Tom 13866 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Comments from Man United fans, Liverpool fans and Werder Bremen fans all wanting him to sign for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henda11 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Looks a bit like a young Laurent Robert in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Comments from Man United fans, Liverpool fans and Werder Bremen fans all wanting him to sign for them. TBF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4224 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Comments from Man United fans, Liverpool fans and Werder Bremen fans all wanting him to sign for them. TBF... aye music was annoying as fuck though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Comments from Man United fans, Liverpool fans and Werder Bremen fans all wanting him to sign for them. TBF... aye music was annoying as fuck though Yeah, did Kevin make the vid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Nope.. wazn me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnieq 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Bets off doesn't mean he's coming to us.. Bookies are just aware a deal could be done and most likely there'll be leaks.. and shpuds.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Looks a bit like a young Laurent Robert in my opinion Looks like him. Doesn't play like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKev 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Would be happy with that. Just wonder whether one real leftback will be enough for the season, I don't want Simpson or Kadar playing there when Enrique is injured or suspended. Apart from that, we should be in a canny position; Would only agree to buy a new striker if we can sell either Xisco, Best or Shola. This squad should be good enough to finish at least above Wigan, WBA, Blackpool & West Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Will be quite happy if this ends up being our last signing. I think we should have enough quality to stay up then. I'm still just about holding on to the idea of Xisco actually coming good, and although he messed him his first few touches vs. Villa, his pass to set up Carroll's third was decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Will be quite happy if this ends up being our last signing. I think we should have enough quality to stay up then. I'm still just about holding on to the idea of Xisco actually coming good, and although he messed him his first few touches vs. Villa, his pass to set up Carroll's third was decent. He looks up as soona as he gets the ball, which is a lot more than Shola ever does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Would be happy with that. Just wonder whether one real leftback will be enough for the season, I don't want Simpson or Kadar playing there when Enrique is injured or suspended. Apart from that, we should be in a canny position; Would only agree to buy a new striker if we can sell either Xisco, Best or Shola. This squad should be good enough to finish at least above Wigan, WBA, Blackpool & West Ham. Same here. I imagine if we get him we'll use him as a second striker in place of Nolan for more attacking games, centre mid in place of Barton when playing defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKev 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Would be happy with that. Just wonder whether one real leftback will be enough for the season, I don't want Simpson or Kadar playing there when Enrique is injured or suspended. Apart from that, we should be in a canny position; Would only agree to buy a new striker if we can sell either Xisco, Best or Shola. This squad should be good enough to finish at least above Wigan, WBA, Blackpool & West Ham. Same here. I imagine if we get him we'll use him as a second striker in place of Nolan for more attacking games, centre mid in place of Barton when playing defensively. Well or as a replacement for Guti/Routledge, haven't got loads of options out wide. I hope CH won't play Guthrie there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Looks a bit like a young Laurent Robert in my opinion Nothing like Robert man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Looks a bit like a young Laurent Robert in my opinion Nothing like Robert man. Ben Afra does look like he has a smaller version of Roberts head in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo 23 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Looks a bit like a young Laurent Robert in my opinion Nothing like Robert man. even though he went as far as saying in his opinion...! ...and he does look a bit like him. He's got a lot more skill and generally offers a different game towards what Robert offered. Hope we do sign him, if its true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Ben Arfa is a winger and is French. Therefore he must be compared to our previous French winger. Just like Robert was with Ginola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I think the comparison are fair to be honest. He does look a bit like him, he's French and he likes showing off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsweeney 0 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 The talk is that this is a loan with a clause that if he appears more than 22 times, we will purchase him outright. If that's the case, I can only imagine that OM have inserted a heftly clause that they'll get a good percentage of any re-sale amount that NUFC would receive if/when Ashley gets a good offer a year or two down the line.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 bank on him playing 21 times then What use is arfa a player then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6186 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Moving on quickly from that... I said it before but I reckon he looks a little similar to Jenas, and plays a little similar to Dyer. If he's anything like Dyer in other areas we won't have to worry about him playing 21 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 86 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 not from what i gather that injury prone. needless to say our hapless medical team will sort that out. there ain't many days left now.... heres hoping we get him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsweeney 0 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) No idea how credible L'Equip is, but thet are saying: L’Equipe is reporting that Newcastle are about to complete the signing of French midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa on a season-long loan from Marseille, with an option to purchase the player for between $6-7 million dollars if he makes at least 25 first team appearances. The 23 year old joined Marseille from Lyon in 2008 for $14 million, making 63 first team appearances to date. Ben Arfa has been looking for a move away from Marseille during this transfer window, with a move to the Premier League always looking the most likely destination. The young midfielder has scored two goals in 8 appearances for the French senior national team. Looking around, L'Equip seems to be one of the more credible French sport newspapers. BTW, I was wrong about the amount of games ... it looks like it's 25. I really do think this is coming to fruition. If it does, I still have no idea why he chose us as the team he wanted to join ... Edited August 27, 2010 by dbsweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenL 0 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Doesn't really matter how credible L'Equip is, the 25 games thing is taken from quotes from their president. "He will travel to Newcastle tomorrow," said Dassier. "They have offered to raise the price for the option-to-buy if Hatem plays 25 matches and also pay the five per cent of the cost to FIFA. "We will respond. After that it's up to Hatem to agree a deal. We have to finish this story as soon as possible." According to F365 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_6340795,00.html They have offered to raise the price for the option-to-buy if Hatem plays 25 matches and also pay the five per cent of the cost to Fifa Whats that about? Do fifa get a commission on every transfer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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