Arsenal have no need of Eden Hazard anyway!
I admit that I have been rocked today by the news that Eden Hazard is clearly leaning towards joining Spurs in the summer window. As to why he would want to join Spurs, I have no idea. There is no doubting that Spurs have a good side, only a fool would refute that, but I believe that their success is extremely fragile.
This summer, it is very likely that Harry Redknapp – the reason for their success – will leave for the England job. Modric looks like he might go if a higher wage bill is dangled in front of him and several of their key players are pushing it with age (e.g. Parker and Friedel). This is not to mention that their back line is next to useless, with King being their only reliable centre-back, and even he is injured half of the time.
Anyway, this isn’t a Tottenham-slagging blog, it’s an Arsenal one. So, onto Arsenal matters.
I don’t believe that we would have signed Hazard in the summer anyway. This is because Hazard is a winger. At the moment, the areas in which we need to strengthen are up front and, perhaps, a CAM is required. Out of these two, up front is more necessary as, at the moment, RVP is really our only decent option in that department. The problem which arises, however, is that a striker of that quality will not be happy to come and simply sit in the bench, waiting for the Flying Dutchman to get injured. Perhaps Podolski is the answer, as he can get game time on the wings as well if necessary.
But I digress; the point is that Hazard, while a player of real quality, is not our priority at the moment. His signing would take up most of our transfer budget and there would be little money to reinforce in the areas in which we need more. However, this situation may need looking at again in the summer as, if Theo doesn’t sign a new contract, we will be looking at an Arsenal side looking fairly thin on the flanks. On the other hand, if Theo does sign a new contract, our flanks will be sorted for years to come, especially if Myaichi comes back from Bolton as a complete player (like Wilshere did). In this case, Arsenal’s set of wingers would look like this: Gervinho, Walcott, Ox-Chamberlain, Myaichi and Arshavin. Now, that is a set of wingers which could, in my opinion, annihilate any defence…
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The 3 biggest talents in Europe right now are Gotze, Erikson and maybe Hazard. If Arsenal are going to buy any of these players its most likely going to be Erikson and hes probably the 1 we could do with the most anyway. Dont understand why so many people on this site are in love with Hazard when im fairly certain all they have seen sre youtube clips. Hes brilliant on his day ya but so is Theo Walcott. Hazard is known for his inconsistency, that is the last thing we need. Not sayin i dont rate him would love to have him at Arsenal but to pay £25m for an inconsistent winger who has had 2 ok seasons in Ligue1….no thanks we leave that shit to Chelsea. Spurs havnt a fuckin hope of gettin him either by the way. My only fear is Fergie will snap up Erikson when they play Ajax..
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Who need hazard when we have the OX? And Ryo if he return from bolton?
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like if u think milan will get smashed 5-0 tomorrow?
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@DD totally agree with you
also I highly doubt Tottenham will be able to buy him, Hazard seems to change his mind as often as the weather, first it was arsenal or Barcelona then he flirts with Juventus, next its Chelsea, before it was Liverpool and now Tottenham, just waiting till he decides he wants to go to Blackburn LOL! with wilshere and ramsey progressing nicely it is important not to spend too much money on players, look at Barca it took the 30 years of working with different methods to get to where they are today. In arsene we trust
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Arsenal fans should make up their minds. Wenger did not sign him in the summer, and everyone slagged him off. Wenger refused to sign him in January and everyone moaned about Wenger being deluded. Now the guy talks about spurs, and we start saying “who needs him anyway?”
Is Wenger deluded or still smarter than most of us when it comes to managing Arsenal???
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@Gooner
I think the same as you too but in terms of spurs. I mean, they already have problems in securing adebayor’s deal and even have to sell some players and now they say you want hazard. Quite impossible huh?
And hazard, Spurs is looking good now but remember, they will never be better than Arsenal in terms of quality and history. Make the wise choice. I think I make it sounds like I am talking to hazard personally, LOL
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Dembele & Dempsey anyone? much cheaper, much more determination and would probably fit quite well to balance out the team.
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jst get one quality creative playmaker! watch erikson from ajax. next xavi! no need for goetze or hazard.
