Posted on Tuesday, 29th May 2012 by Iain Culverhouse
So it seems that Arsenal and Tottenham target Jan Vertonghen has announced that he’s fully prepared to join the Gunners if Spurs cannot agree a deal – news that will both please and frustrate some Gooners.
It appears the deal is currently failing due to the agreement of the transfer fee, as Ajax are thought to want £12 million for the Belgium’s services, while Spurs are only prepared currently to pay £9 million.
Vertonghen recently said:
‘I’ve said repeatedly that Tottenham are my first choice, but the talks haven’t progressed.
‘They have shown me around, I have met all their key people and their chairman came to meet me on Monday. But Arsenal want me too. They remain a possibility if my Spurs move falls through, as Ajax are asking £12m for me.’
Now I am a bit p***ed off about this to be honest, either he wants to join us or he doesn’t, there seems to be one or two players currently (Eden Hazard) who think the whole transfer system is a joke, and they can just sit there and announce whatever they like to clubs.
Vertonghen is a very good player, there is no denying that, but I can’t help but think that his latest comments are somewhat of a slap in the face to Arsenal.
Obviously I am looking at this from a fans perspective, but I’d much prefer a player who wants to play for us as there first choice rather than ‘settling’ for us because his primary option fell through. Although I am sure that given the fact there have been moves like Sol Campbell to Arsenal from Tottenham, I would welcome him, assuming he was going to put in 100% and not just whine about how he didn’t get the move he wanted.
The 25-year-old centre-back is aware that matching Ajax’s demands could be difficult though:
‘That is a lot of money for someone with just a year left on his contract. I’m sure Spurs won’t be able to pay that much after they missed out on the Champions League.
‘Ajax want to get as much as they can for me, while Spurs want to pay as little as possible.
‘I hope a deal can be done. But I won’t fight with Ajax – that is the last thing I’d want after so many good years with them.’
I guess we will have to see what happens with Vertonghen in the upcoming weeks. I personally think that he will end up at Tottenham, but I wouldn’t turn him away from Arsenal as I think he would be a great signing for our club.
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May 29th, 2012 at 6:01 pm
Of course you would because he is ten times better than anything you have at the moment
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Steveo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Wouldn’t it be choice if this comment came from a follower of the team stuffed with crocks and bottlers ? How ironic…
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AshburtonMark Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Mind the gap mate!! Ps No I wouldn’t welcome a player who only has aspirations for the Europa League!
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DaveYid Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Just to make a point about your point Markyboy:
“Does it matter that Tottenham are in the Europa League? No, not that much. You don’t just join for one season” – Jan Vertonghen
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BlueForever Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
To your point I’d say; Spurs weren’t in the Champions League this year either, infact before 2010/2011 it had been some time since they had. Spurs aren’t a champions league side, there are 2 teams in London better than them… Nevermind the BPL.
JackFact Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Deep deep deep down – Vertonghen is DESPERATE to join Arsenal. What top player would EVER want to join a perennial mid-table Europa Cup team who haven’t won a title in their Father’s life-time?
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JackFact's Mum Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Mid-table team? The last 3 seasons they’ve finished 4th, 5th and 4th. Hardly mid-table is it?
Now get back in to bed Jack you naughty boy or mummy will be cross!
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LFS Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 5:10 am
you’ve said it yourself. just the last 3 seasons, history is a bit more than that.
now, let the adults do the talking.
deejay Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
4th, 5th, 6th ? well that covers the last 3 years, now what about the 50 odd years before that ???
May 29th, 2012 at 6:01 pm
No, we’ve never been interested and he’s trying to use our name to clinch the Spurs deal. He is a quality defender and would have been a good addition to the squad with his versatility, but he’s not going to displace Vermaelen and Koscielny has been immense recently. I’d rather a defender that’s capable at both centre back and right back, such as Yanga-Mbiwa, though it looks like he may be heading to the Bundesliga.
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May 29th, 2012 at 6:06 pm
The deal has already been done he is going to Spurs, it was never over the money offered it was down to payment terms. Ajax wanted the bulk of the fee up front, Arsenal offered £7m in total Ajax laughed.
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Steveo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
Wow, such knowledge… in-depth, detailed… you are obviously very well connected, Joey.
