Although the negotiations between Real Madrid and Arsenal over the loan of Nuri Sahin to the Gunners seem to be coming to a conclusion, it is being revealed this morning that the Turkish international’s current wage deal at the Bernabeau is a staggering £120,000 a week.
This figure is far beyond Arsenal’s wage structure and would certainly annoy Alex Song (who left while earning £55,000 a week) and Theo Walcott (who is believed to demand £100,000 a week but has only been offered £70,000 a week). There is no way that Wenger would agree to that unless Madrid agreed to pay half his wages during the loan period.
This would also scupper any chance of a permanent deal at the end of it unless Sahin drastically reduced his wage demands.
This news had made me a bit more pessimistic about Sahin coming to Arsenal, but I guess, like Adebayor’s loan at Tottenham, it is surely better for Real Madrid to have Arsenal pay half Sahin’s wages than to have a luxury player draining the clubs wages while having very little chance of making it into the starting line-up.
Let’s hope that this little hurdle can be overcome this week.
Come on!
Bet Arsenal can’t afford 120,000pound every week. Sahin’s deal is a by-gone i guess. shame
umm if ur gettin this from daily mail they arent exactly a reliable source, and other places are sayin its cos arsenal want an option to buy him after the loan, which is being reported by reliable sources that there is 1 set and wenger is willing to pay his wages or at least most of it with madrid picking up the rest, plus he was supposed to of had his photoshoot with arsenal yesterday and is set to be announced today so i think all the reports sayin the deal has stalled is just journo’s tryin to get hits on their articles
It might b true bc there r realy some site dat just like giving some false info just 4 client to continue hiting dere site but we shld keep our fingers cros bc definitly if u luk at Adebayo case both club share d allawance except if real is doing an outrite sale but if they actualy wntd d guy to go to a team dats playing champions league i tink de shld agree to take half d pay after all he is on loan untill d end of d season . D deal will surely go true am very sure sahin would rada go to Asenal dan liverpool he has a lot of respect for AW and d club and he wnts to play champions league.
Sounds like your source is fifa 12….
As far as the loan deal is concerned the other Arsenal players are in no position to complain because Arsenal don’t set his wages, Real Madrid do. They will look at the fee and percentage of wages to pay and decide what he’s worth. It is quite possible that it’ll be too much for Arsenal but we’ll soon know. The permanent deal looks unlikely because I can’t see Arsenal matching his current wage demands and I can’t see him taking a pay cut. The one thing in favour of the deal is that his club are happy for him to leave.
hope negotiations go through. Because Sahin is the right replacement 4 Alex,moreover even better in cb.
Sahin no doubt is a gud player. His addition wil help strengthen d midfield especially now dat song is gone.
We ar talking about loan deal, ders no way madrid we say arsenal sud pay all d weakly wages, dat news is not reliable, if der dnt hav somtin to say, der sud beta kip quiet.
When will all these rubbish end they don’t want to pay wages but they expect players to work and die in their plantation .all the best players have gone bcos of a common issue why wouldn’t they change for ones greedy bastards
Sahin is oledy a guna.
Leave sahim $ go 4 other quality player
Pls Arsene finalise the deal quickly before another champion lg team will come and snach him from us bcos I learn that chealsea are interested.
Where is dis coming from? Arsenal has already agreed 2 pay Madrid 2M£ 4 D sahin deal. So D issue of his wages is not our problem, its madrid dat wuld be paying it