Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Wenger weighs up £10m bid for hardman Vargas

Arsene Wenger is said to be set to go back in to take Fiorentina’s Juan Manuel Vargas to Arsenal in the January window.

The Mirror reports that AW was interested in versatile Vargas in the summer, but decided he wanted to continue to scout him this season.

Peruvian hardman Vargas, 27, can play left back, left midfield or central midfield and the Gunners face competition from Juventus for his signature, which would cost in the region of £10million.

Meanwhile, the Mail reports that AW’s annual grilling from shareholders has been shelved because of “Arsenal’s disastrous start to the season”. The paper claims the shareholders were expecting to quiz the Frenchman this month, but the club have told them by email it is unlikely to happen in the short term.

Arsenal have apparently told supporters that there is no further news and that when there is an update it will be posted on the shareholder website.

CARL ELDRIDGE – Follow me on Twitter @eldomedia

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  • Anonymous

    It seems that Arsenal were considering signing the awful Barton but were put off by his £80,000 per week wages, that is according to the awful Barton.

    Thankfully it never happened, such a signing would have convinced me that Arsenal as a football club had finally lost it’s honour and integrity and pushed me towards ending my sixty one years as a supporter.

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  • Aussie Jack

    Keep the faith John, there`s not many of us left and I need the company. Barton`s a thug and can`t help wondering what effect he`ll have at Loftus Road. 1947 is a long time ago but I still remember my first visit to Highbury.

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    • Anonymous

      A.J.,

      You beat me by three years, my first visit was in 1950.

      We have had some hard men at the club who were willing to dish it out at times but equally were able to take it without acting the cry-baby, Barton is just a cowardly, despicable cheating thug.

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      • Bigsyisback

        Wilf Copping and Dave Mackay Jin…there you go one from each club that make you look away when they go in for one..more recent times Steve Williams and Graham Roberts,..Van Den Hauwe and Giles Grimandi (dirty little bastard)..ha ha

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  • Ozed

    Can we please stop with all of the transfer rumours and focus on the men we have til january? Our season seems to be going belly up already and we are talking transfers that cant happen for another 3 months?

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  • Bigsyisback

    Buy VDV from us, I think he is surplus to requirements and would do a job for you lot, I cannot see Redknapp dropping either of Adebayor or Defoe now as the new look 4-4-2 has a good feel about it with Modric and Parker in the centre and Bale and Lennon (when fit) on the right. for away games I see us playing a more solid defensive system of Sandro, Parker and Modric, and I cannot see VDV starting too often..this will be interesting because Redknapp has a dilemma on his hands..VDV enjoyed great success working off of Crouch but made us somewhat predictable,VDV is likely to throw an almighty strop this season and will Harry have the balls to drop him ? Adebayor as you guys know is a different type of player to Crouch and far more mobile.so he looks to have the perfect foil in Defoe…you need a midfield player to arrive late on the scene with surging runs and his dutch pal RVP would compliment his style….£10 million and he is yours ! lovely jubbly..that is how far we are ahead of you these days …xx (joke)

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  • Anonymous

    Bigsy,

    You had better hang on to him for now, when Adebarndoor loses interest, around about 2nd January, and goes off into a sulk while trying to engineer a move to a bigger club, with more ambition, etc etc, you might need your Dutch master.

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    • Bigsyisback

      JIN somewhere inside I know you are right, but I thought that about Gallas and despite my dislike of Redknapp he does get the best out of rogues, I fear for the team spirit I really do as I don’t think VDV has a place anymore, yet another Chief Exec present that will go tits up in the same way Shevchenko and Torres have…very frustrating when these money men want to play god with football

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  • James mc daid

    So we will talk up Vargas for a few months,then chelsea will buy him.

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    • Anonymous

      Defeatist!!!

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      • James mc daid

        how?where is Mata?

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        • Anonymous

          It is reported that we made an offer for Mata, I don’t know why he didn’t sign, nor do you.  Maybe he just didn’t want to come to Arsenal, this is the real world not some half-arsed video game where if you have the pretend money you can buy anyone you like.

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          • James mc daid

            Pathetic,we did not buy him because we missed the selling price clause,less talk ,more action,thats all.

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