After spending the past two days speaking with sources of both sides of the deal, i can bring you clarification of Samir Nasri’s proposed transfer to Arsenal from Marseille.
Young Guns reported on Sunday evening that Samir would sign for the Gunners the following day, after spending the past two days in London agreeing personal terms and undertaking a medical. Nasri’s official website confirmed this news as we predicted, only to later retract the statement.
Since then mass confusion has taken place, with little details about what has gone on coming to the fore-ground. After consulting various people, i can bring you the conclusion. Arsenal did sign Samir on Monday as we said, but part of the agreement entailed that both parties would not announce the deal until July 1st.
The reason is because Marseille would like the transfer money to be placed in next seasons accounts, so they can cut down on the amount of tax and such. OM agreed a fee with Lyon for yesterday for winger Hatem Ben Arfa, but statements have since come out saying there are ‘problems’, and that the signing would have to wait until the end of the month. Meaning the money shelled out on Nasri’s replacement, would also be noted down in next years accounts.
A commenter on the blog claims he contacted the Arsenal.com webmaster yesterday, and was told they have all the information ready to publish, but were waiting for further developments. On the day everything came out, pictures of the player were uploaded on the server, but once they came into the public domain, were swiftly deleted.
Samir was at Marseille’s training centre on Thursday, where he gave his goodbyes to his team mates, and posed for a photo with his former coach.
The much respected Arseblogger and Goonerholic have backed up this statements during this mornings ArseCast.
Article By – J.Sanderson
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I knew that!
Nice work J Miguel Veloso next then!
great website J
yeh well i really cant believe every1 gettin all frustrated over nasri’s transfer, arsene wenger sed it wont happen before july, BUT STILL people for some reason thought it would. In Arsene we trust, so why didnt ppl trust !
Fuck right off.
The article states that ‘a commenter’ confirmed it, J isn’t claiming to have any inside info, he’s reporting on what a trusted source has told him.
are you very sure this is not one of those “i jump the gun” stories?
nice work as ever JS
SA GA.
Just gotta say what an awesome site. How do you get the info so quickly ? are there other signings to follow and what do you make of the Adebayor “confusion” today ?
love this website
nasri stay in france the deal is over
Me your so fickle its unreal, you hate when mistakes are made, but do not praise when i get things correct. The article was changed, and i issued an applogie about Kakuta.
What about Ozyakup and Coquelin signings? but no you just chose the bad points.
J runs a very good website here!
okay calm down mate, J’s articles have all been great, and was only wrong once or twice during this saga, but so was everybody. Give him some credit, hes a top class bloke, and he is agreat journalist who has very good sources. So shut your mouth mate, cause i’d like to see you do better. Verbally Slapped.
Me is a wanker
“Me” no one asked you to read this blog. JS is not claiming credit for anything, he tries his best and does a great job on the blog, obviously mistakes are made sometimes but he always puts his hands up to them unlike other bloggers.
Me is probably just frustrated like we all are about this deal, and the Adebayor, Hleb sagas. I will admit when i get things wrong, i journalism is tough, and im new to it so learning all the time.
Arseblogger and Holic are experienced and respected, are you saying the same about them also?
Thank you for the support guys.
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=493310&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Walcott+to+wear+No+14+from+2008/09+campaign
walcott will wear no.14
hope nasri can be no,8
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=493310&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Walcott+to+wear+No+14+from+2008/09+campaign
walcott!!!!
hope nasri will wear no.8
Ignore the “me” twat.
This transfer has obviously been done a long time ago, otherwise a lot of influential would have egg on their face. It’s not like Wenger, the Pape guy from Marseille, the coach, Ribery, and numerous commentators are gonna spout bullshit unless they know exactly what they’re talking about. Relax guys, this transfer is a done deal, we might as well start focusing on other prospects now.
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=493310&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Walcott+to+wear+No+14+from+2008/09+campaign
walcott!!!!
hope nasri will wear no.8
go fuck urself me..
hes doin his job..
if j is risking someone else job..
so what ??
its nothing to do with u..
so shut the hell up..
and stop pretending that u r really concern bout someone else
FUCK U ‘Me”
In J we trust…
HAHHAHAH…. sounds like somebody’s jealous of J’s work = )
TO “ME”, what have you been smoking today? If you don’t like the blog then don’t waste your time reading it or commenting.
