Sometimes I have to shake my head at Arsenal’s transfer policy and this is one of them. According to reports in England and Spain, Arsenal have made an offer to Atletico Madrid for striker Adrian Lopez, but the bid is below his £14million buy-out clause.
Arsenal are reported to have repeatedly watched Lopez in action for Atletico Madrid this season, but the Gunners initial offer is said to be only around £10million which has been turned down by the Spanish side.
With Klass-Jan Huntelaar off the radar after signing a new deal to stay at Schalke, the market for strikers is a little thin. At 24-years-old, Lopez is a Spanish international and would fit into the Arsenal style of play.
So why risk not signing the player, or letting someone else come in and grab him over £4m? Considering that Arsenal would probably sign Lopez to a 4-year deal, we are talking about only £1m a year. Which to a club the size of Arsenal is nothing.
I hope we are not sitting here on February 2 lamenting that Arsenal did not bring in another striker during this transfer window, because they were not willing to pay an extra £4m for a striker that they obviously really like.
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…grrrrrrrr….the fucking stupid Arsenal board with Wenger in the front act like drunked sailors every time the window opens.
Am disapponted,We prepared 14.5mil b4 transfer why offer 10mil,shows d club is selfish
We are in a position where all arsenal fans and indeed men of goodwill should go on their knees in prayer for God to give us Usmanov before something else gives…
Wenger nd board shd sell arsenal to generous person like chelsea CEO.Than allowing arsenal to rot with those stupid board members who has nothing to offer than enriching their pocket.
calm down guys. we only testing them with a cheeky 10mil bid. man utd did the same b4 paying 22mil or 24 mil for rvp.
Football is business now
The only reason behind Arsenal’s failures 4 ten(or is it up to 15)years is those stupid fellow gunners in london that can’t boycott matches, maybe those stingy goats would know the abuse we get in Nigeria every day.
Wenger and arsenal board are not been selfish alone but they are fools, we all know dat for someone to catch a fish he will have to hold it by the head…But wenger and the board are holding the fish by the tail and now pretending to hold it by the head….But i want them to know we are not the fool they think we are…
LETTER TO WENGER AND BOARD
wenger and the Board,please try your level best to get Lopez for Arsenal The fans players and are very anxious to lift a cu this season.I entreat you in God,s name to consider this plea and act promptly………..complime4nts of the season and good luck to our darling team ARSENAL.
Wenger,the downfall of Arsenal team will be blame on you because everyone is saying Wenger is thrifty and does not want to spend money for good players.why wasting your time in buying Lopez and Ba when there is enough money.Please God enter into the heart of Wenger to see reason and get us the players fast…….God I thank for answering my prayers…………AMEN
Shame on you so called arsenal ‘fans’. What is wrong if arsenal re trying to get a bargain? How much was spent on arshavin and now we are struggling to offload him. Arsenal should try and get a bargain price for any player. Arshavin,squillaci,etc were worth their prices when we wanted them,they joined but it looks like we overpaid.
Mic, keep dreaming. You are either deaf or blind not to read what gazidis been saying.
Where the shyte is gazidis? what the shyte is wenger thinking? They kept saying there’s money, ambitions, etc. Unless they kick out these goners who owns the club and suck the money away, this club will doom to fail. WHY THE HECK IS WENGER STILL LOOKING TO BUY KIDDY POTENTIALS WHEN RIGHT NOW THE GREATEST NEED TO QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE?
I dont see the need to waste time in Walcot issue,he has been a fantastic player of late, and am sure he will contine because his team-mate (Cazolla,Arteta Podoski,Wilshire etc) are available to ginger him for goals.Please settle his issue now.
@Mic , Arshavin along with Gervinho , Chamack were banginmg in the goals for thier previous clubs but once they got to Arsenal each one of them was played out of position . All them players started well at the club then they got there but what happened with Wenger getting the best out of them , seems the opposite to me ?
Also Mic , the guy can leave if a club match his release clause so why on earth offer less ?
You think Chelsea will offer less then 7.5 mill for Ba when that is the amount needed to trigger the clause ?.
My error regarding Chamack , he didnt get played out of position he got dropped as soon as RVP was fit after having a good start and we didnt really see him after that and his confidence went , now he is on such high wages no one else will touch him , clever dont you think ?.
The arsenal fans are very very anxious to lift aq cup this season but how can we when we dont have strikers? lLet the board and Wenger look at this issue in their proper perpoective and see reason to get big strikers.
All clubs try and negotiate for players. Why wouldn’t you? £4million might not seem a vast amount but if you added £4mil onto every signing we had made over the last 2-3 years then it would suddenly be a hell of a lot.
If Madrid demand the extra £4million and Arsenal will not pay it, then I could understand the frustration, but as yet that isn’t the case.
If Arsenal can get Adrian for less why not? Buy-out clause is a little high IMO so if Arsenal counter with 12million and Athletico sells Arsenal have done well. It is good business. Why over pay?
What worries me Scott is that in the last 18 months Arsenal have had Cahill and Mata lined up, but ended up being too cheap and the two went elsewhere. Considering who Arsenal replaced these purchases with, I would rather they had spent the extra couple of million for Mata and Cahill.
I agree. I thought Cahill was the perfect CB for us at the time and still do. Mata ? Well he would be a great fit also in the Arsenal squad. He is made for this team. I am not so sure about Adrian. I like what I have seen of him (which s not a lot)and think maybe a good fit with Cazorla playing off each other but I am not sure he is worth the Money. He doesn’t seem prolific in the scoring dept. but maybe he just isn’t getting the ball that much at Athletico. I would certainly pick him over Gervhino any day of the week. I do agree with your Mata/Cahill assessment.
Let’s talk some facts, kid.
a) Lopez is an international, but he only makes the waiting list for the Spanish 1st team. Maybe he’s good enough to make it in near future, but no one knows that yet.
b) He had a formidable last season, but has been repeatedly dropped from the team roster this season. He’s not in shape.
c) “Negotiating” means you don’t go off with your final offer at the very start. It’s typical of ALL good negotiators to begin with a lower offer, trying to cut down on their expenses. I don’t know where you came from, but that’s just common knowledge.
In other words: please, do your homework before you start slagging people who are apparently doing just what they are paid to do.
Exactly zdzis! Apparently it is easy for some to throw money around when it’s not your own.
Wenger buy good player now before it is too late. Munich are not easy opponent. And finishing top 4 now is very unlikely. If you are waiting for miracle to happen then you a joker!
Defender, midfielder, striker? or just any player ?
I hope Theo signs for Arsenal for the thought of him playing for Chelski or Manure physically makes me sick. Come on Theo, show some loyalty and continue playing for Arsenal who made you what you are. Up the Gunners.
I don’t believe God will do anything for us in this case. It is up to loyals of the club to stand on their feet and act else we see arsenal playing in the championship.