Why sign Alacantara when we have Ramsey? Why is it so difficult to see that replacing experienced players with unproven kids is never going to win us anything? If Cesc leaves the bidding starts at £50M and all of that money should be invested into signing proven quality players to replace him. I won't take any players in exchange from Barca, especially a young Catalan who will only want to go back in a few years time anyway.

Fabregas 45m
Sanchez 44m
Modric 40m

I'm sorry but just no.

why have a young Barca player in teh deal when he will just get homesick (Reyes) or destroyed (Reyes) or have Barca DNA (Rey....I mean Fabregas)

if we were going to get a player from them, we should be looking to get Villa who I am told by medics has no Barca DNA (but may have some Valencian DNA)

start the bidding at 150m plus messi, alacantra, pique and nou camp stadium. and we are allowed to buy any player from la massa for the next 99years for 100k each.

And fabregas has buy back clause, which means we can re-sign him in 2 years for 1 million euros.

Also barca has to take diaby, denilson, squillaci and rosicky off our hands as part of the deal.

@I taught Sagna how to cross the ball (U7041)

hahaha, I think you should apply for a job at arsenal as the Chief Transfer Negotiator!