Arsenal in shock bid for Vieira's return to Highbury.
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Picture Vieira - badly missed by Gunners (Getty).
GUNNERS WANT VIEIRA BACK - REPORT
Arsenal are being linked with a shock bid to bring Patrick Vieira back to Highbury, according to The Sunday People.
The French midfield star left London last summer, joining Italian giants Juventus in a £13million deal.
Since then he's helped the reigning Serie A champions dominate again in the first half of the season - the Bianconeri are currently eight points clear at the top.
Arsenal meanwhile have struggled badly without their midfield enforcer, and currently lie sixth in the Premiership table a massive 22 points behind Chelsea.
They've been particularly vulnerable away from home, where Vieira's physical presence was so vital in the past.
Now according to The People Arsene Wenger is set to move, with Vieira reportedly having told friends he misses Highbury.
The go-between in the deal to set up a return ticket is ex-Gunner Gilles Grimandi, who was a part of the 1998 Double-winning squad that Vieira anchored.
When he left Highbury Vieira said: "I saw myself finishing my career at Arsenal... and I was looking forward to leading the team out at Ashburton Grove.
"One moment I was discussing with Arsene Wenger our expectations for the new season, the next I was told by David Dein there was an offer from Juventus and that the club was neutral about my decision to accept it or not... I did not understand it." -
No Shit????
LoL..if its true, then I guess it'll be the most dumbest transfer of all time!!
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why not? please make it happen!!!
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He can't play in UCL for gawd's sake.
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if realy happen Arsenal are makin a fool of themselves. It's like Man U buyin beckham back.Can u believe that happening?
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ahahaa wat a joke
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It takes a bigger man to admit he made a mistake.Wenger has always been a player-first manager, and he would let them make their own decisions to leave, and all who have left Arsenal, have flopped in their careers..go think about it..
Anelka,
Overmars,
Van Bronckhorst
Silvinho.
Jeffers,
Wiltord,
Kanu..
none have gone on to heights greater than what they acheived as a Gunner. -
embarassing to sign him back.
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hard to say cos wenger has a policy of no return of ex players...
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he felt the club didn't want him so he left..but i really do kinda doubt that vieira is like a ronaldinho to barca or terry/lampard to chelsea..its just that alot of arsenal problems have been from their own mistakes in which even if vieira was there he can't stop it..seriously gilberto,lauren,cygan soo many mistakes between them, and their poor finishing?as if vieira can help solve it..
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Wiltord and bronckhorst haven't flopped, bronckhorst hardly got a look in the first team of holland when at arsenal, it was only after he moved to barca that he got a look in. and wiltord is doing well at lyonOriginally posted by LazerLordz:It takes a bigger man to admit he made a mistake.Wenger has always been a player-first manager, and he would let them make their own decisions to leave, and all who have left Arsenal, have flopped in their careers..go think about it..
Anelka,
Overmars,
Van Bronckhorst
Silvinho.
Jeffers,
Wiltord,
Kanu..
none have gone on to heights greater than what they acheived as a Gunner. -
ah but they did not leave of their own accord.Originally posted by The man who was death:Wiltord and bronckhorst haven't flopped, bronckhorst hardly got a look in the first team of holland when at arsenal, it was only after he moved to barca that he got a look in. and wiltord is doing well at lyon
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viera MUST come back to arsenal..oh..pls viera..haha
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Then u shouldn't say none of them have gone to a greater height than when they have been a gunnerOriginally posted by LazerLordz:ah but they did not leave of their own accord. -
who says..wiltord is still a fantastic player in Lyon..scoring rate really gud...and van bronckhorst is still a splendid player till now. Just becoz they aint in Epl doesnt meant their career didnt take off in the other leagueOriginally posted by LazerLordz:It takes a bigger man to admit he made a mistake.Wenger has always been a player-first manager, and he would let them make their own decisions to leave, and all who have left Arsenal, have flopped in their careers..go think about it..
Anelka,
Overmars,
Van Bronckhorst
Silvinho.
Jeffers,
Wiltord,
Kanu..
none have gone on to heights greater than what they acheived as a Gunner. -
Okay let me retract those two from the list, since they requested to leave on their own accords.Originally posted by cockaholic:who says..wiltord is still a fantastic player in Lyon..scoring rate really gud...and van bronckhorst is still a splendid player till now. Just becoz they aint in Epl doesnt meant their career didnt take off in the other league -
anelka won the champions cup....Originally posted by The man who was death:Then u shouldn't say none of them have gone to a greater height than when they have been a gunner -
I think Kanu is quite ok wad...at least he is playing first team regularly now and score quite a few nowadays, Van Brockhost is settling quite well in Barca and Wiltord is quite good for lyon...come to think of it..maybe Arsenal shud hav kept Wiltord...Originally posted by LazerLordz:It takes a bigger man to admit he made a mistake.Wenger has always been a player-first manager, and he would let them make their own decisions to leave, and all who have left Arsenal, have flopped in their careers..go think about it..
Anelka,
Overmars,
Van Bronckhorst
Silvinho.
Jeffers,
Wiltord,
Kanu..
none have gone on to heights greater than what they acheived as a Gunner. -
it is probably for the money.Originally posted by lpx88:I think Kanu is quite ok wad...at least he is playing first team regularly now and score quite a few nowadays, Van Brockhost is settling quite well in Barca and Wiltord is quite good for lyon...come to think of it..maybe Arsenal shud hav kept Wiltord... -
wiltord is not tat gd actually cos last time at highbury he miss plenty of easy chances which most striker can finish off and his awareness is rubbish... think his wage demands too much for arsenal so they let him go... but maybe they should let him stay as a reserve cos he was once the club record transfer at 13m and let him go at free is quite a loss...Originally posted by lpx88:I think Kanu is quite ok wad...at least he is playing first team regularly now and score quite a few nowadays, Van Brockhost is settling quite well in Barca and Wiltord is quite good for lyon...come to think of it..maybe Arsenal shud hav kept Wiltord... -
kanu had heart problems.
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Wiltord left because he wasn't getting first team football.Originally posted by LazerLordz:ah but they did not leave of their own accord.
He's having an indian summer at Lyon now.
Viera will not come back, because he feels somehow betrayed to have been sold when in the past, Arsenal put up so much resistance to Real Madrid's bid but sold him to Juventus for a paltry 13 mil pounds. -
ya i agree with you..vieira mite hav been angry at Arsenal now of why the hell did they sell him at oni 13 million to juve when they rejected madrid so many times .. i was oso damn confused y dis happened...Originally posted by BillyBong:Wiltord left because he wasn't getting first team football.
He's having an indian summer at Lyon now.
Viera will not come back, because he feels somehow betrayed to have been sold when in the past, Arsenal put up so much resistance to Real Madrid's bid but sold him to Juventus for a paltry 13 mil pounds. -
when is the arsenal - man u match?
afterwards or tomorrow? -
tomolo, i say manu win 1 ball...Originally posted by dragg:when is the arsenal - man u match?
afterwards or tomorrow?