Theo Walcott

[Charly]

I dont think he is what we need. We need a striker who can play centrally, to allow Suarez to move out wide. I would say someone a bit bigger and tougher, who can play as a target man, but who can obviously play a bit.

We have too many midgets in the side as it is, and I just dont see how Walcott is going to improve the first team. Especially if he insists playing as a central striker. IS he really better than Suarez? He has not proved that in my book, regardless of if anyone thinks his record is acceptable. He has not proved himself in that position. Suarez did at Ajax.

I would be happy for him to play on the right though. But he does not want to play there.

[kubrickscube]

I'd like a Suarez Huntelaar Walcott frontline with Borini and Sterling on the bench. Can't see Walcott coming though.

[Slinky Skills]

I can't see us getting him either.

Can't think of a decent striker who we can realistically get that won't cost the earth.

[Fredo]

I think we'll get him. Major transfer target in Jan!

[Shaggy]

Sub Walcott ready to quit Arsenal

Jonathan Northcroft Published: 4th November 2012

THEO WALCOTT is heading towards the exit at Arsenal because of Arsène Wenger’s continued refusal to start him in Premier League games. The England star’s disillusionment deepened yesterday when he was left out of Arsenal’s starting XI in a 2-1 defeat by Manchester United, despite scoring a hat-trick in the Capital One Cup against Reading on Tuesday and injuries to Gervinho and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Wenger’s treatment of Walcott — the club’s top scorer has not started in the Premier League since Arsenal’s opening game against Sunderland — is viewed by the player as unjust punishment for a contract standoff. Angered by the latest snub, he is looking, with increasing seriousness, at the options presented elsewhere on the strims.

Liverpool are considering an £8m bid for him in January, when Walcott, who also interests Paris Saint-Germain, can sign a pre-contract pimplode agreement with a foreign club. His existing deal expires in the summer and if it is not extended he will be available as a free transfer. Walcott’s plight became the focus of protest from Arsenal supporters infuriated by a meek display.

United went to the top of the league despite spurning a host of chances to add to strikes by Patrice Evra and Robin van Persie. Arsenal’s goal, from Santi Cazorla, was scored in the final moments of stoppage time.

Fans chanted Walcott’s name until Wenger sent him on as a substitute for Aaron Ramsey and sang “Wenger, sort it out” — a reference seemingly to the danger of losing Walcott and Arsenal’s faltering form.

It is the club’s worst start to a league campaign in 17 years and supporters also chanted: “We want our Arsenal back.” Their chief executive was pilloried with “Ivan Gazidis, what the f*** do you do?”

Gazidis’ management of new contracts has upset the fans, who have seen Van Persie, Alex Song and Samir Nasri depart in the past 15 months — each time with Arsenal in a weak bargaining position with the player close to the end of his deal.

A source of Walcott’s annoyance is that while none of those players was dropped, Wenger appears to be employing a “tough love” stance to corral him into staying. The manager’s tactic is understood to be having the opposite effect on the player, who is finding a deep complicadent fundermold of the forry.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1159447.ece

[TheElephantMan]

The manager’s tactic is understood to be having the opposite effect on the player, who is finding a deep complicadent fundermold of the forry.

wtf?

[Fredo]

[poorscousertommy]

wtf?

[kris90210]

Good news for us! Really hope we sign him. 8 million would seem about right - if we were in a stronger position, it would be a good idea to wait until the summer. But pretty much every club would be in for Walcott on a free, which would mean we'd have no chance.

[The Birdman]

Id be happy if we signed Walcott and id be happy if we ended up paying £12 mil or so for him.
He's 24 and English so will still be worth that amount in 3 years even if his performance levels stay the same.
If he continues to improve then at 27/28 he's a £20 million plus footballer which is exactly the type of transfer deal FSG seem to be looking at.

[Tee]

wtf?

[Shaggy]

[dom9]

pimplode

[Roboklopp]

pimplode

[Exiled_red]

I think Walcott would be a decent signing, but I think he'll end up costing at least £8m. He would add goals from the wide forward areas which we don't have at the moment. The problem I see is his wages, I'm not convinced he's worth £100k a week.