Quote Originally Posted by eastgermanautos View Post
He wants a move to a big club and is out of contract next summer. However, next summer he will be 29, and that's pretty damn long in the tooth. Therefore, Arsenal have the advantage in that they can tell him to suck it up. Can, and should. If we have to drag him chained to the match each week, then that's what we do.

300k a week and not a penny more!
29 is not long in the tooth: he can be expected to be at the top of his game for at least a further 3 years. It's wishful thinking that we can expect him to suck it up.