I see that talks with theo are 'ongoing'

[Peter]

So, nothing happening there then :-)

[Dutch Gooner]

last minute signature

[PSRB]

Walcott situation resolved......

[Pat Vegas]

arsenal: what do you want?
theo: x amount
arsenal how about halve that then devide by 3.

theo: i want to win trophies what's the mission statement.

[Pat Vegas]

as that means the only signing would be to replace him.

[Peter]

Of a contract.

Theo is probably considering his options.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Peter]

It isnt easy to get the players you want, they have limited time to get used to teammates, are likely to e cup tied etc etc

Given his three major signings in the summer i would imagine heis till not entirely sure what he feels he needs right now. I expect him to waituntil the summer.

['Neg]

['Neg]

[PSRB]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Ashberto]

by other people.

[Peter]

[Bergkamp's Brain]

Of course Wenger possibly, truly believes that Walcott wants to stay and he is prepared to give the maximum time to sort this out?

[Peter]

Conditions under which he is prepared to stay.

Either way, a contract doesnt require six months of discussion.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

January and he can negotiate a pre-contract abroad. If I were Theo and not an arsenal fan, I wouldn't sign :shrug:

[Peter]

He holds all the cards now. Whatever we offer, he knows he cant get more, in every sense.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

Do we cut our losses or do we dump him in the reserves and not let him near the first team? Not like Wenger to cut his nose off to spite his face.

[Alexism - Atheoist]

Which again, is what I'd counsel my players to do if I were an agent. You simply get a lot more money this way. If the player is willing to take less to stay, then I'd say sign ofc, but :shrug:

[Supermac1976]

[Ashberto]

for various reasons.

[Peter]

Its humiliating. Might be better to wait until the summer and then claim that theo lied to them all along.

I dont think we can afford to bench him for the rest of the season. Would be a big problem.