Hatem Ben Arfa

[Guest zinaldo1982]

Ok but 700m pounds is certainly more than enough for him to spend the little 6m pounds.

[Elbel1]

But also wenger has told walcott that if he left football now to start training as  athletics runner then he could well become a superstar who knows so buying ben arfa would make sense as this could well be fabregas last year and nasri could slot in his role.

So Arsenal are going to buy Arfa because Walcott can run fast?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Obviously the OM will want to accept a straight cash bid and sell him to Bremen, but he doesn't strike me as the kind of lad who'll go anywhere he doesn't fancy. It might be physically impossible to get him to write his name on the contract!

[Shearergol]

Ok but 700m pounds is certainly more than enough for him to spend the little 6m pounds.

 

The club don't have the money though, and Ashley won't put more of his own money in for transfers. It makes perfect sense that we can't actually afford this player.

 

However, we shouldn't be going after players we can't afford. It's a complete waste of time. (especially for everyone checking this thread ever 13 minutes).

[Minhosa]

There's a good chance it's just the Marseille chairman using his old media chums to peddle a story to make us shit or get off the pot.

 

Let's hope this isn't dead yet.

[jdckelly]

so......what the fuck is actually going on

[Anderson]

Ok but 700m pounds is certainly more than enough for him to spend the little 6m pounds.

 

The club don't have the money though, and Ashley won't put more of his own money in for transfers. It makes perfect sense that we can't actually afford this player.

 

However, we shouldn't be going after players we can't afford. It's a complete waste of time. (especially for everyone checking this thread ever 13 minutes).

 

Although in all fairness, how many privately owned clubs can afford any transfers without the backing of their owners.

[Teasy]

I really cannot understand how a billionaire is struggling or not wanting to help his team make a better fight of it,i mean if you were to ask every managers in the league they would tell you go for it as long as it doesn't stretch you out too much.

 

You can understand when it's Mike Ashley. Also he aint a Billionaire.

 

He's only 30 odd million short at the last count

[Shearergol]

Ok but 700m pounds is certainly more than enough for him to spend the little 6m pounds.

 

The club don't have the money though, and Ashley won't put more of his own money in for transfers. It makes perfect sense that we can't actually afford this player.

 

However, we shouldn't be going after players we can't afford. It's a complete waste of time. (especially for everyone checking this thread ever 13 minutes).

 

Although in all fairness, how many privately owned clubs can afford any transfers without the backing of their owners.

 

Not debating that. I just can't understand why people keep posting "why won't he just pay for him?" when Ashley has already made it clear that he doesn't intend to.

[Nobody]

Anything new from last night then? Been in the hospital all night and had surgery on my appendix this morning, can't be arsed reading 20 pages now like.

[Teasy]

Anything new from last night then? Been in the hospital all night and had surgery on my appendix this morning, can't be arsed reading 20 pages now like.

 

No source of any worth has confirmed a bid from Bremen and it seems they now look like signing Wesley from Santos anyway so they may not even be interested in Ben Arfa.

[Anderson]

I really cannot understand how a billionaire is struggling or not wanting to help his team make a better fight of it,i mean if you were to ask every managers in the league they would tell you go for it as long as it doesn't stretch you out too much.

 

You can understand when it's Mike Ashley. Also he aint a Billionaire.

 

He's only 30 odd million short at the last count

 

£300m short.

[Teasy]

According to who?  Forbes have him down as $1.5 billion as of March 2010.

[Keefaz]

Anything new from last night then? Been in the hospital all night and had surgery on my appendix this morning, can't be arsed reading 20 pages now like.

 

Nowt's happened. Hope your appendix feels better.

[Skeletor]

According to who?  Forbes have him down as $1.5m as of March 2010.

 

No wonder we're poor then.

[Joe_F]

Ok but 700m pounds is certainly more than enough for him to spend the little 6m pounds.

 

The club don't have the money though, and Ashley won't put more of his own money in for transfers. It makes perfect sense that we can't actually afford this player.

 

However, we shouldn't be going after players we can't afford. It's a complete waste of time. (especially for everyone checking this thread ever 13 minutes).

 

It's not throwing away £5 mil never to be seen again though.

 

If he doesn't work out sell him off at the end of the season for about £3 mil and at worst we've lost £2 mil. If he has a sensational season his value could well quadruple and he could easily be worth £20 mil at the end of the season.

 

Only this fat bastard does not get speculate to accumulate.

[Mick]

 

 

Not debating that. I just can't understand why people keep posting "why won't he just pay for him?" when Ashley has already made it clear that he doesn't intend to.

 

People probably thought that the statement was a bluff to try and get plyers on the cheap rather than paying inflated prices.

[Away Toon]

Annoncé à Newcastle, avec qui il s'était accordé financièrement sur un prêt d'une saison, Hatem Ben Arfa n'a toujours pas choisi sa future destination. Le Werder Brême, qui vient de céder Mesut Özil pour 20 millions d'euros au Real Madrid, vient de transmettre une offre à Marseille pour son milieu offensif. Le club allemand, qui aurait fait de l'international français sa priorité, propose 8 millions d'euros à l'OM. Les dirigeants phocéens sont en passe de donner leur aval pour cette cession. « Si Ben Arfa et ses conseillers sont O.K., ça ne nous gênera pas du tout. Nous pensons mêmeque le Championnat allemand lui conviendramieux que le jeu pratiqué en Angleterre », a précisé à L'Equipe le président marseillais Jean-Claude Dassier. Une décision définitive pourrait être prise mercredi.

