Chuks Aneke - an Alex player next season?

[bonehead]

but as we have the player till his contract runs out - sure THE Arsenal would give us first go

and if we agree a deal before his contract runs down then no other clubs will know hes available

which he wont be if we get a move on

i dont use my last t-bag then buy more - i wait till theres a few left then get em

see what im getting at

[AlexLeicester]

I may be a little naive, but I believe that a season or two with the Alex could do wonders for a player's resale value, especially if they have most of their career ahead of them.

Inman is worth a lot more now than when we bought him, even though he'd shown how good he is when he was on loan. Chuks, the same.

There are ways and means of allowing the player himself to win from sales and sell-ons, and I am sure that our Board is well aware of all of them.

[whosbrianwilson]

I presume you have heard of football agents, whose job is to tout players to every club possible.

The very thought that "other clubs don't know he's available" is just laughable. Its absolutely nothing to do with Arsenal giving us "first go" - its down to the agent getting the best deal he can for Chuks.

[AstonAlex]

You are, of course, sadly right about agents. However, there are some good ones and some bad ones and I guess we must hope that Chuks has one of the good guys who has the long term interests of his client at heart rather than a fast buck - yes they do exist!

Dario has also said that Chuks is a lovely fella and that his family are switched on, which always helps when trying to persuade the player.

I think that our experience with Bradden may help our case, but I remain sadly pessimistic. Whatever happens, good luck to the player - he has given the Alex several sublime moments of skill, unlike any other player in our shirt, and I'm more than prepared to forgive him those parts of his game that aren't quite there yet.