Sorry, I meant Matuidi did well for Saint Etiene. Chamakh did well for Bordeaux.

Well barring a few formalities, it looks like it’s a done deal. I think it’s an interesting assessment Ray Parlour made about Ade, “needing people behind him to get on his back” in order to motivate him. Mark Hughes knows that a motivated Adebayor is a dangerous opponant, and thats why I think he’s paid so much for him (arguably over the odds). But on the surface of it, this deal is far more suited to Arsenal than perhaps the player or his new club, and thats what Arsene is great at doing.

As for our replacement, Chamakh does look like an ok player. His finishing has been atrocious but he does seem to be improving, and thats all I have against him. His dribling, agility, speed, hold up play and link up play are good, and I can see him creating lots of chances for RvP, Arshavin, Nasri etc. I would prefer someone whose finishing was more clinical, but at this stage I think it’s only worth disgussing the realistic transfers, and Chamakh is pretty much the only available striker the club has expressed interest in, so it looks like he’ll be joining us.

Zohaib, as for Matuidi, I’ve only seen the same clips you have on Youtube. from what I’ve read, he is a decent player and played a big part in Bordoux surviving relegation. So I think it’s a case of a good player being in a not so good team. A move to Arsenal may be what the lad needs and working with Cesc he couldn’t ask for a better midfield partner. I’d have loved Cana personally, but as I said in regards to Chamakh, realistically we seem to be interested in Matuidi the most. Hopefully they will be good signings for us.

i watched ronaldo(brazil) on youtube last night. but i am not sure wenger will even try to talk to him. in my view, he’s the best around if we really want to challenge the league next season and we wouldnt miss adebayor.

Ray Parlour Accuses Adebayor for being “Lazy”:

Emmanuel Adebayor has been accused of lacking the stomach for a fight during his last year at Arsenal.

Ex-Gunners midfielder Ray Parlour says Arsene Wenger has done brilliant business by collecting a whopping £30m for the Togo striker because he was so lazy.

Parlour said: “He was too lazy at times last season and just didn’t do it.

“His body language wasn’t great.

“He has a big contract, which maybe is because he had a good season the year before – but he needs people behind him getting on his back.

“Wenger will not stand in his way because they can get a lot of money for him and then get a very good player to replace him.

“His attitude amazed me at times last season when he just didn’t put it in.

“Sometimes if things are not going well for you, you have to show desire.

“At first I heard £30m bandied around, and I’d snap their hand off at that price. Then you go and get an excellent player who will work his socks off.”

Parlour thinks Adebayor may even struggle to get into the City line-up.

He will have to battle with Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz, Craig Bellamy, Robinho and Benjani for a starting place up front, and Parlour added: “How many forwards do they need?

“I know they’re not finished yet and want John Terry but it looks like they will be going all out attack.

“What formation will they play to fit these players in?”

I’ve just read that Fabiano’s deal to AC Milan has fallen through. Milan’s bid has been rejected. No idea if they’ll make another offer. But Milan have said the deal has reached a ‘dead end’. This means they might finally consider making a bid for Adebayor. So if ManCity don’t rid us off of him, maybe Milan can. I know, harsh.

Kinda didn’t mind a fully committed Ade but money was gonna turn him away eventually so there u go! And ₤22m is as much as I think we may ever get for him. Not ideal to lose players as many have said but it happens…i prefer lose Ade than RvP… Not convinced about Chamakh…don’t get that feeling he’ll have a great 1st season for us just like that…but we do have the quality in the squad which will probably need galvanzing with a good DM then striker signing (assuming we sell Ade). Seems as if Huntelaar cud b a good 1 to nick!

Like u zohaib, just got YouTube givin me a sneak peak into Matuidi. Seems a raw talent still but I do have the feeling he is 1 who can flourish under Arsene… Don’t think he’ll be the immediate answer to our DM issue tho.

No Zohaib, not seen him play before, nor heard anything about him, really. I wish I had direct access to Arsene’s mind at the moment! lol

Maybe we should’ve tried to get Huntelaar. Looks like he’s all set to go to Stuttgart but hopefully we’ve started talks in time. Looks good in the air and seems to be a real bicycle-kick specialist. Though I think he’s still a bit too slow for a striker for Arsenal. But he’s definitely better than Ade in terms of positional awareness and movement, as well as finishing.

But again, let’s first get ourselves a DM. There’s only one video of Matuidi on YouTube. Anyone have any opinions on him ? Dev, Debs, Fabrez, Pete ? Anybody else ?

Reyes was great for us, for a while.Problem is he would not resist a call back to Real/Barca once we give him a chance to resurect himself.

I think we should go for a yaya-like player or keep the money. Tha would put pressure on Vela to grow up and Eduardo to stay fit.