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[Bossa]

Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Arsenal have made an inquiry for Lille goalkeeper Mickael Landreau — but have not given up totally on signing Fulham’s Mark Schwarzer.
Manager Arsène Wenger confirmed yesterday that he was still working on strengthening his goalkeeping position and the experienced Landreau is the latest in his sights.
Landreau, 31, had an impressive season last year and is available for around £6.5million.

Gunner be a Gunner? Goalkeeper Michael Landreau
Wenger was linked with Landreau last summer also and has monitored his form.
Although he didn’t make France’s squad for the World Cup that was seen as a surprise omission after one of his best seasons.
Wenger wants experience and could switch back to Schwarzer, 37, if Fulham find a replacement in time but is growing impatient.
Wenger has also been linked with a fresh move for Landreau’s Lille team-mate Eden Hazard, who he has long admired, but that may be shelved until next summer.
Meanwhile, former Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre was last night putting the finishing touches to a three-year deal with German side Werder Bremen.
The 33-year-old joins Bremen on a free transfer and will line up against Tottenham in the Champions League.


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[AnthonyG]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

I read this rumour this morning. It was on caughtoffside. They said that the rumour was according to French reports. So I did a search for French reports. The only one I could find cited caughtoffside as the source of the rumour.

I then closed several tabs.

 

[Clarkey]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

This was mentioned somewhere else this week/last weekend as I remember it getting mentioned in the Lobby. If I recall right it was linked in with Ben Arfa from Goal.com or Tribalfootball, so obviously dismissed as tosh. Be interesting if it was to bare fruit though, possible full French back five and French speaking with Verminator involved.

Edit: Mr G beat me to the punch. On Landreau though, did he not have a shocker at PSG which I guess lead to him ending up at Lille if that was the case. Might be confusing him with another keeper, but I seem to remember some clangers and criticism thrown his way. Is he up to much currently form wise?

 

[GUNNERS4L1FE]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

sorry but someone gave Silvestre a three year deal

 

[Lord Dula]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Silvestre to get the winner against Sp**s

 

[Bossa]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Landreau is not the quality player that we should strife for. He's a decent ligue 1 keeper at best from what Ive seen. Clearly not better than Manny.

Its Schwarzer or no one! Unless we make a shock big money bid for a better goalkeeper which is very unlikely.

 

[patrick42uk]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Its links like this that strengthens my belief that schwarzer is the right man. Its important to get a tall well built goalkeeper, or at the minimum one that knows what to expect at stoke or blackburn. Landreau against the likes of Huth and Samba?

 

[Bossa]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Landreau is only 184cm...

 

[GDeep™]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

He was very highly rated back in the day, obviously hasn't lived up to that hype, but if this is true then im willing to back Wenger's judgement.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

i dont see him play from long time i hope one here watch france league to tell us how he did with lille last season

 

[TheEconomist]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

i remember people talking him up a few years ago, looks like he lost his way a bit

I think at this stage no one is expecting a buffon standard keeper though,
is he a better option than schwarzer?

 

[Don Pacifico]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

I have no reason to trust (or doubt) the source cited but all I'll say on the matter is that we were linked with this guy a lot back when we were looking at replacements for Jens.

Maybe we're still interested in Yohann Pele.

 

[AnthonyG]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

I have no reason to trust (or doubt) the source cited

That's because there aren't any cited.

 

[Gunner_JT]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

I believe he was once a very good shot stopper, particularly at penalties but immensely flopped at PSG. I don't think this guy is right for us.

 

[Don Pacifico]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

I believe he was once a very good shot stopper, particularly at penalties but immensely flopped at PSG. I don't think this guy is right for us.

Replace PSG with Arsenal and you're talking about Almunia.

Actually, might want to omit the 'very' from 'very good' too.

 

[KY]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

caughtoffside has also linked us with ben arfa multiple times already in the past week. Yet no one has thought about bumping the HBA thread... finally we're realising the credence of caughtoffside.

 

[Biggus]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Well he worked miracles in Highway to Heaven!

 

[truth_hurts]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Don't rate him. Just a French Fabianski in that he's a good shot stopper but not much else.

 

[SA Gunner]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Looks like Julio Cesar.

 

[viper_001]

Re: Mickael Landreau if Schwarzer bid fails!

Everyone thought he was the french Buffon a few years ago, but now Lloris has that title. Class doesn't just go away, so I'd be willing to have this guy over Almunia.