Galatasaray eye Rosicky acquisition
Turkish giants Galatasaray are interested in signing Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky, with Gala officials said to be reportedly meeting Ivan Gazidis for talks later this week.
The 29-year-old, who is yet to win a title since arriving in north London from Borussia Dortmund in 2006, has a known admirer in Galatasaray’s head coach Frank Rijkaard who earlier this week was singing the Czech star’s praises.
“Tomas has great footballing intelligence. This would help our strikeforce. Especially Baros [Rosicky’s Czech team-mate] who would benefit from him,” Rijkaard was quoted as saying.
Arsene Wenger is apparently willing to listen to offers for the midfield maestro, who signed a new long-term deal with the Gunners in January, but it seems unlikely that Rosicky will be sold with the new Premier League season so near.
According to sources in Turkey, negotiations will continue on Thursday.
WHAT??
it would be sad to see go
Erm. Why post something with no information? For hits? Oh, right. I get it.
just like they were going to bid 8 million for song? remember that one?
is this why Wenger has skipped out on of the club’s charity launch in Soho? I have read nebulas rumours that if we moved out some people up front we might bring in another attacking player. Though it seems unlikely given what Wenger has said about his transfer plans. But then we signed Arshavin when we all thought we needed a defensive player.
apparently….galatasaray made a bid of 4.2 million pounds…..we’re demanding 5 million pounds….rosicky him self said he was interested in joining galatasaray…. negotiations will continue on thursday
@JM: Nothing to do with hits. I can get those without posting rubbish. These reports are all across Turkey, so I think it’s fair that Arsenal fans get to hear about them.
@oliver: Yep, I remember. There are actually quotes from the Gala manager in this time however.
If Rosicky goes then i think Wenger has lost his mind. Rosicky has been brilliant pre-season and we are losing more experienced players in favour of wilshere, frimpong etc. I think they are great talents but this would be a step too far for me
I’ve heard that it’s a player plus cash deal for the centre half server cetin!
Servet cetin I meant
Oh no!!! This is the same way Eduardo’s transfer news started! I hope he doesn’t leave!!!
Tomas is not moving anywhere.He gave interview with Arsenal.com that he wants to win trophies with Arsenal.Plus Wenger has already sold so many players.Why will he sell Rosicky after such a good Pre-Season?Relax guys..Dont worry Tomas aint going anywhere.
thats great news for wenger Eduardo and rosicky out and when fab4,vp10 and bent52 come back they wel all be like new singings. wenger wel say we had 2 out but 3 back in now i belive we can win anything. stupid frog man. wanker is only doin this so he can sleep with wilshere and frimpong dirty sick french man. plz wanker just f uck off with ur youth shit policy.
WTF! This is better not be true! We have lost too many players this window already and have not replaced them.
Eduardo, Sol, Gallas, Silvestre, Senderos all out and we get Kos.
Rosicky now out?
That makes it 6 out and 1 in. Maths wasnt my strongest subject at school, so can somebody explain to me how the figures add up.
@VanDaManPersie: Maths is definitely not your strong point because it’s 2 in. Chamkah
Merhaba, ben Mesut Çevik. Bu videomuzda Rosicky’i inceleyeceğiz.
@Fabo[4]:
maybe common-sense isn’t yours.. Chamakh was a lock from last season itself. he simply replaced adebayor after one year because the great french man wanted to save money.
@ Fabo.
lol, i did warn you it wasnt my strongest subject.
So we have let 6 players go and have only brought in 2, that means we are 4 players lighter. Last season i thouught we were at least 2 players light, but here we are now with a thinner squad with the season around the corner.
Arsenal have treated us all like idiots.
We have not actually spent any money this summer yet. Eduardo went for £6m-£7m, Senderos supposedly went for £2m (compensation). so if we cash up on the two players just mentioned, then Arsenal have balanced the books once again.
At the end of the season there were a few so called experienced players in our squad who weren’t contributing enough. Some dead wood if you like. Rosicky and Eduardo were among those players.
Good riddance.
Just hope we replace him with an established player because this summer is shaping up to be another cost cutting exercise by Arsenal F.C.
@Kendimizi Çizdik
you what mate?
this better not be fcking true.no way! can we even think about selling this guy.If wenger does sell him he can f*k off.
we’ll see how this plays out. to be honest, i am not that concerned about rijkaard’s comments – he likes our player (one currently under contract to arsenal i may add) and sees him filling a need in the gala side. so what – that means nothing to arsenal fc – unless we are interested in selling.
what i am a little more concerned about – and again, this may not be true – word that rosicky himself is seriously considering gala’s interest. if he asks for a transfer, i can see a situation where the club would be willing to sell him.
injury history and all, i would rather arsenal not even consider this. he had a full summer of rest, appears fit and fresh and i thought he looked good in his pre-season experiences. he has won silverware with borussia dortmund and was an important player in the excellent bridesmaid (euro 2004) czech republic sides from earlier this decade. losing his experience will be another blow.
i guess the flip side would be, can he stay healthy? do we have too many attacking midfielders? regardless, i would prefer he stay at arsenal, at least for this season.
that said, what do i know?
