Posted on Saturday, 12th January 2013 by Linus K
Oddly enough, we have found ourselves linked with a move for out-of-favour Dutchman Wesley Sneijder.
The 28-year-old has not featured for Inter Milan since September due to refusing to take a pay cut. Many a clubs have found themselves linked with the talented, quick-footed midfielder, and Galatasaray is said to be closing in on a deal. However, Sneijder has seemingly told his agent his preferred destination is the Premier League, making him more attractive to the likes of Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea and even QPR.
But there is on bump on the road – Sneijder is said to be demanding £200,000-a-week, making Arsenal an unlikely destination for the Holland international.
But is Sneijder what Arsenal truly needs?
With Santi Cazorla continuing to set the Premier League alight and Aaron Ramsey still improving, would it be a good idea to sign Sneijder, even at a bargain price?
Think about it – £200,000-a-week is more than a whopping £10 million a year for the services of a player, who would be fighting for a starting place with the in-form Spanish magician.
Furthermore, he is more than likely to see a signing on fee.
I would rather see Arsenal go for a holding midfielder – a tough-tackling, rock solid, defensive anchorman.
Who springs to mind? Well for me, only one name – Yann M’Vila. The controversial, talented France international was linked with a move to Arsenal last summer, but the deal fell through due to Rennes demanding around £22 million for him. However, because of disciplinary problems and bad form, Rennes is said to accept offers in the region of £7 million. And if anyone can get the best out of M’Vila, it’s Arsene Wenger.
Considering the fact that both club and player would agree to a move, I think it is an obvious transfer for Wenger to undertake.
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January 12th, 2013 at 5:29 pm
Have you actually seen M’Vila play this season? … and do you really think Ramsey’s “still improving” – seriously??? I love the guy for his attitude and courage after being mauled by Shawcross but you can only go so far on sympathy.
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HARRY COOPER Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 12:24 am
YOUR RIGHT ABOUT RAMSEY,,,,HE IS NOT IMPROVING AND WE NEED MOVE ON FROM SYMPATHY OR STOP MOANING IF WE KEEP LOSING WHICH WILL HAPPEN IF WE KEEP PLAYING RAMSEY..
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Henry Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 5:14 am
Don’t u think ramsy should go out on loan just like wilsherd
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ty Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 11:27 am
Ramsey needs a season out on loan at cardiff if they cum to prem playin center mid for a full season everywk as hes not a wide player then bring him bk an he’ll b a different player if not sell him
January 12th, 2013 at 5:38 pm
I like very talented mid fielder like this guy.
Welcome!
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January 12th, 2013 at 5:42 pm
I like very talented mid fielder like this guy.
Welcome!
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Seydoy Donzo Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 10:21 pm
I hit this guy so call arsene wenger cause he is not buying real player that we need midfielder like younen m’vila
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January 12th, 2013 at 5:45 pm
M’villa is the answer.
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Henry Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 5:22 am
Me,am suggesting they drop wenger as coach because gazidiz said there is money 2 spend but dont want 2 spend
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read Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 8:48 am
yes he really is mate we need still in the middle he can kick butt come on wenger buy him,i never miss a home game, i evan have a meal at the royal oak before kick off,so come on wenger do me the favor sign the bastard!! if anyone wants to have a beer see u at the oakm at 1.00
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January 12th, 2013 at 5:47 pm
price reduced because of “disciplinary problems and bad form”. doesn’t sound like a guy you would really want?
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Seydoy Donzo Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 10:24 pm
We don’t need player like snijder arrogant n stupid cazola is enough
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January 12th, 2013 at 5:48 pm
In fairness to Ramsey he’s 21 years old he has time on is side when he finds his confidence again he will flourish let’s face it the square does not help him too much with its inconsistent displays. When Fabregas came through he was surrounded by experienced established premier league professionals who had won it all, our young lads Ramsey included have no such luck.
