South Korea captain close to signing for Arsenal
Lille chairman Michael Seydoux has claimed that Monaco striker Park Chu Young looks set to be joining Arsenal shortly.
The 26-year-old was expected to complete the second part of his medical ahead of a move to the Ligue 1 Champions today, but Seydoux said the frontman wasn’t in his hotel room on Saturday morning.
“He’s going to England, I guess he’s going to Arsenal”, Seydoux told L’Equipe.
Chu-Young, who has over 50 caps for South Korea, has attracted interest from several clubs in England including Liverpool and Fulham.
Capable of playing as a second striker, Chu-Young’s work ethic and energy has made him one of the biggest stars in the French football.
A fee of around £3million has been touted for the Daegu-born player, who is expected to have a medical at Arsenal’s London Colney training ground later today.
£80m in the bank and that’s the best we can come up with?! FFS Wenger, spend the money properly?!!! If this is true, I hope theres another big money striker signing being lined up
I am actually delighted with this signing because at 3 million and a player of his callibre as a 2nd/3rd choice striker is really good bussines.
Cheap, Wenger’s kind of player.
What about the fact that he must serve in the South Koreaean military some time soon?
Just give the lad a chance!
Chamakh on a free couldnt hit a barn door if it was right in front of him.Kaba Diawara,Wreh etc dirt cheap an absolutely hopeless.YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR you tight french wanker.
WTF is this about- he is hardly prolific, 12 goals last year with NO assists.
Why oh Why would we want or need to buy an average striker with worse figures than Chamakh???
With the obviously poor bid we made for Cahill, all of this is the definite actions of a skint club, struggling to find money- which is of course at odds with reality. Enough is enough, we know what we need and if the club fail to deliver before the window shuts then I for one will be boycotting the purchase of any shirts or marketing materials
this is an excellent signing some of my friends in FRANCE RECKON WE HAVE BOUGHT A VERY GOOD PLAYER. HE HAS A HUGE ENGINE and will do all the chasing up front that some of our other strikers dont do.
watch barca and u will see villa and messi chasing from teh front we lack that RVP and chamak.
he is a good replace ment for bendtner.
Quite a good deal in that the player is decent, got experience and for back up could be pretty good! But we have 60 mil or more in the bank and we still need to replace fabregas and nasri!
I have not seen him play but as with most Korean players the are high energy, full of running and usually good with the ball at their feet, he could be our “fox in the box” the we have been missing for some time. Arsene obviously rates him if the story is true and he is not normally that wrong so he will be a good addition leaving plenty of money for other signings, we hope!!
to hav medic at lille nt in north London. It’ll suprise me to see him at Arsenal.
@WillyG: An astute signing, he is obviously good quality and comes for a low fee leaving plenty of money for the big name signings many of you supposed “Arsenal fans” are waiting for.
Good signing by Wenger who will make it into a great signing for a former Young Asia player of the year. Talent and hard work makes a great players NOT big transfer fees.
If this is true it could be a very good signing. Very few people had heard of eduardo before we signed him and look how good he was.
Danish Gooner, you’re the wanker! In Wenger we trust.
Look at the comparable second and third choice strikers at any other club; anelka, lukaku at chelsea; berbatov and welbeck (manure); tevez (man city) – How is this a competitive transfer??
This smells of a deal for Hazard, with Arsenal buying this fella, then loaning him to Lille as part of the deal. Either that or we got a big fat custard pie over Hazard, so Wenger has returned one with sprinkles on!
what u guyz fail to realize is that the guy has an incredible work rate and he is also very hard working two traits that seems to b missing in the current arsenal team. And besyds he could be used as a second striker.
so, when wenger can sign the top player, huh?!
where is kaka, sneijder, hazard, arteta, m’vila, and many more?! this is only speculation! please, make fans calm down and happy with our squad that have a quality and mental to win the thropy! this is what we need!
