Arsenal offer £10m for Adrian Lopez
Arsenal have made the first move towards bringing the Spanish forward Adrian Lopez Alvarez in to the Arsenal team. They have started the bidding with an offer to Athletico Madrid, believed to be around £10 million. Arsene Wenger must be confident that the Spanish club, who are second in the Primera Liga behind Barcelona, are willing to sell the 24-year old front man because the offer is about £5 million less than his release clause.
Wenger is no fool when it comes to transfer dealings, so another Spanish bargain could soon be joining Santi Cazorla, according to the Mirror. Le Prof may have been alerted to his availability after reports from Spain that Radamel Falcao would be staying at Athletico, at least until the summer. Despite winning the Europa league and the Uefa Super cup this year, the club are struggling with debt and need to sell at least one of their star players.
Adrian has fallen out of favour at the club this season, starting just six league games. After scoring 19 times for them last season, he must have either fallen out with the manager, Diego Simeone, or they do not want to risk him getting injured before they can cash in.
He is a fast, talented and versatile player who can play as a winger on either side as well as a striker. Arsenal have already been in contact with Athletico for a while, apparently, so the deal could be announced early in January.
Has the actual bid been submitted? or just rumours?
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We NEED a Winger.,., Turan/Zaha/Lopez can be GOOD.,! COYG.,.,!
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is this just going by the mirror………if so a stupid headline
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“…or they do not want to risk him getting injured before they can cash in.”
…Srsly admin? What a stupid reason…
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thats what we have done with Djourou, not even been in the reserves
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We only play 1 striker so if we moved Podolski and Walcott into those position then we would have enough.
Man U have Welbeck and Hernandez on the bench
Man City have Dzeko and Balotelli
We would have Giroud and Podolski
Just as good as the two Manchester teams in terms of subs. That would leave us short on the wings so I would buy a winger, a defensive midfielder, and Luke Shaw.
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imo,he would be a quality addition(not a replacement hopefully)…
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Saturday night at the Emirates was phenomenal. I still believe in Wengers ability to turn Arsenal around and if he thinks Lopez is the man then he must be pretty damn good. I think tying up Theo to a long term deal should be a priority but if Le Prof wants to throw in Lopez and Wanyama then you certainly wont hear me complaining!
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Walcott move for striker, a winger cdm and lb is the position which is needed to be reinforce.
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If Walcott leaves, arda turan is the replacement.
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This would be fantstic if it were true.. it would send out a statement of intent.. still need a quality LB and another Midfielder..!
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no we don’t need a striker .. we hav walcott , podolski and giroud . if a fourth will come ,then walcott may not want to stay .. and i don’t want him to go
we need strootman or mvilla
im simple words A CDM
arsene put a bid for one of these two
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@admin’s &@ to all the gooners of this site we may have had our differneces argued among ourselfs but in the end one thing that unites is we are all gooner i have never seen or known you guys i have irritated most of you with my comments if i said anything wrong sorry 2 all but from one gooner to another gooner wish you all a happy & prosperous new year
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I think we should start rosicky, ramsey, (in his cm position, not on the wing), coquelin and giroud against southampton, move cazorla, wilshere, walcott and arteta to the bench. We need to rotate a little, we have a massive away game at swansea on sat, which is our best chance at a trophy left this season. We need them fresh for sat.
If we need them, we can bring them on after 60mins or so.
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Happy new year @Leo.
Love ur updates, makes life easier so I don’t have to search all the web to get my news.
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i think adrian lopez will be a arsenal player soon the turkish media believes arda turan is arsenal bound & we have made a bid of around 8m + add ons for zaha as well we are also interested in david villa the player too wants arsenal move barcelona rejected a loan move for villa llorente is also a target
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If we get a CDM, a proper winger (one who actually wants to play there) and maybe a backup LB, I’ll be happy. But signing Theo is our first priority!
By the way, Admin, what happened to the Android app and mobile website…? I’d like to read this site on the go…
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@rob thanks dude we are going in2 2013 for exciting time expect a busy jan we are already in talks with villa or llorente/shaw/zaha/turan/adrian lopez + henry will join on loan stay postive gooners buisness is about to pick up hope so
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Why do I have the feeling that Adrian is not the only Striker Arsenal will be signing this window
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lopez is okay.
not world class but as always this is our club.
avrage player who costs 10m.
and thy say we have money.
just disappointed at the club we never spend money on world class players yet pay highest tickets and have a mssive fans base.
