Okay... Sometimes during the week in one of my posts, I stated my fear of Arsenal not getting the Aubameyang deal done sighting the "nearly" syndrome that has made us lose talents like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Juan Mata, Eden Hazard, Yaya Toure, Jan Vertoghen and a host of others.
As at the time I authored that post, several reports incoming were that the deal was almost pretty nearly done with Aubameyang dropped for the last league match fuelling the reports. We gear's press conference was the first to pour cold water on this assurances.
Now, Dortmund have officially rejected Arsenal's offer and insist that they "wouldn't budge" on their asking price - €70 million with Arsenal first offering €50 million and then €58 million while Dortmund might be pressured to sell with an offer of €65 million.
I wonder why Arsenal is toying with this transfer after losing Sanchez. Is the team scared to make investment in such a proven striker? If you don't take risks, how do you expect to gain. Despite Manchester City's several gambles with many big money signings, they're still about to welcome another record breaking signing in Aymeric Laporte, the 23 year old French man to become their record signing at €60 million. That is a team that is ambitious and knows what it really wants and puts the joy of the fans at heart.
Arsenal should stop "teasing and taunting" Dortmund with their bids, haggling like what they want to buy is some common consumable good at a grocery store.
I would revisit the issue of the Arsenal's Board's unwillingness and lack of fans interest some times later. But for now, Arsenal and Arsene Wenger, please get us Aubameyang. We won't forgive you if he doesn't join us or ends up joining another team.
Enough of the "nearly" deals.
Maybe the owners are content with mediocrity - in the Prem they can still make good money without splashing too much. By pretending to negotiate for Auba they can satisfy a good percentage of fans, but maybe the truth is that they don't want to buy him.
How much difference can that one player make, especially after their best player has just left? If the difference isn't going to earn them much more, then why would they want to spend so much and add to their wages?
Just a thought.
It's been evident over the years that the Arsenal board bother less about winning trophies as long as the club continues to rake in money which is why Wenger is still at the helms of affairs.
Now, finally, Auba has arrived and I feel with Ozil also penning a new deal, I don't think we'll miss Sanchez. Yes, he was arguably our best player but, hey, he didn't do it singlehandedly and he's not the first best player to leave Arsenal. We'll always survive.
And to say, Auba would make a lot of difference. Trust me
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