 

Hatem Ben Arfa, qui a de nouveau séché l'entraînement mardi, se serait déjà mis d'accord, via ses conseillers, avec le Werder et leur directeur sportif, l'ancien joueur marseillais Klaus Allofs. Ben Arfa signerait pour quatre ans avec Brême, qui doit affronter la Sampdoria Gênes, mercredi soir, lors du 3e tour préliminaire de Ligue des champions. Son nouveau salaire serait de l'ordre de 4,5 millions d'euros bruts annuels, alors qu'il émargeait à 220 000 euros bruts par mois à l'OM. Encore sous contrat avec Marseille jusqu'en 2012, l'ancien Lyonnais avait été acheté 12 millions d'euros à l'OL en 2008.

 

Can't be bothered to translate it all, but basically Bremen have offered 8 m Euro's and Marseille will accept that figure and also think Germany is a better destination for HBA anyhow. Also that he has agreed personal terms with Bremen for a four year contract 4.5 m Euro salary. Everything should be official sometime today.

 

Well done Mike, for once a decent player wanted to come here and once again you wouldn't get out the money.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

We've already had the argument about whether our new policy is right or wrong though.

 

I've been through grief about that, now I've reached acceptance. It is what it is, all transfer dealings have to be viewed through the 'we're skint' lens now.

[bulivye]

Of course he thinks Germany is better, they're offering €8 million!!

 

German Douchebags...      Deutschbags!

 

 

[Teasy]

Can't be bothered to translate it all, but basically Bremen have offered 8 m Euro's and Marseille will accept that figure and also think Germany is a better destination for HBA anyhow. Also that he has agreed personal terms with Bremen for a four year contract 4.5 m Euro salary. Everything should be official sometime today.

 

Well done Mike, for once a decent player wanted to come here and once again you wouldn't get out the money.

 

That sounds like a rehash of the original article last night.

[Guest taps01]

Annoncé à Newcastle, avec qui il s'était accordé financièrement sur un prêt d'une saison, Hatem Ben Arfa n'a toujours pas choisi sa future destination. Le Werder Brême, qui vient de céder Mesut Özil pour 20 millions d'euros au Real Madrid, vient de transmettre une offre à Marseille pour son milieu offensif. Le club allemand, qui aurait fait de l'international français sa priorité, propose 8 millions d'euros à l'OM. Les dirigeants phocéens sont en passe de donner leur aval pour cette cession. « Si Ben Arfa et ses conseillers sont O.K., ça ne nous gênera pas du tout. Nous pensons mêmeque le Championnat allemand lui conviendramieux que le jeu pratiqué en Angleterre », a précisé à L'Equipe le président marseillais Jean-Claude Dassier. Une décision définitive pourrait être prise mercredi.

 

Hatem Ben Arfa, qui a de nouveau séché l'entraînement mardi, se serait déjà mis d'accord, via ses conseillers, avec le Werder et leur directeur sportif, l'ancien joueur marseillais Klaus Allofs. Ben Arfa signerait pour quatre ans avec Brême, qui doit affronter la Sampdoria Gênes, mercredi soir, lors du 3e tour préliminaire de Ligue des champions. Son nouveau salaire serait de l'ordre de 4,5 millions d'euros bruts annuels, alors qu'il émargeait à 220 000 euros bruts par mois à l'OM. Encore sous contrat avec Marseille jusqu'en 2012, l'ancien Lyonnais avait été acheté 12 millions d'euros à l'OL en 2008.

 

Can't be bothered to translate it all, but basically Bremen have offered 8 m Euro's and Marseille will accept that figure and also think Germany is a better destination for HBA anyhow. Also that he has agreed personal terms with Bremen for a four year contract 4.5 m Euro salary. Everything should be official sometime today.

 

Well done Mike, for once a decent player wanted to come here and once again you wouldn't get out the money.

 

Where is that from? 

[ElDiablo]

Don't think that's anything new.

[Skeletor]

Annoncé à Newcastle, avec qui il s'était accordé financièrement sur un prêt d'une saison, Hatem Ben Arfa n'a toujours pas choisi sa future destination. Le Werder Brême, qui vient de céder Mesut Özil pour 20 millions d'euros au Real Madrid, vient de transmettre une offre à Marseille pour son milieu offensif. Le club allemand, qui aurait fait de l'international français sa priorité, propose 8 millions d'euros à l'OM. Les dirigeants phocéens sont en passe de donner leur aval pour cette cession. « Si Ben Arfa et ses conseillers sont O.K., ça ne nous gênera pas du tout. Nous pensons mêmeque le Championnat allemand lui conviendramieux que le jeu pratiqué en Angleterre », a précisé à L'Equipe le président marseillais Jean-Claude Dassier. Une décision définitive pourrait être prise mercredi.

 

Hatem Ben Arfa, qui a de nouveau séché l'entraînement mardi, se serait déjà mis d'accord, via ses conseillers, avec le Werder et leur directeur sportif, l'ancien joueur marseillais Klaus Allofs. Ben Arfa signerait pour quatre ans avec Brême, qui doit affronter la Sampdoria Gênes, mercredi soir, lors du 3e tour préliminaire de Ligue des champions. Son nouveau salaire serait de l'ordre de 4,5 millions d'euros bruts annuels, alors qu'il émargeait à 220 000 euros bruts par mois à l'OM. Encore sous contrat avec Marseille jusqu'en 2012, l'ancien Lyonnais avait été acheté 12 millions d'euros à l'OL en 2008.

 

Can't be bothered to translate it all, but basically Bremen have offered 8 m Euro's and Marseille will accept that figure and also think Germany is a better destination for HBA anyhow. Also that he has agreed personal terms with Bremen for a four year contract 4.5 m Euro salary. Everything should be official sometime today.

 

Well done Mike, for once a decent player wanted to come here and once again you wouldn't get out the money.

 

Where is that from? 

 

The past.

[Skirge]

I say lock this epic thread before it dies a tragic death...  Only reopen if and when any official news come out.