How do you do it, we gasp ?
Are you that Joey who was on ‘Blue Peter’ ?
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Robbo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Lol. I nearly wet myself at that remark. I bet it was Ernie who typed the comment for him. They would suit Twitchy and co perfectly. Btw, let “vertigo” to Spuds and enjoy the dizzy heights of the Europa League and finishing behind us yet again…… Lol. Joey Deacon, well I never….
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joey Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
How mature. Nothing about adults nomads acting like 13yr old surprises me these days. Once the deal is done and it all comes out I’ll be the one laughing at you. Shame I had assumed this was an adult forum.
chris from Cambridge Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Steveo it does not sound as though you have much to contribute about anything. Certainly not about Arsenal’s (Wenger’s) negotiations with Ajax. The real trouble is Wenger wants everything so on the cheap … that the story is highly believable. Or must one say nothing against M. Wenger ?
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JackFact Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Joey – fountain of knowledge, sage of football, utter knob.
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Joey Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Proving my point, simple minded nomad.
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Robbo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
What’s with all this “nomad” business Mr Deacon, care to explain?
chris from Cambridge Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Forget all these nonsense insults which add nothing. If the £7m is true (which would not suprise me of M. Wenger) then Ajax had a right to laugh.
chris from Cambridge Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
Well JackFact …. what’s your take on why Vertonghen suddenly switched ambition from Arsenal to Spurs ?
Or are you capable of little more than calling others a knob ??
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May 29th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
He was told by his agent we were not after him in January. Trying to endear himself to those gullible mugs down the road. Don’t end up like them mate
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May 29th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
or the record, that quote about Arsenal was old and mixed with some new ones by the Daily Star.
JV will be announced a Spurs player before the weekend.
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May 29th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
[...] Would you welcome this man to Arsenal after his latest comments? [...]
May 29th, 2012 at 6:44 pm
He didn’t say it. The press made it up. Can’t you people get a life. Why does anybody with an IQ above 10 believe any of this nonsense.
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May 29th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
JV Sounds like a sensible lad, gooners now being a selling club
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Robbo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Even if we are a selling club we still consistently finish higher in the league than you lot……
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tim Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
yeah by one point, and you only got enough points, because martin flop, had a dubious game, to give you enough points.
get real arsenal fans, you have been caught, and now we will surpass you, we will have our state of the art stadium soon, to go along with our state of the art training complex, the best in england, by the way, so whats not to love at spurs, better than the library.
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BlackHat83 Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 3:47 pm
What an utterly deluded Spud mug you are. It doesn’t matter how many points it took, nobody remembers the margin they remember the finish. Let’s not forget also that we caught 12 points on you in a matter of a few months and ALL OF THIS whilst losing Fabregas and Nasri at the start of the season and being told we were finished. Yeah, finished above you, as always.
So jog on you mug.
Oh and btw, swanky stadiums and hi tech training facilities don’t win you games you retarded cockslap. A good team without bottlers and pretenders is what gets you a top 3 finish…. So you lot are fucked yet again.
May 29th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
We don’t need this one. Bartley is coming back and is worth a try, and with Per, Coz and Vermaelen plus Song at a push and Miquel we’ve got cover. We may still even have Djourou and Squillachi. We don’t need anyone who’d rather be a spud.
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May 29th, 2012 at 6:58 pm
I wouldn’t listen to what the papers say. And if he was to go to the Spuds I’m sure he will eventually realise he’s made a mistake. And I’m sure he would prefer champions league football. Just wait and see what happens when the transfer window opens. He’s only got to look at the clubs records and see who the best choice would be. When did the Spuds win the league last. I even bet a few of the big names will leave Spurs as they want champions league not Europa. If it was true that Wenger offered £7 million that I could believe as he done it with Cahill and Bolton and eventually went to Chelski for £7 million lol.
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chris from Cambridge Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Wenger copped a strop because the Bolton chairman went public with the negotiations … ie. Arsenal offering peanuts. That may have made Wenger feel good but has done Arsenal no good at all. We could have had Cahill for similar money to Mertesecker … who must have been class once but can no longer run nor jump.
