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Ahmed Bilal

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Posted 2 years ago #
One thing's for certain - Wenger is not going to be in a rush to make signings this summer. And despite the doomsday scenarios (pushed mainly by euphoric Spurs fans), Arsenal need tweaking, not overhauling.

They need to replace Henry though, and Bendtner alone can't do it.

Options: Huntelaar, Eto'o, Babel, Tevez, Anelka, Owen, Martins.

Eto'o is a no, Babel is doubtful for this summer, Tevez may be too expensive. Martins may be too unreliable. That leaves Owen (a goal-scoring machine), Anelka and Huntelaar.

Any picks?
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My opinion is that it'll be Anelka. It just seems to fit perfectly; Wenger has tried on numerous occasions to resign Anelka, Anelka owes Wenger his career and his best form, and the player has several times re-iterated his desire to play for a top team.

Huntelaar is a possibility - I would expect United to rival any bid for Owen and to come out on top (for some reason I think that Sir Alex and Owen have a mutual respect..)
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Rumors on Ed Harrisson' NUFC Blog is that Wenger is after Obafemi Martins, but for me thats like replacing a Jaguar with a Perodua Kalissa... Excuse the car reference was just watching Jeremy Clarckson on DVD
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Anelka would be my preferred option as a Gooner. He's still a very good player after all and would get goals, I do reckon. I was also very scared when I heard rumors that United were in for him. He'd be able to fit into a rotation alongside Adebayor and Van Persie no problem with Bendtner fourth choice. I expect Wenger will go in for Anelka more so than younger blood because the idea would appear to be that Walcott is to be groomed into Henry's eventual successor. Among the fans, Tevez though not the more realistic would appear to be the favorite.

I think Van Persie will shine next season though, providing he can remain free of injury and should be able to net us somewhere in the region of 20+ goals, which would be nice.
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As a Gooner id like to see Anelka back at Arsenal,
Michael Owen is being injured quite a lot, but he is a Great Striker.
Carlos Tevez, I think he is perfect for us, Wenger has said he is not interested in Tevez because he is owned by a Third Party Company...
Huntalaar scored the first goal at the Emirates so it'd be nice to see him here.

Tevez would be a good buy, If i was Wenger id offer 17.5-24 Million Pounds for him, if West Ham refuse go to Owen and offer him 14.5-20.7 Mil Pounds, if that fails I think Anelka for about 9 Million, he will not refuse.

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Well it would appear we're on the road to signing somebody - a player by the name of Eduarado Da Silva, or Dudu. Interestingly, he scored the first competitive goal at the Emirates when we played Dinamo Zagreb in the Champion's League third round qualifier. I haven't seen him play all that much myself but he does appear to have a good scoring record in the Croatian league and I trust Wenger's judgment so he must be of the train of thought that this kid can step up.

I don't think he'll be an immediate Henry replacement though. I think the more starting partnership could be Adebayor and Van Persie, which works then you have Da Silva to thrown in as well as Bendtner.
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Posted 2 years ago #
Eduardo Silva. The new Suker
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never heard of this Silva guy, but he will have a tough job matching up to Henry. Being a manchester United fan i hate to admit it, but that guy was class, one of the best in the world, and a relatively unknown is gonna have a hell of job filling his shoes.
Saying that, Wenger does have a good track record in the transfer market, though there have been some duffs too.
put simply, this silva may turn out to be good (fingers crossed not), but in all likelihood not henry good.

Where arsenal really need to strengthen is on the wings, since ljunberg disappeared and pires left they havent been half the team they used to be.
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Arsenal sign Eduardo Da Silva - Could be great, could be like Baptista (talented but ineffective). Let's see how this one goes, although I think it might work out well.
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Yeah he looks good, he scored against England last season and hes fast, and obviously he scores alot of goals which is what Arsenal need, and I assume he's relatively cheap...
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kriddafaah - what you have to say about Henry is true. I don't think Eduardo though is bought in as an immediate replacement. We do already have Van Persie after all who began to shine last season. From what I've read up on Dudu, he sounds a very good player and it would seem we weren't the only admirers. I've a feeling he'll be a very good signing for us but Henry good, well, that's a helluva lot to live up to.

