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Wenger is not as much nut as you to offer 10 mill for degen.

even i have the same view. And i dont think they are doing this so that we panic and buy downing and they get mata, wenger is not that kinda person.

I highly doubt this is about mind games from Wenger, they want Downing and so they bid...and no less than 18 million apparently. Crazy stuff! I think one of the reasons they might have bid for him is because Mata might have turned them down and Downing might prefer a team with CL football to offer. This whole Mata/Downing transfer is getting heated up though. Should be interesting. I am really curious about what will happen today and tomorrow. I can see some deals being dusted by tomorrow night.

I dont see a reason why mata would reject arsenal.
The only reasons would be the price or he is not good enough and its just media making him good.

Juan Mata and Stewart Downing. Who will go where? Arsenal and Liverpool? 2 different clubs. My Personal opinion is:-

Juan Mata - Arsenal.
The reason is Arsene Wenger are known to manage convincing younger players to come and join them especially in the midfield and attacking department. Anyway Arsene Wenger had never paid so much for a player the age of Stewart Downing. Maybe this will be his first but I think it's not going to happen.


Stewart Downing - Liverpool.
The reason is King Kenny are not afraid to buy players of any age and any price if he thinks that the player can do a good job for the club that he is managing , not only Liverpool. So far his purchase is mostly British.


Since King Kenny has not come out and say that who he is after in the LW position , predictions will come thick and fast. There could be other possibilities and we must accept the reality if both of these players do not become Liverpool player. The main reason is the inflated transfer fee of both of them especially Stewart Downing. If John W Henry does not mind spending the cash , then go all out...King Kenny and Damien Comolli to sign your prefered 'target'.


Just My Thoughts
YNWA...

first of all, he's a very good player. and of course there's a chance he would turn down a move to arsenal if he think he's got better options.

I have to say downing has done enough in the last couple of seasons to justify Villa making a 6m profit on him and in my view is worth 18m. Kenny and Wenger think he can bring something to the team and would be willing to pay for him well to me then he is worth it.
Most professional valuers on this site have never managed a club never mind a top flight club. Good to see people so concerned about John's bank balance!!!!!

seriuosly what has downing done ? yes he is an ok premier league winger but he has lost his england place and villa havent really pulled up many trees same for downing he is not worth 16 mill never mind 18 or 19 million

Wouldn't want an england w inger when was the last good one waddle barnes? both of these didnt perform too well at england level- so i don't think status in the england team supports a player being good or bad but i agree with faz in that he is pretty average. We need a bit more movement, the only flair we have is suarez one isnt enough, if there were another john barnes he would be ideal

Agreed. Another, very possible reason he would reject Arsenal is because they seem to be going downhill,, with Cesc and Nasri as well as Clichy leaving. We on the other hand are investing heavily into new players and we have a manager who is great at man management. So whilst Arsenal do have a history of buying good young players, at the moment, I don't thhink there is a manager in England that players would rather play for than KK.