Will he or wont he?
Samir Nasri seems to be the newest transfer story that will cease to go away.
A few days ago Neil Ashton of the News of the World broke the story that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is a big admirer of Samir Nasri and wants to make him the number one transfer target for the rest of the summer.
However only yesterday news broke that Manchester City have made a £20million bid for Samir Nasri and offered him wages of £180,000 a week. Or did they? It only took a few more minutes on Sky Sports News until it went from “closing in on Samir Nasri” to “interested in Samir Nasri.” Rumours have it that it was just speculated that this was the case since they are rumoured to have the same agent.
Whether there is an actual bid on the table from Manchester City is under question. There is no bid from Manchester United as of yet but the interest in him is thought to be real.
So we have it. Will Samir Nasri transfer to Manchester? It is looking likely now but to which club will he be at? The red half of Manchester or the blue half?
Will he chose a team that he believes is up and coming but not yet one of the world’s best or will he chose a team that in recent years have basically guaranteed silverware for their players? Manchester United have now won the Premiership trophy 4 times in the past 5 years and have also won a trophy ever year since 2005 which is coincidently the last time his current team Arsenal won a trophy.
Manchester City of course will be a team who is always going to be thereabouts now due to the large scale investments they are receiving. Will he be playing in their sky blue kit come 13th August? As with most players who join them, I believe a move to Manchester City over a club that has been achieving much better in recent history is motivated only by money. Moving from Arsenal to Manchester City would seem quite a sideward move for Samir Nasri, although his bank balance may be much healthier.
So what would a move to Manchester United mean? I’m personally open to the idea. He was one of Arsenal’s stand out performers last season even though his form wilted away towards the back end of the season, but as with Nani I just put this down to the excessive amount of games that he played last season. With Van Persie and Fabregas making appearances only in the 20’s last season the burden fell on Samir Nasri who appeared around 50 times last term.
I feel that as well as signing a very good player, this transfer will also majorly weaken Arsenal. With Arsenal losing Fabregas, Nasri and Clichy for possibly a combined fee of around £60million, I highly doubt there is enough quality in the current market to replace each of these players man for man both in the number of personnel and quality. Players of their quality do not become available in the market too often and so at £20million I see Samir Nasri as a bargain regardless of how long he has left on his contract.
Would you like to see Samir Nasri in a Manchester United shirt next season? Do you think Samir Nasri is Manchester United quality? What would your feelings be if Samir Nasri ended up at Manchester City? Feel free to comment below.
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Don’t think he wants to go to either of your disgusting cunty little clubs! I
dick
Even if he did go to city it would be an upgrade from pre-school.
L’arse are a sinking ship and the rats are jumping. It will be RVP next, then wilshire.
If he does stay at arsenal it will be hilarious to see their shit plastic fans backtrack.
you’ll find love he has already confirmed he’s interested in joining man utd, did he tell you personally he’s not interested? 😉
relax the cacks you knobhead.
Nasri will be at OT soon.
gunner’s dick!
“little club”….HA HA
if he really wants to win trophies and medals then man utd or if he wants to pick up a big paycheck then its man city
He would be retarded if he chooses Man Shitty or stupid if he stays with Assenal if we really put in an offer for him
club already in 800 mill debt and rednose on a spending spree.
You’ll find that the current level of debt stands at around £555 million due to a large chunk been payed off by a mystery source, thought to be the Qatari royal family as part of a future plan to but the club. You’ll also find the club is in no rush to pay off the debt. Thee club has assets to pay this debt off easily if needs be. Just consider this numb nuts according to forbes magazine man utd are the second most wealthy money making sports brand on the plantet. Love how ypu read a page dedicated to man utd fans 😉 loool bit thickle arent you
Congratulations, The Illiterate bastard of the day award is yours my friend
800 million? Is that what you think or wish. check your sources as you’re way off the mark!
But remember Manchester United debt doesnt come from operation of the club, thats why they do have the money. Did you know that Hernandez generate near 60 million pounds in merchandising this year?
Dont talk out of the hole in your arse
Chill out and enjoy your spacious trophy cabinet…ours is rammed full. Arsenal fans are just like their players-spineless.
not sure bout City but United are certainly not a little.As not so famously said by martin tyler “You can go to any country in the world and even if you dont know the language there you can just say Manchester United and you will get a response” . Jokes though …. but u still a c*nt
@JULES If you calling the Manchester clubs little clubs then you must be one fuckin fat giant piece of potato
Batter join mancty.. He will be like adebayor.. Money2.. Join manu will make he actor of teatre manut..
Would like to see Sneijder instead, but if we can’t get him due to Inter’s $30m pound transfer fee and his $200,000 pound-a-week salary, then I think Nasri would be a much better fit than anyone else out there, including Modric. Thank goodness the Glazer’s are letting Fergie open the purse strings again. Must be tough on Arsenal fans when the board doesn’t let Wenger do the same.
nasri would be a cheaper alternative and quality wise maybe not quite in sneijders league just yet but hes only gunna get better.. plus leave that extra money in the pot to maybe make a cheeky bid for alexis sanchez and try entice him to OT. considering his tranfer to barca has hit a wall
Totally agree with your assessment on Nasri. Only think he can get better with the group he’d be playing with at United. Don’t think Sanchez will come to OT though. He’s not interested, And SAF only wants players who want to be in MU red.
what about both Sneijder and Nasri? it’s optimistic but if both are interested why only pick one?
Would LOVE to see both at OT. Don’t think it’ll happen, though. That would send our summer transfer fees to well over $100 million pounds.
There are differents btw money and success, if nasri want to be successful the only option 4 him is to join man utd.
yes man utd is the best club for him.