Transfer stuff

Halloo halloo,

Another day in the neighborhood as we offload another center back and look set to sign our 50th forward. It's very Wenger to do something like this after he's spoken about our depth up front. Senderos has all but signed for Everton and we look in for Kalou and out on the Chamack deal. We've offered 6m for each player apparently, definitely for Chamack, Kalou might just be rumors. Bordeaux value Chamack at 18m euros, which is outrageous for a player who scores a goal for every 4 games and can go on a Bosman in a years time. Wenger won't budge on his 6m offer and it seems we're out of the chase. Wenger is quoted as saying:

"My offer seems fair to me, taking the market into account. Chamakh would be good, but there are other options should we wish to pursue them."

He also said:

"In five months, if he doesn't prolong his contract, Chamakh will be free to talk to any club and Bordeaux won't get anything.

"In the current context, to me, it is over. Let's say that at the moment it is terminated."

Bordeaux chairman Jean Louis Triaud said of the matter:

"I will admit that the fee I quoted is excessive, but Arsenal's offer is still a long way short.”

It seems like Bordeaux are playing games that Wenger isn’t interested in and it’s all a bit unfortunate for Chamack who is very upset by the whole thing. I won’t quote him because we have enough quotes but he’s saying he won’t sign a new contract for Bordeaux, that if he looses out on a move to Arsenal then Bordeaux will loose out when he leaves for free next summer.

Our other option in that position is Kalou, who I do admit to liking. Arseblog seems to have no time for him making a stupid list of terrible things he would do to Kalou, which I suppose is all well and good but I don’t see how he would be bad for the team, only that it would stifle Wilshere’s immediate progress with the first team and probably Vela’s too.

Kalou can play all across the front three and can finish well. He’s pretty good in the air and he’s not a small boy so he’d add some physicality, which would be nice, although we need it in midfield more than anywhere else.

Chelsea say we’re 2m short of their asking price but it’s said that Wenger is willing to meet that. Now, like I said, I do like Kalou and I think he’d be more than useful, but at what cost? Wilshere will likely fade out of the first team frame, as he did last season, although he’ll get more games I’m sure. Vela will be one more down the pecking order and will seem all the more surplus as we have so many skillful little left footers. And we won’t have another center mid or center back.

Letting Senderos go not only leaves us with bulbus head fish face as our fourth choice, I know I’ve spoken of his value and wanting him to stay, but that wasn’t taking into account that Toure and Senderos would be leaving. I like Silvestre because he can teach all the younglings a thing or two about a run in and all that, but I never wanted him to play regularly. Senderos’ move will also allow Everton to move Jolean Lescott on to Man City, making another rival stronger. I suppose Wenger would take the stance that we have no time to worry about what other clubs are doing, only what we’re up to, and I suppose that’s fair, it’s just that fuck, I like Senderos and I quite like Lescott and would really hate to see them both move.

With no other moves in looking likely it seems that the only other signing we may make this summer is Soloman Kalou. I haven’t heard much more about Matuidi or whatever his name is and so I doubt that’ll be happening.

In other news 4thegame.com is linking AC Milan with a 35m Euro move for Fabregas, which apparently Wenger has agreed to by promising them Cesc as Andrea Pirlo looks to move to Chelsea. Fuck Off, like Wenger would ever do such a thing.

Not much else, I know I promised another rival analysis but I’ll have to postpone it until tomorrow.

Highbury86