Godamnit, what is wrong with you “supporters” jesus f***ing christ, what a bunch of negative cun**s.
Yes, is a typical Wenger signing, cheap and unproven, but so what? How many times has Wenger bought a relative unknown for nothing and turn them into great players? do you all just not have any type of memory?
Who was the last one you were all moaning about? oh yeah Thomas Vermalaen…. the amount of moaning from the “supporters” was incredible, he is too short, rubbish, weak…. and now he is seen as one of the best defenders in the league.
So give the damn guy a little bit of time to play before you moan, god sakes! moany whiny bitches FC is what this club is right now.
I think this could be a good buy! His work rate is great which we cant say about any of our other striker and he knows where the goal is…of course we wanted someone like benzema to come in but there arent that many good strikers available with experience etc and no african players is an option…now we go for cahill and hopefully hazard or marvin!!
He is a bargain at this price. His workrate is comparable to Park Ji-Sung at ManUtd, but has much better shooting and dribbling skills. He will fit in quietly well with Arsenal’s quick one-two passing game. Also, he will not require too many games to settle in the EPL as he’s got a good football brain.
This is coming from a ManUtd fan in Korea. Good luck on Sunday.
I’ve always admired the energy and intensity of the South Korean teams. You look at how JSPark at United has always been a problem for us.
Again, if true, Wenger is looking for players with greater pace and intensity. Gervinho, OC, Ryo, Frimpong – getting us out of first gear, and a good move in my books.
I’m really excited about this player. The reason his goals and assists were so low at AS Monaco was that every game he played in he was triple-marked! Park’s been on Man U’s watch list for a couple years now, and he nearly moved to Liverpool earlier this summer. He’s more of a number 10 than a number 9, but has the potential to be top draw.
Typical Wenger’s signing. Hey, he did say he’s going to sign a striker, right? He didn’t say that it might be Benzema or any over-hyped players. What’s wrong signing a striker from a relegated club? I mean for £3M? Give the guy a break. I mean, he could be our fox-in-the-box. Rubbish!
So there you have it, expect to see another Ligue 1 defender and a Ligue 2 midfielder in the near future, cuz Wenger only buys players from that league only. Spend like another £5M on them and yes, keep all the money generated from selling our players in the you-know-who accounts.
This is what you call ECONOMY.
Quality players doesn’t mean you have to spend £40M on a single player. But it’s perfectly okay to sign Championship-quality player at best in this South Korean ace.
Keep on dreaming, fans. Now, Wenger is clearly lying with the fans. What happened to the transfer money promised to sign quality players? Hey! Even Stoke know how to spend their money.
Arsenal looks like a Europe League team right now. Shit!
This is a very good buy u people don’t watch any other league but the bpl
Finally rvp will have someone to help him with the free kick cuz this guy is
A beast at free kicks
He is also very guick and skillfull and amazingly he is extreamly good with
His head
I luv this buy
Comon arsenal
From jamaica
This guy wrecked my country’s world cup chance with a well taken freekick that beat the goal keeper Messi rated high at the world cup for stoping him with over 5 stupendous saves. Also I really don care .. At least he is signing an experienced full international and not a kid wearing pants under a jersey… 3million or not I jave seen this give play, I will have him before chamark… Just hope this true plus Yann M’villa and Cahil, them am ok to have wilshere in an advanced role
I have no problem with his cost and I think he is skilful and mobile BUT I stand by my earlier comments because Park is not the best we could be getting with our cash, just the best deal. That should not be acceptable at the moment – we have sold two of our best players and needed to strengthen last years squad, which is now actually weaker.
I dont want Wenger to spend gazillions, but am watching Juan Matas debut for the blue scum and he is electric, – just what we need and COULD have afforded.