Rosicky is 30 in 2 months, why should we be so angry if he does leave!? He’s had terrible injury problems and, like Eduardo and many others, doesn’t look like he will ever recover fully.
It’s a real shame, but as long as we can replace Rosicky why is it such a problem? Nasri has been on fire already pre-season. £5million for a player with only 51 league starts in 4 seasons!?
The main problems though are to sign:
Goalkeeper
At least one defender, who can also play holding midfield (in the way that Vincent Kompany does, but for me, not Vincent Kompany)
he is injury prone. we have enough players comming through to replace him. he is 29 and should be starting more games, he won’t be starting for arsenal so i wish him the best at galatasaray. i have confidence in the squad we have, we are heading in the right direction. if we dont win it this season, we will win in the next few years. some people are super impatient, for a relatively cheap team look what we have achieved, top 4 finishes, great showings in the champions league, some of the best football to watch in the world. I love visiting the emirates, love it. when we win the prem in a few years time ill be happy we did it the right way. (not like city and chelsea).
love the arsenal! our team is getting better every season, i’m very proud to be a gooner.
thats why we are interested in affelay!!! not so injury prone and much younger for a footballer.
I hope we didn’t pay much for an injury prone player. It’s a good deal if transferred for 4 or 5. Let’s see what magic he can do alongside with Milan Baros and Harry Kewell.
am a major fan of little mozart and do not want to see him go. he seems finally injury free, has had a great preseason, and is experienced. if he does go, then we MUST have a replacement for him. squad depth is important, something arsene has never understood.
http://www.webaslan.com/haber/38639/elano-out-rosicky-in/?ref=AKM5
Galatasaray Playmaker = Elano Out, Rosicky İn !
Barış + M. Sarp + Ayhan + Aykut = Rosicky + 5M
WTF IS GOING ONN!!! first eduardo and now rosicky? what is he thinking, there must be something going on
6 out 2 in?? and 7 with rosicky? SURELY SOMETHING IS WRONG! :@
@ VanDaManPersie
Eduardo has been replaced by Chamakh
Campbell is yet to be replaced as Wenger actually wanted to keep him
Gallas has been replaced by Koscielny
Silvestre has been replaced by Djourou/Nordtveit
Senderos doesnt count as he wasnt in the squad last year
If Rosicky goes then all it means is that Wilshere and Vela will have more games
So basically even though we have let more players go, the squad wll actually be roughly the same size what with injured players coming back, loaned out players coming back, youth players being promoted etc.
he was angry about the new 25 man squad as he said some players will be forced to look for new clubs. Thats whats happening.
Wenger cannot do it because of fabregas.
Hes already seen his best mates like senderos, flamini, hleb leave if rosicky goes the guy is going to be even more annoyed.
Plus rosicky seems to be a popular guy in the pre season
@JP:
so what he is 30??remember how old campbell was??why should we offload??You guys clearly did not watch anything last season!!!We were always short of players…remember the everton game..2-1..and who steps up??It was rosicky!!!Stupid..players like these, when fit can do anything!!!!!!we should not offload, we should sign!!this is why barca, chelsea win things..because they have a strong backup,..or plan b!!!
@mike:
no…chamakh did not replace..he replaced adebayor..eduardo will be replaced by probably vela..
and djourou..he was already there when sylvestre was signed..wenger is looking for defensive options because thats what cost up everything last season..we were good offensively,,but defensively…no need to say!!!
This is the last best pal Fabregas had in this team. Wenger is making conditions worse for Fabregas to stay. Henry left, Flamini left, then Hleb, then Senderos, now Rocky??? Bad idea from a man trying to convince our captain to stay, or is he really trying to??? By the looks of it, I think Fabragas will be gone by next week.
It seems this news is true. The offer mentioned is 5m euros but Arsenal are holding out for atleast 8m euros.
Unfortunately this comes one day after the man said its time to end Arsenal’s trophy drought.
yash, in terms of this years squad and the previous, Chamakh is replacement for Eduardo as Adebayor left the season before and Vela was already here anyway. Djourou wasnt really counted in the squad last season as we had a 4 man central defence of: Vermaelen, Gallas, Silvestre & Campbell (senderos before him but he might as well have not been there!) … had Djourou been fit I doubt we would have kept Senderos and then later bought Campbell. Hence why we only need 2 defenders to relpace Gallas, Silvestre and Campbell (1 being Koscielny)
Whether you like it or not wenger is more interested in balancing the books.
