Yeah but I was just being devil's advocate here. Wenger is way to set in his ways to upset the apple cart. Even if he knows the cart needs fixing.
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Yeah but I was just being devil's advocate here. Wenger is way to set in his ways to upset the apple cart. Even if he knows the cart needs fixing.
That's just bollox, Wenger has consistently spent his budget on transfers and especially wages.
He's a solid player but he'd basically only be a part of the team, far from the most important player they'd have. If teams like Wolfsburg are getting that much money to pay their players (most likely from Volkswagen who are their sponsors as pointed out) then I fear the direction transfer market is heading in.
Maybe they're offering him a brand new Golf to sweeten the deal?
He expressed his desire to play for Arsenal the other day though.
Wenger is going senile. How much is he willing to pay Ratface?
United and Arsenal are having a competition between them to see who can have the most inept transfer window. Arsenal edging it so far. 3rd United bid for Fabregas might swing it back in our favour.
17m, 130k, would have been a pretty good deal for United, surely would have got plenty enough game time too.
That £40,000,001 bid that didn't even trigger any clause will still top our own comparative inadequacies.
It triggered the shitstorm, I assume we read the contract and knew exactly what it would do.
Well we are still being linked with Fellaini so we have room to create an even bigger shitstorm.
Source for that figures (especially the salary)?
Everything I read about that deal in the German media stated an annual salary of around 7 Mil €, which would be closer to 100k pounds a week. This are of course still massive wages for a player like Gustavo, but nothing out of the ordinary for Wolfsburg. They are overpaying their players, because the salary is their strongest and often times sole arguments for getting players. They actually have in total the 2nd highest wage bill in the Bundesliga. They are just underperforming badly for a couple of years due to pathetic management. They should have no excuse for not making it to the CL.
Does VW not pretty much pay for everything?
Yep, that was the summer "howler". With his tantrum that followed, you couldn't write that stuff. At least potato head has kept quiet.
Big wages for Gustavo. Would make more sense for us to stay clear of him if those figures are correct.
He was on £80K a week at Bayern - that's plenty.
I saw it on Honigstein's twitter. The information didn't come from him though, it was a retweet.
You don't think he suffers from chrometophobia? He has a slight dose of it.
Really? Pocketing £7M a year in wages would suggest a fairly comfortable relationship with money.
They made things awkward for a rival team and it cost them nothing. I don't know whether that was the intention but, if things stay as they are, I'm not seeing how this was a mistake, let alone a 'howler'.
Why are we not in for him.Seems to be a good player.
It was less money separating us and wenger that meant Alonso never signed for Arsenal.
He is parodically tight.
Probably not comfortable with playing 130k a week for a back up/squad player.
If we are struggling to give that to Nani I can't see us giving that to 1 of those dastardly midfield types.
Wha'? He'd be a nailed on starter.
You would think that I guess, but in my eyes its Carrick +1. No doubt between Cleverley, Anderson, Giggs he would have his period of bench games too.
I would have liked him but I can see why the club are maybe hastey.
Alonso went for £31M, way above what he was worth. Wenger is sensible, not like Dalgleish spending the club's money like a drunk in an off-licence.
Alonso was easily worth that money.
Sensible is nice. But sensible doesn't get you laid.
Nope. Too limited to play next to Carrick, and obviously not better than Carrick. He'd be a superb buy, but at the moment he doesn't really fit into the starting XI.
The idea that he's limited as a footballer is just wrong. He's do more there than any of our other midfielders.
He's a DM. There's no two ways about that.
Being silly has certainly got you fecked.
For 17mil. A defensive midfielder, good passing ability and in his prime, certainly worth looking at.
Not sure about his wage demands though
Not sure about his wage demands though
He will go to Wolfsburg, no doubt. They are willing to pay both the transfer fee and his salary wishes (and why should he accept less than what he has at the moment), Arsenal are able but not willing.
But the main driver for his decision should be a more or less guaranteed starting spot. Scolari has made it clear that he prefers players who *play*, and we have a WC in his home country coming up. A once in a lifetime chance, and we all know that for Brazilians, that is even more important than for anyone else.
Seing what an important role he has in the Selecao, i think he is a steal for that money. He has shown only about 80% of his potential at Bayern due to his infrequent playtime. Before Martinez fully arrived (around matchday 12), he was among the best at Bayern.
Not a flamboyant jersey-selling machine, but a true team player who had his best matches against strong opponents, like the half final against Madrid in 2012.
Edit: "Bild" reports: transfer to Wolfsburg complete.
https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/info/aktuelles/detailseite/artikel/neuzugang-3.html
Officially signs for Wolfsburg. According to Bild, 15m Euros fees.
Officially signs for Wolfsburg. According to Bild, 15m Euros fees.
Sorry for gif but 
'I have considered everything. I knew about everything. My heart decided on Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg have always been after me. They wanted me from the very beginning. That is the reason, I am here. It is a good project here'.
Not the wallet that's £40K a week better off?
Not the wallet that's £40K a week better off?
Nope, the reports of €8m/year salary and €22m fee were rubbished. He just chose to stay in Germany over your lot
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