Hatem Ben Arfa

[Andy]

I stopped reading after the second word in the first paragraph.

[SteveMc]

I stopped reading after the second word in the first paragraph.

 

Fare point

[henke]

He sounds a right wanker.

 

Although that would probably work in our favour, as the "big" teams maybe wouldn't touch him. If we sign him, which is a huge if, he could be either the best or worst signing we've ever made.

[Ronaldo]

It most certainly won't be the worst, fucking hell.

[Cristov]

never bought a toon top for the last 4 years, but if we buy ben arfa i will get one with his name and number on. close the deal ashley, close the deal.

[Ketsbaia]

i fear the longer this goes on, the less likely we are to get him. we need to wrap it up soon.

[BONTEMPI]

Made you look! 

[ponsaelius]

Please something happennn either way!!

[ElDiablo]

Oh just fuck off to Werder Bremen or wherever and stop stringing us along.

[Stifler]

never bought a toon top for the last 4 years, but if we buy ben arfa i will get one with his name and number on. close the deal ashley, close the deal.

You could make yourself £50 here Ashley if you just get £6m out of your wallet.

[macca888]

Regardless of whether he signs for us or not, I hope Hughton hasnt put all his eggs in one basket here and that he has alternative options available to strengthen the squad.

[merlin]

Regardless of whether he signs for us or not, I hope Hughton hasnt put all his eggs in one basket here and that he has alternative options available to strengthen the squad.

 

The problem is that he hasn't got many eggs to PUT in any basket ! He was probably relying on the signing of

players like Cleverley to keep the fans happy - HBA would just have been the icing on the cake ; look how many on here are doing handstands at the prospect of signing him...

 

We've come a long way from the heady days of speculating whether the best CF in Europe was going to sign for his home-town club instead of Man U..!!

[Guest geordienorway]

Ben Arfa-deal almost done according to this. It says Benfica have bid 7 million euros, but the player himself wont go to Portugal.

 

http://www.espoirsdufootball.com/13561-hatem-ben-arfa-a-newcastle-cest-presque-fait.html

[Ikon]

I hope so!! 

[Guest]

http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2010/20100807_092138_l-fabiano-trop-cher-pour-l-om.html

 

Also seemingly think Marseille will accept our original €800,000 loan offer.

[Fatwax]

The president of Marseille said that Ben Arfa would be sold within 10 days... 9 days ago. In theory we should see this whole pathetic hoedown concluded tomorrow with any luck.

[biggs]

here is the latest fr The journal 

 

United are understood to have had an initial loan bid turned down and the addition of Benfica and Hoffenheim to the race for his signature has complicated matters. There has been no further contact with the Ligue 1 side since the initial offer.

 

Hughton, who has played a straight bat to most transfer rumours to avoid being drawn into bidding wars, said there was no update on the club’s pursuit of the player, who was called up for senior France duty last week.

 

“We do realise it’s being banded around but there has been no progress,” he said.

[Guest ObiChrisKenobi]

here is the latest fr The journal 

 

United are understood to have had an initial loan bid turned down and the addition of Benfica and Hoffenheim to the race for his signature has complicated matters. There has been no further contact with the Ligue 1 side since the initial offer.

 

Hughton, who has played a straight bat to most transfer rumours to avoid being drawn into bidding wars, said there was no update on the club’s pursuit of the player, who was called up for senior France duty last week.

 

“We do realise it’s being banded around but there has been no progress,” he said.

 

A career in politics lies a head for Hughton. His handling of transfer rumours has been well thought out.

[Guest taps01]

http://www.espoirsdufootball.com/13561-hatem-ben-arfa-a-newcastle-cest-presque-fait.html

 

Article which is about an hour old still going with him coming to us on loan. 

[morgs]

According o tf1 this is basically a done deal which surprises me as yesterday he was 99% at benfica

[Guest taps01]

According o tf1 this is basically a done deal which surprises me as yesterday he was 99% at benfica

 

Is TF1 a radio station or a paper or?

 

TV station i think.

[BONTEMPI]

I think he'll come.

 

Get him in and a striker of note and i'll be over the moon.

[morgs]

It has changed it's story, was saying he was within our clutches, now saying benfica are heavily rivalling us

[Cronky]

I'm beginning to think that, for better or worse, this loan deal is going to go through. The player wants to showcase himself in the Premiership and is stonewalling every other possible move. He does seem to have a very stubborn streak.

 

This may be fanciful, but my only hope is that the lad might respond better to Hughton than previous managers, with them both being of mixed race. It shouldn't make a difference to the player, but you never know. Still seems more likely than not to fail though, given what we've heard about the player.

[Tooj]

A loan deal would certainly benefit us.

 

If it doesn't work out, our reported (small) transfer budget won't have been impacted too much.

 

Whereas if it does, it may put him in the shop window for other clubs, but we've had a season from a player who has brought a lot to the side, while helping establish us as a Premiership team again.

 

Although I still don't hold my hopes up, as this regime has done this to us before.