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NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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The Arsenal have signed 20 year old 6'4 centre back Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina.

I've heard of neither the player nor the club, so it checks out.

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NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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blue footed boobie posted:

Sanchez leaving is imminent, apparently. Where he’s going is not really clear? United, I guess. I would have preferred City.

I’m just happy that he’s being shipped out and Arsenal are apparently starting to rebuild.

In for Aubameyang for 60 mill once Sanchez is done apparently, if anyone at all is willing to believe a word the tabloids say.

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Walcott and Coquelin, the problem isn't them being sold, the problem is they weren't sold 4 years ago when it was obvious neither was ever going to be good enough.

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Maybe Aubameyang really did put in a transfer request

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Now the whole thing hangs on the approval of Mkhitaryan's manager Mino Raiola approving his move to Arsenal. It would be amazing if Sanchez to United fell through because of another player's manager, and he had to go back to City and pretend the last fortnight never happened.

https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/954353693779951616

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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oliwan posted:

So how many millions did united pay to maybe finish in second place?

£130.3m

£450k a week for four and a half years, plus a £10m sign on bonus, and £15mill for his manager

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Ninpo posted:

An actual link or quote to numbers saying he's on more than Pogba and Zlatan would be cool and good. He's not on half a million a week the papers are full of it.

Enough googling now he's signed will tell you his actual wage, since United are publicly traded.

MANCHESTER United have confirmed the arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in a monster transfer package that exceeds AU$250 million.
Sanchez has been handed the iconic No.7 jersey for one of world football’s biggest clubs, where he will now act as a lynchpin of Jose Mourinho’s attack, having earlier looked certain to sign for rivals Manchester City.

The incredible sums of Sanchez’s move have been confirmed, with the player set to earn £450,000-a-week before tax to make him United’s highest ever earner.

That equates to £105.3m ($183m) over the course of his four-and-a-half year deal.

Sanchez’s arrival also comes with a £10m sign-on fee, a £15m fee for his agent, Fernando Felicevich, and a £35m transfer fee. That takes the total value of Sanchez’s move to £165.3m ($287m), although the cost is off-set by Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s move from United to Arsenal in a £35m deal.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/footba...4937-1516698251

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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sebzilla posted:

Have they tried bidding £1 above his release clause?

He doesn't have a release clause apparently

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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T Bowl posted:

Yeah, it will be pathetic if Arsenal end up with the swap only after all this, and it will all come across as penny pinching bullshit once again. "we tried" is simply not acceptable at this point, pay up or gtfo.

Dortmund want Giroud in exchange on a loan deal, but Giroud refused to go.

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Vegetable posted:

The story im reading is Arsenal didn't want Giroud to go

The story I read is that Giroud's wife doesn't want to leave London for Dortmund

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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I'm hoping it's revenge for Demba Ba

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Sandwolf posted:

So is Lacazette worse than Giroud?

Yes. His hold up play isn't as good, he's no good at dealing with aerial crosses in either box on account of being a shortarse, and he's not fast enough to beat any of the quicker central defenders to make up for that. He's also failed to demonstrate any sort of lethal finishing ability, his last drought breaking goal was straight at the keeper and should have been saved.

NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 18:15 on Jan 30, 2018

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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big crush on Chad OMG posted:

I hope Giroud is confirmed and then Auba’s medical gets failed.

I hope Batshuayi and Aubameyang are confirmed, and then Arsenal pull a Demba Ba on Chelsea and not put the Giroud paperwork through.

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Sign on bonuses heading back to the 1970s

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/958659406224379904

Hopefully nothing else happens now

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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I meant I don't want us to turn around and sell Giroud now. Besides, none of the rest of those things are going to happen with a day left in a January window.

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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hadji murad posted:

Giroud has been pictured at Chelsea.

:sigh:

NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 13:19 on Jan 31, 2018

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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I'm ok with Elneny starting in front of a back three of Koscielny, Kolasinac, and someone else, at least unless we get someone better.

Aubameyang
Mkhitaryan Wilshere Ozil
Elneny
Monreal Kolasinac Koscielny <Maybe Holding?> Bellerin
New keeper

Is theoretically good enough to challenge for top 4 again

NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 13:59 on Jan 31, 2018

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Nasri is available after terminating his contract in Turkey, free to good home

sassassin posted:

Half of this lineup wouldn't get into the Swansea team.

No, but combine the half that would with the same half of the Liverpool side and you'd give Swansea a good run!

Lenin Riefenstahl posted:

But Elneny is a proven garbageman....

When the alternatives are Xhaka watching players run past him, and Ramsey permanently camping on the edge of the area looking to score, I'm ok with Elneny starting the rest of the season.

NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 14:32 on Jan 31, 2018

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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hadji murad posted:

Unless I missed the new manager part, no.

That's why I said :airquote:theoretically:airquote:

NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Why couldn't someone convince Conte to chase Nicklas Bendtner instead, he was available

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NTRabbit
Aug 15, 2012

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Arsenal missed a trick

Meet the first player to have been paid for in cryptocurrency. Omer Faruk Kıroglu was rewarded 0.0524 in Bitcoin (£384.12 at 18:00 GMT on Tuesday) and 2,500 Turkish lira (£467.30) to join Harunustaspor, who compete in the Sakarya First Division Group B.

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