Criticism is fine and is God given by free speech, insulting someone is is not.
So here’s my solution for you. “SHUT THE F$$K UP”.
absolute dickhead ‘me’ why dont u go and make a blog half as good as this, twat, u’ll b coming on here praising J when u find out Samir does sign for us, don’t read this blog if u just gonna hate on it..
J.S.! It’s a very good website. I am looking forward to Monday, but I have read two french page (football365.fr and eurosport.fr) that Nasri will be announced on Wednesday (on 2nd July)
as i said..
its nothing to do with me or u..
so im ok with it..
c’mon ‘ME’
stop pretending like u are a nice fucking asshole..
you sound like idiot and stupid s.o.b !
Not taking sides at all here.
But ‘Me’ does have a point, he’s giving his own views, freedom of speech etc, maybe the negative tone of them is uneccessary, but there’s no need to use the abusive insults towards the guy.
Come on lads, show some class at least, we’re all Gooners remember ;)
can we get back to talking about the article instead of wasting our time on a childish idiot?
keep up the good work J
While “Me” is going too far the continual claim of copyright on all the pictures which are posted is getting quite frankly riduculous. Apart from that great work.
I just read the comment you linked to and i must say your interpretation of it is a little OTT. Your reasoning for the delay sounds plausible but the conclusion wrt to the comment is sketchy.
good work with trying to find the details! appreciate it :)
and oh yeah, ‘me’ quit your hating.. if you don’t agree with something there is a way if saying it. There was absolutely no need for that vitriol. if your frustrated rub one out or something..
‘Me’ If you dont like the blog then why comment on the seperate occassions? I think its safe to say that many of us agree that J has always published well researched reports and doesnt just post any random rubbish. Its no coincednce that so many read his blog and congratulate him. Plus if you dont like it was there a need to be so rude, im sure you could of voiced your disaproval another way, or simply kept it to yourself just dont reed this blog anymore.
J your doing a good job mate, keep it up. Ignore the haters, you
cant please everyone
Biscuit
If its about tax and paperwork as you say then he cant have signed last monday. He needs to sign the contract in July for it to go on into next season’s accounts for Marseille as paperwork is more important that announcement
All will be clear next week then
Looks like his “signing” is the only thing missing with a medical done and personal terms agreed
Hey JS, great work again, thanks for putting in this effort to find out what happened.
Me lol did you get detention today ? or are you the fountain of all knowleadge ? and do you work as the arsenal blog administrator ? you fool, do did you for one minute think that J could have friends that work at the arsenal or at a third party web admin company ? no for some reason you think your the seeker of true and justice lol your not a yank are you lol now i think its time for your bed bye now so hop along and get your jimjams on you noob and ive been polite, on a different note keep up the work J always read your site for info on the younger gunners coming, not many site do that, just a shame you cant keep them form spewing crap tho
J this site never fails to amaze me, in my opinion it is almost as valued a source as the official Arsenal site now.. For me, this story is a big step forward for you. The professional way you discuss the transfer, as opposed to the scatterbrain speculation of most other sites really reflects well on you. The sources you have with the club make you more reliable than most of the MSM. Keep up the good work!
arsenal.com has also revealed that walcott will wear the number 14 shirt
you gobshites how many times you seen arsenal sky setanta internet this is the first time ive been on the internet and i must say we talk about football at football in pubs are any of you old enough to go in stick to football manager
‘Me’… it’s sad that you clearly get kicks from trying to criticise JS who is providing a great service for Arsenal fans. Cut out the jealousy and get a life! As if Arsenal would get into legal proceedings against a mere fan who is probably doing more than most to publicise the club…next time, try thinking about what you write before selecting to submit a comment…
Me.. what is your problem dude.. if you don’t like the stuff he writes why don’t you just stick to arsenal.com
Great work J..
