Thought it was going to be about Javi Martinez

OP spot on. Right calibre, which is encouraging. But I am not convinced we will sign Martinez. Must be question marks over whether or not he could be a star striker for a top team. Or in Arsenal's case, one which aspires to be the best.

Surely Arsenal fans would prefer Jackson Martinez over Javi Martinez?

comment by LocoLiverpool  (U18018)
posted 19 seconds ago
Surely Arsenal fans would prefer Jackson Martinez over Javi Martinez?
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we would prefer both

comment by LocoLiverpool  (U18018)
posted 1 minute ago
Surely Arsenal fans would prefer Jackson Martinez over Javi Martinez?
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Both, they are such hard positions to get the talent in.

Javi any day of the week. Can play CM, CDM and CB

comment by LocoLiverpool  (U18018)
posted 52 seconds ago
Surely Arsenal fans would prefer Jackson Martinez over Javi Martinez?
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Definitely Javi, in my opinion. We desperately need that rock in midfield that neither Arteta nor Flamini can provide, though the efforts of both have been admirable.

...also a fantastic player

Put it this way, if we signed Javi Martinez, Wenger would have finally signed an adequate replacement for Gilberto Silva (Flamini did well, but he is a different kind of player).

comment by Sömeday_693 - Källström will be our salvation (U8892)
posted 1 minute ago
Put it this way, if we signed Javi Martinez, Wenger would have finally signed an adequate replacement for Gilberto Silva (Flamini did well, but he is a different kind of player).
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We don't play 4-4-2 anymore, so why would we need his replacement. I get the sentiments though, we need a strong CDM.

Never been THAT impressed by Jackson Martinez. Just another fancy foreign name who may flop in the Premier League after a big money move.

I agree Sheriff, I rate him about as high as Benteke or Bony at the moment, if that...

I rate Bony and I thought he got stronger as the season went on. Scores all different types of goals, can hold it, has some pace and does that in a team which keeps the ball on the floor. Wouldn't surprise me if he got 20 goals in an Arsenal shirt so I reckon you could do worse.

Did anyone else see what giroud said?

"I can tell you Arsenal will add a striker to the team," Giroud said to French website InfoSport+.

Another encouraging sign from the club. We definitely have ambitions to bring in a good striker.

Giroud went on to say about how its important for big teams to have several quality strikers. And he's prepared to fight for his place, and so on.