I did think Arsenal jumped the gun with that weird press release about Laurent K going on strike. Seemed a little defensive for something that should have been dealt with in-house like it would have under Arsene.
Anyway, the counter-attack is underway and I was told that there’s more to the story than Laurent bombing preseason because he’s a brat.
Apparently, when he signed his last deal with Arsenal, there was a final year clause that changed things up. Now, don’t hold me to contract details, but the gist was he was paid more than is reported up front, and now he’s in the final year, his salary has dropped to Jenks levels and it’s heavily performance related. I think this is a Huss evolution of doing deals.
He’s going to be 34 in September. He knows he won’t be played much. Holding will come back into the mix, Mustafi and Sokratis are ahead of him, Mavrapanos might come good and even if they’re all out, he’s massively injury prone these days. He thought there was a gentleman’s agreement that he could leave. He has a 3 year deal on the table to head to the south of France. He feels betrayed and is going to gun to get what he wants.
I don’t know why anyone believes in gentleman’s agreements or holds people to account for things they say in the corridor. I don’t know why he signed a deal that moved to performance related in his last year. I don’t know what’s going to happen. But… you can kind of understand why he’s gunning hard to exit here. He’s looking to max out retirement and he’s insecure about his body being able to last another year in the Premier League. He’s also been with us for 9 years and I’d imagine under Wenger, he’d be leaving the club without a fuss.
Again, I’m not sure why we’d hold onto him. He’s not really a big voice at Arsenal, he’s never been a leader and we shouldn’t be depending on someone with his injury record at his age. This isn’t us keeping John Terry behind. However, I guess Arsenal are looking at his as value for money if he’s on £45k a week.
It’s also an interesting contract evolution. Pay players more in the upfront, then make sure the final year isn’t pleasant. You either resign to get more money, or you give 100% focus and don’t mail it in so you make up the lost revenue. Clever on paper for sure.
I do worry about the culture at Arsenal and what all of this says about us.
We’re trying to move the club into a space where kids can learn their trade and grow into elite performers.
What are they learning at Arsenal? Who is guiding them?
You have 3-5 players who are here because they love their contracts.
Our captain is on strike.
The next in line for the armband is Xhaka, a player everyone knows isn’t good enough.
The biggest player at the club hates the manager, doesn’t turn up for big away days and is very publicly digging his heels in to stay.
Is any of this inspiring for young people? Does any of this look like good education? Are we creating the right environment to grow the best athletes?
In a game of paper-thin margins, these things matter.
Never mind that we’re a total shit show right now, the bigger concern for at the minute is how rotten our culture is and much hard work and future planning needs to be implemented to course correct us to a Champions League final in 5 years time.
Right, see you in the comments. x
‘Is TFI credible… Never heard of them.’
Even if you were told they were credible you would believe Arsenal showed up to make an £80m initial bid for Pepe?
Some teenage intern on ecstasy cooked up that shit and I’m sure his superior bullshiters are telling him now that’s no way to go about a rumour mill business.
Akan First of all the burden of proof is on Kos, how does he prove he has a verbal agreement to be let go for free? Oops, should hve done it in writing. Secondly if he had a verbal agreement it was with Wenger and Gazidis since he signed his new contract in january 2017 (maybe should have included that in the contract), both of them are gone. The issue here isn’t that we’re trying to hold Kos hostage or anything, we just want a fee for him if he leaves, not unreasonable at all. Unless the 8.8m figures are… Read more »
Graham with more fag packet sumz, to go with his infamous take of our commercial standing based on a field in Thailand. Good lad
Graham
Average GDP per capita for the Ivory Coast is under $1700. Don’t think they’ve got shit loads of cash to splurge on football shirts.
Official AFC shirts Graham! Got to hang on to something else I reckon…
‘Freddie hits the nail on the head, while all the Zaha – and excuse me, Pepe? – talk is going on players who are openly being offered such as Fekir and Ziyech are being ignored.’
I heard Ziyech has been extensively evaluated by our guys and found wanting.
Can’t claim I understand that but that’s what I read.
These websites are mailing top dollar out of the Arsenal silly season as we desperate fans hammer the refresh buttons.
