Maddison

[ClaphamFox]

4 minutes ago, mozartfox said:

Ramsdale deal off -apparently per TalkSport jus now.  They cannot agree fee - usual crap with Arsenal.

They’re also struggling to sell Willock to Newcastle - which they need to do to raise funds - as Willock is apparently demanding more money than Newcastle are willing to pay him.

[Clever Fox]

45 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

They’re also struggling to sell Willock to Newcastle - which they need to do to raise funds - as Willock is apparently demanding more money than Newcastle are willing to pay him.

I thought that deal was done and dusted with Newcastle. Arsenal really are a mess.

[ClaphamFox]

7 minutes ago, Clever Fox said:

I thought that deal was done and dusted with Newcastle. Arsenal really are a mess.

Arsenal have indeed agreed a fee with Newcastle. It’s Willock himself who is holding out for more money.

[jayfox26]

1 hour ago, ClaphamFox said:

It even seems to have died down on Arsenal Mania. All their transfer chat is about Odegaard, Ramsdale and Abraham.

Imagine having a hard on for Maddison all summer and then making do with Ramsdale and Abraham. Typical Arsenal! 

[Clever Fox]

1 minute ago, ClaphamFox said:

Arsenal have indeed agreed a fee with Newcastle. It’s Willock himself who is holding out for more money.

So who pays the extra , Newcastle bigger salary or Arsenal a bigger severance package. My monies on Arsenal if they want rid of him. 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Thank God this thread has gone cold. Long may it continue.

I noticed everyone time the thread goes cold ProspectFox posts something that makes Arsenal fans react, I honestly think the Guy is an Arsenal supporter cos he know's alot about Arsenal club.

[ClaphamFox]

31 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

I noticed everyone time the thread goes cold ProspectFox posts something that makes Arsenal fans react, I honestly think the Guy is an Arsenal supporter cos he know's alot about Arsenal club.

Credit where it's due - ProspectFox is a dedicated and hard-working troll. He puts the hours in.

Edited 12 August 2021 by ClaphamFox

[Hack]

12 hours ago, OntarioFox said:

Arsenal aren't going to end up with a number 10 at all, are they?

They have one, Smith-Rowe.

[Hack]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Ramsdale deal off -apparently per TalkSport jus now.  They cannot agree fee - usual crap with Arsenal.

would they really pay 25-30mil for a backup Keeper.

[foxfan92]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Ramsdale deal off -apparently per TalkSport jus now.  They cannot agree fee - usual crap with Arsenal.

 

2 minutes ago, Hack said:

would they really pay 25-30mil for a backup Keeper.

I like Ward, and know we need to have a decent backup, but maybe we can flog him for 30 million to them and fund the right winger we're after?

[FoxinNotts]

11 minutes ago, foxfan92 said:

 

I like Ward, and know we need to have a decent backup, but maybe we can flog him for 30 million to them and fund the right winger we're after?

I think the idea of letting Ward go to generate funds went out the window when we let Iversen go back out on loan to Preston.

 

If we have to generate funds (if) then I can only see them coming from the sale of Benkovic (unlikely now given WF injury), Praet (hard to shift due to his high wages, but most likely to go imo), Choudhury (not likely to get more than £10m for him, tbh) and Ghezzal, who looks to be gone already. the biggest incentive for the club is not necessarily to generate funds for transfers net, but to balance the wage bill. Last count shown it was 115%. That needs to be reduced, rapidly.

Edited 12 August 2021 by FoxinNotts

[Attywolf]

15 minutes ago, foxfan92 said:

 

I like Ward, and know we need to have a decent backup, but maybe we can flog him for 30 million to them and fund the right winger we're after?

Then don't we find are self in the exact place arsenal are in with keepers 

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

Why would anyone choose Arsenal over Leicester City?

[Raw Dykes]

53 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

I think the idea of letting Ward go to generate funds went out the window when we let Iversen go back out on loan to Preston.

 

If we have to generate funds (if) then I can only see them coming from the sale of Benkovic (unlikely now given WF injury), Praet (hard to shift due to his high wages, but most likely to go imo), Choudhury (not likely to get more than £10m for him, tbh) and Ghezzal, who looks to be gone already. the biggest incentive for the club is not necessarily to generate funds for transfers net, but to balance the wage bill. Last count shown it was 115%. That needs to be reduced, rapidly.

I think it was 105%, and that's before we shifted all the deadwood last season. Also before the new shirt sponsorship deal. I don't think it will be that high right now.

[FoxesWalk]

2 minutes ago, DANGEROUS TIGER said:

Why would anyone choose Arsenal over Leicester City?

Location, and their club shop sells more trinkets than ours? That’s about all they’ve got left over us. For now at least. 

[Out Foxed]

he's looked great i just worry with his style of play i.e. drawing fouls that his body isn't up to the wear and tear over the course of the season.

[turlo]

Arsenal have missed out on several targets due to haggling over a few quid and their fans still think they will be able to agree a fee with Leicester, likely to be 70m+ cash upfront? Buendia was there original no 10 target and lost out to him to Villa as they wouldn't spend a few mill extra to get him.

[urban.spaceman]

 

 

[urban.spaceman]

The one time I don't actually believe Fabrizio.

[turlo]

8 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

The one time I don't actually believe Fabrizio.

It does seem strange unless Arsenal are playing the waiting game for Odegaards price to drop with a late bid. If there's any truth in the 50 mill + player bid for Maddison, then why wouldn't they just bid for Odegaard?

[Adster]

This Fab tweet has started a war between Arsenal twitter virgins stating who they believe more, Fab or AFCBell 

 

What a bunch of freaks. 

[turlo]

the Athletic have just put out a similar story. Sounds like they just got a briefing from the club so several to come out with the same story at once. 

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/gunnerblog/status/1425788438687715335?s=20

[sacreblueits442]

2 hours ago, Clever Fox said:

So who pays the extra , Newcastle bigger salary or Arsenal a bigger severance package. My monies on Arsenal if they want rid of him. 

...I  am not sure about this statement!!!

Willock wants a bigger salary, it will have nothing to do with Arsenal. The Loyalty bonus would be a calculated or agreed fee payable by Arsenal, even if they want to get the deal over the line, the issue will still be the wage.

  Should Willock be offered a five year contract at £40K per week and he was expecting to receive £60k per week, would that mean Arsenal paying the difference for five years to allow the deal to go through?

[jeffschlupp]

This will only happen if Arsenal don't get a centre-forward or Ødegaard and feel they have to make a late panic marquee buy to appease the supporters. At that stage it is probably going to cost them £70-80m.

 

I am reliably informed that the deals for Daka and Soumaré are extremely good deals for City in terms of the payment structure - the ~£40m we've paid in total for the two is spread out over some significant instalments, so the need to sell anyone for major money this summer is not there.

[Trumpet]

I’ve not read much into the whole Maddison to Arsenal thing, but why the f**k would anyone getting first team football and earning a decent packet at Leicester want to go to Arsenal?!