He earns his living writing for the NOTW so I'm going to go with a firm 'No' as the answer to that one.
Nasri To City - Done Deal!
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He earns his living writing for the NOTW so I'm going to go with a firm 'No' as the answer to that one.
Well who really knows - but it seems to be around 90K since he was moaning how much tax he pays. It's complicated by signing on fees, agent's commission, image rights, bonuses, tax avoidance and all kinds of other shit but we're trying to look at headline figures
Writes for the Sun - work it out bro!
actually they play pretty good wages accross the board its the extra large wages some players now earn that they will not compete with. Chelsea started the trend in this country and now Man city have followed. United have realised that to keep the really big names like a Rooney they have had to match them.
He's also as thick as two short planks.
The average weekly wages in 2009-10 were as follows:
Barca - £93k,
Madrid - £86k,
Chelsea - £71k,
city - £69k,
United - £60k,
Liverpool - £58k,
Arsenal - £56k.
So it's not as if Arsenal are a million miles below their competitors. The problem is their wage structure is upside-down - their youngest players are on the highest salaries, in order to keep them at the club. The problem with this is inevitably the senior players will become disgruntled, I predicted a few months back that this, coupled with a lack of success, could mean an exodus.
The saving grace for Arsenal could be the FFP, they're in excellent financial health as far as I can tell.
Barca - £93k,
Madrid - £86k,
Chelsea - £71k,
city - £69k,
United - £60k,
Liverpool - £58k,
Arsenal - £56k.
So it's not as if Arsenal are a million miles below their competitors. The problem is their wage structure is upside-down - their youngest players are on the highest salaries, in order to keep them at the club. The problem with this is inevitably the senior players will become disgruntled, I predicted a few months back that this, coupled with a lack of success, could mean an exodus.
The saving grace for Arsenal could be the FFP, they're in excellent financial health as far as I can tell.
Compared to us they aren't but we attract top players because we are a successful club. Compared to City and Chelsea there are miles behind, £15k on average per player is a huge difference. Madrid and Barcelona are different because they have shorter squads (especially Barca) so it brings the average result down as they don't really have fringe players.
You might be right. I'm thinking of what the club pays the players. I never think about the taxes in these matters. It varies so much between countries that you can never discuss these matters in detail because you never have the right perspectives.
I think he's doing a Rooney. Playing the hardest kind of ball and being a dick to get more money but would rather like to stay.
I also don't believe anything that the media says in this matter. Nasri has always come off as an honest guy and he did state very early in this summer that if there is something to report that's set in stone he will comment on it himself.
The sad thing about this is that City can potentially steal players from a Club as prestigious as Arsenal. To a lesser extent Chelsea too.
In this way Arsenal do have my sympathy, even though they are one of the good old enemies of ours, you have to respect them as a football club.
Same cannot be said of City. A fecking moron factory with money.
In this way Arsenal do have my sympathy, even though they are one of the good old enemies of ours, you have to respect them as a football club.
Same cannot be said of City. A fecking moron factory with money.
That's what I thought at first but I've got a horrible feeling the $$$ signs are spinning. As I said above he could probably make about an extra £50/60K a week elsewhere.
Arsenal v Anyone else is the big four bar us to win any competition and im firmly an arsenal fan for the day
I'm not so sure money is the biggest factor.
The ten year plan? What plan is that then....to be consistently shit for 9 years, bottle it every time you can smell some silverware....to loose cup finals to teams who later the same season are relegated, to have the few decent players you have all wishing they were somewhere else, and then in season 10 when no one takes you seriously anymore to come from nowhere and start winning things?
And a lot more trophies
TalkShite claiming United to 'show their hand' regarding Samir Nasri soon.
If we post enough, he will come! We need to hit 100 pages before we get any sort of news...
Talkshite talk shite
You'll just have to curb your excitement and wait and see won't you?
The ten year plan? What plan is that then....
The only thing we will see is Wenger sinking slowly into insanity as Le Arse consistently fail to win everything and the few quality players they have desert the club. In the end Wenger will be approaching children in the park and as he is led away in cuffs screaming about "the kids are the future and they are FREE!!!!"
Now L'Equipe are claiming United are in pole position for Nasri. Shit just got real?
I have no idea what to believe.
So many different medias have reported our interest - surely they can't all be bullshitting...
So many different medias have reported our interest - surely they can't all be bullshitting...
Alot seem to be "singing off the same hymn sheet" now. Hard for me to believe it though.
They can be. According to the media, Sneijder has been our #1 target for a couple of seasons now. Whereas I dont think thats even remotely true.
L'Equipe are just reporting on the stories from the UK papers who are just reporting on rumours from Twitter
Its like a muppety snake eating its own tail
Wenger wants Nasri stay | Manchester United News, Fixtures, Results, Transfers | Sky Sports
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to keep hold of Samir Nasri as rumours continue over the France international's future.
The 24-year old midfielder netted 15 goals for the Gunners last season and has attracted interest from all over the world - as well as from Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City.
French publication L'Equipe has claimed Nasri has rejected Arsenal's offer of a new contract as he looks to push through a move away from the Emirates.
But Wenger said of his compatriot: "We will do everything to keep Nasri at the club. My wish is that he stays here.
"If he looks back he can see that he's come quite a long way with us, and I think there is still a bit to do. It's the club that makes the player's career."
On the potential departures of Cesc Fabregas and Gael Clichy, Wenger added: "Obviously we want them to stay. They are part of Arsenal and big players for the club so we want them to stay, but we will see."
Real Madrid have reportedly joined arch rivals Barcelona in bidding for Fabregas' services, while it understood Clichy's purported switch to Manchester City is well on course.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to keep hold of Samir Nasri as rumours continue over the France international's future.
The 24-year old midfielder netted 15 goals for the Gunners last season and has attracted interest from all over the world - as well as from Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City.
French publication L'Equipe has claimed Nasri has rejected Arsenal's offer of a new contract as he looks to push through a move away from the Emirates.
But Wenger said of his compatriot: "We will do everything to keep Nasri at the club. My wish is that he stays here.
"If he looks back he can see that he's come quite a long way with us, and I think there is still a bit to do. It's the club that makes the player's career."
On the potential departures of Cesc Fabregas and Gael Clichy, Wenger added: "Obviously we want them to stay. They are part of Arsenal and big players for the club so we want them to stay, but we will see."
Real Madrid have reportedly joined arch rivals Barcelona in bidding for Fabregas' services, while it understood Clichy's purported switch to Manchester City is well on course.
Oooold quotes that.
I do think there's truth in this. The most convincing thing so far is that we get linked with him a lot and other clubs are distancing themselves from it - as if they know that he is keen to go elsewhere. City would be all over Nasri otherwise, I would have thought.
That's a terrible argument GayWalker.
I'm glad they aren't being vague....
The tone of Wenger's quotes have dampened somewhat. He doesn't sound very upbeat keeping any of the three players
I feel a little sorry for Wenger for some reason...
I also want Nasri, so feck that.
I also want Nasri, so feck that.
if they lose these three, the sharks will be swimming for RvP next.
RvP is a cracking player but you can probably on count on him for 25 games a season, so it's hard to know whether clubs would make the sorts of offers that might tempt Arsenal.
I would have him at United though simply for the fact that unlike Arsenal we wouldn't need him for every match but he is amazing when fit.
Having said that I would be shocked if we did make a move.
Is Van Persie really that much better than Berba?
Yes, a lot.
Would have to agree, I also think he would suit our style of play much more which has always been Berbatovs biggest problem in his 3 seasons here as his talent has never really been questioned.
RvP is a world beater on his day and would thrive at Utd.
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