NO MORE BARGAIN BASEMENT DEALS – FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST PLEASE BUY THE BEST WE CAN AFFORD, NOT JUST THE BEST DISCOUNTED DEAL!!!!!
god i hope dis doesnt mess up da eden hazard deal!!!
just watched chelsea-norwich, what a player juan mata, i feel so bad we didnt get him when we could. finishing, passing …
i havent watched this Young dude before, but if wenger sees him as good, i am satisfied
Wat majority of fans don’t know is dat d board has its anual administratv plans wich wenger is executing. Fans nid nt b unaware dat wenger is also a share holder in arsenal. Concerted eforts wl b geared towards profit oriented investment in d club. Wat we are seeing is a scripr interpretation.
Many of you need to trust Wenger. Remember how much we bought Pires for? 7 millions pounds. Seven.
Don’t judge a player until you see him play for the club. Most of the time, you have to wait and see, let them settle in. Chu-Young, if I go with my guy, like many have already done in these responses, appears to be a great buy and looks to be very helpful in the squad. This is just the beginning.
Stop judging players by the price tag you fuckin moaners! Torres is kinda shit with his price tag. With his work rate and incredible free kick, he’s better 2nd or 3rd striker compared to what we have now. More signing please
wenger’s style i dnt no him bt the boss wants him then he b gud. dnt judge a player with price look at karl, vem this are all gr8 player
where is Elia,M’vila,Cahill or Hazard mr.Wenger? :/
i wish: cahill,elia,marvin and be happy 😉 but the lb…but nothing…
Spot on Arsene.Get lost all of you who think this is not a clever signing. You know nothing about this guy, So shut the fuck up or support Man City.
if hes got the energy of park at man u then 3 million seems like a gd deal as a back up player but rite now we dont need back up players we need first 11 players to replace cesc fabregas and samir im a money grabbing cunt nasri.
Kudos to AW, atleast he will be replacing Nicklas B. I think he should also go for a DM & a CB. They don’t have to be 50million pounds but atleast we should get decent players that will fight for the team.
I’m beginning to appreciate that 4th position & i know very soon AFC will come through. I’m not really expecting a cup but every win will be a cup to me.
Wenger reminds me of Kevin Keegan when he blew it at Newcastle, those years ago. He kept buying more and more strikers and let the defence take care of itself. Where is the midfield creativity with Cesc and Nasri gone ? We don’t have any.
I think the Arsenal business model must be … buy players who may / should appreciate in value – not depreciate. If so, the Directors should say so … rather than letting Wenger take all the flack.
If it’s not the business model and it is simply Wenger not wishing to lay out real money … he is a xxxx.
1. Ryo Miyaichi (19 years old)
Why he go arsenal ??? The Dutch media gave him the nickname “Ryodinho” after comparisons to Ronaldinho. He has also been branded the Japanese Messi – Source – (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryo_Miyaichi)
2. Gervinho (24 years old)
Why he go arsenal ??? In his first season at Lille he scored 13 times in 32 appearances for the side. – He represented his country at the 2008 Olympic tournament where he was captain – Club career statistics – 163 Appearence / 50 goals / 23 assist – Source – (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gervinho)
3. Joel Campbell (19 years old)
Why he go arsenal ??? On 6 August Costa Rica media reported that Campbell was set to sign a five-year deal with Arsenal after rejecting Sevilla and Fiorentina – Top scorer CONCACAF U-20 Championship – Source – (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Campbell)
4. Carl Jenkinson (19 years old)
Why he go arsenal ??? Carl Jenkinson signed for Arsenal in June 2011, for an undisclosed fee thought to be around £1 million. – Internationally Jenkinson previously represented England, his country of birth, but later switched to Finland – He scored his first competitive international goal in a 6–2 win against Moldova – Source – (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jenkinson)
5. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (18 years old)
Why he go arsenal ??? Oxlade-Chamberlain finished the season with 10 goals and was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year for the 2010–11 season – Oxlade-Chamberlain is the son of former Stoke City, Portsmouth and England international player Mark Chamberlain.[17] His uncle, Neville Chamberlain, was also a professional footballer – Source – (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Oxlade-Chamberlain)
“Rumors”
Close signing – Park Chu-Young (26 years old)
Why he go arsenal ??? Park was named the Asian Young Footballer of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation – During the season, he was offered to Guus Hiddink’s PSV Eindhoven but a transfer fee couldn’t be agreed on – AFC Asian Young Footballer of the Year: 2004 – Source – (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Chu-young)
Still Uknown
1. Yoann Gourcuff
2. Eden Hazard
3. Danilo Pereira – ” New Patrick Vieira ”
4. Gary Cahill
5. Alex – Chelsea
6. Marvin Martin
7. Kévin Anin
8. Eljero Elia
9. Per Mertesacker
10. Christopher Samba
11. Scott Dann
12. Lucho Gonzalez
13. Bastian Schweinsteiger
14. Mario Gotze
15. Mathieu Valbuena
16. Alan Dzagoev
17. Andre Ayew
Thanks !!!
