Wednesday 24 July 2013

Suarez bid is real as Higuain seems to be slipping away

Hello,

Quite a bit going today, but little of it is positive, so I'll start with the good bits.

Szczesny and Koscielny will be fully fit in a few days, according to the manager, with the former having a good chance to play on Friday. It's nice to hear, for a change, that the "knocks" aren't so serious as they were feared to be. Anyway, our defense could not take much more, so there's double relief in Arsene's words.

Meanwhile, Podolski told the official site, he's not scared of competition, now that his ankle problem is a thing of the past. He also emphasized the need to enhance the squad, becoming an umpteenth member of the team to do so.

However, given how things pan out, Podolski isn't about to face a competition for places stronger, than it was when he arrived. Higuain seems to have sealed a deal with Napoli, which, if true, is outrageous from our point of view. Until I see the picture of him holding the shirt though, I'll reserve my judgement.

The matter, in which I can't do so, is our fresh bid for Suarez. It is, as expected, a £40 million bid.