I agree too that we need to strengthen the wings with the feeling between Arsenal fans being that a left winger is desired. I'd love if we went out and signed Royston Drenthe of Feyenoord. There appears to be something in the Bakari Sagna rumors though and what with Hoyte and Eboue both having been signed to long term contracts very recently, there's some confusion in our interest in another right back. So it would seem that if we do sign Sagna, we'll see some swaps and this could involve Eboue moving up the flank to cover Hleb and Walcott covering Rosicky on the other side.

cbrown564 - not totally cheap. Strangely, he'd only very recently been tied to a ten year contract following a lot of interest and so Zagreb could get as much as they could for their star player. Would've set us back in excess of £5M, I'm sure, perhaps even closer to the £10M plus mark.
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you would be shocked to hear how much they paid for him: 24 million euros (as much as they received for Henry). But he did score 47 goals (i think) in all competitions last year and whereever he plays that is an amazing tally.

Cue the Nani jokes...
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The only thing I'd say about Martins is that you have to worry about the African Cup of Nations, at least for this year. I disagree with the notion that Michael Owen is still a great striker. He relies on pace, and seeing as how he has either yet to recover it following his injury, or just simply lost it, he's a one trick pony. So I wouldn't waste the money.
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you would be shocked to hear how much they paid for him: 24 million euros (as much as they received for Henry). But he did score 47 goals (i think) in all competitions last year and whereever he plays that is an amazing tally.

Yeah, I just heard the same, from the Dynamo Zagbreb president. I dunno, the more I read about this guy the more I think he could be a really good Henry replacement. Wenger's no fool anyhow and if he thinks the player's worth it, he'll buy them. The 10 year contract was likely to have boosted the fee a little.
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you would be shocked to hear how much they paid for him: 24 million euros (as much as they received for Henry). But he did score 47 goals (i think) in all competitions last year and whereever he plays that is an amazing tally.

Yeah, I just heard the same, from the Dynamo Zagbreb president. I dunno, the more I read about this guy the more I think he could be a really good Henry replacement. Wenger's no fool anyhow and if he thinks the player's worth it, he'll buy them. The 10 year contract was likely to have boosted the fee a little.

Edit: Some say there's been a bit of a mistake in the translation and it's actually closer to the £8M mark.
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I saw him play at the emirates when he scored against us, and for Croatia v England, again when he scored. He is a bit of a nuisance to defenders, and could work well with RVP. Wenger was never going to splash big, but I have a good feeling about this signing.
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Posted 2 years ago #
the beeb reports 7.5m, which probably means that the 16.5m tag includes the value of the contract as well, which would make sense.
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seven and a half million is certainly a bit more believable than the sixteen. i know the striker market is inflated this summer (just look at Bent, a ten million pound striker if ever i saw one. dont get me wrong, the lad is good, but not sixteen million quid's worth of good...) so i think arsenal supporters will be happy with that.

another relatively young guy, can grow with Walcott, Fabregas Denilson and Diaby. will probably play well, will be interesting to see how they line up next year with Van Persie and Adebayor also looking for a striker spot.

His Signing isnt enough to help Arsenal break into the top two in my opinion, but it is a good step there. Arsenal have been crying out for a goal getter, and his stats suggest thats what he is. just have to see how wenger spends the rest of the Henry cash
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Da Silva was bought at just the right time I'd say, and Wenger has made a fantastic decision (albeit, totally left field). I don't think that Da Silva will be hot off the trot, as he needs time to adapt to the intensity of the English game, buit he will bring in some fantastic flair and a good mix of Brazilian and Eastern European skills to the forward line.
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Posted 1 year ago #
...and now does Arsenal need Henry again???

mufan's utter lack of knowledge of English makes his joke all the funnier. Haha!!
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Posted 1 year ago #
no Ade is in

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