We’ll be liked to Father Christmas next. January window only as he’s busy up until then
So this “verbal agreement” was apparently finalised in 2017 whilst Wenger and Gazidis were at the helm.
Lol!!!!!
Where’s the absolute nobody signed from fuck knows where for 15 mil that will go on to be a sensation this season?
Haven’t had a player like that in fucking ages, club targets are all YouTube sensations ffs.
Tierney – best player in Scotland
Zaha – best player outside top 6
Pepe – breakout Ligue Un star
Some scouting network we have, next up we’ll be going audacious for that Brazilian lad with the skills, what’s his name? Neymar or something.
We don’t need shirt sales as a premise for Zaha’s purchase. If we get Zaha in I will begin to trust these three musketeers, because that would be an ambitious signing.
And since Ziyech seems gone as second choice I would say we focus on Chukueze, that kid is an absolute baller and he’s 20.
HAVE. ARSENAL. SIGNED. ANYONE. ?
No? Oh, okay…over and out. Will check in tomorrow to see if the Brazilian wunderkind or the Spanish car park attendant has actually done some work.
Ornstein now confirming the Pepe bid
Honestly prefer Zaha to this guy
Sources tell @BBCSport
Arsenal have not submitted a bid for Lille forward Nicolas Pepe and do not have the level of money being reported (€80m) to sign the Ivory Coast international this summer #LOSC #AFC
Sure Vic?
Ornstein is a fanny, looks like he lost his ‘club mouthpiece’ role when we shuffled the deck.
Pure chancer now spinning bollocks after bollocks. Cross II, poor doll.
This isn’t me getting ahead of myself or anything like that but why are we totally dismissing the idea that we could have bid so much for Pepe? Club who signed up two strikers for 50 and 60 million and who bid 92 million euros for Lemar couldn’t possibly bid for Pepe? I suppose not
TF1 is the biggest TV channel in France. It would be like BBC1 or ITV making the announcement. It is credible. €80 millions or about £72 millions. I suspect that being gazumped for our both main targets Saliva and Tierney just light up a fireworks under Raul’s behind. Time to get serious and get things done. However Pepe only wants to sign to a club in the Champion’s League. So we may end up having our bid accepted by the club but rejected by the player. If that is the case, it would be very difficult to scream poverty when… Read more »
Can’t believe that some of you are buying this fake 80M bid stuff.
CC
Lol obviously not true, just looking to cause some stir.. I mean the tabloids enjoy taking the piss on us don’t they
How do you then explain away the fact we will stop at 40M for Zaha but willing to splurge double that for a far inferior player
We’re easy just easy picking these days
Doing a quick google recon on Pepe.
Manz don’t score. And he ain’t a provider.
A goal every four and an assist every seven.
No.
This stinks. Why are we trying and wasting our time recruiting wingers when everything else is totally broken?
We need a whole new defence.
A whole new midfield.
At least two forwards. GS forwards.
It’s like your washing machine breaks down and you go and buy a watch.
The bid would actually be incredibly arsenal like. Failing summer scared shitless of not addressing various areas so let’s get this marquee name in to placate the fanbase
Vic
We really are, I mean we’ve always been a lazy link but this summer it’s complete bonkers.
Welcome back Wallace, good to see you back.
Arsenal are signing a dude from Love Island. Apparently he kicked a ball once and worked in a post office. Credentials!
Only £56m. He’s 41.
“This isn’t me getting ahead of myself or anything like that but why are we totally dismissing the idea that we could have bid so much for Pepe?“
Because in accordance with this transfer window it’s total bollocks.
Who the fuck is starting at 80 mil for Pepe anyway? Not just Arsenal.
I hear the bid consists of a 2.74m down payment. And then a structured instalment plan for he next 40 years.
I hear the bid consists of a 2.74m down payment. And then a structured instalment plan for he next 40 years.’
Lol brilliant👏
I think CG comments are prejudiced and always negative ,im booked up for the burnley game at emirates,CG you seem like a fella who just needs a big hug,,,are you man enough to accept?
Not a surprise Marko believes we have bid 80M for Pepe. He was one of the rare few around here who believed 92M Lemar bid was legit.