“Great minds always face violent violent opposition from mediocre souls”
To be honest mate, Arsenal do take legal action against blogs, they will get a representive to ask you to take the info down followed by a letter threatening to take legal action.
me you are a proper arse-hole aint you? get a grip off your self you pathetic jealous bastard and let j carry on with the great work on this site,if you dont like it,dont visit it!
class ‘me’ eh? you e-mailed arsenal.com. so if your right the bloke does get sacked. oh the irony in it all
Cant help but say i kinda agree with “ME” alot of it is calculated guessing and alot of the time there are no sources, just guess work.
HOWEVER………..
I think J does a great job, alot of reserve and youth team stuff i didnt know till i came here, j is obviously passionate about Arsenal and this is his blog, its testament to him that for a blog he has so many avid readers, there are arsenal fansites that are not as followed or read as J’s and he does this off hos own back, HE DOESN’T GET PAID.
Sure we have all grown frustrated with headlines saying Nasri will sign tomorrow etc… and perhaps J has been guilty of that, but its the fault of ours that we are so eager for news, we fail to wait for Arsenal.com to release info so we search the internet for snippets of information, its not J’s fault we are impatient, if he didnt update his site, we wouldnt come, simple, he merely feeds our need for news, therefore how can he be attacked for that!!!!!!!
Ha! I don’t often post on these sites, but ‘Me’ got me going.
Most footie websites/national papers/fan sites/blogs print whatever ridiculous rumours they want about Arsenal (and every other team in the world) no matter how unsubstantiated. My background is 25 years in magazine & online publishing and I have to say that J’s site/blog here is one of the best of breed.
So what if he’s not 100% accurate all the time? He’s a good 500% more accurate than all the other sites put together and he clearly cares about his reporting. His research seems far more credible than most and anyone can verify (as I have done) that OM’s financial year indeed starts in July. The way JS has handled your comments “Me” is highly professional and controlled. Hats off.
I will not be as personal about you, “Me”, as you have been about JS, but to suggest that anyone would lose his job over J’s reports is simply ludicrous. The way you posted three posts within a few minutes ranting about the same thing says way more about you “Me” and your frame of mind than JS and his site.
WE like this site “Me” – it’s different and well put together. Get off your high horse and take a chill pill or whatever you guys do these days. Or maybe, “Me”, you are actually the author of one of those other exceptionally poor Arsenal fan sites (count ’em!) looking to score some points?
Keep up the good work JS – your site/blog makes a difference. Ignore the saddos.
Cheers
This is a great site. It’s well very written and has a great deal of information that can’t be accessed anywhere else. Great work please keep it up.
I think that some people need to take some valium and relax a little instead of getting insulting to the author you may simply chose to go build a sandcastle in your playpit and kick it over when done….go cry to mummy.
Sometimes information is delivered in the best possible way and with the right intent and details can later change. A legal contract is a difficult thing to interpret sometimes, one small clause, if not released to other parties, can change a deal, delay a deal etc…that is what we are seeing here guys.
It’s the weekend relax.
Abramovich is trying to buy Real Madrid (they are not letting him) so he’s trying another Channel now, let’s feel sorry for him and be grateful that we support the Arsenal
“me” how wud u like to suk my nob. from the sound of it,u sound like a good pussy!!!
HAHA how old are you really. You think that someone can loose their job or J could get into legal trouble because of that comment. You honestly think arsenal even read this blog let alone take legal action on it. all he said was a commenter contacted arsenal.com. Come on gooners look what samir is doing to us!
Me, shut up. go to sleep. Like Jerry Springer would say, thats why God created the mouse. Thanks J, I love your site.
I got contacted by Arsenal to correct a piece of information. So I’m afraid you’re wrong.
Me! There are people who like this website. I like it. At the moment everyone talks about the transfer rumours. But sometimes the official men don’t know what to do, here is Adebayor.
He said that in early afternoon that ‘I will stay at Arsenal.’. Everyone was calmed. After that he claimed that ‘I don’t know what will I do.”
I think if J.S. makes a mistake with a news, everyone can forgive him. Primarily because of that everyone knows that Nasri will sign to us, this 99%. It just the question of the time. (Probably.)