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@john 3:16 That’s SIX signings! Think of how much that would cost in the summer, let alone January! And if we sign all six, how will the youth get a chance to play, huh?
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i expect arsenal to sign 2-3 players besides henry a stiker/cdm & another player maybe a gk or lb the rest like hotby/zaha/turan could happen in summer we have already made a bid for lopez & want villa or llorente
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Turkish TV saying Arsenal have agreed a deal with Atletico Madrid for Arda Turan
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Rather have Arda. Cmon Wenger make it happen. He would be a great addition.
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@leo
If that true, that means we’ve got a non-homegrown squad player def leaving to free up the space for turan.
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@ 0_0 if use this site often enough u would learn not to pay much attention to what john 3:16 writes
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leo you have turkish channels on your telly mate?
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Djourou to Hannover,Chamakh to West Ham,Arshavin to Zenit/Reading should free up lot of wages.Give Theo what he wants,give Sagna 2 years conctract rather than 1 year,come on if Squid spends 4 year on bench without doing anything then Sagna certainly deserves to get 2 year contract,it’s been a while that a player has not retired at our club.
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@jamican gunner no dude but a turkish journalist said this we are also in for luke shaw but that depends on santos transfer galatarsay
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So its going to be a busy transfer window lots deadwood leaving and wenger has finally from the looks of it chosen for quality.
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@Leo sensible first comment. You lie sometimes bt its all in trying to update us. But wea is that famous Perfomance analyst danderhead @cj..disappeared since th end of th september transfer deadline…he lie that Mvilla and Butland deals wea done deals. Man @cj u are forgiven.pliz come Back,its a brand newyear after all.. WE ARE ALL GUNAZ. coyg
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He must be a replacement for Arshavin and Zaha a replacement for where Walcott wont play, or vice versa, thats if theres truth to the stories.
What of arda Turan?
Must say that Lopez looks a nothing player when seeing and comparing him with his teammate Falcao, but then again so do allot of players.
I just hope that we can get deals done as soon as possible. Wonder what Theo will think if we get another striker who plays centrally, will he shirk the challenge and use it as an excuse for leaving, if so hes going to get allot more competition at other big clubs. I dont think its fair if Theo believes himself owed the starting berth just coz, then ourselves only looking at winger type strikers rather than getting the jewel in the crown type that we are crying out for, one whom could walk straight into our line up.
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@brucetongabull never lied whatever news i have got i have shared sometimes maybe it has been wrong mistakes happen we are all human biengs
has anyway has anyone seen paul this time he should be giving us transfer info
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what happened to our world class scouts, Lopez signed for free on a Bosman last year from Dep La Coruna, and now he is going to cost 12 million, i hope the Turan rumours are true because he is a phenomenal left sided winger and it means “Forehead” will be keeping the bench warm instead of running round like a headless chicken.
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What a steal of a deal!what are we waiting for? Sign him up!
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@leo
Any news about Walcott’s contract?
I have a strong feeling that he will be leaving since we are already active in the transfer window. Seems that we’re starting to find replacement for Walcott.
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@leo
@paul was banned back in the summer. He abused people who disagreed with him on a daily basis. Shame really cos he called van persie and song leaving way before everyone else, and the podolski deal too.
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lol guys check out turan wikipedia page
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some one who scored only one goal so far this season can help arsenal? am sure chamak would have scored abt 4,5 goals at arsenal by now so we dont need him
sign walcott
sign sgna
sign new dif mid like diame or someone else for diaby back up
back up for gibbs
and if walcott moved to striker so sign Zaha or Turan AND A STRIKER NOW OR IN SUMMER
LIKE JOVETIC. ZEKO. EL SHARAWAY. CAVANI. OR DAVID VILLA IN THIS JANUARY.
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I THINK IF LOPEZ COMES TO ARSENAL WALCOTT WILL BE LEAVING HE SOUNDS LIKE A REPLACEMENT
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@leo you wrote that on ardas page haha.
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@Leo
Have you heard any more about us being linked to Isco mate? This time last year he was a top target for us I’m worried we might lose out since he’s been announced La Liga young player of the year!! Isco’s who we need to primarily sign I think COYG
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A prosperous gunners 2013 to y’all ! Trophy is on the way
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@haywill theo has been offered a new contract worth 85-90 a week + 4-5m for signing new deal his agents are the main problems but i think he will stay still nothing clear at the moment all i know we are now in for adrian lopez/luke shaw/cdm & maybe zaha or a gk
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@rt no news regarding isco heard city wants him all i know we are in for adrian lopez/zaha/luke shaw & maybe a cdm i think we will sign 2-3 players let’s hope there will be surprises
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10m is a reasonable deal for him, he’d add a different dimension to our team, give us another dangerous weapon, and is a relatively low cost considering he’s not even in his prime yet.
