Yeah we signed Gallas in a £6m plus Cole deal. Seriously are Arsenal trying to say they feel that Gallas, given that Cole is one of the best left backs in the world, is worth in the region of £15-20m?!?! Load of rubbish if you ask me.
True we have got rid of Reyes in exchange for Julio Baptista. However, the deal isnt as sweet as it might be. a) I agree with hypnotiq, that with the exception of Gilberto Brazillians dont really thrive in the physical Premiership and B) the deal is just a season long loan swap with an option to buy. So effectively if Reyes still wants to join Real at the end of next season he will and if Baptista doesnt want to stay we could well be back in the same situation next summer.
I am surprised that Wenger with all his transfer nous didnt sell them right at the beginning of the transfer window for cash only and then spent the £40m ish we would have got for the pair on sorely needed players. As far as i can see all we have got out of this saga is a french defender we've had to pay through the nose for effectively and a guy on a season's loan who didnt want to come to us in the first place last summer.
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