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Don’t say “no need of hazard” he’s not overrated he’s a beast… But I agree that the Ox or Miyaichi have the same potential and might be revealed by Arsenal. In fact that’s what we want… but Hazard is now a proven talent just watch him you’ll know!
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vote if you want eriksen,gotze,hazard…..
Atleast buy one of them
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We don’t need no Hazard..
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Hazard is not a winger by design – he can actually operate all across the midfield (in an attacking role, of course). There are two things, however, which kill the idea. One is that Arsenal don’t use a clear-cut CAM; instead, each of the midfielders doubles as DM (and the DM takes up attacking duties in his time). We’ve seen this work beautifully, with Song feeding killer passes to RVP and Walcott. For this, you need players with flair, but who can also get back and repossess the ball.
The other problem is the price. If Hazard is really only to be had for 35m, I don’t think our beloved management will like the idea. What I expect, rather, is that they will gamble on Wilshere coming back in form, and perhaps Eisfeld or Ozyakup taking that vital step up the ranks. From what can be gathered, both Reserves guys could make it in the 1st team, so it could be interesting having them play for it. Still, neither is as explosive as Hazard…
I would still prefer the Belgian, even if we would have to wait half a season before he actually started doing his job right.
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30M is waaaaay to expensive for Hazard.
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It all depends on what you are aiming for. If we want middle order medecrity (as we have seen happen to Liverpool), then we don’t NEED any of those players – Hazard, Gozte, Mata … . But if we want to compete at the top, we NEED high calibre players – Fabregas, Nasri, RVP.
The problem is, we continue to lose those players who could help us WIN the league or cups, and replace them with what …. Park? Chamakh? These are not the top players we should attract. They are second tier players, who know coming to Arsenal is a step up for them.
Let’s be real, if we are to follow the trend, RVP is a certainty to leave us in the summer. And who replaces him? Who replaced Fabregas? We DO NOT replace like for like. We sell/lose our best players, and replace them with someone who is inferior, or needs developing – and when that player who we develop comes good …. WE SELL THEM!! What is the point of that??!!?? Just when it would pay off to have them, we get rid of them. Why? ….. It’s all about the ££££££. Our club is currently not about winning trophies. It’s mantra is “show me the money” (to quote a bad movie).
I hate to say it, but currently Spurs are doing what we should be – developing a well balanced team that can challenge for the title. They have some great solid, proven, experienced players, with some good youth prospects. That’s the way it should be. On the other hand, Wenger is all about young players, but does not do what it takes to keep our quality – as will happen with RVP in the summer. This strategy is flawed. But as one definition of insanity puts it “we continue to do the same thing, expecting a different result” (6 years of no trophies is evidence enough). I am sick and tired of watching our great club being turned into a money making machine. This is football, not a trainee-ship business.
Gunner for life
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i vote for erikson. goetze wil stay since reus join them n he is more likely a winger. so as hazard.
Erikson!!!!!!!!!
erikson
wilshere-arteta
eisfield n rambo cn learn a lot from this guy. since rosicky seems like wud be moving in the summer. hope nt. he hv experienced n cn play some part. 4 attacking player- erikson,eisfield,rosicky and rambo.
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Podolski,suarez,götze <3 and some talents to the b squad for the future!
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we need to add steel in midfield.buy someone like yaya toure.this will make arsenal have more possesion on the ball..also bring one winger that have more just like hazard or arjen robben
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Agree landi, those 3 and we are away. Sell Arshavin, Chamakh, Squillaci and Vela and get Vertonghen as well, that will be within our budget AW!!
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we jst need fabregas replacement.trust me. we dnt need goetze or hazard. dnt gt me wrong. i wud be more than hapy to hv both at arsenal.or one. bt i jst think what we need is creativity. cmbining trio arteta-wilshere n erikson wud add dferent dimension into our style. gt back our sexy footbal.one touch passing n balance it. my one top qualitu signings is erikson. even barca is aftr him n say he hv their dna. bt they wud no room for him there. please bid for him wenger.bfore fergie tkes him! he is underated n no one cn see hw good this guy is. that what we need the most.
yes we hv our wnderkid jack wilshere. rambo is nt up to standard yet n need to develop further n improve more. rosicky dnt think he gt a lot of time left. he is at hes peak. that role is what we need of.if we solve this. jst one “erikson”. i dnt think scorung cn be a problem anymre. cus when we play with this formation. we need an attacking mid to suport thru ball for the two winger n striker.yes hazard cn play this role. bt it wud be like playing arshavin in the middle. sme goes to goetze. “erikson” is the man we need guys!!