And finally: it was just a sentence with the official website. Everyone can make a sentence either with a reliable source or not.
I don’t think that the webmaster will lose his job.
Yes u do legally have to be correct. Chris were there any harsh consequences? whats your website link?
Me, Stop acting like you so concerned about some bloke losing his job, you obviously dont care so stop acting like you do. Secondly, e-mailing Arsenal wont get you anywhere.. they obviously wont tell you if its true as they havent announced it. and arnt you being a bit hypocritical e-mailing them, what if you do get a positive answer and splash it all over the net… havnt you just put the bloke’s jobs who replied to you in ‘danger’?
This is J’s blog and he can put on whatever he wants!
Get over yourself you jealous bastard. If you think J posts absoloute shit, THEN DONT COME HERE, i apreciate J’s work so i do come here. I think ‘Le Grove’ is a load of crap so when i see their headline on ‘newsnow’ i dont bother to read it, please do the same, your jibes arnt welcomes here.
Me, Sort yourself out.
Click on my Gooner Chris username mate which will take you to my blog.
There was no ‘harsh’ consequences, but the topic affected a few people in the Arsenal camp, I got told by a ‘source’ of mine which I won’t be talking to again.
I cannot get into trouble over it, because i did not claim I personally messaged the webmaster. If Arsenal say anything i will simply provide them the email details and ip of the poster.
Arsenal contact and shut down blogs for usuing there material, such as pictures, ATVO videos or the Arsenal logo.
Gooner Chris, Arsenal.com asking you to remove a comment isn’t what ‘Me’ alluded to when he said ‘legal trouble’. IF they did do that, J could just remove the offending material. Is it really something for ‘Me’ to scaremonger over? To be honest, ‘Me’ comes across as someone who is jealous of a great blog and has too much spare time, I think the term to descibe him/her is a ‘jobsworth’…(if he/she is so critical, why doesn’t he/she create his/her own?)
They asked me to correct the article which I posted, not the comment.
Ciesze się że Samir przyszedł ma Emirates :) Noi jest kolejnym młodym talentem Wengera… Pozdro Nasri :) A tak wogóle to wiedzieliście że Theo dostał numer #14 po Thierrym Hynrym Suuuuper Pozdro dla wszystkich fanów kanonierów ! ! !
This website doesn’t double as Le grove does it?.. both kind of like a cult where all the little gimps back each other up with nonsense, kisses and hugs. Read this site cause for the most part its an insightful enough read.. but it gets more like ANR/Le grove’ lovechild by the day (all the little gimps and the bignoting of self) I guess that combination works.. self-fulfilling really aren’t they.
If Arsenal.com investgated every story that posted on blogs they would be shutting down a blog every few minutes. You say you like stuff on this blog, but instead of giving an even balance of your views, you simply come and call it “bull shit”
Your criticism is helpful to a certain degree, but criticism goes hand in hand with praise, and when you praise nothing its just hating for no reason.
I was simply passing on the news of a poster, i was not claiming it as fact nor fiction, just passing it on.
Truly ‘ME’, if you are to take an IQ test, you would be shocked how low you would score. You have just shown your utmost ignorance about journalism and bloging. Firstly, every mistake J have made to the answer story has been also made by every news provided, including very well respected once such as Sky sports, sun newspapers, setenta etc…even his own personal website also jumped the gun too like others and had to withdraw the news they initially posted..so why Dis J for falling victim to Nasri’s shortcomings on his transfer from OM..
I wouldn’t try to take it personal but I must at least tell you something important…”SHUT UP”
If people cannot keep to the main focus of the article, its best i suspend comments for this post.
The comment section is seperate to the articles, if you enjoy reading them, just read and dont comment. As long as you enjoy the site then there is no problem.
Me, PLEASE GET OVER YOURSELF! What the fuck are you talking about? A change in the share price? Are you fucking goofed? It’s just an article, you choose to believe it or not, You dont… end of story, you the one with no new news, just regurgitating your previous statements.
Maybe J can take some of your critism, thats his choice and instead of presenting it in a polite mannor you’ve come across as a right prick and now J probly wont do so.
