Xhaka - Looks as though we have submitted a €43m bid which Gladbach seem happy with

[PSRB]

Decent pece on him here......

http://goonersphere.com/columnists/thegarrison/6478-xhaka-why-arsenal-need-this-35m-arteta-upgrade

[Alberto Balsam Rodriguez]

Is that Twitter talk?

[PSRB]

Is that Twitter talk?

Nope, Telegraph, ES and various others, story started in the local paper in Gladbach

[Sir C]

Decent pece on him here......

http://goonersphere.com/columnists/thegarrison/6478-xhaka-why-arsenal-need-this-35m-arteta-upgrade

Another foreigner? :-(

[PSRB]

You're not suggesting we should be offering good money for Dier, are you?

[Sir C]

You're not suggesting we should be offering good money for Dier, are you?

If that's for me, then, no. You know my view of buying players, p. I like our players. I don't like other teams' players and I wish we'd lave them where they are.

[Luis Anaconda]

Another foreigner? :-(

He's Swiss, Sir C - I believe that counts as a neutral

[Luis Anaconda]

Nope, Telegraph, ES and various others, story started in the local paper in Gladbach

Seem very certain of it here - Gladbach will probably sign Rode from Bayern now Sanches has gone there, leaving them free to sell us Granit. Nothing set in stone though - hope nothing rocks the boat and we can cement his signing soon

[Sir C]

He's Swiss, Sir C - I believe that counts as a neutral

Swiss? Swissers aren't footballers, that's ridiculous. Elneny is a Swisser, and look how that's worked out; 6 months after buying him we're looking for a replacement, apparently.

This is all **** la.

Can't we just bring Cesc home and be done with it? :cry:

[Rich]

Swiss? Swissers aren't footballers, that's ridiculous. Elneny is a Swisser, and look how that's worked out; 6 months after buying him we're looking for a replacement, apparently.

This is all **** la.

Can't we just bring Cesc home and be done with it? :cry:

Elneny doesn't look much like a Swiss to me, Sir C.

[The Jorge]

Decent pece on him here......

http://goonersphere.com/columnists/thegarrison/6478-xhaka-why-arsenal-need-this-35m-arteta-upgrade

I'm quite a fan of the lad but I do worry about whether his defensive side of the game will be up to the sheer pace of the game over here. That said, he's very assured and calm at bundesliga pace so I'm hoping for a brief adaptation period.

[Luis Anaconda]

Swiss? Swissers aren't footballers, that's ridiculous. Elneny is a Swisser, and look how that's worked out; 6 months after buying him we're looking for a replacement, apparently.

This is all **** la.

Can't we just bring Cesc home and be done with it? :cry:

Cesc is definitely a foreigner - swarthy and clearly not to be trusted :redcard:

[redgunamo]

Seem very certain of it here - Gladbach will probably sign Rode from Bayern now Sanches has gone there, leaving them free to sell us Granit. Nothing set in stone though - hope nothing rocks the boat and we can cement his signing soon

I just hope he doesn't crumble under pressure, like John Stones..

[redgunamo]

I'm quite a fan of the lad but I do worry about whether his defensive side of the game will be up to the sheer pace of the game over here. That said, he's very assured and calm at bundesliga pace so I'm hoping for a brief adaptation period.

Don't worry, he'll soon be sulking about the lack of a Winterpause, just the same.

[The Jorge]

Don't worry, he'll soon be sulking about the lack of a Winterpause, just the same.

Just wait till he finds out every week is der Englisch Woche

[Luis Anaconda]

I just hope he doesn't crumble under pressure, like John Stones..

that reminds me - whatever happened to that other young talented centre back

Igneous Miquel

[The Jorge]

that reminds me - whatever happened to that other young talented centre back

Igneous Miquel

I echo this sediment

[redgunamo]

that reminds me - whatever happened to that other young talented centre back

Igneous Miquel

Iggy? A passenger, imo.

[Ash]

Swiss? Swissers aren't footballers, that's ridiculous.

Albanian descent. They're footballers.

[Luis Anaconda]

Albanian descent. They're footballers.

Oh you mean he's a refugee :hide:

[PSRB]

I'm quite a fan of the lad but I do worry about whether his defensive side of the game will be up to the sheer pace of the game over here. That said, he's very assured and calm at bundesliga pace so I'm hoping for a brief adaptation period.

Xhaka can :-)

[Sir C]

Albanian descent. They're footballers.

Albanian :-(

I had a bad time in Tirana in 1983.

I've never liked Albanians since.

[The Jorge]

Xhaka can :-)

Well that's the song taken care of :nod:

[Luis Anaconda]

Well that's the song taken care of :nod:

Not this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3PoTnkLfxE

[Pat Vegas]

But Sanchez is going :cry:

[Ash]

I had a bad time in Tirana in 1983.


Oh dear. Did you shake your head to refuse an offer you didn't wish to take up? Which in Albanian means Yes.

[The Jorge]

Oh dear. Did you shake your head to refuse an offer you didn't wish to take up? Which in Albanian means Yes.

This must be tough for the whole "safe spaces" thing

[Ash]

This must be tough for the whole "safe spaces" thing

I'm fairly sure there are no safe spaces in Albania.

[Sir C]

Oh dear. Did you shake your head to refuse an offer you didn't wish to take up? Which in Albanian means Yes.

No, I was locked up for 48 hours for being a furrin :-(

I thought they were going to shoot me, tbh.

[redgunamo]

Xhaka can :-)

Well, we should just bloody well sign Can then!

Wenger out.

[redgunamo]

No, I was locked up for 48 hours for being a furrin :-(

I thought they were going to shoot me, tbh.

Yes, one does get the idea there that most gun safety award certificates do go a-begging.

[Sir C]

Yes, one does get the idea there that most gun safety award certificates do go a-begging.

I was convinced I was going to be shot in Romania, tbh. Those ****ers really meant it.

[Ash]

No, I was locked up for 48 hours for being a furrin :-(

I thought they were going to shoot me, tbh.

:-(

I had my passport confiscated on a train going through Yugoslavia in 1987. I'm not sure I was expecting to be shot it but I was a little bit concerned. They probably thought I was a German spy, and not without reason as things would later turn out.

[redgunamo]

I was convinced I was going to be shot in Romania, tbh. Those ****ers really meant it.

Yes, more drunken crazies; got to know their Navy very well in Afghanistan. Brilliant fellows but poor, unfortunate *******s, flying their Russian scrap. I'd be a crazy drunk too under those circumstances.

No, wait.. :homer:

[redgunamo]

:-(

I had my passport confiscated on a train going through Yugoslavia in 1987. I'm not sure I was expecting to be shot it but I was a little bit concerned. They probably thought I was a German spy, and not without reason as things would later turn out.

*Were* you a German spy then?

[Ears are alight]

Seem very certain of it here - Gladbach will probably sign Rode from Bayern now Sanches has gone there, leaving them free to sell us Granit. Nothing set in stone though - hope nothing rocks the boat and we can cement his signing soon

Groan. I feel for you. Xhaka can.

[Ash]

*Were* you a German spy then?

I wasn't. The BND were.

[redgunamo]

I wasn't. The BND were.

Very silly people, your Germans, imo. Imagine using the same word for "news" as that for "intelligence".

The BND are good though; honest, brave fellows those.

[Bergkamp Was Best]

Sign him and cash in on Ramsey, he seems to have lost his way at Arsenal.