Originally posted by zocoss:
Yeah right and the Sun newspaper can be sued if the pictures are
fake.
[b]
REAL MADRID plunged Arsenal's Champions League ambitions into
turmoil last night as the Bernabeu club insisted they will hold
transfer talks over Jose Antonio Reyes this week.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger wants to use the Spaniard against Dinamo
Zagreb tonight after travelling to Croatia without EIGHT
first-teamers, including skipper Thierry Henry and Chelseabound
Ashley Cole.
But while Wenger is determined to play Reyes in his midfield
quartet for last season's finalists, Real's belief that the player
will join them for around £9m before the start of the new term is
unshakable. Sources close to Real president Ramon Calderon maintain
that sporting director Pedrag Milosevic will hold transfer talks
with Arsenal in the next 48 hours.
And with Reyes determined to quit north London to return to his
homeland, Arsenal know that the fee they can demand for the
22-year-old will be severely reduced if he is ineligible to play
for the Spanish giants in the Champions League.
It leaves Wenger and the Gunners board in a quandary as they weigh
up the merits of putting the club's prospects of taking part in the
group stage - worth a minimum £15million - against the potential
loss of cash from a transfer. Real believe that, irrespective of
Wenger's insistence last night that Reyes does not want to leave,
Arsenal are ready to talk terms.
"I extended Jose's contract last year, so that is quite clear about
how I regard his future at Arsenal. He is in the squad for Zagreb
and if I decide to play him, he will play. There is no
problem."
Real will offer around £9m for Reyes and, while the Spanish giants
expect Arsenal to hold out for £13m at this week's meeting, they
believe an agreement will be made at no more than £10m if the
former Sevilla man is not cup-tied.
If he is, then Real will use that as a bargaining chip in
negotiations, seeking to nudge down the price.
"It is up to him to decide but he would strengthen us. Not everyone
has the chance to sign for the best club in the world and I think
every player would want to play for Real and to live in this
city."
"You want the players to be focused."
Stupid deal Arsenal got, buy him for $17 to $20m 2 yrs ago now that
he has improve, sell him for $9m? Make no sense. If Reyes stop
making noise, they will get a better deal.[/b]
it may not be reyes but a lookalike so its still hard to say...
for the deal u wun expect anything less than 18mil... cos gunners
not a in red and are not desperate to sell him so cannot believe
wats from the newspapers until it is reali signed hor....
