As Young Guns exclusively reported earlier last week, Stade Lavallois’s France Under 17 International Francis Coquelin has recently been on trial with Arsenal, with news yesterday that the club are in transfer talks. for his signature. Well today it has been reported that Coquelin has infact now been signed.
During the trial period he picked up a thigh injury, and he subsequently returned to France, where it seemed at the time that the injury would rule out any chance of Arsenal taking up any further interest. However after holding talks with his representatives, an agreement believed to be a 4 year professional contract has been reached subject to a medical.
Reports in France claim he undertook the medical examinations this afternoon, before putting pen to paper on the contract. Because he was yet to agree a professional deal with Lavallois, he is a free agent meaning any possible transfer fee is waved. But if matters go to court Arsenal could end up paying a small fee in compensation, however this is very unlikely.
Following this news, Stade Lavallois released the following statement regarding the transfer.
“We are hearing here and there different destinations for different transfer fees. The truth of the moment it that Francis Coquelin is free.”
“Nothing more links him with MFC, as a consequence his future club have no obligation to pay an education fee.”
You can read more about the deal, along with a description of the player in the previous articles as linked to above. We will of course be adding Coquelin’s Player Profile, to the list shortly.
Following on from the story we brought you last night, that French news agency L’Equipe claim Arsenal have agreed to sign Marseille’s Samir Nasri. Comes new reports this evening that the same station have been talking live on air about where Nasri will fit in Arsenal’s plans, further backing up the news he is on the verge of a transfer to London.
However French Eurosport claims that Nasri and his agent are claiming that want more money, after Arsenal agreed a transfer fee with Marseille, by activating the £12.5 million buyout clause in his contract. The agent also claimed he will study other offers, but it is thought he used this ploy to attempt to squeeze more from the deal. Don’t Be Tight Samir, Sign The Contract FFS!
Article By – J.Sanderson
It took time to get on arsenal.com when we signed sagna i remember seening a pic of sagna put the arsenal top before It was even on arsenal.com
i look forward to it. I just pass on the news, so i dont feel i should be helpd accountable for anything not happening, nor do i feel i should get special prise when something comes of.
i spend my own time finding stories for you guys
Correct Lance, The Sun has exclusive pics of Bacary at the Emirates
looks like benny arfa will be with marseille next season according to reports.
apart nasri if we sign him who else do you think JS we will get. look we wont get diego or robinho, wat about matias delgaldo or someone who is under the radar. i think we might get albiol as well. anymore news on sarabia JS.
SANDERSON KNOWS!
Josh i dont know mate, haha.
ok lol
Would love Ben Arfa!
David Silva anyone?
i think we will sign another centre back, and then thats it if i am honest.
David Silva???? YES PLEASE !!!
JS how can u fail a medical. like for example say if nasri had a medical and failed. well what would he have done wrong.
THIS NASRI DEAL. Its like exams in college. You know what you need to get, you think you might get the result – hell youre certain youre getting the result, then you begin to doubt then you’re f****g worring like crazy – all the while getting ever so closely to revelation time.
You fail a medical if they find your medical condition to be unaccaptable. You can easily go through a medical even if you are injured. But if they think you are not going to heal proberly from that injury then they will fail you.
I am grateful for the work JS does.
However, I have always been suspicious of L’Equipe as a source.
I read someone had posted that AW and Nasri’s agent don’t get along – where did this infomation come from?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfp8xkEgzw
nasri’s last match for marseille 1 goal and 2 assists.
Josh you dnt happen to be a member on Arsenal mania forum?
ok thanks stone.
can someone tell me if nasri has left for the EURO camp or is he in london as we speak. because people say he’s signing tomorrow and doing a medical and some say he’s already left for the euro’s
Eskiboi01 nah im not from arsenal mania but i just copy pasted that one thing what that person said.
Just laugh at chelski until the nasri deal is done
yes same questions as josh please?
Good idea Shingo. I have been laughing at John Terry all day. The perfect thing would have been if Cashley Cunt had missed the last kick. I hate United but they deserved to win it. Chelsea are bunch of absolute cunts who gather around the referee every time something goes against them and cry so freaking much. I hate Drogba, Terry and especially Cashley. The only players I like there are Cech and Carvalho
Just hope we don’t let this one go… we’ve seen other clubs outbid us in the past.
who is this Francis?
My neighbour how on and off fish at the river nearby our house.
Just joking, Arsene is known to sign unknown players and turn them into superstars. There is no doubt why we don’t know much about them.
so is this only sticking point on this transfer the amount of money nasri will get payed? if so then how long does it usually take to clear this kind of thing up.if it can be cleared up
The story has taken a new twist.
What are the chances of Man u stepping in and signing him? Nothing is stopping them and they have the money to back it up. Theres another premiership side thats in for him and that has me worrying alot. If its any of the top 3 then we are scr*wed.
It’s got to be Liverpool. They just try and sign every player it seems.
You could be right. I will start to seriously question Arsenal’s ambition if they do not wrap up this deal. He’s made the contact and wants him now lets see how this turns up.
Sanderson, could u list names of players that you think might be released, I have been hearing alot about S Watts’ bad attitude & being unprofession, if so will he get second chance bcuz i dont even rate as a talent given the position he plays.
where’s nasri?
Watts isnt that bad, on his days hes a good tricky little player, and theres already a list on the player profiles, all the players with crosses have gone.
I think Rodgers is very talented full back, strong aggressive quick has better positioning than our defenders in reserves/under 18s.
Too many of them rely on pace as opposed to “good positioning” a bit like our 1st team sometimes, with “Awesome Sagna” excluded, wat a player. I cannot not believe Domenech thinks francois clerc & sagnol. He needs to change the thickness of glasses cuz he is blind.
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I was listening to talksport on the H and J show and they had their french reporter philipe o cler on and he was talking about drogba leaving chelsea has a strong possibility. He also mentioned samir nasri he said the deal between arsenal and marseille is 95 % done and should be announced very soon
We need more defender i think. And someone to replace flamini. But Nasri is a great deal anyway.
I hope Nasri will sign soon. He looks like a quality player who can open up defense when opposition parks a bus in front of their goal. You simply can’t imagine Man Utd having Nasri and Ronaldo in their team. Liverpool and Chelsea are another two clubs who can actually financially out-muscle us. If Nasri signs for us, he’s signing because we are a great club and has a great team. And most importantly, Arsene is a manager who can turn him into an even better player.
Quick, get this done and dusted… then we all can look forward to seeing him play in Euro 08.
Well I doubt Arsene will wait around for to long, no doubt the boy has potential, but its like he has an outstanding record or something.. Signing Nasri is already a gamble. Will he adapt to the EPL? will he score enough goals? there are others who are more experienced around. So if Nasri like Modric is waiting for Barca or Real to sweep him from his feet, he will end up playing for a mid table team like Tottenham. I doubt Barca or Real will have the patience for him to develope to a ‘world star’.
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Still waiting patiently. With every day that passes im starting to lose all hope.
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Just out of interest does any1 know if any of our players are Scorpios? Cuz Dominech doesnt play Scorpios in the French National side (he kicked Pires out because he was a Scorpio), so it might explain why one or two of our players havent made the squad.