“TF1 is the biggest TV channel in France. It would be like BBC1 or ITV making the announcement. It is credible.”
Oh dear.
ITV in sport = who
BBC in general = useless cunts
CC
Because in accordance with this transfer window it’s total bollocks. Who the fuck is starting at 80 mil for Pepe anyway? Not just Arsenal.
Exactly, it’s been a shocking summer so far
No indication whatsoever we’re getting what will need before the start of season
No single player brought in since the window opened and now we’re suddenly going to be bringing 3/4 players in less than 3 weeks? Don’t think so
Cork
What an earth makes you think he’d be at the match?
“I hear the bid consists of a 2.74m down payment. And then a structured instalment plan for he next 40 years.”
That would have been credible if we had £2.74 million to make the down payment.
CC how do you see the rest of the window panning out?
You see Tierney happening? Zaha? Kos-gate? Do we get a CM? CB?
Honestly can’t be bother at this point, think the clowns in charge are on rightly their way in making this summer our worse ever
We spent months negotiating for the Scums to get Saliba, that’s a new low even for us
We ain’t bid nowt.
Marc with a c
Your a season ticket holder I’m guessing , can you every remember such chases.
If only the clash were back together … there’s a lot of material…
I fought the Stan an the Stan won,
Should Stan stay or should he go
Club robber.
Trains to the game in vain…
I hate the club
Marc with a c
Chaos
Vic
Are you claiming Saliba’s a done deal or are you just looking for something to bitch about?
Not a surprise Marko believes we have bid 80M for Pepe. He was one of the rare few around here who believed 92M Lemar bid was legit.
You must have missed the part where I said probably bullshit. Yeah quite stupid of me to believe that Lemar bid stuff only the player, the Monaco vice President and Dick Law confirming it. Oh and I checked my tea leafs as well and they’re never wrong
Arsenal in for Pepe, absolutely zero chance.
RSPC
That’s the most creative I’ve ever seen you.
Sanllehi’s going need to get his arse in gear or he’s going to have to start explaining an awful lot of empty seats.
Pedro
As if you’ve got a clue?
Marc with a c
Seriousply
I’m at the point where I can’t stand the club.
They will always bee my team, however I can’t be bothered to check on them .
To me they are finished.
Shit
Champagne Charlie owns this commerce section these days
Since when did the outsiders become the mainstream?? Since our arguments dominated the retards
Sorry Charlie
I’m stealing your thunder.
“After the 2015 U17 World Cup in Chile, I took Samuel Chukwueze and Kelechi Nwakali to Arsenal for trial and Arsenal picked Nwakali but dropped Chukwueze.
“Little did Arsenal know that the abandoned Chukwueze would light up the world this soon. Villarreal have now placed a price tag of over 60 million Euros on him.
“Now, Nwakali is on loan somewhere, playing for their B team, while Chukwueze plays in La Liga and is currently at AFCON, and might even win it.”
Kanu confirming what most people already know that Arsene Wenger lost that great eye for talent long ago
Mark with a C
Oh you’ve got the potition to dominate the convo…..
Yeah hats off to you
Round 2. Ding ding
We only have enough money to buy Pepe
Kenny Everett’s old mate not the French footballer.
RSPCA , which we had a magnificent 7, I think they could be training in vain!
Wish we had..
un na
“Oh you’ve got the potition to dominate the convo…..
Yeah hats off to you
Round 2. Ding ding”
What the fuck does that mean?
Bob
Stand going
Straight to hell …
Mark with a C
Fuck knows
I wrote that at least five mins ago
Emery is lost in the supermarket of transfers…
I’m so bored with u arsenal…
RSPC
The new management structure have blown any trust they had – I don’t give a fuck about the Jan window it was clear before hand we wouldn’t do much of anything.
They are seriously testing the fans will to turn up on match day. It took years for Wenger to slowly burn threw the fans patience but he was carrying the goodwill from the Invincible’s etc.
Right now they need to get some moves done – I don’t expect world record fee’s or big names just something that looks like a move I the right direction.
Hi marko ,thanks for acting like i exist,the majority of people on here dont,maybe its because im Irish
Un na
Best comment I’ve ever seen on here – cheers!
