Wenger's buying pattern in the transfer market
It looks like Adebayor and Hleb will be on their way out of Arsenal. Arsenal's valuation for Adebayor is 30 mil while Hleb is around 15-18 mil. With the stupid price other clubs are expecting us to pay to buy players, then Arsenal too are entitled to ask for silly prices.
In all, thats around 45 mil. Which is good enough to bring in more than two players with experience. Maybe one of them a prolific striker. The squad needs more depth as we all saw last season and it cannot be replacements... Otherwise we'll be back in square one at the end of next summer discussing what went wrong and when.
And then this is my own thoughts on Wenger's transfer policy:
There are surely money available, maybe even the suggested 30 mil pounds (excluding the possible sale of players). But Arsene has a transfer cap for each player that he chooses. And any clubs demanding more than that value will officially be strike out from Arsene's list. With the prices and events that are currently on going, I am guessing that the cap is around 20 mil. Think about it, when was the last time Arsene signed someone who is above 20 mil? NONE in his entire time with Arsenal.
So, lets check some examples (too many to link if to put all in) from the list:
Players linked officially by press:
Huntelaar - above 20 mil
Arshavin - above 20 mil (Zenit kinda asking for crazy price)
David Villa - above 20 mil (with the competition of clubs who wants to sign him)
And here are the strikers that we are seriously linked to:
Roque Santa Cruz - 13 mil (as stated in reliable sites that usually has reliable sources)
Nasri - 13 mil (signing imminent)
Aaron Ramsey - 5 mil (signed)
* Obefemi Martins - 13 mil, but i sincerely think its his agent who's trying to up his price.
Players signed previous seasons:
Tomas Rosicky - 7 mil
Aleksandr Hleb - 15 mil
Eduardo - 8.5 mil
Bacary Sagna - 7.5 mil
Theo Walcott - 12 mil
William Gallas - Swap deal with Ashley Cole + 5 mil (actually Arsenal earned).
*Arsene Wenger admit after Man Utd signed Wayne Rooney that he made a bid of 20 mil, but that was all he could afford. Man Utd signed Rooney for 30 mil.
Subsequently, Arsene told the press that Arsenal is now a selling club. I'll write again on the logics of that matter soon.

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