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Tell this prick 2 stay in Holland, any idiot that chooses the plastic, living in the shadow yids over Arsenal is delusional. SO whats he saying?… He wants Europa Leauge football or something?… MUG!
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Simply fact is he can get more playtime at spurs but arsenal already have 4 world class defenders , spurs have told him he will be first choice cus they have no world class defenders , so I understand why spurs are his first choice , and we know if Jan sez arsenal are his second choice then spurs will just him n Ajax more money
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JackFact Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
No sure about the 4 world class defenders we have… If you’re actually putting Djourou in the bracket, then alas, you are an Arsenal fan that needs to go to specsavers and throw away those Rose-tinted ones.
All said and done, Vertonghen would be great.
And how sweet to pinch him from the Europa Cup boys!
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James Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Four World class defenders? Who you don’t even have one. Someone must have been on the sauce a bit early today.
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NLP Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 2:16 am
Let me get this straight arsenal who have conceded 8 more than spurs this season have 4 world class defenders(not 1 0r 2 but 4!)?? how ??? i dont get it?? how someone can support your stupid opinion is beyond me.
WARNING DELUSIONAL GOONER
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
I totally agree with Wengersacock,nice to read a load of scummers realising They are fading.No ambiton woolwich wanderers
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Robbo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Fading, lol.
From a Spurs fan, that’s rich.
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
those quotes were from a while back and not said recently. from what i heard joey is right, the only things left are the payment details not the price itself. also vermaelen advised vertonghen to join spurs as he felt he would be their no1 cb alongside kaboul.
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
spurs wont make the same mistake again,,i fear they will overtake us next season,,they are stonger in virtualy every position,especially if we lose van persie,,,this dutch player knows this,,wake up guys,,unless we start spending we will be worse than spurs,i choose silverware over3rd or 4th every day,,its about glory,and we win nothing,,,we got exxcited finishing above spurs by 1 point,,,so sad,but we are still poor,and dont even play better football than spurs,,they are far superior in play,,wake up
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dazza Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
dutch league,,belgian player,,before anyone starts being a smartarse :>)
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GoonerDave Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
I smell a spud…..
At least try to sound like an Arsenal fan, terrible attempt!
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Robbo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Yeah. If Sagna hadn’t been knobbled it would have been another 5-2. We had a bad start to the season and in turmoil when you beat us. Finishing above us ain’t gonna happen anytime soon…..
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Bottom line is that he’s not actually that good a footballer.
He would be fighting it out for first backup CB at Arsenal with Mertesacker (who has a whole load of international experience and pedigree).
If he wants to go to spurs it is because he will play.
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james Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
strange your one of the few that think that and the rest are Arsenal fans to!! anyone would think you were bitter!
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Robbo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
It’s the truth spuddo
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james Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
how many times have you seen him play? Im guessing not often!
May 29th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Of course I would welcome him , does AW not have a back up plan if he can not sign M’Vila of course he has, so why should a player not have the same. He is a very good player and a professional so if he did sign I would expect to him to give a 100%.
We need an all rounder that can play in a number of positions across the back line/mid field as that is where the greats amount of injuries/problems has arisen, so I say go for him, not to just get one up on Spurs but because we need someone of this quality .
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Over here where mature people analyse facts,rather than the infantile prejudiced , moronic kneejerk efforts,it’s quite clear to see the whole picture. the player wants to go to Tottenham, Ajax are asking an exorbitant fee for a player entering the final year of his contract and who can negotiate a free move in January. So the player makes it clear who he wants to play for. No other club will pay an exorbitant fee for a player who’s heart is elsewhere and the club is second/third choice. Clearly a player with a brain. No wonder the cretins on here can’t comprehend what am intelligent player is doing. So that’s it kiddies-must be approaching bed time if the comments reflect age or IQ.
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Robbo Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
Perhaps you would like to correct your spelling first before labelling others “cretins”.
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
He wouldn’t start at Arsenal, so do we need another bench player? No we don’t. He will start for the chickens and that will be good for him.
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
he always puts in 100% and is a top quality tackler and has a top power shot. He can play anywhere at the back and can also play in cdm
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May 29th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Fork him… I hope he goes to Sp*rs.
