Barkley and Zaha would probably cost very close to that. You're pretty much saying that Levy would sanction spending it on them but not on a single player
Barkley and zaha would want like £50k-£75k/wk each. Combine those wages for that quality player.Yup, never in a million years would he want to absolutely obliterate our transfer record on one player, it just doesn't make any business sense. Also you said that you don't want to hear about wages but how much money do you think a £60m player would command in wages? For that money we're talking about a world class or near to world class player...they're not going to be asking for £50k a week are they. Besides it's been said before - Barkley is on the last year of his contract so it's doubtful he'll cost that much, Zaha would be nearer to that though.
Barkley and zaha would want like £50k-£75k/wk each. Combine those wages for that quality player.
Barkley will still cost £20-25m easy. He's young, English and homegrown. And Zaha would cost in upwards of at least £30-35m this summer after the purple patch season he's had.
Barkley and zaha would want like £50k-£75k/wk each. Combine those wages for that quality player.
Barkley will still cost £20-25m easy. He's young, English and homegrown. And Zaha would cost in upwards of at least £30-35m this summer after the purple patch season he's had.
I thought Barkley was poor last night, and against Liverpool. His touch is poor and he ran into trouble over and over. I really don't see the fuss. Don't think he offers significant enough an improvement on anything to warrant the £30m it would cost to get him in.
Zaha at least seems to have something we don't really have in the squad, and maybe after two years of gambling (N'Jie & N'Koudou) it's worth buying a player who's a little less potential, and a little more the finished article.
Zaha is no closer to the finished article than Barkley IMO.I thought Barkley was poor last night, and against Liverpool. His touch is poor and he ran into trouble over and over. I really don't see the fuss. Don't think he offers significant enough an improvement on anything to warrant the £30m it would cost to get him in.
Zaha at least seems to have something we don't really have in the squad, and maybe after two years of gambling (N'Jie & N'Koudou) it's worth buying a player who's a little less potential, and a little more the finished article.
Zaha is no closer to the finished article than Barkley IMO.
I think he meant compared to n' jie and n'koudouZaha is no closer to the finished article than Barkley IMO.
I would like us to take a look at Serge Gnabry. Don't care that he was in the gooner academy and then sold, teams + players make mistakes.
Yes, because Levy loves buying 29 year olds...dries mertens?
Rumours today he could be going to Hoffenheim but he's also been linked to Bayern.Isn't he off to Bayern?
Sissoko + 30mill for lacazette
There's an idea
Why would we bid £30m for Lacazette?
TBF, most of our players have looked very poor v those same two teams this year. Here are the stats for Barkley and our AMs:
games (mins) goals assists
Barkley 8 (710) 1 4
Alli 7 (614) 4 1
Eriksen 8 (713) 1 2
Son 7 (429) 1 1
Lamela 2 (180) 0 1
Last season Lamela was our highest performer v top 6 in 9 games (558 mins) he scored 2 assisted 5. Eriksen scored 1 assist 4 in 10 games (878) last season.
Son?!We can take Eriksen out because he does a shit load more in games than any of those other players. Alli, three years younger is already producing more, and Son and Lamela, if you extrapolate the minutes per action (or last season's for Lamela) are at least as effective or better.
Doesn't really make your heart sing does it. I'm not vehemently opposed to Barkley - in the Sissoko way - but I really think it's going to be a lot of money for absolutely no, or very little, improvement on what we have.
I can see some - twisted - logic in Zaha as he is very different to anything we have, quick, talent in his boots, but very unpredictable and erratic - I think he wants someone who is a threat on the counter, but if that's what Poch is after I really don't know why he didn't just give Oduwa or even Edwards (once fit) a few minutes at the arse end of a few games or Europa - might just have saved us 30m.