I don’t want Rosicky to go. He’s a great player! And even if he can’t get as much games as he used to, he’s still a great player to have in the team. I’ll be sad if he leaves.
it makes perfect sense if hes replaced for a younger version ie a player like ozil , because we cant keep carrying injured players like rosicky
Only deal i’d take is, Sevet Cetin + Arda Turan + 3m
Have all the players we sold affect us that much ?
Senderos was not playing
Campbell was a quick fix only
Silvestre was old
Eduardo was never the same since Birmingham
and Rosicky was injured more then he played
Only Gallas will be missed and we now have Koschy….
Lets see what happens
Besides defence cover we can lose a player….We have Nasri, Arshavin and Wilshere for Rosicky, we have RVP, Chamakh, Bendtner, Vela and Walcott instead of Eduardo…
Only defence we need a player….and if you believe the above story then you must also believe the defenders we have bid for too……
we want to take him. if we can manage it it will be wonderful for us. especially rosicky ladesma kewel baros arda these players will be destroyer team…
ı hope we can take him….
Yellafella, yours would only be a deal for Fabregas+Ramsey exchange.
Aykut + Baris Ozbek (German U-21)+Mustafa Sarp = Rosicky would be fair enough.
The contract is already signed so best wishes for Wenger & Arsenal.
that will be a good deal for gunners:aykut+m.sarp+baris ozbek for rosicky..
also baris ozbek can replace fabregas’..
@deeno36: the point is that the defenders we did have did not get the job done and we need better ones. its not just about replacing players but replacing them with players that were better than them and get the job done.
So there I was, after watching the lameness and general rubbishness of TR quite intently last weekend, wondering how we would get shot of that piece of deadwood, when along comes Frankie!!! 🙂 There’s a sucka born every minute. I will drive TR to Istanbul myself to make this happen. Bite the hand Arsene, make it happen!
I don’t think we should move Rosicky unless we have a replacement like Ozil, who is in the last year of his contract and doesn’t want to re-new. But to be honest, I just don’t think Rosicky has the legs play on the wings anymore. He plays as deep as Beckham has in recent years on right, but he doesn’t have his right foot. It could be excused somewhat in a 4-4-2, but not in a 4-3-3. His position now is in the middle, but Fabregas and Nasri are already ahead of him there. He seems like a good guy and teammate, but he’s been very average since his injury. I don’t think, at his age, he’s going to regain his pace, which is necessary to play on the wings.
A certain Sebastian Giovinco might be in the thoughts of Mr Wenger.
@YellaFella: I think Rosicky+5m.£ = Arda Turan
sellin rosicky wud b terrible! im sure wenger wont sell him because if he waz plannin dis den he wud hve gone 4 joe cole. we need all da experience dat we can get n rosicky will provide dat! TR7 2 STAY!!!
with you AmeriGoon, hoping for Ozil or another quality player if TR7 is off. otherwise, it makes no sense.
Gooner Chris…….
Have you noticed that almost any time during the last month that an Arsenal player has been needed to talk to the press it has been Thomas Vermaelen?
I have always found that if you watch closely there are often clues to future decisions at Arsenal.
It might not be that Cesc is leaving yet, but that Wenger is preparing TV in case Cesc comes back with the wrong attitude and therefore a new captain is needed??
I would be delighted if I was wrong, but we always rotate who talks to the press. That has stopped happening.
@Karaz: that will be a very good deal
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@donut : I think Wenger definitely sees TV5 as a future/current leader of the squad. He did captain Ajax before he left and is the captain of the Belgian national squad. He has all the necessary attributes by being leading with word and deed. He also captained the squad during Emirates Cup. It is obvious that he’s next in line whenever Cesc leaves the club.
I definitely think TV5 should be made captain. Everyday he sounds more and more like he should be given the armband.
ROSICKY should be left alone he is one of our experienced midfielders.
Oh my, i hope the rumor is not true.
Rozza is one of the great player we have and i would be disappointed greatly if he leaves.
His cutting-edge pinpoint passes and ability to serve the ball, reading the game is unrivaled and his experience is something we depend on.
I hope we will not lose him. Please Gala leave him!
rosicky should hav never played for arsenal again wen he decided to dtop tracking back. every time he gets tackled he puts little or no effort to get it back. also what does he do. ii dont see how he contributes to the team at all. he slows downs attacks, does not defend, cant keep the ball and always trys these stupid little shots with the outside of his foot which he doesnt hav the skill to pull off
If we can swap a deal of this sort than i wont mind
rosicky + cash = adler + tasci/mertesecker
dont forget not only was tv5 captain in preseason but also little mozart.
TR7 is the player we don’t need. He’s done nothing for us since he came, only injuries after every third game. He’s a luxury. Sell him.Bouldy