The Summer 2014 TRANSFER THREAD

[augie]

finishing 4th next year really will be an achievement....


based on previous years, any plans we do have will be scuppered by a long injury to at least two players - this year it will probably be kos or per, Giroud, and Ox again.

i dread to think that walcott will be injured for a 3rd year...

Would probably be wengers greatest ever achievement

[mcdowell42]

Bacary Sagna is definitely heading to Man City in the summer as backup to Zabaleta according to the Times.
11:19pm - 15 May 14

[1989]

Spend the rest of his career playing second fiddle to Zabaleta all for a bit more money? What a waste. Still good luck to him. Those bills need paying...

[Supagoon]

Spend the rest of his career playing second fiddle to Zabaleta all for a bit more money? What a waste. Still good luck to him. Those bills need paying...

yep.

I like Sagna I always have, but he could still be 1st choice at many clubs, why be backup @ City. Maybe he misses Clichy?

[clockender1]

Spend the rest of his career playing second fiddle to Zabaleta all for a bit more money? What a waste.

or its a fair market assessment of his ability and value to a top of the heap club.

i liked him but he couldn't cross - which means he's not considered a starter by PSG, Monaco or god forbid Liverpool, either.

Had our bac been the real deal those three and/or barca would have picked him up on his free.

the top clubs all use stats to pick players now, i'd bet bacs completed crosses were pretty low...

[gp543]

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/tra ... ester-city

Lots of fresh rumours of Sagna going to City. We really shouldn't have lost him, but to have another good player go to City is just a joke.

Not sure I understand this one. Lose-lose for Sagna.

Sagna shouldn't replace Zabaleta but if he does, the city fans will hate him for it. If he doesn't, he'll sit on the bench for 80% of their matches when he could have started for us.

[clockender1]

bac vs calum chambers :

http://eplindex.com/52988/calum-chamber ... inion.html

chambers :

87 crosses in 21 games - accuracy 21%

bac :

115 crosses in 37 games - accuracy 15%

thats one successful cross in 2.5 games for bac....

[SteveO 35]

Anderlecht's Senegalese defender Cheikhou Kouyate, 24, is still interesting Arsenal, who made an enquiry in the January transfer window.

Full story: Daily Star


ONE ARSENE WENGER.......THERE'S ONLY ONE ARSENE WENGER

[lordbendtner26]

I think Muller could be a good CF for us if we could lure him from Bayern?

[defleppardisking]

Cheikhou who??????

[augie]

Sagna will go to citeeh to play centre back and not be a back up right back - surprised at others thinking differently

[officepest]

Sagna will go to citeeh to play centre back and not be a back up right back - surprised at others thinking differently

It wouldn't surprise me if they field him left too. Replace Clichy, back up Kolarov. Basically a versatile back up for their back four.

[Jonny_Gooner]

Sagna will go to citeeh to play centre back and not be a back up right back - surprised at others thinking differently

That's a very real possibility, and I think he'll be brilliant for them in that position, unfortunately. If, however, he is simply to be back up to Zabaleta, then that's just insane. Yes he'll be paid a lot more... but still. We really should have tried harder to keep him.

[afcforever]

Lescott and Richards

[topgoon]

Sagna will go to citeeh to play centre back and not be a back up right back - surprised at others thinking differently

That's a very real possibility, and I think he'll be brilliant for them in that position, unfortunately. If, however, he is simply to be back up to Zabaleta, then that's just insane. Yes he'll be paid a lot more... but still. We really should have tried harder to keep him.

Apparently we did but Shitty are offering £100k a week for a FB in his 30s, now that's insane