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James Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 5:49 pm
Re squad not square
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smoki Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 8:34 pm
he is supposed to help the team not the other way around…..its almost 3 years from his injurie how much more time do u want to give him to gain his form….lol…..take notic at wilsher he was out for 14 months longer then ramsey and he plays just fantastic….
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James Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 9:36 am
Valid point but playing wide left isn’t helping the guy either let’s take a look at Cazorla 27 years of age and only now at a top club or at the moment sleeping giant, he’s had not had the pressure to develop like Ramsey has. The reason everyone is so frustrated with him is because we know how good he has he potential to be but at the moment he’s not moving on as fast as we’d like because. This is because the fans have shot his confidence and at a young age it’s confidence tha carries you while you get experience, on comparison to jack you can se he is confident about what he does where Ramsey lacks confidence in his conviction. We should get off his back and let him develop after all he’s not the one losing us games is he.
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January 12th, 2013 at 6:07 pm
wesley will improve our squad Ramsey can not add to a midfield of Cazorla, Wilshere and Arteta. Wenger is spoiling his growth at Arsenal he should still be playing for reserves or for a lower team, personally i think Landsbury was better than Ramsey and we sold him, call it the Arsene way. Follow me @kyekye45 ill follow back #Goonerfamily
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Henry Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 5:27 am
What if de playing 4mation 4:3:3 to 4:4:2 dont u think ramsy can come in. One luv
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January 12th, 2013 at 6:08 pm
he is all dat bad we need him tu improve our defensive role.
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Seydoy Donzo Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 10:26 pm
U are damn right that’s why he need to do
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January 12th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
I still can’t understand the hype about this m’vila! How can you compare him to sneijder? The first is a proved international master, who nearly grabed the golden boot award in 2010 and showed his quality many times at his clubs as well as for holland. The other is a hyped greenhorn – who surley has his qualyties – but plays in a league of loosers! Chamakh was superb in this league! Gervinho phenomenal! I don’t say he isn’t a good player or is not capable of adding quality to our squad. But you simply can’t be sure! Sneijder has nothing to proof and he’s defenetly the man i’d go for! Even if he demands 300’000 a week – he’s an absolute bargain!
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Joe Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 8:11 pm
U r sick dude, we don’t need Sneijder, we need a box to box mid or a DM, physciality is what we need to add to our mid. £200,000?? Not at Arsenal
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January 12th, 2013 at 7:03 pm
Are you insane? On his day Wesley is in the top 5 players in the world – personally I would put him in the top 3.
Give him his £200k per week, dump Walcott, umpteen other deadwoods and forget chasing M’vila.
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Arsènal Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 7:11 pm
You got it mate! It’s an absolute joke to ignore him!
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January 12th, 2013 at 7:10 pm
Even @ £120K he’s a bargain! Propa class act
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January 12th, 2013 at 7:10 pm
Why compare this two players who play different positions. That’s not ok. For now all arsenal a defensive midfielder, So me I’ll go for m’villa as a matter of need.
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January 12th, 2013 at 7:14 pm
The Wenger we know will not bid for a player that expensive even if he plays in Heaven(literally). However with clubs unwilling to match his bills, more deadwoods could be sold and Wesley gotten at 120,000 per week with add-ons
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January 12th, 2013 at 7:30 pm
lol wesley is world class mvilla is not even in the same league as wesley wtf you people are crazy. buying wesley would be a positive thing even though we have a half decent midfield. how dumb would rvp be to leave a midfield of wilshire cazorla wesly s arteta? strikers would kill to play for a midfield like that. maybe a stronger dm could make it even better too. but the truth is it will never happen.
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Arsènal Reply:
January 12th, 2013 at 8:45 pm
If we bought wesley that would be a sign! A sign that big players can play for arsenal. A step in the opposite direction than all the stars that are leaving immediatly as soon as they’re good enough to go to a winning side… Someone has to stop that and a move for sneijder would be a big step!
Unfortunetly we all know this is never gona happen! Instead, we prefer to buy some kids, form them in to top players and then sell them to “bigger” domestic (!) clubs! Its a shame!
