However, the former Atletico Madrid man has just a year to go on his current contract and could therefore
leave on a free transfer in 12 months» time.
The reason, apparently, is that we are not willing to meet West Ham's valuation of their centre back and Reid himself is not too bothered as he knows that his ability to
leave on a free transfer in the summer could help to earn him a better contract.
Sanchez is reportedly unhappy at Arsenal, and the London club are prepared to open negotiations with City — knowing that Chelsea and Real Madrid are also both interested — to avoid seeing the Chilean star
leave on a free transfer in the close season.
The pair were initially expected to
leave on free transfers in July, but they are now assured of their stay until the summer of 2019.
Like Robin van Persie, Walcott's contract expires at the end of next season meaning he could
leave on a free transfer in 2013 and start negotiating with a foreign club at the turn of the year.
Not exact matches
The Gunners pair are heading towards the ends of their contracts at the Emirates Stadium, and could either
leave for cut - price fees
in the middle of this season or
on free transfers in the summer.
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With Xabi Alonso joining Bayern Munich late
on in the summer
transfer window and Sami Khedira possibly set to
leave for
free at the end of his contract next year, Toure could be an ideal addition to this squad, and he could be available after causing some trouble over the summer when making a fuss over City failing to adequately celebrate his birthday.
If the
transfer of Aubameyang falls through, I predict that Ozil will see this as a total lack of ambition by the Arsenal board and Ozil will continue to run down his contract, play well enough to keep himself «
in the shop window» and
leave on a
free in the summer.
We should have
on average just over # 200,000,000
in our account when the season ends, not all for
transfers but take out # 130,000,000, plus player sales & wages
freed up it would
leave our team
in great shape and not a lot needed
in the future with
transfers.
The 29 - year - old could have
left the club
on a
free transfer in the summer, but the north London giants can now expect to raise some money and bring
in a top class attacking midfielder as part of his exit.
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The giant Nigeria international only joined the Tigers from Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers
in July 2012
on a two - year deal, and so Aluko will be available to
leave the KC stadium
on a
free transfer next summer.
The Gunners have already snapped up
left - back Seat Kolasinac
on a
free transfer from Schalke, and it appears as though Arsene Wenger will waste little time
in bringing
in the next new face.
The Rangers players who have
left the club to sign for Premier League sides
on free transfers are now
in limbo after they were denied international clearance for their moves.
We will surely allow galindo, ajayi ryo and diaby to
leave on free transfers, and possibly arteta and rosicky, but the likes of flamini, debuchy, Jenkinson, podolski campbell and sanogo could bring
in much needed extra funds whilst not really damaging the nucleus of the squad.
Even for no fee, if necessary, Sanchez must
leave in January if we can force him out, since he is probably waiting for the summer now and getting a huge signing
on fee, since he will be a
free transfer.
Even for someone like myself who has been arguing wenger should have been kicked
in to retirement 5 years ago the shambolic behaviour during this
transfer is a bit of a shock... If the man has money to burn
on upgrading his first eleven then Rodriguez and drexler for around 100m would do it... Draxler
on the
left with Sanchez and Rodriguez as
free to roam attackers would cause big problems for any defence..
The report also claims that Khedira has told the German media that he is willing to extend his stay at the Bernabeu, with his current deal due to expire
in the summer to
leave him available
on a
free transfer.
Our dear arsenal,
on the other hand, despite links to a number of players, have brought
in only Bosnian international, Sead Kolasinac -
on a
free transfer, which, admittedly, is an astute deal; especially considering that he was the best
left back
in the Bundesliga last season.
We agreed a deal to sign young
left - back Cohen Bramall from the Northern Premier League
in January, who has been likened to England international and Arsenal invincible Ashley Cole, but he is so far playing with our Under - 23 side, and we have since signed Sead Kolasinac from Schalke
on a
free transfer, who is likely to be a first - team regular.
However, the combative and powerful midfielder seems to still have question marks over his future, and the closer we move to next summer with no new agreement
in place, it will
leave the risk of seeing him depart
on a
free transfer open.
this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira
on a really low offer as he is
free agent almost would help boost numbers
in midfield
in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out
in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew
transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic
on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing
on our hands its wengers absolute trust
in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard
on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle
in fine and he is a team player you could put him
on the
left against man city to shore up that side and he will put
in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or
on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the
left against city to protect the
left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play
in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league
in the last few seasons if we get
on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there
in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes
on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all
The experienced veteran
left Barcelona
on a
free transfer this summer, and Juve were the winners
in this one as they bolstered their squad further.
The highly - rated young forward is nearing the end of his contract at Turf Moor and could be set to
leave the club
on a
free transfer at the end of the season, with Burnley only set to receive # 3m
in compensation if he moves
on.