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May 29th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
He clearly wants to join Spurs because he has been used to being a big fish in a small pond and feels he will not be able to up his game enough to displace TV or LK. On top of that he probably is not even much better than Per meaning he would be competing with Johan on 4th choice CB where as he would walk in to the Spurs team and one of their big players.
You do worry when players want to join a team that plays less Champions League football than the team he is leaving.
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May 29th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
The quote doesn’t bother me a bit. Obviously the Spurs have rolled out the red carpet for him. Besides, he plays for another club in another country. I don’t expect him to be sensitive to the rivalry between Arsenal and Spurs… yet. So what if he makes a comment we take offense to. Of course, once he joins either team, then the gloves come off and he better fall in line.
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May 29th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
I think everybody should be left 2 dere own opinion wat ever vertigo think will be know verysoon ,so stop crossing words with yourselves .gunners 4 life
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May 29th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
WHEN YOU ASK SUCH A QUESTION, YOU MUST LISTEN BOTH PARTIES! TO REMIND, SOME GUYS HAVE A WORD AND WHEN THEY PROMISE SOMETHING ……
JAN WELCOME TO ARSENAL!
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May 29th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
The itinerant hordes providing laughter again. To be fair to the man he is leaving a feeder club, albeit one that is still top of the chain in comparison to Arsenal in history and prizes won. What would be the point in moving to a another feeder club lower down the food chain all be it in a stronger competition?
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May 29th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Great team Arsenal used to be… would say slighly on par with spurs now tbh as arsenal are a selling club only finnish above spurs coz of 2 goal keeping mistakes and spurs blowing it after loosing to arsenal fact is JV would walking in the arsenal defence tbh… per? = donkey… squ= was a seveliia bench warmer… verm and kosce very good but after them? dejou? LMFAO fact is Chelsea are the top london team we even retained the EPL.. arsenal could never follow up a league win in PL with another.. we did what arsenal could won CL and Beat barca over 2 legs LOL arsenal your no better then spurs anymore face is you even tried to win LEAGUE CUP and failed lol slatted spurs for winning it and cried when you got turned over by BIRMINGHAM HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA u aint won anything at the new wemb spurs have lol in fact dont think u have won anything in SKY HD let alone 3D lol Tottenham season objectives…. TOP 4 FIN… and arsenals? lol think about it TOP 4? like this you will be miles away from top 2 dont think spurs got beat 8-2 in prem years? and when RVP goes to man city who’s gonna score your goals? podolskie ? the man who was a complete flop and bayern lol oh u got chamack lol BLUE IS THE COLOUR
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Tappy Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 11:24 am
And all that for a measly 2 billion pounds, wow, how did you manage that?
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jay Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
In english please !
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May 29th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Shows the ambition that he has if he wants to join a team that will at best, qualify for Europa league for the duration of his contract. True you don’t just join for a season or in his case he probably will.
He prob waitin for a move to city where he wouldnt make the bench, as he wouldn’t at Arsenal.
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May 29th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Would you welcome this man to Arsenal after his latest comments?
YES
When we beat AC Milan at Emirates, Jan Vertonghen was in the crowd and applauded our effort, our team, our new stadium and our club.
If you publicly announce your desire to join your 1st choice club and that club shows you little interest in giving you a contract, due to the fact that Arsenal believe they have enough 1st team defensive options, (hahaha), and that Arsenal believe that our 2 1st choice CBs are the best we could have, (hahaha), well then you look somewhere else and say other things to attract interest, don`t you?
I`ve followed Arsenal for 50yrs and followed Vertonghen for the last 3 seasons. I rate him higher than Thomas Vermaelen. They`re very similar players, but Vertonghen is bigger and slightly faster. But during his attempt to move to the FAPL, our club has shown next to no interest in attaining his services. Probably due to the 12m that Ajax want for him, and nothing more.
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May 29th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Look at it this way:
He can go to the team in 4th where he’ll be the top centre-back
Or he can go to the team in 3rd where he’ll either be backup centre-back or played out of position in DM…
He’s not a fan of either team and he’d probably get very similar wages from the two of them. It’s a no-brainer really isn’t it, especially if he feels he can help Spurs get CL football.
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May 29th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
@joey, i reckon ‘nomad’ is the latest vocabulary in your outdated dictionary.
