2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

My Arsenal supporting friend said Douglas is a penalty merchant and not worth even 30m.

Great, let’s hope the Arsenal hierarchy think the same.

[dave.woodhall]

My Arsenal supporting friend said Douglas is a penalty merchant and not worth even 30m.

Great, let’s hope the Arsenal hierarchy think the same.

Why should we bother about what Arsenal think of our players?

[Dave]

My Arsenal supporting friend said Douglas is a penalty merchant and not worth even 30m.

Great, let’s hope the Arsenal hierarchy think the same.

Why should we bother about what Arsenal think of our players?

Because if they think he's worth £150m then we'd sell him to them.

And if they think he's worth £50m then we wouldn't.

[Risso]

They might think he's worth £150m, but have they got £150m?

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

My Arsenal supporting friend said Douglas is a penalty merchant and not worth even 30m.

Great, let’s hope the Arsenal hierarchy think the same.

Why should we bother about what Arsenal think of our players?

Because it’s a transfer rumours thread and whether true or not he’s regularly linked with Arsenal and what Dave said!

[LeeB]

They might think he's worth £150m, but have they got £150m?

They've spent a lot this summer and they still haven't got a decent keeper, the twats.

[Dave]

They might think he's worth £150m, but have they got £150m?

Doesn't really matter. And I don't think they'd value him at even half of my figure of choice. And as I've said before,  if Arsenal were to chuck an entire transfer budget at us, they need Watkins more than DL, even if DL is the better player.

Just pointing out why the figure that any club might value any of our players at is something that might have an impact on our future.

[dave.woodhall]

My Arsenal supporting friend said Douglas is a penalty merchant and not worth even 30m.

Great, let’s hope the Arsenal hierarchy think the same.

Why should we bother about what Arsenal think of our players?

Because if they think he's worth £150m then we'd sell him to them.

And if they think he's worth £50m then we wouldn't.

Or we might have learned from Ratboy and realised that a player so important to us is not for sale.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

They might think he's worth £150m, but have they got £150m?

They've spent a lot this summer and they still haven't got a decent keeper, the twats.

I wouldn’t think they’d value Doug anywhere near that, I reckon something between Smirkers mates £30m and £60m which is way below what we value him. We won’t know until it happens ( hopefully not) but is the reason for the release clause rumour just because he signed a new deal rather than taking, the perceived, easier option of leaving?

[Dave]

My Arsenal supporting friend said Douglas is a penalty merchant and not worth even 30m.

Great, let’s hope the Arsenal hierarchy think the same.

Why should we bother about what Arsenal think of our players?

Because if they think he's worth £150m then we'd sell him to them.

And if they think he's worth £50m then we wouldn't.

Or we might have learned from Ratboy and realised that a player so important to us is not for sale.

"Not for sale" isn't a thing that exists for any club, least of all ours. It's just the latest version of "Grealish says he's staying, he's a boyhood fan and it's all different this time". It wasn't different that time, and it won't be different next time.

Everything is great at moment, I don't think DL is going anywhere anytime soon, and if he were, it wouldn't be to Arsenal and it wouldn't be in January.

But it's hardly heretical to suggest that there is a scenario that he doesn't see the next ten years of his career with us, and that nothing could possibly happen that might mean we choose to sell him if it were deemed to be in our interest.

[danno]

The Luiz links can only be because of the four bids they made last year. Arsenal need a striker more than they need yet another midfielder.

[AV84]

I wouldn’t think they’d value Doug anywhere near that, I reckon something between Smirkers mates £30m and £60m which is way below what we value him. We won’t know until it happens ( hopefully not) but is the reason for the release clause rumour just because he signed a new deal rather than taking, the perceived, easier option of leaving?

I don't know if there is a release clause or not. I mentioned it earlier only because I was speculating about how much they'd offer for him, which is only relevant if there isn't a release clause.

He signed his new deal last October, when we were just above relegation and about to sack Gerrard. If there is a release clause, negotiated then, I would imagine it's not very high. Which is another reason we probably should be looking at another new contract now.

[dave.woodhall]

My Arsenal supporting friend said Douglas is a penalty merchant and not worth even 30m.

Great, let’s hope the Arsenal hierarchy think the same.

Why should we bother about what Arsenal think of our players?

Because if they think he's worth £150m then we'd sell him to them.

And if they think he's worth £50m then we wouldn't.

Or we might have learned from Ratboy and realised that a player so important to us is not for sale.

"Not for sale" isn't a thing that exists for any club, least of all ours. It's just the latest version of "Grealish says he's staying, he's a boyhood fan and it's all different this time". It wasn't different that time, and it won't be different next time.

Everything is great at moment, I don't think DL is going anywhere anytime soon, and if he were, it wouldn't be to Arsenal and it wouldn't be in January.

But it's hardly heretical to suggest that there is a scenario that he doesn't see the next ten years of his career with us, and that nothing could possibly happen that might mean we choose to sell him if it were deemed to be in our interest.

Which is a bit different from "Let's hope they don't want him". Let's stop worrying what other clubs want.   

[VillaTim]

No way Arsenal will stump up the money we want . If Chelsea were interested I'd probably be more worried

[PeterWithesShin]

We told Arsenal to lick our left one when they were sniffing around him when he was nowhere the form he is in now. So i'd expect us to tell them them to lick our right one as well now.