gazzeh
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Cheers guys.
Adrien Rabiot
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Barry Mead
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Who knows who is interested, if all the players we were supposedly interested in based on press links you would have to question or transfer committee.
Even then interest can be anything from serious interest or light interest as a back up option in the lower end of interest for a club with preferred choices
I'm actually wondering now whether Rabiot would be just a fall back option for us if we don't get Snidey or a player Poch would like in addition to Snidey if he can offload a couple of mids
Thinking about it Rabiot would be a more suited option to play the way I imagine Poch wants from his two central midfielders than say Paulinho, Dembele, Holtby or Bentalab and given the intensity he may prefer to have like for like alternate options as cover/sub/competition than players that have different strengths and weaknesses
paulcumpstone
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Depends how much first team action he wants.could be his reason for leaving psg In the first place
Barry Mead
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He played for half a season when on loan at Toulouse so would know Capoue
prawnsandwich
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He has to look at Bentaleb and think he can get a real chance here as opposed to the other clubs mentioned.
Good old Tim!
Good old Tim!
Hoddle&Waddle
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He probably could tbf, he started out as a winger. If you watch the youtube vid you can see some nice wing play too. Not saying we're signing him for a wide role, but I have seen him play RWF, was awhile ago though.
rabbikeane
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First time I heard of him they talked about him as a no.10 and the next Zidane (d'oh)
Seems he's developed into a more deeper lying midfielder, while I guess you couldn't rule out that he could end up in other positions and roles as well. Bentaleb was also a more attacking midfielder when we signed him
Seems he's developed into a more deeper lying midfielder, while I guess you couldn't rule out that he could end up in other positions and roles as well. Bentaleb was also a more attacking midfielder when we signed him
Barry Mead
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I don't think he's exactly a deep lying playmaker, he does get forward quite a lot, probably easier to describe him as simply a cm and in that he's much like Schneiderlin in terms of balance of completeness, but he also has the ability to beat a player and tends to drive forward with the ball more when he sees opportunity
gilzeantheking
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Refusing to train allegedly 
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...ain-as-arsenal-set-for-battle-with-tottenham-
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...ain-as-arsenal-set-for-battle-with-tottenham-
Spurslove
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Do we actually need this bloke? I don't think so. I'd much rather we stick with what we've got and encourage it to develop. Really, we don't need to keep bringing in new players just to keep the fans happy. That's bollocks. It's time we said no, that's enough now.
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Refusing to train allegedly
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...ain-as-arsenal-set-for-battle-with-tottenham-
There's a surprise....a French man on strike....he'll be posting his thoughts on Twitter next...
He's someone to consider. This lad's upper ceiling of potential seems to be a fair bit higher than Schneiderlin's.
Ron Burgundy
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I think he would be a great signing, and is exactly the sort of player we should be after. At €12m he's worth a punt for sure - even at his worst we wouldn't lose that much, and the upside is absolutely massive.
He has all the talent required to be a genuinely top class midfielder. Would love us to get him but I'm sure the list would be very long.
He has all the talent required to be a genuinely top class midfielder. Would love us to get him but I'm sure the list would be very long.
Ossie85
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12m?? he has only a year left
I don't see why would we need him though.
Spend that money on young forwards like Ocampos and/or Martial now that apparently Monaco's owner has given up
Ron Burgundy
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Well the idea that we'll get him for nothing in a year's time is wrong though, because someone else would instead.
As I see it this is our only (very small) opportunity
Ossie85
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Is he worth it though?
We have a lot of CMs right now. And I believe that if we were gonna sign one it should an upgrade, someone who would start, like MS. Would this one be a starter?? Honest question as I don't know about him
JonnySpurs
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Would prefer to get Schneiderlin.
Rabiot's hair is too big and fluffy. Cocky bastard thinkin he can have hair like that
Rabiot's hair is too big and fluffy. Cocky bastard thinkin he can have hair like that
Ron Burgundy
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My guess is that he'll be a way better player than MS in the fairly near term, but that's just a guess