Ornstien doesn’t need to keep repeating the Arsenal have no money line like a scorned lover.
At least those silly memes that you see in the replies to his Arsenal tweets are gone.
C’mon England .
Let’s win a final for once .
Hi marko ,thanks for acting like i exist,the majority of people on here dont,maybe its because im Irish
I actually didn’t see your comment at all haha. Ah no but seriously I’d be embarrassed to be from Cork at this moment in time
Tiocaigh ar la
Marc
Can’t wait to see how you defend the clowns in charge when Saliba to the Scums is confirmed
Marc with a c
Like a band making a shit record, they know the fans will still buy it.
Like arsenal
4 mill every home game
Someone is draining the money.
They care very little bout the fans apart from the box buyers..
We will do a shelf weds , Aston Villa, notts forest.
Poorly run companies .
Maybe we need a 1976 season.
Go look it up youngsters
Like WTF
Is this PEPEs agent playing to get more $?
Or did Edu and Co get more money from Uncle Stan???
I swear this is why I hate the summer…. Arsenal bullshit transfer window
RSPC
I mean it the best way possible but fuck you’re old 😂😂😂🤣
Vic
Pfft, your guess as good as anyone’s mate. I’d be shocked if we don’t get Tierney, here that’s all but rubber stamped. Zaha looks less and less likely, the mighty Palace able to hold firm potentially – comical.
As for the rest? Not a clue. I keep asking for when the next left field transfer will happen like an Eduardo. Christ do we need one.
Unaai
LOL just consistent mate, others dip in and out with their support 😉
David Ornstein
Verified account @bbcsport_david
Sources tell @BBCSport Arsenal have not submitted a bid for Lille forward Nicolas Pepe and do not have the level of money being reported (€80m) to sign the Ivory Coast international this summer #LOSC #AFC
Whats embarrassing about being from the Rebel County you proddy blue nose billy boy loyalist cunt?
Vic
I’m not defending anyone. I’ll happily criticise for what actually happens but I won’t get wound up by transfer rumours until something is confirmed.
Is that so hard to get?
Victorious who is Saliba?
Arsenal have made their bid, Spurs theirs. Player picks where he wants, life goes on.
Nothing exciting about paying 26m now or in the future for an 18 year old with 16 starts. Ndombele cost someone 8m just a year ago.
Saw a pic of Edu and Raul circulation online, they both look so calm and relaxed I have decided why the fcuk am I bothered. They are getting paid millions, I’m not.
Let’s calm down, it wouldn’t be Pepe at €80m of course, but good signings are on the way after old Stan meets with his three war heroes.
How do I know?
Kroenke is not thick, hence his billions. It would take a very dull fella to fail to recognize the incoming storms should Arsenal fail this TW.
100% ownership or not, the fury of the fans if the window closes and nothing good has been done will be told as scary tales in Kroenke’s lineage hundreds of years down the road.
RSPCA there are certainly plenty of career opportunities for insipid negotiators and Kroenke certainly doesn’t surf , if he did he should start reading Legrove!
Hi marko,you talk a good game (the english people always do) id like to see you act the big man in real life you little english bitch,il be over for the burnley game in August,,,me and you outside the rocket At 2pm before the game for a fight!!!! Are you game????????? Or Are you just another little brit bitch who lets a paki marrry his sister,,anytime anywhere you orange cunt
Receding
As I said earlier if Sanllehi fucks up this window and fans start missing games it’ll be on his head.
He won’t want a sacking on his CV so he’s either got things under control, thinks he’s got things under control or seriously fucking deluded.
Guns of HackneyJuly 13, 2019 16:13:39 Dream Emery was a guy who wouldn’t make waves and tie the line. He was humiliated at PSG and Arsenal found an easy, no hassle mark to fill the gap. Uninspired signing. >>>>> Winning the treble at PSG is now humiliating? Alrighty then. As for Arsenal and Kos I agree with taking a stand against a contract rebel, however in Kos’s situation at 33 with a year left, injury prone & past it we really ought to be letting him go with a very minimal transfer fee and concentrating on replacing him with a… Read more »
Gentle, hope you’re right!