In fact the latter allowed Jara to leave on a free transfer from the City Ground this summer, making his classy performances in an impressive Chilean campaign all the more bewilderin
In fact the latter allowed Jara to
leave on a
free transfer from the City Ground this summer, making his classy performances
in an impressive Chilean campaign all the more bewilderin
in an impressive Chilean campaign all the more bewildering.
Yedlin is not, however, the only full back expected to arrive
in the Italian capital
in the near future — with Garcia also looking likely to secure a huge deal for former Chelsea and Arsenal
left back Ashley Cole
on a
free transfer.
According to Calciomercato, Juventus officials are said to be expecting a final response from Can
in the «next few days» to determine whether or not he will
leave Liverpool
on a
free transfer this summer.
The
left - back was one of, if not the, best
left - backs
in the Bundesliga this term, and it looks to have been some shrewd business to have landed him
on a
free transfer.
In turn, Arsenal are
left with just one real marquee signing, a profit given the players that
left and a talismanic forward who thought he was
leaving, with just 12 months remaining
on his contract and who is now likely to
leave on a
free transfer next summer.
Manchester City will be
in the market for a defender this summer, with Joleon Lescott set to
leave on a
free transfer and questions being asked about the long - term reliability of Martin Demichelis.
David De Gea has just a year to run
on his current Man United contract [via the Daily Mail] and as such, could
leave the club
on a
free transfer in 12 months» time.
The French midfielder
left England
on a
free transfer two years ago and has since become one of the finest midfielders
in Serie A, but he could be itching for a move this summer.
Chelsea are also planning a # 40m move for Juventus» 21 - year - old France midfielder Paul Pogba, who
left Manchester United
on a
free transfer in 2012 --
Ozil will see his current deal expire at the end of the season, therefore resulting
in him being able to
leave the Emirates
on a
free transfer.
Luis joins Courtois
in moving to Stamford Bridge from Atletico Madrid, and will be hoping to fill Ashley Cole's boots this season after the England veteran
left on a
free transfer to AS Roma.
Fulham, West Ham and West Brom are believed to be interested
in former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, 33, who may
leave Blackburn Rovers
on a
free transfer in January.
One of van Gaal's key jobs at Old Trafford this summer will be bringing
in central defenders, with experienced partnership Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic both having
left the club
on free transfers this summer.
The Argentina international could be seen as a replacement for Sami Khedira, who
left on a
free transfer earlier
in the summer.
Sagna signed for City
on a
free transfer in June,
leaving Arsenal after seven seasons at the Emirates Stadium.
The England international, who has been
in impressive form
in recent games, is out of contract at City
in the summer and could
leave the club
on a
free transfer.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is
in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the
free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs
on a position - by - position basis...
in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but
in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved
on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest
in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders
on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie
in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base...
in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed
on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building
on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player
in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)...
in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did
in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this
in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep
leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players
in the final third... he was never a good defensive player
in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence
on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely
in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year
left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time
on the training table as
on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)...
in their places we need to bring
in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought
on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model
in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically
in the last 15 years, which has
left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger
on the outside looking
in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were
left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
In recent years you would have expected Arsenal to sell instead of risking a player
leave on a
free transfer but this time Wenger seems to be more bothered about getting the best from Alexis to push the Gunners close to the EPL title or at the very least back into the Champions League.
Liverpool allowed forward Mario Balotelli to
leave on a
free transfer to Nice this summer, but included a 30 percent sell -
on clause
in the deal.
As stated by the report, Carrick's current deal ends
in June, and with United yet to offer the 34 - year - old a new deal, he would be available to
leave on a
free transfer at the end of the current campaign.
Arsenal's latest acquisition, Sead Kolasinac, is primarily a
left - back who is equally adept at and has the physical stature to play at centre - back and
in defensive midfield as well, something the player himself reiterated
in his first interview upon signing for the club from Bundesliga side Schalke
on a
free transfer.
brother wenger is still good to maintain a team if only he do good
transfer business... buy more three quality players as I mentioned up with the
free transfer sharker04
left back
on his way coming to make it 4 players this summer coming
in, with ozil and Sanchez.
The report states: «United had agreed a deal
in principle with Borussia Dortmund to sign Lewandowski back
in 2012, but decided to pursue Robin van Persie instead,
leaving the Poland international to join Bayern
on a
free transfer at the end of the 2013/14 season.»
The 23 - year - old
left - back looked nailed
on move to Goodison Park
on a
free transfer following the expiry of his contract with Schalke
in the summer, but the report says that the Gunners jumped
in with an increased wage offer to persuade him to snub the Merseyside club.
The first time that Arsene Wenger signed Lass Diarra for Arsenal was
on transfer deadline day back
in August 2007, as Chelsea knew that he would be able to
leave on a
free transfer a few months later.