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[Arsenal_Gunners]

Apparently Cesc is not on the plane to Germany for the weekend friendly because of his "injury".This Barca business is really hurting our pre season preparations.

Barca have done an unusual deal with Roma.Bojan has been sold for 12 million Euros on the condition that Barcelona will buy him back for 13m 2 years later.
Feels to me like a loan against him to get Fabregas money.

 

[Kl@w-24]

^ Absolutely bizarre 'loan' deal. Roma help develop Bojan for 2 seasons and when he is ready to step up, Barca will snatch him away for an extra 1M!!!!

 

[Liverpool_fan]

Roma have the option of paying 28m more if they want to keep him in the event Barca want him back.
Smart deal from Barcelona.

*articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.c...83826_1_liverpool-fc-ian-ayre-indian-football

Come to Delhi plox.

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

^ Absolutely bizarre 'loan' deal. Roma help develop Bojan for 2 seasons and when he is ready to step up, Barca will snatch him away for an extra 1M!!!!

I think this is solely done to get some money for Cesc.They are skint but are desperate for him.In fact some Barca guy is in London right now.
Still can't see them having the 40 odd million required.Maybe Jeffren is next.

 

[Kl@w-24]

^ Here's a conspiracy theory:

I've just been reading about Bojan's transfer from Barcelona to Roma, and find the arranged deal to be unbelievably in favor of the selling club.

12 million euros is cheap enough for a little forward with an eye for goal, but realistically the fee (should Roma wish to keep him beyond 2012-13) is closer to 40 million. That is an awful lot of money and I simply cannot see Roma paying that much! So it seems more likely that the deal is effectively a two-year loan as Barcelona would then buy him back for just 13 million.

The benefits for Barca are clear for all to see: This will allow a promising 20-year old to go and learn how to be one of Europe's top front-men. Playing first team football will certainly be of benefit to the player, but I think he might well be looking beyond that.

He is going to play under a Barcelona legend in Luis Enrique, a man who has been learning the trade as manager of Barcelona B; a team who, sensibly, play to the same model as the first team. It seems certain he will adopt the same rat-a-tat-tat approach with his new club and Bojan should adapt to that very well.

Now we all know that Pep Quardiola has said on numerous occasions that he cant see himself staying in his post for more than another year or two. Would Barcelona then look to insert another 'Barca-man' into the hot-seat? I can definitely see Enrique (who has only got a 2-year-deal with the Serie A club incidentally) replacing Quardiola when he does leave, and he would be able to take a young, catalan striker with him back to the Nou Camp, to perhaps replace David Villa who will be 31 at this point.

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but lets see what happens in Summer 2012-13!

Hmm.....

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

I don't think there is any conspiracy involved.It is just a great deal for all parties involved.
Barca get liquidity for Cesc+Their player develops at Roma.
Roma gets a good player for 2 years,practically for free.
Bojan gets playing time at a good club.

 

[Krow]

Barca put an 88 million euro release clause in Thiago Alcantra's contract. And they refuse to meet our tiny 40 million valuation of Cesc.

 

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[Arsenal_Gunners]

AFC: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Vermaelen (c), Koscielny, Gibbs, Song, Wilshere, Ramsey, Walcott, Gervinho, Chamakh.

Cologne vs. Arsenal is on right now.

And Gervinho scores his first for Arsenal.Great run and finish.Quality ball from Jack.

Gervinho 2nd

Carl Jenkinson OG from outside the box

Stream here If anyone is interested in watching a game of great attacking play and continuous defensive fvck ups.

 

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Liverpool 2 behind Hull meanwhile

 

[Liverpool_fan]

Meh.

I'll wait until the season for anything anyway.

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Carl Jenkinson OG from outside the box

was it a long-range strike?

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[Liverpool_fan]

Thierry Henry would have been proud.

Andy Carroll What looks.

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

2nd half is typical pre-season.Really disappointed with the overall defensive performance.The back 4 panic every time a long ball is played.
We will be in for it unless Wenger gets serious in the next 30 days.

FT-2-1 Arsenal
Conor Henderson stretched off

 

[Liverpool_fan]

Just hope pre-season is not an indication of the season to come.

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

We're having a good pre season though

saw some good interplay between evra and young.. looks like the partnership is developing

 

[axes2t2]

The own goal is a thing of beauty...

But seriously,things are not looking good

 

[iinfi]

disaster for chelsea fc

 

[Liverpool_fan]

Drogba is quality.