Nope, it was pretty crystal clear that Martial was a real talent. Seriously though man, fuck you. You could’ve made an argument, or disagreed in a calm way. I suspect you don’t watch any Ligue 1, but if you did, I would’ve loved to chat about. There’s no reason to be such a prick.

Well, I moreso meant that he would be a past-it signing from a French club who would provide far less than the hype. But what do I know, I’ve only watched every PSG game since the late 90s. Fuck you.

I think it is precisely this.

I’m familiar with our squad. Iwobi is a winger, and we also have Ramsey and Wilshere who will likely be forced to play wide. Wenger has given every indication that he has given up on Walcott, and it’s about time. Teams need British players, and will likely be willing to take a chance on getting production out of him.

I don’t, I watch Paris play every week and have a huge affection for Ibra. I know how good he was for them, and I know how weak Ligue 1 is. I also realize the difference between Falcao’s time in L1 and his own. My point was just that shifting from that standard each week to the Premier League will be an enormously…

90m euro isn’t “not at any price” and release clauses are more bargaining chips than certain terms, which I suspect you know if you follow closely enough to read L’Equipe.

And they’ll likely recoup the investment (and maybe a bit more) by selling Walcott, so this doesn’t preclude the option of another forward arriving later.

Ehh. I think you drastically overstate the degree of certainty that Ibra will produce in England. He’s got a lot of miles on him and has spent the last several years playing in a very weak league. I’m sure he’ll score a couple of wondergoals, but I suspect his production will be more along the lines of Falcao.

Higuain would be sold for his release clause. Especially if it’s renegotiated. I think Walcott will go and another forward will arrive alongside Vardy.

It’s a move that tends to fit with recent signings. Besides Ozil, our last several midfield signings have been deeper-lying and more aggressive/defensive, Welbeck and Alexis are central/wide signings that are also more direct. I’ll be very surprised if this move isn’t balanced by Walcott’s departure, which feels like…

I was very glad we didn’t go for him. I wanted Griezmann at the time, and I want Griezmann still.

They were heavily linked a couple of years ago when he played for Schalke. Draxler got hurt for a while, and the interest seems to have evaporated.

“Julian Draxler nutmegs one player, scores decent goal.”

That last sentence is wonderful.

This is an interesting transfer because by the time we learn if United got good value it will long since have ceased to feel as important as it should, given the sum. As an Arsenal fan, I hope he is the second coming of Federico Macheda.

It goes to the team, but a player will usually get some sort of signing bonus and the agent will take a cut.

I’m not sure why there’s such a rush to spread the blame out here. FIFA and the sponsors are now complicit, but at the end of the day the kafala system existed long before they arrived and will survive the World Cup. At its root this is Qatar’s failing alone. Kafala can be dismantled (as Bahrain has shown) especially…

And each joke is as funny and original as the dry explanation provided.

If you just wanted to talk to me you could've called.

HA HA HA HA “like a new signing” jokes are so funny and original and even better when shoehorned into places they don’t fit.