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James Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 9:38 am
We won’t sign him so forget about it he needs to take a 100k a week pay cut no chance
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January 12th, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Thats not what we need at the moment, a tough tackling defensive midfielder who can protect the back four and at the sametime pass the ball forward accurately is what we needed. Arteta his good in this position but he is not the best bcos of his size when it comes to aerial battle , he always struggles to hold on to a strong & energetic midfielder. He doesn’t move forward to join the attack due to his lack of pace when to track back. Yan m’vila, Capoue, Steven nzonzi, xabi alonso are the kind of players who can do it. Arteta is an attacking player with good vision and he has the highest number of passing accuracy in the epl but not as long range passes. Then, out & out striker, left winger and fullback.
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January 12th, 2013 at 8:14 pm
We don’t need sneijder coz we av carzola, unless his willing to take a pay cut, then that’ll be fine. A box to box mid or a DM.
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January 12th, 2013 at 8:42 pm
Wouldst that it were so. You say with cazorla continuing to set the PL alight? and with Ramsey galloping ahead with improvement? Whatever are you smoking? wishful thinking about our actual midfield performance is willful blindness.
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January 12th, 2013 at 8:46 pm
sneijder is a good player. If we’re serious to win FA cup or finish 4th, players like Ramsey can’t give u that. Loan Ramsey, get Sneijder, M’villa and Mpiwa defender. Though 200k a wk is ridiculous. But 120k or so is ok. It’s becoming late for arsenal. Another trophyless year again?
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January 12th, 2013 at 9:35 pm
Forget the frenchman & get dutchman, Kevin Strootman
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January 12th, 2013 at 10:34 pm
Have any of you guys actually seen M’Vila this season? He’s failing to stand out in a below average league. We need a player in Jan who can have an immediate impact my prefered choice would be Diame from West Ham despite currently being injured he would only cost 3.5m!!!! (As this is his buy out clause) and hes been impressive when he’s played and is proven in the EPL. I agree we also need a striker and a winger. But couldn’t we go for sneijder and just suck up his wage demands and place cazorla on the wings? Thats where hes been playing for most of his career then we don’t need a left winger and we have at least two world class midfielders in our team. As for a striker I’d suggest pursuing David Vila further and pay barca the 16m they want. There done 2 world class players a beast defensive midfielder for less than 20m in jan job done.
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January 12th, 2013 at 10:35 pm
Why arsene winger waiting for, today is 12, 19 more days to go we need midfielder and defender com on winger, u need to do something other why we will not even get the 6 spot believe me, is not too late u can do something winger, gunners 4 life
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January 13th, 2013 at 1:06 am
Lansbury cant even hold down a starting pisition at forest whereas ramsey is consistent face in top 4 teams 18 and an international regular too. talk some sense people 3 managers are making decisions on ramsey and lansbury and they are correct
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Henry Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 5:31 am
So then should arsenal sale ramsey?
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Henry Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 5:37 am
Why is wenger playing podolski 4m de wing instead of normal striking position
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January 13th, 2013 at 4:35 am
When a player goes from 20M+ to less than half then that’s a warning sign already. To be honest M’Vila hasn’t been particularly impressive the last couple of years. If you want to talk hard numbers – Capoue has been the better DM in Ligue 1 when compared to M’Vila. Just because a player is cheap and available doesn’t mean we should buy them – that’s just asking to buy future deadwood.
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January 13th, 2013 at 7:33 am
can someone please tell me why is it taking so long for us to sign players? it’s very clear that with this squad we will not win anything{not even 4th place} why are we waiting for the last day again?
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January 13th, 2013 at 10:02 am
Once I read “the Ramsey still improving” thing,I just stopped reading
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January 13th, 2013 at 10:18 am
Kevin Strootman is the man to get.
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January 13th, 2013 at 11:21 am
Ramsey ent a wide player so stop givin him so much shit
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ty Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 11:23 am
He needs a season loan to play center mid to make steps forward like wilsher at a readin or southampton
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