Done deal then?
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SAF never thought he was going to get Cantona off Leeds but he told Edwards to make a cheeky offer anyway. You don't ask, you don't get. And you never know. Arsenal have done nothing wrong by asking.
Still can't see this happening, really hope we don't mess about and get it done quick.
Wenger's the only person who actually wants to be at Arsenal.
3 months? His contract expires in April? That would be odd even for Arsenal.
Not even close. Moyes thought he could get Ronaldo, Bale, and Kroos.Wenger's approach seems to be more stupid than Moyesies when he was here. Which is quite something when you think about it
If anything, it'll detract everyone's attention from the scoreline. May be a blessing...bloody Stoke.
Nope.
Well, its not happening as the last few tweets have shown.
If Arsenal really did ask for Martial I would have loved to have been there to see our reaction to that.
Woodward must have been pissing his sides laughing.
Woodward must have been pissing his sides laughing.
And guys, the reason for the delay is Arsenal have clearly stated they want to arrange his replacement before they sign off on the deal. They're talking to Aubemyang now, and whoever else, so we'll have to just have to be patient.
No, this guy just leeches onto the actually reputable sources like Bouhafsi & RMC etc.
During Lukaku he gave conflicting reports and was just really bloody annoying.
Can't blame them for trying for Martial. Bit of PR for the Arsenal fans as well.
The reliability and credibility of Pilib De Bruin has long been debated on this forum.
Why the feck is the picture such low quality? To match the level of his journalistic integrity?
In what way is that positive PR? If I was an Arsenal fan I'd just be pissed off we aren't getting money in and getting an achievable target.
Lots of them were saying stuff like "we should demand Martial in a swap deal". This way they can at least say they tried.
Arsenal are quite entitled to try their arm. That's how negotiations work!
The only player in the world I would swap Martial for is Messi. That's how highly I rate him. Arsenal can forget about getting him and should focus on other targets.
I think that's the most crucial bit.
"Hey gullible fans, we tried to exchange that turncoat Sanchez for Martial, but Moneychester United were having none of it"
Pilib de Brun
I still don't get what that guy actually does for a living.
I still don't get what that guy actually does for a living.
The hold up is arsenal. Wenger went on a limb to say hed have a replacement ready. So he's throwing balls in the air to see which one gets hit looking for the best deal for Arsenal. Bit like the Welbeck situation except they have the player who wants out this time.
We should bounce back, we'll take him on loan until the end of the season having a pre-contract agreement with Sanchez to kick in on the first of June so he actually earns the same as if he had signed in Jan.
That would focus his mind, sharpish!
Welcome to 8 hours ago.
They can feck right off if they want Martial, deal off for me on that basis.
Hazard, de Bruyne, Neymar, Kane, Mbappe?...
Your nearly as slow as Phil Neville, that article is 8 hours old.
I think that City will easily be favorites for the EPL Title for the next number of years.
Aye, absolutely can't blame him for trying.
The thing is Arsenal have every reason to wonder what Martial's status at the club will be after Sanchez joins. They do play in the same position. They might also have expressed a willingness to pay cash on top of Sanchez to make it happen. It's possible Mourinho would go for that. None of us would want it, none of us would expect it, but they had every reason to try. It's not the equivalent of calling Barca and offering a fiver for Messi is it.
History has shown that a lot can change. Lot of people even saw Guardiola as a fraud after last season. And my favourite, Chelsea looking invincible for the foreseeable future after signing both Ballack and Schevchenko on the back of two title-winning seasons.
BBC just reposted it on twitter.
I think it was a comment made in jest.
That's stupid tbh. Martial is good but I feel he's massively overrated on here by some.
"We tried -- please renew our season tickets, we'll even throw in a complimentary glass of Chilean wine"
Is he coming then?
This whole bidding for PR is the biggest myth in football.
But surely they'd also know that we have no financial compulsion to sell Martial so abruptly in the middle of the season? With another attacking player (Mikhitaryan) already a write-off too.
I mean, it was worth a try on their part. But I'm sure they had zero conviction on it.
Out of interest, if this was happening in the summer, and there was no suggestion that City were interested in him, what would the consensus be on this transfer?
Obviously he's a class player - one of the best in the league, but signing him probably does mean we're not going to move for Griezmann or Dybala anytime soon. Personally I'm over the moon about it, but I'm also aware that some of my joy is coming from getting one over City in a season where they can do no wrong and weakening Arsenal's squad even more.
Obviously he's a class player - one of the best in the league, but signing him probably does mean we're not going to move for Griezmann or Dybala anytime soon. Personally I'm over the moon about it, but I'm also aware that some of my joy is coming from getting one over City in a season where they can do no wrong and weakening Arsenal's squad even more.
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