Transfer Rumour Theo Walcott

[Jags]

If we were selling Bolasie and Lennon then yes.

As we probably aren't selling Bolasie and Lennon then NO.

We should be playing Lookman and Vlasic to be ready for next season.

At this rate we'll have Bolasie and Walcott on the wings...shambles.

Yeah what a shambles have 2 quality prem proven wingers with a bunch of assists and goals. Couldn't think of anything worse. AND we have 2 promising kids as rotation/competition/back up?! Crazy times.

Get Cleverley back out wide ffs

 

[Brisan123]

Who said thaa ??

I don’t know , but whoever he is ignore him, seemingly everybody else is

 

[Saint Domingo]

If we were selling Bolasie and Lennon then yes.

As we probably aren't selling Bolasie and Lennon then NO.

We should be playing Lookman and Vlasic to be ready for next season.

At this rate we'll have Bolasie and Walcott on the wings...shambles.

Considering we started the season with 2 out of DCL Klaasen or Sandro on the wings then Bolasie and Walcott don’t look too bad.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Yeah what a shambles have 2 quality prem proven wingers with a bunch of assists and goals. Couldn't think of anything worse. AND we have 2 promising kids as rotation/competition/back up?! Crazy times.

Get Cleverley back out wide ffs

I know, for ages we’ve been banging on about lack of pace, lack of productivity, lack of options to rotate, lack of players in their prime. Allardyce goes out and spends money on 2 attackers in their prime CL experience, good goal records, with pace, and people kick off because Dowell has done ok at Nottingham Forest. Couldn’t make it up.

 

[Brisan123]

I’d much rather see a decent CM being signed than Walcott, he’s decent enough but I’d rather Vlasic given a chance than get a few years out of Walcott before his legs are gone.

Vlasic is actually a CM
We play him out of position on the wing.
Bolassie is a left winger and we play him on the right
Everton that

 

[Brisan123]

I have now had concrete information.

Put it in storage and use it to fill the dock.

 

[Brisan123]

So we buy Walcott for £20m and Arsenal replace him with Malcolm for the same amount... hmmmm

But Malcolm doesn’t know who we are and wouldn’t sign for us
Walcott does and would

 

[Paul E]

If we were selling Bolasie and Lennon then yes.

As we probably aren't selling Bolasie and Lennon then NO.

We should be playing Lookman and Vlasic to be ready for next season.

At this rate we'll have Bolasie and Walcott on the wings...shambles.

Lennon is dire though.

the job of a winger is supposed to be to provide an attacking threat, assists and goals. He does none of this and has been getting used as support for defence. He's not good enough for where we want to be.

 

[Brisan123]

Imagine When Saints pip us to him now.

Fixed

 

[Bagpuss]

I'd be quite happy to see us bring Walcott in as he is better than what we have currently. I do think Lookman will become a better player but currently Walcott is a better player with more goal scoring threat. Was never a massive Bolasie fan and Walcott offers much more end product. Add to the fact we can play him as a second striker off either Cenk or DCL and it gives us much more option and importantly the pace to stretch teams on the counter. Bit odd that we have prioritised this signing though ahead of a left back..... I'm quite surprised that if we had the money for Walcott that we hadn't gone for N'Zonzi but maybe Sam has decided he is happy with McCarthy and Schneiderlin for now and that goals are more important than shoring us up even more at the back?

 

[Deleted member 28206]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42660224

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Everton manager Sam Allardyce says the club is negotiating with Arsenal to sign Theo Walcott on a permanent deal.

Allardyce said the 28-year-old forward would be a "fantastic addition", who would offer "goalscoring threat".

He added: "If it's possible to be over the line I'd be delighted. It's not imminent but negotiations are ongoing."

 

[Brisan123]

Not to put a dampened on it here but a straight choice between us and Southampton I have a feeling Walcott chooses Southampton if deals are identical.

Small chance of him accepting us over them as we are better placed long term. But can see staying in the south being a big draw for him especially as he has never been further than London his whole career

If he goes to Southampton he may be travelling all the way to the championship

 

[Brisan123]

He’s 29 in a couple of months, we should be trying to lower the average age of the squad, not increase it.

Pickford Kenny Davies Lookman Henry Vlasic Holgate
It’s like a kindergarten

 

[Kenshin]

If he goes to Southampton he may be travelling all the way to the championship

He could, he could also be one of the factors that turn them around if he feels he is that good.

I mean Ross believes he is as good as hazard and the like....

 

[COYB]

caaan you theo the lovvvvvvvvve tonight