I don't think anyone's trying to claim that gazumping our transfer targets is an unsuccesful strategy.
Nasri To City - Done Deal!
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Will be an interesting scenario if Wenger becomes stubborn and decides to play Nasri in against Udinese. I wonder if Nasri would refuse to play, knowing he'd lose out on huge wages at City if he plays.
That Citeh team is going to be absolutely fecking ridiculous IF...
a) they gel
b) Mancini allows them to play which he seems to be doing so far.
a) they gel
b) Mancini allows them to play which he seems to be doing so far.
I imagine his agent is in Wengers ear constantly about that. I can't imagine Nasri will forgo his payday to play the game!
How would you classify them as "our" targets. I'm sure Chelsea and City's people are atleast smart enough to know that players like Nasri, Mata etc. are talented players. Doesn't take much to figure that out.
He didn't against us, nor against the other big sides in the last season. They will also have to juggle the champion's league commitments too which will stretch their squad.
Seems more likely they're just good players who've been scouted by good scouts. How do you feel about the idea that we've only signed Young and Jones to stop Liverpool from getting them?
Seems to me Wenger is trying to convince his board to let Nasri see out his contract, I mean, how much is CL qualification worth to them? Not just this season in the qualifier but next season too?
Normally I'd say £25m for a player in the last year of his contract is more than too good to refuse, it's a no brainer, but considering Arsenal's situation I think letting him go will do them more damage than good.
Keep Nasri, buy Jagielka, get someone else in too (M'Villa?) and well, they are looking like a fecking good team again.
Normally I'd say £25m for a player in the last year of his contract is more than too good to refuse, it's a no brainer, but considering Arsenal's situation I think letting him go will do them more damage than good.
Keep Nasri, buy Jagielka, get someone else in too (M'Villa?) and well, they are looking like a fecking good team again.
According to Canal + it's a done deal.
His performance vs Liverpool
Samir Nasri misses Arsenal's Udinese tie after Arsène Wenger climbdown | Football | The Guardian
Didn't travel to Italy. That's that then. He's off.
Didn't travel to Italy. That's that then. He's off.
Ah bollocks 
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Still had little hope the deal would fall through, but there you go.
.Still had little hope the deal would fall through, but there you go.
Wenger has implied we're still interested
Manchester United rivaling Manchester City for Nasri admits Arsenal boss Wenger > Manchester United > Sport | Click Manchester
Manchester United rivaling Manchester City for Nasri admits Arsenal boss Wenger > Manchester United > Sport | Click Manchester
He'll go to City, can't see us getting him.
That guy writes like English isn't his first language.
FFP? Doesn't apply to us, Platini
Only just realised that if he played against Udinese and Arsenal lost, he wouldn't be cup-tied. Only if he plays and Arsenal win. What a head-feck. No wonder Wenger decided to leave him out.
Can they not just forge his signature on a new 4 year contract?
So, the FFP eh, working well.
Oh, I didn't know that either. That's clever. Can you imagine if he had played and they lost and was then cup tied. They wouldn't be able to sell him and he would leave on a free after the 9 months.
I think that came out over the weekend but I suspect it was more a way to try squeeze an extra few quid if he could. I don't think we'd have kept our intentions this quiet if we were genuinely after him.
Is it really such a pointless rule because it certainly isn't deterring teams from spending insane amounts every transfer window?
He is training today.
No official confirmation that he is staying behind.. only in the papers so far
No, that's not true.
18.07 As a rule, a player may not play in a UEFA club competition (i.e. UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, but not UEFA Super Cup) for more than one club in the course of the same season. Exceptionally, however, a player who has been fielded in the first, second or third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League is entitled to play in the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League for another club as from the group stage, provided that his former club did not qualify for the group stage of either the UEFA Champions League or the UEFA Europa League.
What you have to realise is that it's not the third qualifying round, it is the playoffs. If he's on the pitch for even a minute in a Champions League playoff game, that's it, he's cup-tied for the rest of the CL campaign (obviously, only if he leaves Arsenal afterwards).
BBC say he will be on the plane.Looking like a stalemate on contract talks.
Are we really going to have snide FFP comments everytime city sign a player?
It's going to be two years before any action is to be taken. We've barely even started the monitoring period.
Let's just wait and see before deciding the FFP aren't worth a damn.
It's going to be two years before any action is to be taken. We've barely even started the monitoring period.
Let's just wait and see before deciding the FFP aren't worth a damn.
Nasri arrives, City agree to pay whatever needs to be paid and he doesn't play. Arsenal probably don't intend to play him, the threat will be enough.
I suppose it's to be expected in circumstances where City's owners have gotten their mates to chuck them £400m to help balance things out.
BBC London report that unsettled midfielder Samir Nasri will travel to Udinese for Wednesday's second leg of the Champions League play-off but Jack Wilshere will not as he is not fully fit.
Would put the final nail in the coffin of any move - but would leave him free to negotiate huge wages and a massive signing on fee next summer.
BBC.co.uk says he's travelling.
Do it Wenger, cup tie him. Show some balls.
Do it Wenger, cup tie him. Show some balls.
It's a bit like snidely remarking that the justice system is corrupt because someone hasn't been sentenced as soon as the trial begins.
UEFA have already said they will scrutinize deals such as city's naming deal. Can't do much more at the moment.
Sold to City.
Deal done. 24 mil according to Matt Law of Express.
Going.....Going.....Gone
Ain't that a bitch.
I thought he was going to Italy to be tied around a cup.
feck me, reports are so dodgy these days.
I thought he was going to Italy to be tied around a cup.
feck me, reports are so dodgy these days.
feck sake
That's that, then.
City get stronger, Arsenal get weaker. If Wenger doesn't bring players in with that money then Arse fans will be in uproar.
City get stronger, Arsenal get weaker. If Wenger doesn't bring players in with that money then Arse fans will be in uproar.
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