The Lauren situation
There has been much speculation in the press and much comment on the blogs about Lauren's supposed move away from Arsenal. Lauren has been a great player for us and rightly people are worried about the long term future of Eboue and Hoyte in the right back position while letting go a player of Laurens experience and class.
However we need to look at the situation while taking in the facts.
1. In 8 days time Lauren will pass the magic 30 mark. It's well documented that Wenger only gives single season contracts to players who are over 30, that brings us on to point 2.
2. Lauren's contract ends at the end of this season. The talk of him leaving is not about Arsenal pushing him out but about a player dealing with his future.
3. He is coming back from an injury which has meant he has missed almost an entire year. I'm no Doctor but look at they way Diaby has come back from a dislocation and a fracture in half a season, he's young but Lauren (in football terms) is not. Wenger sees him in training or rehab every day and he will have some idea of the likelihood of a successful return to the team.
4. Arsene is not often wrong on these matters, consistently he has made the right decision on when to allow players to leave the club.
So the reality is Lauren is looking to sign a contract for his future, at Arsenal all he will get in a year (that's all that was is ever offered) and he must himself know that he might not fully recover from his injury. If he signs with Arsenal and fails to reach his previous high his career would be over in a year, by moving somewhere else he is likely to get a 2-3 deal.
In much the same way with Stokes I think any transfer talk is being lead by the player rather than the club.
However we need to look at the situation while taking in the facts.
1. In 8 days time Lauren will pass the magic 30 mark. It's well documented that Wenger only gives single season contracts to players who are over 30, that brings us on to point 2.
2. Lauren's contract ends at the end of this season. The talk of him leaving is not about Arsenal pushing him out but about a player dealing with his future.
3. He is coming back from an injury which has meant he has missed almost an entire year. I'm no Doctor but look at they way Diaby has come back from a dislocation and a fracture in half a season, he's young but Lauren (in football terms) is not. Wenger sees him in training or rehab every day and he will have some idea of the likelihood of a successful return to the team.
4. Arsene is not often wrong on these matters, consistently he has made the right decision on when to allow players to leave the club.
So the reality is Lauren is looking to sign a contract for his future, at Arsenal all he will get in a year (that's all that was is ever offered) and he must himself know that he might not fully recover from his injury. If he signs with Arsenal and fails to reach his previous high his career would be over in a year, by moving somewhere else he is likely to get a 2-3 deal.
In much the same way with Stokes I think any transfer talk is being lead by the player rather than the club.
posted by Andrew Gilfrin at 5:05 PM
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