before coming on here moaning watch this man on youtube yes man not a boy if was a boy your be moaning as well he is very good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQFeq0kd9A8
how i rate him out of 20
pace 18
shooting power 19
long shots 18
work rate 20
passing 18
dribbling 15
balance 16
finishing 15
anyone watch game to Cahill dint look great he cut a few balls out and thats about it he looked luzzy and was out of position alot im not sure he is the one for us
from what i saw i rate Koscielny more but thats just me but i dont think he be a big hit if we sign him we will see
These arsenal fans are so hard to please we by younng u complain we buy
The cappo of his counntry u complain
U fans are just so stupid wake ur arss up cuz guest what we are not man city
We are not manu or the other 2 or the only team in spain
Chelsea spent 50 mil on torres u. See how that’s working out
Get real people or get a new team simple as that if u don’t like the way we run our club
Feel fry to jump on the money train
Arsenal for life
From jamaica
any news? yesterday all these bombing information, and today nothing. keep us updated please.
anyone seeing nasri? idk why i feel so much anger towards him, i was ok with him leaving. but seeing him assisting dzeko and then all those hugs… damn, i feel like he never loved playing for arsenal, he never had passion
Poor performance so far Arshavin is just terrible.
I luv my club god know I do but if
We don’t. Buy some help and no I don’t
Mean 30mil help just some exp players
To help out the already good players we hae
Arsenal now
Arsenal forever
Arsenal for life
From jamaica
DEMO BEING PLANNED…
Various fans from real old timers to the 20 somethings have been calling me.
Many are talking about organising and asking how we can arrange Demos.
WE ALL NEED TO BE HEARD NOW
We ALL need to come together. There are 000′s who feel lke we do.
Lets ALL see what we can do. We ALL love this club & Wenger, Gazidas have failed. THEY MUST GO NOW.
We are in a relegation battle.
email me at robert@romark.net or doublegooner@hotmail.com
I’ll print T.shirts & offer them at cost ( approx £3-4 each) Digital Printed large banners all at cost.
Geoff & Pedro, stop fannying about, You’ve both been a brave voice for a long time. Lets all get together.
OOO2 OOO2B OOOO2B A GOONER
i taje is this website is just the same as the arsenal board and arsene wenger u post a cooment that they dont like that critices the board and it gets deleted so ill say it again SACK THE FCUKIN BOARD. WE ARE A CLUB IN TURMOIL AND WILL B LUCKY TO GET INTO EUROPA LEAGUE NEXT YEAR we arent gona finish above utd,city,chelsea and i ant see us beating liverpool either just prsy we finish ahead of tottenham.
arsenal till i die but please spens sum money im not askin for 38 million on one player like aguero but there are decent players out there that will cost 10 – 20 mil and will dramatically improve our team.
wenger forget cahill lets get samba and shawcross.
Who?
One Japanese, checked.
One Korean, checked.
Now, get that damn league title!