ARSENAL are poised to smash their transfer record with a ?15million swoop for Argentinian striker Rodrigo Palacio. Reports in Argentina claim Palacio, 25, will fly to London tomorrow for a medical after Boca Juniors accepted the Gunners offer. He is destined to wear the No 14 shirt vacated by Thierry Henry?s recent ?16m move to Barcelona. Palacio wears No 14 for Boca and Argentina and is seen as a direct replacement for Henry. Ironically, Barcelona had agreed a ?14.9m deal for Palacio just days before learning long-term target Henry was available. An earlier bid of ?12.7m had been knocked back by Boca president Mauricio Macri, who said: ?It would have to be a much bigger offer because, for me, he is the best striker in Argentina.? The deal was further complicated by the fact former clubs Huracan and Banfield are both due a cut of the transfer fee. But now it appears all obstacles have been removed after Arsenal came in with a record-breaking offer. Palacio is currently in Venezuela as part of the Argentina squad which played Brazil in last night?s final of the Copa America. He is eager to prove himself in Europe after going to the World Cup in Germany last year as back-up to Hernan Crespo and Carlos Tevez. Palacio has scored 39 goals in 79 appearances for Boca and has won five Argentine caps. He partnered Tevez in Argentina?s 1-0 win over Paraguay on July 5. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has already spent ?16.5m this summer on striker Eduardo Da Silva and full-back Bacary Sagna. Palacio?s arrival would smash the club-record ?12.5m paid for Sylvain Wiltord in 2000. Source: The sun link: The Sun Online - Football: Wenger goes for hot Rod
Reyes was 10.5. That could be a great purchase for Arsenal. Looking foward to the out-come? Does it look good?
How could paying an extra 2.5mil be 'smashing' a transfer record??? Wont be the same as the last person in the number 14 Arsenal had.
He's pretty good and he's only 25 so he can still get a lot better and I think he will. If he plays well for Arsenal he could make his spot in the Argentine squad permanent and push Crespo out of the equation. Good signing for Arsenal and if Wenger stays it'll be even better for him.
DON'T BUY THE SUN So Sylvan Wiltord is Arsenals record buy? And who is it that says Arsend doesn't buy shite then?
apparently this was a hoax set up by the boca fans so it looks like he wont be moving to arsenal after all. Pitty
*points and laughs* hahaha, not that you should be worried him, you should be focusing on a world class signing because there is a huge lack of world class in Arsenal.
He doesn't come near World Class yet but I think it's stating the obvious when we say that he'll be there some day. I think Spain could/will have the talent to win the World Cup in 2010 or 2014, just depends if they can take advantage of it.
<div class="quote_poster">chopper Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">i would consider him world class</div> don't quite agre with you on that one. he is a god simple finisher, something which arsenal needs i think. there are some good videos of him on youtube.
<div class="quote_poster">Evans09 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">don't quite agre with you on that one. he is a god simple finisher, something which arsenal needs i think. there are some good videos of him on youtube.</div> are yu talking about palacio or fabregas im talking about fabregas lol
What Arsenal needs is a world-class player. Not a going-to-be-world-class-player. Fabregas and v. Persie has the potential to be world class but at the moment they have no world class players at all.
