I’m just gonna go ahead and say it
I know Spurs are better than us. I know Spurs (in theory) have better prospects of competing for ‘major’ honours than us at the moment. BUT, should we be doing all we can to sign him in the Summer?
It seems pretty likely that he will be leaving Spurs in the Summer with United being his likely destination but if he is choosing United over Spurs then it can only be for one or two reasons, being that he wants to play for a BIG club, or he wants to earn a LOT of money, or both.
With Arsenal being in the wilderness over the last few years, it’s easy to forget that we are one of the biggest clubs in England and the biggest club in London, and unlike Spurs, we actually have a shiny new stadium to play in.
£25M transfer fee is pretty reasonable for a player of his quality and I’m sure we could pay him the £150k-200k he’d probably want, especially with Ozil and Ramsey off the wage bill...
Think about it Toby. Sol made the right choice and it turned out to be the best decision he ever made 🤷♂️
Toby Alderweireld
posted on 28/12/18
In the league, yeah.
Our record in cup competitions is vastly superior to yours, though.
Don’t call me a simpleton just because you don’t like basic facts.
Facts don’t care about your feelings
posted on 28/12/18
Focus on getting back into the top 4 man, another year of Europa league football looks likely atm. Tinpot
posted on 28/12/18
Spurs fan calling Arsenal tinpot when they’ve achieved absolutely nothing in the last 30 years. Couldn’t make it up.
Go win a trophy, then come back and talk to me.
posted on 28/12/18
If his motivation is simply more money and he actually likes living in the hell hole that is London then we could be a good fit for him
You'd think Spurs would just stump up 150k-200k pw to keep him though. It's a stupid amount but it would cost so much to sign a player of his quality and pay him a market wage that it would be cheaper to pay him more.
I do sympathize with Spurs wanting to keep their strict wage structure. What you can't do is let the floodgates open and end up with everyone demanding higher pay and putting the club in trouble
posted on 28/12/18
Just consider for a minute why Spurs have done this. I want a younger long term signing rather than wasting £25m and god knows what wage demands on Alderweireld.
posted on 28/12/18
You have a point J99
posted on 28/12/18
Happy for Toby to be the next Sol
posted on 28/12/18
Alderweild would probably flop if he came to us. Be 30 years old, playing with a much worse back 5, and a less defensively minded team, has all the makings of a flop.
posted on 28/12/18
Disagree. Liverpool’s defence were a bunch of clowns, then along came VVD and they turned into prime Italy defensively.
Not saying Toby would have that sort of effect on us but he’d 100% improve us
posted on 28/12/18
comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 17 hours, 20 minutes ago
Spurs fan calling Arsenal tinpot when they’ve achieved absolutely nothing in the last 30 years. Couldn’t make it up.
Go win a trophy, then come back and talk to me.
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Supports Arsenal AND Nottingham Forest? Probably Nottingham born & bred but wanted to support a bigger club.