Guns
Your name is a brilliant clash song…
Yeah I’m 56
Season ticket holder since 1980
Away games , home, abroad … thousands of programmes .
But the shine now gone for me.
Money killed football a bit plus dancing to the tune of tv…
Benny
If the kos thing was the only problem at the club, it would be a very good club.
Cork
Even if that’s banter you need to take it down a notch or two.
RSPC
56? You’re 30 years younger than you come across!
Cc
All day long mate
Hands down best poster here
Anyway
Has anyone ever pissed whilst sitting down? It’s quite the treat
Better yet, has anyone experienced the teste trickle? 😮 omg
Try it. Piss down your own balls. Sumptuous.
Hi marc,,its a bit strong but he asked for it
Cork city
Jackeen though he is. Who the fuck are you? You saw how Roy Keane got bent over by the Londoners. The one claim to fame you have is Keane and hating the English
What language you speaking mug? Shhhhhh
Bow to the queen and yodel our yodel you bitter pretend rebel supporting an English side
Go support cork rovers you reject
Unnanaai..you are one fucked up individual!
Cork
I don’t get offended by bad language etc but to use racist language – it’s not on don’t you know this is a blog of lube? Pretty sure if Pedro was about he’d be close to binning you for some of what you said.
Bob
I’m just glad he’s not suggesting recipes!
I’m from Dublin. It’s was a reference to your lot just being doo dooed on
Un na nai you really need to think twice before you hit post here. Seriously. I know it’s anonymous and all but WTF dude
Marc with a c
Thank you mix of poor education, an self learning… plus working in tv where it’s all buzz words ,,,init
Marc Don’t call for banning just humiliate the little mug Don’t get me wrong I’m no fan of marko’s but who’s this cork mong (who even paddies don’t understand) to chime in which his bull shit thick paddy know nothing agenda Before you start cork mong, my dad is Irish. I just finished a big 70th irsh party for my uncle Steve Where I had around 8 paddy cousins at my house (Mrs breakup killed herself) so I’m not altogether anti paddy Just anti rebel paddy retard. You rock that box with bells on. So fuck off. Don’t offer marko… Read more »
Anyone watching the graham young doco
A clever cunt, quite funny if you excuse the nazi liking.
Early 70s
Corky,
Calm down soft lad.
Rh
Yeah yeah. Your Mrs loved an anti Hollywood film like alita and you hated it
Guess what?? Hot women like attractive guys. You saw alita and pangs of jelousy ensued.
Look. You’re chubby. You’re bald. You’re Nigerian. You’re broke. I get it.
But your Mrs and kids don’t subscribe to your anti western politics
That’s why they like alita and you don’t. Must be a bree Larson fan….yeeeeah
I did think Arsenal jumped the gun with that weird press release about ‘Laurent K going on strike. Seemed a little defensive for something that should have been dealt with in-house like it would have under Arsene.’
Bad time really, even Pedro has begun to miss Mr Wenger. Or maybe that comes from being friends with CG.
Bob N16, you can bet the railroad to your town I’m right.
‘I’m so bored with u arsenal…’
R.S.P.C, go drink beer!
Un na nai you really need to think twice before you hit post here. Seriously. I know it’s anonymous and all but WTF dude
Rh
No I don’t
Tell that to the cork Mooooongo
Thanks Marc for making me chuckle.
Rspc Arsenal,
Yeah, we’re in a pretty dire state it has to be said. At least we know if we don’t get top 4 this season Emery will be gone, unlike knowing with Wenger it was another season of eat sleep capitulation repeat.
Speaking of the Clash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmqtjY5kxQo
Corky,Calm down soft lad.
Benny
Hahahaha
No way. Please tell me you aren’t a boxer? A very coincidental phrase that!!! Surely not
Un nah nai ,, im not a mug i supported Arsenal since 1993,,i speak English same as you ,its called the rebel county for a reason,,thousands of murdered English soldiers ,we swam in thier blood,thats why we love red 🙂
RSPC
Mate I’m 46 I can’t really claim to be “down with the kids”
Truth is I wasn’t down with the kids when I was 19!