RE: Turan, don’t put too much faith in this, but his wikipedia page lists him as an Arsenal player! Says we bought him for 15m on January 1st 2013 lol
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@leo thanks for the update mate
btw, I’ve just realised that ARDA TURAN HAS AGREED A £15 MILLION TRANSFER TO ARSENAL !!!
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arda_Turan
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@ leo…
thanks man for all those updates…Usually i have to look up several websites to get an idea as to who arsenal is interested in and so on…Today all i had to do was read your comments…
I really like the names that i am hearing:Lopez,Zaha,Turan,Shaw…but am still concerned…What about that CMD
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@Moses
mate arda turan is not an arsenal player at the moment.
the Wikipedia page was change by @leo.
LOL, can’t believe u believed. i guess i would’ve fallen for it.
look at leo’s post on this page, that will clarify it.
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Another made up story by the Mirror
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Wenger is in the office on his computer. Bould walks in
Bould: What you doing Arsene?
Wenger: Working
Wenger is deeply engrossed in the screen. He then laughs loudly
Bould: What?
Wenger: I’m on JustArsenal. I was reading one of Robin Van Payslip’s posts
Bould: Oh
Wenger: Look I’m sure he means no offense.
Bould: Really? He make fun of Gazidis, Gervinho and I for the same reason
Wenger: To be fair Gervinho is the worst player we have signed.
Wenger is scrolling up the JustArsenal homepage. He spits his coffee out
Bould: What has Robin Van Payslip said about my hair now
Wenger: No no………it says we have bid for Lopez
Bould: What that kid from South America
Wenger: No the real Lopez. That guy Adrian. It says on JustArsenal that we bid 10 million
Bould: No way! We don’t have that kid of chedda homie
Wenger gets up and he and Bould run down the corridor to Ivans office. They knock and walk in
Ivan is facing the opposite direction looking out of the window while sitting in his huge chair.
Wenger: Ivan, what happened?
Ivan turns around. He has a cat in his lap which he is stroking
Gazidis: Well well what do we have here
Wenger: Did you bid for Lopez? I thought…..
Bould butts in
Bould: Arsene…….
Wenger: What now?
Bould points to Gazidis and his cat
Bould: That’s kitteh
Wenger: Ivan, did you kidnap Steves kitten?
Bould: Give it back!
Gazidis: If this transfer window does not go to plan kitteh gets it
A tear runs down Steves cheek
Bould: Arsene, please save my kitteh
Wenger: Great!
Bould: What do you want, Ivan?
Gazidis: We can’t be bothered to spend money but then fans say I am bad for not spending.
Wenger: Here we go again……
Gazidis: I said we had 70 million to spend
Wenger: And?
Gazidis: There is going to be a backlash. Now for some reason fans think you sign the players
Wenger: LOL
Gazidis: What?
Wenger: No no carry on
Gazidis: So you take the blame
Wenger: OK hand back kitteh
Gazidis: You fooled me once, never again!
Wenger: When did I fool you?
Gazidis: You said, “Sign this player called Gervinho, he is the next Drogba”.
Wenger: Oh
Gazidis: You get Kitteh back at the end of the transfer window. In the meantime we bid for a no. of high profile players but we bid low and ‘almost sign’ them. Then in Feb you say you thought they would not add value to the squad
Wenger looks behing Ivan. He sees the kid and dad from his neighbourhood again. The kid is pointing at Arsene and saying, “he stole kitteh”.
Wenger: OK Ivan whatever you say. Steve….RUN
Steve and Arsene run off
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@gunner it’s true i updated turan’s wikipedia page or profile but the turkish/spanish media are reporting that ardan turan has agreed terms with arsenal that’s what they are reporting i still am not sure about this all i know we are now in talks with athletico madrid over adrian lopez there is no way they will sell both turan & lopez in same window again the media in spain say that we have agreed terms with turan not 100% confirmed
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@Leo any news on zaha and David villa?
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Here is one report Arsenal agree £19m deal for La Liga Playmaker!
£19m may sound like a lot of money for a January transfer but the fact reamins, Turan will be ready and available for Champions League football.
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Looks like all these rumours about arsenal signing this player and that player is just mere speculation by the media blown out of proportion!
