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Old 05-05-2010, 11:16 AM   #705
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Originally Posted by Coys1882 View Post
Personally I can't see Buffon coming to England unless it's too Man City. None of the big clubs need him considering the money they'd have to spend to a) buy him and b) pay him - it wouldn't be worth it considering what they all currently have.

Given is fantastic but there is one HUGE problem with him - he isn't exotic enough for the new owners. They want big names - nothing else.
Well, since you guys have to draw tonight and clinch 4th this weekend or whenever you guys play next, I guess that means Buffon won't be coming to England. Without CL football they won't be able to attract those big names.

Anyway, time to talk about a decent footy club. Arsenal have already started to reinforce their squad:

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Chamakh Ready For Arsenal Switch

May 5, 2010

Soccernet.com
Soccernet Staff

Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has confirmed he will join Arsenal at the end of the season and revealed he rejected offers from Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.

Chamakh, 26, is out of contract this summer and it has long been assumed he will move to Emirates Stadium, with Arsene Wenger saying last month that there was a "good chance" he would arrive.
"I am delighted to become part of the English football atmosphere," Chamakh told L'Equipe. "It is something amazing.


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