The whole Gallas-Cole deal worked out well in the end and Arsenal fans should be pleased with what they've got. True, Gallas isn't worth £15-20m, but are you aren't seriously trying to tell me Cole is worth £25m, are you? Even taking into account the fact Cole is one of the best left-backs in the world, he is worth nowhere near as much £25m. So in effect, Arsenal have managed to get themselves one of the defenders in the Premiership for a miserly fee of around £5m-8m, plus a £6m pound pay-off. If you ask me, it all seems like good business.
And why are you pissing yourself over the Reyes deal? From what I can see, it couldn't have worked out any better for Arsenal. They've managed to off-load a player, who clearly didn't want to be there, for a quality Brazilian. Granted, Baptista did fail at Real, but that will only make him more hungry and determined, and isn't it Wenger's speciality to bring out the best in players like that? Even in the worst case scenario, if it doesn't work out for them, they can ditch him at the end of the season as they have only commited themselves to a loan deal, and buy someone else with money they'll get for Reyes.
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