Clichy Completes Man City Move

Sad to see him go, hopefully he will be the only first-teamer to depart. Best of luck Clichy, just as long you have your customary brain fart against us :-)

Guys, I'm a blue and have only seen him play a couple of times, I know he's been a regular for your lot, but just wondered how highly, or lowly you actually rate him?

I'm just happy to have a LB with a bit of pace, can see us rotating hime and Kolorov in the PL and CL. Has Wenger finally hit the wall with you guys, or do you think the purse strings are about to open? Lot of players being linked away, same as us...

As a City fan I rerally hope you get Cahill he will fit into your recent tradition (since Graham's unbreachables) of defenders perfectly - slow, turning circle of the Queen Mary, Error prone etc.

As a Chelsea fan Im really...what the phuck is up with the ass-kissing from the mancs? Makes me laugh when fans make friends due to incoming players.

I don't really care that Clichy left, it's what Wenger is going to do with his position that I'm nervous about.

FCB - It may have escape your attention that this is an Arsenal site for Arsenal fans, in a footballing sense the world, on this site at least, very much revolves around Arsenal, just as it revolves around Man City at VMC, or Chelsea at VC, it would be pointless for it not to. Why would I wish Clichy well at a club that we are in direct competition with? Clichy was well supported at Arsenal, but now he doesn't play for us anymore, his happiness is not our concern.

Now go get Enrique, for the love of Herbert give us something, anything to raise spirits Arsene. Throw us a frickin bone here.

JT_D, there will be spending this summer. Only that the buys will be in the Arsenal range - 10-15 million rather than the Chelsea or City range.

I see a lot of you are not sad over this departure and you should not be. He was one of the weak links in your defense. What makes it sad is Gibbs is worse and has to decide whether he will play football or get a degree in medicine. You can take the cash from Clichy sale plus internal cash and purchase Leighton Baines who was close to a move to Bayern Munich last season. I believe the price offered was 10mm pounds by Bayern last season. That is in the Arsenal range DF.

Bluedub, yours was a public subsidy funded stadium as your club was nowhere as big or foresighted. Cant compare the financial models of the two stadiums as a result. A privately funded stadium would obviously cost more for fans. Hope you understood.

Doesn't make the price of your season tickets right Delta. I admire your defence of your club but there comes a point when you start becoming ostrich like, a bit like Wenger.

I guess if you're happy to be ripped off who am I to question it?

Bluedub, there is only so much your Sheikh daddy can subsidise you going forward. In the financial fair play regime, I can take a bet that your ticket prices will increase too.

Good points KF. Cissokho is a superior option to Enrique but will cost almost as much as the Arsenal transfer record which the manager may be reluctant to pay. Another fine LB who will be feeling out of the cold lately is Marcelo of Real Madrid. Fabio Coentrao would be expected to start games for Madrid after they paid 30 million euros and one wonders where that leaves Marcelo.

Skysports have also linked us with Nasri DF. Some people see it as a bargain, but it seems like a bargain relative to what you compare it with. I was looking at it relative to the player Arsene Wenger is replacing him with in probably Gervinho from the same league as Sami Nasri. Gervinho will be joining Arsenal for £10.7million and probably half of the wages. Then if you compare the stats from two of them: 1.) Sami Nasri scored 9 goals from open play, 1 penalty goal and 1 assist in 30 games in the EPL. (http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/100/?t=562&s=19). His record in all competitions last year was 16 goals, 4 assists in 52 games. (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/43531/samir-nasri?cc=3888) 2.) Gervinho from Lille scored 15 goals and 9 assists in 35 games for Lille. (http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/9173/?t=582&s=54). He didn't play in any other competition. If you go further and compare the seasons before this, you will see Gervinho has been the more productive player. 1.) 2009/2010 season: Sami Nasri scored 5 goals and 4 assists in 34 games of which he started 29 games. Gervinho on the other hand scored 13 goals and 4 assists in 32 games of which he started 28 games. 2.) In 2008/2010 season (Excluding Intl.). Sami Nasri scored 6 goals and 5 assists in 43 games of which he started 40 games. Gervinho on the other hand 6 goals and 3 assists in 33 games. The two players are the same age from the same league. Of course, we can say Nasri is more EPL proven but so is Torres so you can't really predict with a 100% certainty that he will adjust to his new team compared to Gervinho. Both also have 1 year left on their contracts and Gervinho has been the more productive player for the past 3 seasons. For now, it seems Arsene Wenger is getting the better deal, but the performance in the future will tell.

You don't believe he will still leave or it is just press hogwash.