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Jan Vertonghen
hazard
podolzki
those are 3 players that are needed at the club ifffff
we want to be fighting for the top not for 4th spot.
if we dont make top for this season
we can forget world class players comeing in
they would rather go to spuds then come to arsenal.
the first eleven that we have is good
on its day can beat anyone
but we alll knowww that players get injoued, need a rest some times.
truth is look at liverpool fighting for to 8 spot
and they spend round 100 million.
imagane us finisheing 5th this season
and are best players leaving
we are down gradging as a club
we sell fabrigas 35 mill…bring in arteta 10 mill.
we sell nasri 23 mill ..we bring in gervinhio 10 mill
theres a pattern there and it dont look good for the club.
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Eden Hazard……. Is some sort of a retard, not being a clinical nurse or a psychologist isn’t a problem for me because HIM saying Tottenham is where the football is played is utter rubbish….
F@%K HIM, Cos if he goes to the spuds, he’s deluded, backward & doesn’t deserve a place in our team…
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Offer Lille
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Offer Lille £20m plus Squillaci, Diaby, Chamakh and Park and we get Hazard no problem!
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And also get Vertonghen in for £10m and Podolski for £15m! And sell all the deadwood such as Almunia, Squillaci, Djourou, Denilson, Diaby, Rosicky, Arshavin, Chamakh, Bendtner, Park and Vela to balance the books!
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What makes you think that Spurs will spend £33m on one player. TOSH!!!!!
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Dream on. U really fink wengers gonna bid 30mill for a player who ent even proven himself yet lmao and spurs r worse off they hv no chance of gettin him. The only player wenger said he’d blow a big number on is NEYMAR. Now that’s what u call talent. He changes games on his own.
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John 3:16 great idea sell our whole squad and sign 2 un-proven players. Get Real!
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I am a fan of development rather than acquisitions. No body doubts the talent of AOC in spite of his age. I do not think that there is anything we can get from Hazard that we won’t get from AOC at least by next season. Miyaichi is a real prospect. All things being equal, he’ll come back from Bolton ready to take the premiership by storm. Gervinho actually produced better returns than Hazard at Lille in their last season together there. Walcott won’t be sold because of nationalistic reasons. If I had my way, Hazard will only come to Arsenal if we sell Walcott and Arshavin. I said at the beginning that I was a fan of development. I would rather have Miyaichi and AOC develop to the players they are capable of becoming rather than bring in Hazard.
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Common Gunner Fans….lets not be Our Own Enemies here…do any of u eva thnk Walcott will be World class…???it amazes me..6yrs in Arsenal and hes stl inconsistent…Chamberlin and Miyachi hav undoubtable potential…but we cnt keep w8n 4 players 2 develop …we need World Beaters Now and Not a Season l8a…!dnt care if its Hazard …Goetze..Erikson..podolski…butwe Need World Beaters…does any1 thnk wif average players like Arteta and Walcott we will be EPL champions…Plz Plz..show some Ambition…Yes we must support This Team..but il be Damned if i wuldnt Trade walcott arshavin benayoun and bentdner for Hazard
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NEYMAR IS GOOD BUT NOT THAT GOOD. IF ANYTHING HE IS OVERATED.
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Watch boys, he is coming our way. Aw said he loves many aspects of his game, so…………………
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Just watch what Ryo does at Bolton. He single handedly kept bolton in the game against Wigan, and that was in 45 minutes. He was easily the most dangerous player in the Netherlands last year, often getting double and triple marked! What we really need is bruiser of a striker that can wear out defenses to make life easier for RVP. And we happen to have that with Joel Campbell. He looks to be an absolute menace for defenders, and he draws dons of fouls. Also I’d like to get either Subotic or Hummels from Dortmond. I believe that Mertesaker’s slip last week was the last play of his Arsenal career. We need a big, physical stopper that can read the game, and both Subotic and Hummels check that box extremely well.
