So considering that we can't have Khedira because we won't make him our highest paid player and

[Rich]

considering Leverkusen are refusing to sell Bender to us. Does that mean we have to settle for Schniederlan?

What other options are there? Pogba? Vidal?

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Jake]

[Rich]

Chelsea have moved into pole position to Sami Khedira from Real Madrid with Arsenal refusing to meet his £150,000-a-week wage demands.

The Gunners are interested in adding Germany World Cup winner Khedira to their midfield ahead of the new season.

But after Madrid gave them permission to speak to his agent this week, the Daily Mirror reports that talks have stalled because of the player’s refusal to alter his wage demands.

Khedira is well paid at Madrid and while he would love to move to the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal are refusing to pay him £150,000-a-week – which would make him their joint highest earner with Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.

[Rich]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

isn't it? I'm not sure any of us know how much Khedira wants to be paid, or which clubs want to sign him.

[The Tony]

[Jake]

[devongunner]

Usual no story so make it up.

If we want him enough doubt it will be wages holding it up more for me why live in London when I could be in Madrid. Lovely weather, better food, decent cycle tracks

[Monty91]

money.

[Rich]

now they've binned Kroos off.

[devongunner]

['Neg]

[Billy Goat Sverige]

like Khedira can argue he's deserving of more.

[Monty91]

[Luis Anaconda]

Only Monty pretending to know that Özil doesn't play at No 10 for us comes close

[Jake]

[Rich]

Khedira-esque wages at PSG.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Jake]

['Neg]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Quite impressed by him last season.

Cheap as chips too, though a Dutch so clearly more trouble than a Protestant in high summer.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

There was only ever one Patrick (the one before we sold him).

[Camp Freddie]