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It’s nice to have all these names tagged to Arsenal. so Chel/City/UTD can’t steal our target cause they wont know which is really our target!!!!!
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I hope its true.
He can apparently play as a winger if needed.
He looks like he has excellent close ball control, composure and coolness in the box.
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Again Arsenal putting on a cheap move…!!!
The release fees are £15 millions not 10…!!!
Another excuse to say that they made an offer that was refused…!!
Anyway, I hope they keep Walcott… If he goes, the “deluded one” should pack his bags too…
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Happy new year gooners lets see the boys rip our opposition to shreds 530 tomorow
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I’m assuming this article has stemmed from the papers given that it mentions the Mirror, It would be less misleading If the headline were to state ‘Reports:’ prior to the headline actually been stated.
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Happy new year everyone, lets hope for a special 2013 for the boys in red and white!
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gd news nasri will missed the match vs us
and hope diaby is fit for the match
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@don david villa/zaha no news in next 2-3 days things will get clear
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If we get 2-3 Spanish players Zaha Shaw and a good CDM I think I will literally jizz in my pants…
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Arsene’s clearly got him to soften the Walcott blow.
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I hope it won’t be the normal case of being linked to good players and by the 30th of January Wenger says “if we don’t buy anyone i believe this team is strong enough”,cos i’m sick of that happening to us!!!!
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Wenger just needs to do some signing to strengthen our attacking force and solidify our midfield cos the midfield is just too weaken. We need players like Felani and Tiote in the middle or M’Villa. Pls prof do something before is trophyless this season again.
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Pliz bring him spaniads a working 4 arsenal than any other team in premier league
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Don’t want him.
Give us a winger to move Theo up top. Not Adrian.
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Adrian Lopez isn’t Arsenal quality… 51 appearances and only 9 goals, thats horrible, and thats in the spanish league.
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hmm
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all gunners look the next wilshere Will Hughes
wenger want him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcqmUZdB1D8
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I am tired of rumours. i want confirmed signings.
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Can’t wait for the game today! Will be a true test, see if newcastle wasn’t a one off and see if walcott can be consistant! Hopefully he still keeps those attacking 3 for now because in my opinion thats our strongest starting 3 at the moment!
COYG!
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Signing Adrian Lopez would be foolish – waste of money and time, another potential deadwood, he will be our spanish Gervinho. I’ve watched the guy on several occasions – he doesn’t even deserve to play for our reserves – not an Arsenal standard. Frugal board is about to make a big mistake here by trying to save 5-7 millions on a decent player. Quality doesn’t come cheap ask Asda and Marks & Spencers.
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Sign isco aswell
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Literally what planet are half of you lot on. I leave london for a few years and youve lost the plot. You all sound like your playing fifa or championship manager. Sign 2 or 3 spanish, zaha, shaw and ba. That is seriously funny. Thank god none of you lot are in charge of the club, or indeed my accountant, cos wed be skint. Arsene wenger and the board dont do this to you, you do this to you. They never speculate, and are totally unassuming and professional. Im sick of reading pathetic comments on this site. You gossipers are about as bad as the media and the players agnts. Absolute shame on you. I sincerely hope we get thru sonton and back up to fourth and who knows with the missed west ham game in out favour back to third in a team that is finding its feet and growing. Stadium nearly paid and not a debt in sight. You wait til citys financial bubble butsts or chelskis, even utd. Unsustainable clubs.
Now im not saying that new players isnt exciting but literally stop guessing. Your only hurtin yourselves. Wait for word from hq is my advice for january and enjoy what thenteam are giving us in the meantime. Wed be hard pushed to bring anyone in, in a january window thats gona improve on cazorla wilshere and arteta ox theo pold n giroud. Good luck finding that.
I pray for the day that a site pops up on the internet where we actually here from the club temselves regarding transfers. Oh it has. The club homepage. Jesus
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@GunnerUpNorth
Mate it gets a lot of people down ie all these transfer rumours but the club and Wenger deliberately help fuel such speculation. Personally, like you I suppose,,I’d rather just wait and see because you only get disappointed when we don’t sign anyone.
But rumours give people a forum to air their views, absolutely nothing wrong with that. If you have ever visited the official arsenal website you get absolutely no news concerning transfers etc, so why visit it?
I’m not going to get into financial matters, but I’d like to hear your views on why and when you think city and Chelsea’s financial bubble is going to burst.
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This guy is average. Hel get bullied in the prem. we need players like ben arfa. Demba ba. Diame. Get sump proven prem players in jesus. If we sign this guy il give up.
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