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Hazard is a good player,although for that price I’d also rather go for Erikson. Wouldve wanted Goetze but of the three of them I think he is the most unlikely to be moving anytime soon.
If we can get Erikson,Vertonghen and another striker, I’ll take either Podolski or Giroud. I’m sure three signings of that calibre is surely not too much to ask.
In a perfect world I would also like Cavani but his pricetag will be way to big.
Another two players that Im actually quite suprised we havent been linked to recently is Marko Marin and Ibrahim Affelay. The latter of the two I think can be a very good signing.
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Double swoop on Ajax Vertonghen and Erikson, i thought i heard before even Our Great Denis Bergkamp recommend him for us. I think we would get both for 30m or 35m which is what lille are talking about for Hazard. Then add Podolski and i think we would be very strong and would end the hunt for a trophey. If we did get Hazard, i would be very happy but cant see Wenger paying this.
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Harry Redknapp was asked about the Euros in Poland, His reply ”How the
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for CAM get sessegnon or dempsey, for a forward get podolski, at cb get samba and if gibbs keeps spending most of his time injured get taiwo or cissokho
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I dont mean to offend anyone but i dont get it why are people making such a buzz about Hazard all the time i come to this site…There are far more better talent out their then this one freaking guy who had just a few good season and remains inconsistent rest of the time..To be honest Arsenal would never bid for any bigger player and now we are used to it, it is a big shame that from an invincible club we are a club who only fights to keep their 4th position in tact all these years we havent fought for any title except last year when we were this close winning the carling cup..Never the Less the Big Concern is Arsenal Should concentrate in keeping RVP if he’s gone Arsenal would be nothing but a shattered team like Liverpool… A true Gunner
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Hazard is a good player, but over hyped by lille, i don’t think he is worth any where close to 30 to 40 mill, i don’t see how spuds will spend that much any way.
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sell arshavin, rosicky, diaby, benthner, deilson,squilacy,almunia, etc bring in erikson, sqadiri, suarez, podolski, and samba.Gotze and hazard are overrated.
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Yes,sure,we don’t need Hazard,but we do need Chamakh,Arshavin,Djourou…
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I personally feel that we definately need another striker. Chamakh we be gone come summer and i also feel park could leave (definately bought to sell some shirts in asia). A striker I would reccomend would be solgado, we could get him for 12-15 million I beleive that was the price tag put on him, or get that giroud guy who has proved himself to be a good striker + giroud has alot of height which could help in corners and crosses. i would be happy if i saw either partnered with van persie as if one of these is signed im sure he will stay. alot of you may say podolski for a striker, i agree in the summer he would be about 8mil but he is more a wing player and if arshavin leaves then he could be brought in possibly but if we do get him as a striker i would stil be happy. A creative midfielder is needed though and erikson is better than gotze and hazard and much cheaper to at 15-18 mil and is about 20 i beleive. some great news as well as we may have some more dosh to spend in the summer as reports have said that usmanov has reached the 30% limit to force his way onto the board so ive heard. this is great he will give huge funds and with the current board saying they need to make sure they have profits of 15-20 million before they can spend which is annoying so usmanov will be a great addition and if he hopefully goes for a full takeover will leave us debt free. btw usmanov is the 35th richest man in the world and is second richest in the prem so we would have financial power but im sure we would not abuse it.
overall if these transfer and usmanov business happen or have happend (meaning usmanov) then we will be a great team agai
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I still think he’s a quality player. Ryo will not be ready for another year at least, he’s played one game in the BPL, yes he looked good but Wenger will wrap him up in cotton wool when he returns, we need someone who can jump straight in. I have a feeling Arshavin will return to Russia in the summer, so that leaves our left wing wide open if that happens.
