Michael Carrick

[NIPOLOPO]

Carrick is a poor mans Mascherano only he will cost pretty much the same.

I agree with you, unfortunately English players are very over-hyped as we all know, and there is no way in hell Arsène pays spuds in range of £15 to £20 million for Carrick and as you said there are more better options available for that position, and if we are going to spend that much money to fill only one position, why don’t we go and buy the best at least.

 

[hellolo]

How much was Andy Johnson signed for?
Epitomy of overpricing imo
Although there was Jeffers..... and heskey....

 

[Clrnc]

http://www.worldfootballers.com/news.php?id=13642

don't think its true though

 

[Viper]

Carrick is a poor mans Mascherano only he will cost pretty much the same.

Carrick isn't a tough tackling midfielder like Mascherano. I think he is more like a poor mans Xabi Alonso.

 

[nidza7]

Arsenal will try to hijack Manchester United's bid for Michael Carrick by selling Ashley Cole to Chelsea for £20m and using the proceeds to buy the England midfielder from Tottenham. (Mail on Sunday)

 

[Raghav89]

i knew it-that's why we are getting salcido -

 

[GoonerGurjit]

That's crap. I can't see Wenger agreeing to sell Cole to Chelscum, and I can't see Carrick coming to us. There are better options around then him.

 

[AFCFan4Ever]

If Cole goes anywhere, it'll be Real Madrid. Wenger isn't dumb enough to sell him to our straight competition...even if they were to place a higher bid in.

 

[GoonerGurjit]

www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=3196

 

[regele]

When we're gonna sell him to chelscum they're gonna sell Gallas to us...

 

[nidza7]

I can live with that

 

[Mckenna]

I still don't see it. I don't think that Cole will move. I think that this is crazy newspaper talk who sees us considering making a move for Carrick and thinks we have to sell to raise money. Given we have been considering moves for Mascherano and various others, and the fact that we already know there is cash around, the one thing we don't have to do is sell to raise capital, so I wouldn't worry about Cole. Barring him wanting to leave, which I still don't see given his comments before the WC, I see him staying on. And if he did leave, I agree with AFCFan4Ever, it'll be to Real Madrid, because however he has been treated, he's still an Arsenal fan at heart and I doubt he'd move to Chelski when a foreign option were on the table.

It'll be interesting in the Cole area, as well as Reyes, to see what happens today and who is elected at Real Madrid. Because after that, the big money moves will start.

 

[Raghav89]

when does the madrid election's end??

 

[BigBoss]

Manchester United are ready to offer Sp**s £15m for Michael Carrick and Atletico Madrid £20m for Fernando Torres. (Sunday Express)

 

[dsurg]

Could we get Nigel Reo-Coker instead. I think we fits what we need more than Carrick. We dont need anyone spraying passes. We need the ball on the floor and passing based on movement like we've always done. I like Carrick a lot but we missed the chance to sign him for 3m I dont think we would now try to sign him for 5 times that all in about two seasons.

 

[Artillero]

when does the madrid election's end??

Unless there is a delay (has been in the past on close counts) today with results late tonight or tommorrow.

 

[flaunt]

I also like Nigel Reo-Coker more. He's younger, already carries the responsibility of being Captain & holding the midfield and isn't a bloody Spud.

 

[afcking7]

carricks 1st chocie is a move to manchester united but couldnt face the fans if he moved to the other side of north london .

 

[kamikaze80]

Not as good offensively as Cesc.

Not as good defensively as Gilberto.

I do rate him.

But there are far better options out there.

he wont be worth whatever price Sp**s are holding out for, but you could also say hes better defensively than cesc and better offensively than gilberto.

It doesn't matter whether he is offensively better than Gilberto as Gil doesn't play in an attacking role. His job is to break up attacks, not to provide creativity to the team.

i realise that, but i thought the main criticism of gilberto is that he can't pass and is useless in attack (even DMs attack sometimes). one thing carrick can do is pick out a quick positive pass to get the attack started after a turnover. thats something we've been missing since vieira left/started sucking. the turnovers will come from the pressing game we now play in defence.

i'm not saying we should get carrick, but i think he's a very good player. viper called him a poor man's xabi alonso and i think thats a little unfair. xabi is a better long passer to be sure, but hes not that much better than carrick overall, if at all.

 

[_scorpion_]

carricks 1st chocie is a move to manchester united but couldnt face the fans if he moved to the other side of north london .

WRONG.

His first choice is a move to Arsenal. He has told close friends that but his club are determined not to deal with Arsenal. There is more truth in this rumor than people believe. Arsène wants him at the club but he is only hesitating because of the price. If he cannot find a reasonably priced holding DM he will move for Carrick.

As for Cole, he is all but off from what I'm told. Madrid and Chelsea are in - obviously he prefers a move to Chelsea but both clubs need a LB and both clubs have a pact not to interfere with each others transfer targets....so this is interesting. Apart from straight cash - there is a shortlist of players being brandished as part of a possible swap. So lets wait and see what happens with the elections.

Also, There is now no doubt that Arsène has made a bid for Buffon. A very reliable source has confirmed this for me so now it’s a question of whether he would move to London which I highly doubt.