Kylian Mbappé

[Penn_]

It's a balancing act, not sure you'll be happy with a 20M kid who's 2 or 3 years away from performing, while Mbappe is more expensive, he could offer something straight away.

I don't think we're breaking any banks though, for any player, we're Arsenal, the culture has always been conservative.

Probably not over Mbappe, but I'd rather we took a couple of risks on guys like Gabriel Jesus and Barbosa than the likes of Lacazette.

 

[Hunta]

He was part of the process that helped pick up Diaby, Sagna, Kos, Nasri etc. All quality.

I'm sure there are French guys we missed out on too that we don't know about.

All the good ones, Dembele, Kante, Mahrez, Martial, Carrasco, Phil Neville.

 

[Token Yank]

What's the "right"offer for Mbappe?
Actually, we have seen number of cases in football where this cliche does not fly. Go back to the Lacazette thread last Summer when I predicted he will not leave, regardless of the offers....
PSG was willing to pay whatever it takes for Neymar, did not happen.

Monaco is a selling club. They have shown that over the last handful of years. Barca selling Neymar is not even close to the same comparison, come on...

 

[carlito'sway]

Monaco is a selling club. They have shown that over the last handful of years. Barca selling Neymar is not even close to the same comparison, come on...

Dude, you came with the cliche "money talks....", so I was giving you examples where it does not fly and there are many more.
They are a "selling club" but still did not sell Bernardo Silva or Fabinho last Summer when the biggest clubs were chasing them.....It is not that they need to sell Mbappe to survive or balance their books. Silva will surely leave in June but Mbappe is not going anywhere.
Anyway, let's leave it there, if Mbappe is gone this summer, I will happily concede I am wrong, but I doubt it.

 

[blaise]

Problem is we dont stand a serious chance for him(maybe if Wenger was commited for next couple of years and convinced he is new Henry), we have to stun Monaco with a first offer like United did with Martial, but it is not how we roll unfortunately, othervise they can just wait a year or two, use him and sell him for big money anyway.

 

[Rosso]

 

[Juan Matas Beard]

It's almost as if his destiny is to sign for United, so we can sell him to Madrid during his peak.

 

[Penn_]

Only thing we have to offer over other clubs is an uncontested CF role.

Even then he's probably better off staying out at Monaco.

 

[The_Playmaker]

Only thing we have to offer over other clubs is an uncontested CF role.

Even then he's probably better off staying out at Monaco.

We don't actually buy young talent at a high price anymore. Chambers was the last and that's at 16 million.

Wenger will argue that he has Giroud, Welbeck, Walcott, Iwobi, Perez , Ox , Ramsey and Alex is. Don't forget Apkom, Sanogo and Mavididi. This has no chance and I'd rather spend 40 million on bakayoko than 50 million on Mbappe.

 

[BBF]

On another note, I ask once again, what exactly is it that Grimandi does in France? He's basically on an eternal holiday.

He's one of the worst scouts in football.

 

[Hinderz]

Marca rolling out pics with Ronaldo

 

[carlito'sway]

He's one of the worst scouts in football.

He deserves our eternal gratitude for Kos!

 

[ARSNLNO1]

If Wenger thinks this is an Henry level and player type, then you break the bank, I'm talking bidding 50/60M.

Couldn't agree more, and this will be one that IF Monaco are willing to sell we will need to move for quick and give them what they want. As soon as other clubs get a sniff and it's a bidding war then it's game over for us.

 

[GDeep™]

He's one of the worst scouts in football.

Not sure, Kos and Sagna pick ups during our budget days was top stuff.

Seen an interview with him a while back, says alot of the time he's had to back off from a player due to non footballing reasons.

 

[A_G]

Grimandi doesn't deserve much credit for Sagna, he was in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season the year before he signed.

 

[carlito'sway]

Grimandi doesn't deserve much credit for Sagna, he was in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season the year before he signed.

He was still on AFC radar way before that.

 

[A_G]

He was still on AFC radar way before that.

Source?

 

[BBF]

Not sure, Kos and Sagna pick ups during our budget days was top stuff.

Seen an interview with him a while back, says alot of the time he's had to back off from a player due to non footballing reasons.

Kos was a good pickup, but he led the league in numerous amount of stats, and like @American_Gooner said, Sagna was already highly rated. I find it extremely hard to rate someone who goes off scouting Ligue 1 clubs, and comes back with half the player he was originally scouting.

You can debate the Hazard thing about him not wanting to leave, or over money. But to scout him, and come back with someone who couldn't control a football properly is unforgivable.

 

[say yes]

Chamakh, Giroud, Gervinho, Sanogo.


Good stuff Giles.

 

[Gooner Zig]

The Martial+ range is too great a risk unless you are a United, Bayern, Madrid etc.

Passing on the two Dembeles at 15m & a free is another subject though!

I'd rather take that risk on Mbappe then fill the squad with cloggers like El Neny, Lucas and Gabriel.

Between those three that's roughly 40 odd million