What would appease you for letting Cesc leave the club?

[frankbutcher]

If, as some of us suspect, Cesc leaves this Summer, what would satisfy you to replace him? I think we should get 45-50m min for him. I think the following additions would leave us as a better, balanced team, than we were with Cesc.

Buffon (10m)
Cahill (10m)
Jagielka (10m)
Yaya Toure (15m)
Chamakh (free)

[USMartin]

Thing is if that were to happen, there is NO reason at all just to spoend the 50 million alone. Given that we have a transfer kitty of as much as 50 million already in place why not

Buffon (18 million - you can't believe 10 million will get him can you?)
Kompany 12 Million (can play in Central Defence and Central Midfield) or
Rodwell 15 Million (see Kompany)
Sissoko 25 million (Box-to-Box holding midfielder the next Vieira or Essien depending on your tactics)
Chamakh free (enough already said)

The real problem may be who can you get after selling Cesc - if he leaves because he doesn't believe we're moving forward who else would believe it?

[TeeCee]

If he goes, you can almost guarantee we will still spend the same amount we are likely to anyway!

However, if we could get >£40m then IF we spent all of it where we need it......Quality keeper, quality CB, maybe Arteta to replace Fab then I would be able to cope with it.
Mind you, I renewed my ST 10 mins ago online so I'm stuck with whoever we get now!

[GunnerDude]

Nothing! would rather keep him considering the lack of creativity without him in the side.

[Natural Born Gooner]

A new manager, as he is the one who would have failed to build a team around Fabregas capable of winning things!!

[jamjc64]

Nothing............... we need to add to the few world class players we have, not sell them

[frankbutcher]

Nothing............... we need to add to the few world class players we have, not sell them

I completely agree, but I think he will be off at some point this Summer. His patience has run out.

[USMartin]

A new manager, as he is the one who would have failed to build a team around Fabregas capable of winning things!!

Think the Fiszman one is bang-on not so sure about the Wenger one though...

BTW I don't think anyone will be appeased if Cesc leaves - but we can make it work to our advantage - whether we are willing to if that happens is far less certain...

[brazilianGOONER]

If, as some of us suspect, Cesc leaves this Summer, what would satisfy you to replace him?

if you left this forum too, i'd let cesc go.

[cusamano]

If, as some of us suspect, Cesc leaves this Summer, what would satisfy you to replace him?

Nothing.
Maybe in a switch-trade with Messi + Pique + Sergi Busquets + Bojan + 20m

[green gooner]

A team capable of getting past the Q/F stage of every competition it enters. Cesc and this team have brought us nothing, time to tear up this team blueprint and start again I'd say.

[Rob]

He won't go this summer. But he will depart in the next one if we belly flop again.

And if he does, so will the last vestiges of Wenger's credibility. He won't be able to claim anything other than humiliating defeat if that happens. So his future and Cesc's are inextricably linked.

That's why this window, is a 'do' or a 'die'.

[GunnerDude]

Buffon 10mill

[Rob]

Buffon 10mill

Isn't there some rule that means that players approaching 30 have their transfer value reflected a a multiple of their salary ?

If so, that may well be dearer than the real fee.

The wages and the signing on fee would be another thing though.

[frankbutcher]

If, as some of us suspect, Cesc leaves this Summer, what would satisfy you to replace him?

if you left this forum too, i'd let cesc go.

Sorry, who are you? Not sure I can remember anything note-worthy you've ever written. Enlighten me...