Apparently we are close to signing this guy and he will probably be the Ramsey replacement.
Now i don't know much about him but is this guy really going to be the one taking us to the next level?
According to Emery he can play wide but why don't we just buy a natural wide player that can play there rather than showing another Mf player there.
I am pretty concerned with the current hierarchy which is to buy cheap and rely on promoting youth. All the other big clubs will be spending £50M on players whereas we will continue penny pinching and looking for bargains.
Our team is crying out for 2-3 high class players but all the current noise from the club is that we will be adding squad players rather than players that will dislodge the current first team which is already void of quality.
Anyone know much about Suarez?
Denis Suarez
posted on 9/1/19
Back on Suarez. The talk is that if we sign him, he will be used as a wide player
Reading up on him it seems one of his weaknesses are that he struggles physically.
Why can't we just buy an out and out wide player
posted on 9/1/19
Because we are very close to qualifying for the Champions League and want someone who Emery knows and trusts.
posted on 9/1/19
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 6 hours, 25 minutes ago
They basically knew Wenger was going and it was a transition so I doubt they would give Wenger final say on Ozil's contract when he's leaving anyway.
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According to Wilshere, Wenger was sacked. As a player, whose contract was ending, his agent would know. So they did not plan it as you suggest. They were introducing a more formal structure at board level but that includes the input of the manager.
I believe Ramsey, Xhaka and Ozil's contracts extensions were all down to Wenger. This can be the only explanation for 'pulling' Ramsey's contract offer even after it was agreed in principle.
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Wenger didn't want a DOF but it was forced on him. Sven and Raul are now running things but instead of a sudden change they wanted it to be gradual. Finishing 6th last year made them move Wenger on one year early. Sven was brought in to handle transfers and all last years signings apart from Lacazette look like Sven signings. Apparently Wenger was against 350k a week for Ozil, Xhaka signed when Emery was already manager. I think pulling Ramsey contract is all down to Emery, no point paying him big wages if he's not a first team player.
posted on 9/1/19
Doesn’t bode well then if these guys are making Wengeresque decisions.
posted on 9/1/19
comment by 8bit (U2653)
posted 3 hours, 42 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 6 hours, 25 minutes ago
They basically knew Wenger was going and it was a transition so I doubt they would give Wenger final say on Ozil's contract when he's leaving anyway.
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According to Wilshere, Wenger was sacked. As a player, whose contract was ending, his agent would know. So they did not plan it as you suggest. They were introducing a more formal structure at board level but that includes the input of the manager.
I believe Ramsey, Xhaka and Ozil's contracts extensions were all down to Wenger. This can be the only explanation for 'pulling' Ramsey's contract offer even after it was agreed in principle.
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Wenger didn't want a DOF but it was forced on him. Sven and Raul are now running things but instead of a sudden change they wanted it to be gradual. Finishing 6th last year made them move Wenger on one year early. Sven was brought in to handle transfers and all last years signings apart from Lacazette look like Sven signings. Apparently Wenger was against 350k a week for Ozil, Xhaka signed when Emery was already manager. I think pulling Ramsey contract is all down to Emery, no point paying him big wages if he's not a first team player.
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Wenger was against Ozil's £350k? Where did you get that from?
I think you are completely mistaken. Wenger took credit for the 21 game unbeaten run in October in an interview. Where he clearly stated that 'his' squad proved people wrong. His squad!
Ramsey, Ozil and Xhaka were all given new contracts directly on the say-so of Wenger. Emery pulled Ramsey's contract extension and he had no choice over Xhaka whose extension was signed before Emery could make an assessment. Had Ramsey's agent been faster he would have signed his £200k+ contract as well. If Ramsey gets Juve or another top club I am sure Ramsey won't complain. And Xhaka's contract extension may be positive in the long term if Emery can continue to improve him.
posted on 9/1/19
Lots of media reports saying that Wenger didn't agree with Ozil's wage, we don't know which is why I said apparently.. but similarly where are you getting it from that Ozil, Xhaka and Ramsey contracts were all on Wenger's say so? Xhaka signed under Emery's reign and has been first pick since. The fact that Ramsey contract was pulled just after Gazidis left is more telling. Logically if we're bringing someone to handle recruitment then that's his responsibility. If we were already preparing for life after Wenger it would've been pointless and stupid to give him sole control over contract renewals, that was the point of bringing in a new structure and people to handle that side of things. With Ozil imo it was more a business decision of protecting an asset, at the time the fans were also putting a lot of pressure on the club to sign him up and even celebrated when he did so it would have been a bold decision to let him go for free even though that wouldn't been the correct one.
posted on 9/1/19
would've been correct ^
posted on 9/1/19
Xhaka didn't sign under Emery's reign.
posted on 9/1/19
I meant the new contract he signed a few months back.
posted on 10/1/19
8bit
Wenger was the director of football right up to the point Raul took over last Feb. In fact Wenger offered Wilshere a new deal last Jan while he was still director of football. The only contentious signing that took place at that time was Aubameyang. His signing may or may not have been with Wenger's blessing. Wenger was fired in the summer. He didn't 'resign'. Read Wilshere's quotes below. Had Wilshere signed his deal in Jan he would still be at Arsenal. Just like Xhaka's new deal had nothing to do with Emery!
"I was in the last year of my contract, and I spoke with the manager at the time, Arsene Wenger, and he said that they won't be offering me a new deal and that I could leave," Wilshere told BBC's 'Football Focus'.
"But at the time I was injured and it was difficult, because I wasn't fit and I wasn't playing, and not many teams wanted me injured.
"So I decided to stay and I got back into the team and they finally offered me a deal in January which I was ready to sign, and then Arsene got sacked.
"It was strange, everyone was just shocked and Per Mertesacker, the captain, said a few words, and I think everyone was just in shock.
Wenger did not 'resign'. I don't think it can be any clearer!
Wenger authorised Ozil's wages and extension. If he had wanted him to go he would have sold him 6 months earlier. It would have been easier to move Ozil at that time because Ozil was on relatively low wages for a star of his profile. Keep in mind he hadn't been blamed for Germany's disaster in Russia at that time.
I am not sure why you have the impression that Wenger didn't embrace his role as the director of football and manager. Wenger is proud of it. The mess we are in is down to him. Gazidis could have done something about it but it shouldn't be lost that he was appointed in part by Wenger because of Fiszman's illness so I can understand his hesitancy to stand up to Wenger.