The minute Arsenal was a touted as a destination for Aubameyang in the JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW, I thought of it as a joke.
That is not the way Wenger operates. One might argue that Ozil and Alexis were signed. But Aubameyang is not in that class. And never will be.
Wenger either goes for CHEAP POTENTIAL or goes PURE WORLD CLASS. Nothing else in between. The latter bit changed in the last 2 summer transfer windows. But the former did not turn well every time. He bought Reyes for 9 million quid in January 2004. We all know how it turned out. He let an arrogant Thierry Henry kill the kid within 2 years by constant staring and non-verbal abuse. Wenger also bought an over-rated Evertonian in Francis Jeffers at the turn of the millennium for 8 million pounds. A huge amount of money at that time and that too turned out to be a huge loss.
The next 6 months are very pivotal in Arsenal's future. ARSENAL NEED TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. The television/sponsorship deal with SKY kicks in a lot of moolah will get spread around the Premier League. Wages will go up and so will the transfer fees. It might take Arsenal another 12 years to be where they are right now.
It is estimated that the team on 20th position in the league table come the end of season 2016-2017 will earn around 100 million pounds. Chelsea who were Premier League Champions last year earned around approx. 95 million pounds. That is a huge amount of windfall and it will get increasingly difficult for Arsenal and especially Monsieur Wenger to continue the way they are now.
And the need of the hour is of course PEP GUARDIOLA. Arsenal have everything that Pep can yearn for. To coach The Biggest Club in the Biggest City in the World. Loads of Money in the bank plus with more coming in. World Class Players like Ozil, Sanchez, Cech, Kochielny to build the team around. Attraction of living in London. A huge Stadium with over 60000 capacity. Excellent Heritage and tradition. A challenge of never have won the Champions league.
Will Arsenal FC do it? Or will it choose to remain Arsene FC? Only time will tell.
That is not the way Wenger operates. One might argue that Ozil and Alexis were signed. But Aubameyang is not in that class. And never will be.
Wenger either goes for CHEAP POTENTIAL or goes PURE WORLD CLASS. Nothing else in between. The latter bit changed in the last 2 summer transfer windows. But the former did not turn well every time. He bought Reyes for 9 million quid in January 2004. We all know how it turned out. He let an arrogant Thierry Henry kill the kid within 2 years by constant staring and non-verbal abuse. Wenger also bought an over-rated Evertonian in Francis Jeffers at the turn of the millennium for 8 million pounds. A huge amount of money at that time and that too turned out to be a huge loss.
The next 6 months are very pivotal in Arsenal's future. ARSENAL NEED TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. The television/sponsorship deal with SKY kicks in a lot of moolah will get spread around the Premier League. Wages will go up and so will the transfer fees. It might take Arsenal another 12 years to be where they are right now.
It is estimated that the team on 20th position in the league table come the end of season 2016-2017 will earn around 100 million pounds. Chelsea who were Premier League Champions last year earned around approx. 95 million pounds. That is a huge amount of windfall and it will get increasingly difficult for Arsenal and especially Monsieur Wenger to continue the way they are now.
And the need of the hour is of course PEP GUARDIOLA. Arsenal have everything that Pep can yearn for. To coach The Biggest Club in the Biggest City in the World. Loads of Money in the bank plus with more coming in. World Class Players like Ozil, Sanchez, Cech, Kochielny to build the team around. Attraction of living in London. A huge Stadium with over 60000 capacity. Excellent Heritage and tradition. A challenge of never have won the Champions league.
Will Arsenal FC do it? Or will it choose to remain Arsene FC? Only time will tell.
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