Please jog-on, spud.
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May 29th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Quite funny people saying how great our defense is,world class someone said,you must have been going too different games that i was going too, Norwich and Wigan need i say more
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Wayne Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 10:48 am
Your right Kenny mate. We made to many silly mistakes and if we have an injury we have crap for cover. Our defensive errors was our main problem this season. Winning games then throwing them away and to crap teams as well. I would start Vertonghen in Cb with Koschielny and put The terminator left back where he can play. Gibbs is to injury prone and Santos is good for cover. But I can understand a player going to the Spuds for regular football but Arsenal can offer him Champions league football. Spurs will lose big players this transfer window. Van Der Vart is going to Schalke according to sky sports today and Modric will go as well. Let’s hope Wenger gets his finger out of his back side and buy some big players.
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May 29th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
He has no intention of joining Arsenal. He is trying to panic the spuds into a decision by claiming he would join Arsenal. That’s all. Personally, if he wants to join Spurs (No CL football) over Arseanal (lots of CL football) then that says alot about his ambitions and him as a footballer..
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May 29th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
@ Iain Culverhouse (writer of this article)… Tell me how can you (and others like you) be certain that Jan Vertonghen has not been ‘grossly mis-quoted’ here ? … I believe the ‘original’ quote on what Vertonghen ‘alledgedly’ said came from a Dutch newspaper called De Telegraf, which is about as reliable a source as the Daily Star…Just because some ‘blogger’ posts a translation from a Dutch newspaper report doesn’t mean that it is true.. Have you seen any video footage of Vertonghen ‘actually’ saying this.. No, I didn’t think so.. You bloggers are all the same you just jump on the band wagon and stir the rumour pot even more.. If Vertonghen does join Arsenal, then knowing how fickle some of our so called supporters are, they will soon forget all this bloody nonsense…
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GunneRay Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Wow, where’s my head gone?
xD:
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Aussie Jack Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
If what we read is true (and it rarely is) Vertonghen might well be advised to stay at Ajax as he seems to have burned his boats at Arsenal and any other second choice club. Having said that I agree that, should he join Arsenal, it will all be forgotten providing he keeps his mouth shut.
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May 29th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
We have two good defenders if you ask me.TV and the Kos. Merts is good back up and I like Miguel and Jenkinson but IMO they wont be ready for another season. Not seen Vertonghen play but if he is Ajax captain that’s good enough for me
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May 29th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
Wasn’t Dennis Bergkamp once a Spurs supporter? Converts can be good team players along with 100%
Starters. I must be one of the few people who were glad to see Fabregas an Nasri go why? Good players but emotionally I considered them a bad influence and definitely not 100% Arsenal
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May 30th, 2012 at 12:15 am
I am from Holland, and he always said he wanted to go to Arsenal. So probably he changed his mind because Arsenal did not want him? And what I don’t understand: Ajax plays Champions Legue, so is it al about money?
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May 30th, 2012 at 12:31 am
for those of you who think he wouldnt ge passed TV need to take some reality pills. everyone in the dutch league holds Vertonghon in higher regard. he is a far more disciplined defender. what makes me laugh is all you guys bitching about it like school kids. you ALL need to grow up.
Truegooner!
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May 30th, 2012 at 1:11 am
i dont see why you would pick spurs over arsenal, we have champion league they dont
simple
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May 30th, 2012 at 1:48 am
You are twats, they are not, simple?
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May 30th, 2012 at 3:35 am
He is the one trying to get arsenal to buy him,when nointeresr was shown he went to court Spurs. Antother Bebtner type. Anyway I thinkhe is overhype.If he is that good,the likes of Barca or RM wouldhad snaphimu;esp, Barca who needs a CB/LB.
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May 30th, 2012 at 4:13 am
Bullshit who the hell he think he was.
I hate to welcome him if the rumours he spoke was true.
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May 30th, 2012 at 8:41 am
Flmao,now, now come on you spuds. Look we all know you lot are upset about all this champions league stuff, there is a very simple solution to all this, may i suggest that towards the end of nxt season you all dont start getting delusional again and think the spuds can finish above us and take our champions league football spot away from us, know your place in the league and it saves unnecessary heartache.