If Arsenal themselves tell J to change the article he will do so.
Keep up the good work mate.
sanderson keep up the good work and dont listen to ME. he is a twat
Anyway, glad to see Nasri signing at last.
Gonner Chris! We have two very long days because I don’t think that the Arsenal will announce Samir on Saturday or on Sunday. Maybe it will be on Monday (20%), on Tuesday (40%, but we will be cleverer because there will be an interview with Samir) and on Wednesday (70-90%).
I just wanna say it’s really depressing being an Arsenal fan these days, we aren’t selling quick we aren’t buying quick. I’m talking about first team signings (with exception of Ramsey ofcourse). I know players are gready these days but I am trying to picture how many times ADEBAYOR kissed his Arsenal badge when he scored goals last season?!! I can only recall how many times he’d put out his arms in a cocky way and welcome the worship from the fans. The fans that sang for him every single match. The fans that called for him when he was on the bench… He can’t even come out and say I appreciate the support I got last season and I want to reassure all the Arsenal fans by letting them know “I am staying”.
If he and Hleb goes we will lose three key players of our last season. Three players which we built out squad on, I was hoping to see Chelsea and Man Utd lose their key players and we kept ours so we can have an advantage on them.
I say to myself everyday stop carring about who’s leaving and who’s not just wait untill the beginning of next season and we’ll see where we stand. But this could become one of the worst transferperiods for Arsenal in history…
I think you should stop on the Nasri reporting until its offical on Arsenal.com
Its just plain getting ridiculous. What will you do when Nasri has not signed on July 1st? Close the blog down?
Its a depressing transfer saga…end it until Arsenal.com have clarified it.
‘Me”..
can u shut up..
u sound so pathetic..
like a homeless guy try to date and fuck kiera knightly..
wake up ‘Me”..
if u dun like this blog and afraid that the webmaster will lose his job..
u shud do some handjob u stupid fuck..
don’t know why everyone is so depressed. calm the eff down. he’s as good as ours. If Ade leaves fuck em. If he stays awesome. Am I the only on that’s excited about next season?
Bring on August.
Guys, I have to agree with ME first post. What Me is trying to say, is that most of the time J.S makes it same as if he has direct link to the club. To be honest they way some of the article is written seems as if it came from an inside source. The next day you come back that story change. Especially the Nasri saga. Most of the news on this site is on other sites on the internet so who’s to say J.S is not reading what we all are reading on other site. I can see where ME is coming from. Atleast he has the guts to say how he feels. When you erite someone has to critize you. everyone don’t have to agree with what J.S says. Even all the kids we signed so far i read about it elsewhere before coming here. As a writer be more objective and don’t make it seems as if you are in the board room everyday or having lunch with AW twice a month. This same thing happened when J.S called Accra Hearts of Oak a minnow and someone try to correct him about the history of that club, but he still did not accept that correction properly. I hope JS will understand criticism comes with the territory. Other than that i still rate this site way better than most.
Hopefully self opionated ME will get his moment of glory when he does not step out on the Emerites semi turf claiming its a Hologram…. by a better trusted source….
JP does a great job and does not hype the news and can only present the facts as they are presented to him.. (home office appart)… great site keep it up JP…
is ur comment really important to us?
i dont think so ‘Me”
stop fooling around because u make all of us feel annoying with ur stupid comment and ur current concern..
i think “me” has a point. i remember the mauro zarate article. and i got my hopes really up but it turned out to be nothing. but then again other signings of miquel were told by sanderson and they were correct so it evens itself out really. but “me” has a point.
u shud say goodbye a long time ago “me”
u stupid moron..
j..
dun let this motherfucker let u down..
he is just an asshole..
do ur job j..
we all love u
If i was a real twat Me i would just delete all your comments, but i let you have your opinion like everybody.
One or two people have problems, but overall people like the blog, so have no need to complain.
Thanks for your concerns Me, i take your points, but the way you put them across could have been better.
Bye u cunt
i agree with u j..
me is just a stupid guy came out from nowhere and try to make u look like an asshole..
fuck him !
I think he raised some interesting points, and i will certainly learn from this experience.