The article is correct in saying we need to focus on an attacking midfielder, but isn’t that jacks job now? We have Rambo and Arteta in the centre, with Song sitting behind them (which btw has been phenomenal this season, some of his passes have been first class). Perhaps Wenger could start to play Frimpong in CDM and push Song further up the pitch if we don’t want to dip into the transfer market for Gotze or Hazard, then purchase another striker.
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Yoann Gourcuff!! Experienced and a lot cheaper than Hazard! He’s not on the form of his career, but Wenger is the best manager when it comes to bringing out player’s full potential!
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ARSENAL NEEDS HAZARD…WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU ?
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If I were in charge I would offload all the deadwood and buy Podolski,. I would use a 4-2-3-1
Szczesny
Gibbs Vermaelen Koscielny Sagna
Wilshere Song
AOC Podolski Ryo/Walcott
RVP
Subs: Fabianski, Santos, Mertesacker Jenkinson, Arteta, Frimpong, Gervinho
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please people, can you tell me why you are saying Rosicky is deadwood! if you have watched any of our last few games hes been the stand out midfielder creating chances and driving us forward, hes class and any mug who says his deadwood is an idiot
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we have deadwood fans emery….hence they chat balls
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First time I ever had a comment hidden for low rating and all I said was that the Arsenal wingers are rubbish. Some people out there can’t handle the truth. Walcott played well against Blackburn when they had no full-back and then went back to being anonymous as normal against Sunderland. Wake up people, Arsenal need a top quality winger if Walcott is first choice. Also can’t believe that people are saying we’re ok because we’ve got Chamberlain and Miyaichi. They are kids who have hardly played any games in the Premiership, hardly ready to have the hopes of the next 10 years pinned on them. Look at Walcott for England, hattrick against Croatia a couple of years ago and no international goals since. False dawns happen all the time. As for development being the way to do it 50 youngsters at the club of which probably 48 will leave for free and never play for Arsenal. Meanwhile they’re all being paid out of the clubs’ wage budget. Basically I disagree with almost everyone about everything, so perhaps a low rating isn’t surprising.
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Sometimes I wonder how long these Arsenal fans have been Arsenal fans. Do you really think Wenger will buy anyone for more than 15m? Especially with Stadium debt hovering over. Its always when the oh-so accurate Daily Mail reports something, the fans go crazy. Hazard, crappy Cahill, and then that inconsistent podolski. This is why Arsenal fans arent the manager of one of the biggest FC in the world, because they think its Fifa 12.
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The fact that people see his comments and conclude he is definitely leaning towards Sp*rs is laughable. Their was a bogus report that went in the Belgium press that he had already signed with Tottenham, when asked about it he was diplomatic and basically said “they’re a top club, and I will move to a top club most likely in England.” He also mentioned that Spanish style football suits him but he’d only go to Real or Barca.
But to digress why would anyone think he’d fit in Sp*rs wage structure. The kid has Chelsea and City interested, unless Tottenham plan to sell both Bale AND Modric they will have no shot at offering Hazard the wages that will be offered by other clubs. And with the way he is whoring himself out to every team I guarantee he will go to the highest bidder, which in all likelihood will not be Arsenal or Sp*rs.
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Think about it. Hazard goes to spuds then TV5 who is his cousin and best mate will kill him. So will gervino. With the prospect of bringing in vertongen aswell arsenal will be the club for him. This is just more transfer nonsense. Stick podolski in there and off we go. Also remember spurs want new ground and will lose harry any minute. Hazz is 21 or summing. Needs mates around him. Arsenal. We MUST get champs league tho else no chance. Spurs will lose ground in a minute.
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No money big signing has ever been successful during Mr wenger Reign,
How much did RVP, Henry, Cesc, Vierre, Berkamp, Pires, cost us? yet legends
We shouldn’t be expecting all these expensive signing, at the end of the day, most of them are flops example in premiership Carrol? Tores? etc
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We don’t need good players let them all go to spurs and the others, then when they finish above us we can say well look how much money they have spent. It’s the perfect excuse to fail while still raking in £7 million a year.
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He’s probably trying to get another team to pounce for, trying to force their hands. As to why he would use Tottenham as the bait; i could only imagine it’s to force Wenger to buy him, rather than allow a rival to buy him.
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