In regards to the work permit, Robbie Rogers and Robbie Findley got work permits so doubt that will be a problem. The kid looked like a beast at the Milk Cup. Do any of the big clubs lose work permit hearings?

Both had represented their full national teams well before they moved to England. You have to either meet the number of games for your nation’s A team in a certain period or be granted an “exceptional talent” exemption.

Sebatsian Coates got through on the exceptional talent exemption because he was the Copa America young player of the tournament.

Liverpool lost their permit application for Mark Gonzalez even though he had represented Chile at the A level. This kid has not. But you can bet if United appeal for an exemption they will get it.

The problem now is the over-valuation of talent because of the petro-dollar clubs (Chelsea first, then Zenit, now Man City, Anzhi, PSG).

This is true for the game in general (and I’m not sure it’s necessarily a bad thing either), but that doesn’t tell the whole story for all of Arsenal’s transfers. There’s still something wrong when players like Song, Hleb, Flamini are willing to leave a starring role at Arsenal to rot on the bench somewhere else, even if those clubs do have more prestige. Arsenal is a club that has to accrue and develop a team, over several seasons and transfer windows; there’s some progress to be claimed when they sell a player for a ridiculous price to an oil money team, but it’s the smaller losses that destroy whatever development narrative we’ve told ourselves over the last eight years.

That Henriquez from CHile who MUFC just bought looks like he is a pretty good player, but my guess is he will be loaned back out to his old team.

No fucking way should he get a work permit, so he should have to get loaned back. But United ALWAYS get the work permit rulings in their favor.

When does Wilshire come back for Arsenal? Liked watching him play when he was healthy

October at the earliest. Better hope for Arsenal that it doesn’t turn out like Ramsey and he’s a shell of himself after the injury.

True but that’s always been the case. We sold Anelka to Real and Overmars and Petit to Barcelona. In came in Henry, Pires and Ljungberg. Kept on going.

The problem now is the over-valuation of talent because of the petro-dollar clubs (Chelsea first, then Zenit, now Man City, Anzhi, PSG). They pay way over the odds to get talent and then cause a ripple effect where every other player thinks “I’m better than that guy. I want to be paid as good or better!”

Unfortunately, as we’re finding out with clubs like Malaga and Portsmouth, when the petro-dollars leave, things turn ugly.

I love how this deal overshadowed the Martinez to Bayern transfer. Munich will be very good again next year.

Like I said, there was an expectation of potential suitors that never materialized.

Yeah, that’s definitely how it played out, and this deal can even be good for Arsenal if it augments the finances and balances the squad out. But as Duffy mentioned, we’ve grown accustomed to the conveyor belt of transfers to Barcelona and City, and rationalized/made excuses for it. This confirms that all of our players are up for sale, at the right price, to any club with the money, no exceptions. That’s a weird reality for a supposedly ‘big’ club to get used to.

Where else? No other club came a-knocking. Not Anzhi. Not Zenit. Not PSG (they wouldn’t after landing Ibrahimovic). There really was no other place for him to go cause there was no market for him.

The fact that Arsenal got 24 million pounds for him is a minor miracle.

The highest substantiated figure I’ve seen for Rooney is about £180K per week. Van Persie will be less than that.

Ah. Could’ve been one of those calculating in bonuses and the like things then.

Your point is valid though, if it was strictly for money, he’d be elsewhere.

Like I said, there was an expectation of potential suitors that never materialized. The one team I’m surprised didn’t make a move was Chelsea given they’ve lost Drogba, Kalou and Anelka and are loaning Lukaku out. That puts all the onus on Torres.

Beyond that, like I said, Juve sniffed around but got to rich for them and City may never have been a factor. They’re loaded with strikers that they can’t give away!

I’d rather have Charlie Adams instead of Sneijder at this point.

That says it all.

Hazard is allegedly getting 175 which is fucking absurd.

I feel Arsenal fans’ pain. Suarez just got a raise to 125 and he’s got a much longer run ahead of him than RVP. That’s about as high as Liverpool will go, because again, operate within fiscal reality (now that dipshit Comolli and co. are gone).

FFP will change all of this though. Just kidding FFP is a farce.

Saw £225k banded about on the internets. What was he on at Arsenal?

The highest substantiated figure I’ve seen for Rooney is about £180K per week. Van Persie will be less than that.

Saw £225k banded about on the internets. What was he on at Arsenal?

I’ve heard 90k sterling a week. One of the reasons, Arsenal has had difficulties holding on to players is that they’ve had 100k limit for a number of years.

Also Sneijder has been horrible for two years.

I’d rather have Charlie Adams instead of Sneijder at this point. At least, he’s good for a good Bale mauling every once in awhile.

Saw £225k banded about on the internets. What was he on at Arsenal?

£70K a week or so. Arsenal’s offer was going on in the £130K a week range.

£130K or £225K and it’s not about the money??