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May 30th, 2012 at 9:04 am
if a hammer is the only tool you’ve got, you think every problem is a nail…Arsenal fans i don know what you discussing with this bunch of losers called spurs..stupid/childish fans in a club with a small mentality nkt!
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May 30th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Dennis Bergkamp never said he would prefer to join Spuds as his first choice.his performances against them over the years proved where his heart was.If Vertonghen wants to play for a crap club like Spurs his aspirations must be in question,there are more options out there.leave the man out of our plans
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May 30th, 2012 at 9:58 am
Who give’s a f**k what he says.
If he came in and performed we’d all be jizzing our pants.
From what I know about him, and it’s a big fat f**k all.
I personally can’t wait to have Per back, but sh*t fans don’t understand how much better we were with him at the back because he’s slow. HE’S SLOW HE’S A DONKEY.
Retards, the lot of you. And me.
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May 30th, 2012 at 10:40 am
Gunners should give Vertoghen a break. If he says that Tottenham is his first choice it is because thay are the ones that have shown great desire for him. He has made up his mind to leave Ajax and the club after his heart keeps stalling for God-knows-what-reason. If his fate lies solely with Arsenal, he would be doomed to more years of football with Ajax. Arsenal should stop this pretentious habit that has cost them too many quality players in recent times e.g. Juan Mata et al, all in a bid to get things on the cheap.
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May 30th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Does annoy me when Arsenal fans refer to Vertonghen’s comments about joining spurs over Arsenal as lacking in ambition. Firstly, I wonder if Arsenal fans would refer to RVP as unambitious should he choose to stay at Arsenal over any actual title contenders. Secondly, the gap between Arsenal and Tottenham is now minimal. You may have secured CL football this year but you have as much chance of winning it as we do. You also have little to no chance of winning the title. Therefore, Vertonghen has as much chance of winning something at spurs than Arsenal. Thirdly, the argument that he is joining us because he has more chance of getting into our team is laughable. Both teams have defensive issues represented in their goals against column which was appalling for both sides.
Arsenal fans are just struggle to come to terms with the fact that the choice between Arsenal and Spurs is no longer that obvious for players given the comparable squad quality and unlikelihood of both sides to be competing for titles next year.
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jay Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
why are sad spuds posting on a Gooners website?If johnny spud thinks the gap is minimal he must be drinking out the same glass as Redknapp.Spurs havent won the league in living memory,duringthat period we have won 5 championships ,muppet
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May 30th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Lol … U lot…obviously spurs hate goons and the goons hate spurs… So no gd things can be said of both such teams… Life’s not just about football … Such arguments are gonna be never-ending…
spurs gd…
goons bad…
Lol…
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May 30th, 2012 at 4:40 pm
there is a good source of information on spurs forums, that vertongen deal is agreed, and he will have medical, when belgium play england.
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jay Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Spurs have a forum ? …why are their fans posting on ours sad people
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May 30th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
arsenal fans, you must realise. that spurs have caught you, we play great football, better than you, we have a wonderful training complex, and a great atmospheric stadium on the way, and we run ourselves within our clubs means ,like yourselves, unlike them sugardaddy clubs, and YOU ONLY BEAT US BY ONE POINT, BECAUSE OF A DODGY KEEPER, remember that.
we chucked our points against you in the league, because of the f.a farce, and redknapps, indecision, at the time, and you know it.
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May 30th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
same old crap from muppets living in a Cuckoo world ,always a reason why you finish behind us every year .the reason you finished behind us again was the battering you got at the Emirates .Your bottle went as usual
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May 30th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Did you know that if Engelbert humperdink won the Eurovision song contest Spuds would have lost their polace in the Europa league!
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May 30th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
He’s a Belgian, not a Belguim.
I don’t think he said it — you’d have to be an idiot to say it, or really poor in England talk. Is he such an unsophisticated professional that he would knowingly slight Arsenal?
Anyway, hasn’t he heard about the marvellous Arsenal annual holiday, St. Totteringham’s Day? How could he want to miss that?
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jay Reply:
May 30th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
perhaps he gets bored on a thursday night ,nice trip to play the Albanian runners up might appeal to him
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