used as make shift midfielder due to our lack of decent CM's.
Napoli trolling Wenger. 
Fair enough. But if we do play someone like Gustavo in the middle on a regular basis, I would expect more output from our front 4.
I think the reason why Valencia, Young got more games than Nani, for example, was always to compensate for the fact we had less defensive solidarity in CM and hence Fergie liked to compensate by having more workrate on the wings. Now, if we play someone like Gustavo regularly, I'd love to see a more 'attacking' front four including Nani, Zaha, Kagawa, RvP on a more regular basis.
Yeah, he would be a great option for the squad no doubt, but he would definitely expect to be a regular XI player for a club he transfers to. I'm not actually against the signing, or particularly 'for' the signing. I think it'd be better than signing no one obviously, and can't really comment on whether I'd prefer him or Fellaini.
Napoli doing to Arsenal what Chelsea did to us when Roman first took over.
He can play at CB too, hmmm 
Pretty sure that would be a stupid decision by him, if he wants to start in midfield at the world cup.He can play at CB too, hmmm
Yeah I also doubt Barca would be a good idea for him. He would be in the same boat as he is with Bayern now. On top of that don't you guys have to integrate Song first before you can think about bringing in another defensive midfielder for your central defense?
Song is terrible at CB despite coming in advertised as being able to platoon there. Gustavo, on the other hand, is better at CB. Still, I do think it's an unlikely scenario
So, given some of the dismissive comments in this thread about his ability, he would appear to have an impressive group of clubs chasing him.
Because, lo and behold, he's actually a good player.
Die Welt claim that Wolfsburg have beaten Arsenal to the signature of Bayern Munich midfielder Luiz Gustavo.
by GRAEME BAILEY 7:30 PMThat's clearly bollocks.
Inter aren't in CL. He wouldn't start at Barca. Arsenal seems logical...
Inter aren't in CL. He wouldn't start at Barca. Arsenal seems logical...
I'm find it hard to believe that Wolfsburg can outbid Arsenal for a player, tbh.
Bayern asked for 17m pounds, Wenger was only willing to pay 14m pounds according to Kicker.
It's going to be pretty funny if he joins Wolfsburg and we find out that this rumour is true.
VW are financing Wolfsburg, they have shedloads of money.
Looking like he's going to Wolfsburg then.
Everyone ok?
Everyone ok?
Caf goes into meltdown.
Rather surprised how this one ended.
Maybe he just wanted to stay in Germany
Maybe he just wanted to stay in Germany
At least we're not shit at signing players alone this summer.
Apparently the driver was a guaranteed starting spot so he can hang on to his Brazil slot for the world cup.
Forget us, it's actually ridiculous that Wenger has allowed Gustavo to go elsewhere, being stingy over a couple million, when the player expressed his desire to go there just days ago.
Us not even looking in his direction is annoying but we'll cope.
Us not even looking in his direction is annoying but we'll cope.
He'd be a guaranteed starter at Arsenal too, you need a defensively minded midfielder.
Apparently the fee is €22m and Gustavo will earn £131k a week
That's a bit surprising tbh I thought he would go to Arsenal but maybe he saw a better chance to be a definite starter for Wolfsburg compared to Arsenal.
If the part about his wages is true then the world has gone mental.
True. But can you honestly see Wenger dropping Arteta for him? Other than Arteta there's no other player he'd replace in the starting lineup.
That isn't too shabby. And a guaranteed starting spot. To him the most important thing right now is probably to make sure he plays for Brazil next summer: Wolfsburg may not be a glamorous club, but it's no backwater either - the Bundesliga's status is high at the moment. All in all, it makes plenty of sense for him to go there.
My initial reaction is to laugh at Arsenal but then I think it might be depressingly representative that a player would rather go to a club like Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga over Arsenal in the PL. Then again, maybe they are just paying him a shit load of cash. I don't believe that Arsene drew the line at 14m when they wanted £17m, not even he is that fecking tight with cash. £17m is a cracking price for someone like Gustavo and regardless of the reasons, Arsenal fans will go nuts if this is true.
I don't believe that in the slightest. It's a long ass season and there are more than enough games through rotation for him to get a decent run. This has been the craziest transfer window where you all are concerned; two days till the season starts and not one quality improvement in the squad?
PS...Thanks for offloading Gervinho onto us...much appreciated.
You could easily play with Cazorla from the left and Walcott on the right, Arteta would probably lose out like you said and it's never a guarantee that Wilshere will play every game. I think he'd start in the vast majority of Arsenal's matches and would be a huge addition to the squad in terms of strength in depth.
It's the £130k that'd be a stumbling block in any negotiations if the figure is true, no way Wenger would be making him the top earner. It goes to show that not every player out there dreams about the magnificent Premier League though.
You have no idea.
This is a man who was asked "If I give you 150 million to spend, what would you do"
Wenger's answer : "Give it back"
You're probably right, those are massive wages for an, albeit talented, water carrier. No way is he worthy of earning more than the likes of Cazorla and Wilshere.
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