I dont blame Me, as he is allowed to have his say. One of the things about creating is a blog, is that people can share there views.
guyz no point swearing at “me” he got a VALID point why did j.sanderson delete his comment. ????
“Thanks for your concerns Me, i take your points, but the way you put them across could have been better”
Agreed, there is a thing called constructive critism. And sadly That was not displayed today. There was no need for rudeness.
Me is Jigsaw
Firstly, in a previous article months ago about Pedro i put the home office. Then and i dont know why, i put Fifa for some reason, and when you commented i had realised my mistake, although your comment helped tip the balance to adjust it.
So your comment was no longer needed as it had been adjusted, so i deleted it. Your further comments have all been published, even though they are in a negative nature.
I could delete everybody that says a negative thing before they even get on the blog, so you would never know. But i dont, because i like people to have there own opinions.
As stated on the france football site yersterday , nasri will sign on the 20th july just before linking up with the squad on the 22nd , true or not, haven’t got a clue. But i did hear an interview with E.Gerets the marseille coach praising him very highly , and saying that he’s off to Arsenal and that was on RMC sport
JS keep your head up dont let the shit bogg you down, you’re one of the very few good site around, otherwise they wouldn’t come cliking around. keep the good work
I just have
http://youngguns.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/clarification-of-the-samir-nasri-transfer/#comment-11247
there you go, you have your answer.
Haha. Is ME the mpst pathetic person ever? He really seems to have a hard time reading an article before he goes bananas.. Well done Jay! We are folling you all the way from Sweden!
Who the hell is ‘ME’ anyway? He’s soo quick to criticise, missing the small detail that JS actually stated it was not his ‘source’ but rather essentially chinese whispers. On top of that ‘ME’ intimates that he is also a blogger, yet won’t let on which site is actually affiliated with! My bet is he is that pretentious bullshitting fool Fabregas The King at that most crappy of blogs that is Arsenalinsider, apparently the only ‘interactive blog’.
JS I like your work, and I don’t like many blogs so in my mind, your one of the better arsenal websites, and most of all i appreciate the fact that you are constantly updating the site with new info and thats what fans like me are interesting, also your angle is slightly different and is consequently a refreshing read. I think you will agree that the internet is full of idiots that have nothing better to do than stir shit.
j, you don’t need to defend yourself against some of the twats who comment here. real fans appreciate your work.
ME you are not wanted please go away
I have given you my reason, i dont care if you like it or not. I have given you it. I made a mistake which i was in the process of correcting anyway.
Why are you making such a big deal about it? its a comment? you were right me i was wrong. There you go mate.
Who the hell is ‘ME’ anyway? He’s soo quick to criticise, missing the small detail that JS actually stated it was not his ’source’ but rather essentially chinese whispers. On top of that ‘ME’ intimates that he is also a blogger, yet won’t let on which site is actually affiliated with! My bet is he is that pretentious bullshitting fool Fabregas The King at that most crappy of blogs that is Arsenalinsider, apparently the only ‘interactive blog’.
JS I like your work, and I don’t like many blogs so in my mind, your one of the better arsenal websites, and most of all I appreciate the fact that you are constantly updating the site with new info and that’s what fans like me are interested in, also your angle is slightly different and is consequently a refreshing read. I think you will agree that the internet is full of idiots that have nothing better to do than stir shit.
Who is this genius who hides behind “me” ? Is he a mensa control freak narcissus ? I suspect that he is just a lonely fellow craving some attention by tugging our todgers !
beware of me..
he’s the grandmother fucker !!
and i think he’s a man u fan !! fuck him !
Me to honest even though I previously suported your first comment and I still do, but I think you are becoming a little bit annoying. Leave the man alone. You have made your point and some of us agree with you, even though the child that you are insulted us. There is no need to keep going on and on. If it is that serious leave the site and don’t come back. It’s his site and he is not getting paid by any of us. He can post garbage if he wants to. You can critize him but keep it constructive and move on. Goodness.
yeah.. go to ur house basement and never comeback u stupid ‘me’
Err JS sorry for calling you JP…
Me = Jealous spud.
Me = loser and PSYCHO