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Gunners to land 'Beast' in Reyes deal

 

By James Pearson - Created on 31 Aug 2006

 

Jose Antonio Reyes is set to end his spell with Arsenal by joining Real Madrid.

 

It is being claimed that The Gunners have struck a deal with the Spanish giants that sees them secure Julio Baptista and ?3 million (£2 million).

 

Reyes, formerly of Sevilla, has made no secret of his desire to return to La Liga and is now appears his wish is set to be fulfilled.

 

The 22-year-old made a bright start to his early career with a number of spectacular goals, although he failed to really settle in London.

 

Baptista, who joined Real for £13.8 million last summer from Sevilla, has failed to make his mark at El Santiago Bernabeu.

 

Now with Fabio Capello in charge of the Galacticos, the Italian tactician is keen to free up a non-EU place in his squad by allowed Baptista to leave.

 

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been chasing Baptista for over a year after originally trying to bring him to The Premiership prior to his Real switch.

 

Spurs were keen on the Brazilian, however, they were rejected by The Beast who is now set for Arsenal with Reyes poised to move in the opposite direction.

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The human tragedy of the educationally sub-normal Jose Antonio Reyes. It can only be Myles Palmer....

 

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Is Reyes-Baptista swap a good idea?

By Myles Palmer

 

JOSE REYES may join Real Madrid on a one-year loan - with Julio Baptista coming to Arsenal on a one-year loan.

 

Or maybe it's NOT a double loan deal. Maybe it's Reyes for Baptista plus £3 million.

 

News that Baptista was applying for a Spanish passport TODAY makes the move even more precarious.

 

Julio Baptista is a big Brazilian who can knock players over in the Spanish League.Could he do the same here?

 

As Arsene once said, when talking about Manu Petit, "A physical player on one league is not necessarily a physical player in another league."

 

A year ago Arsene saw Baptista play in the Confederation Cup and met him and offered Seville £13 million. "The Beast" had scored 38 goals in 63 games for Seville.

 

Then he signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid.

 

Last season he played mostly on the left side, out of position. He started 31 games and scored eight goals and had 71 shots.

 

One of his 22 direct free-kicks was a goal. He had 38 headers and scored twice.

 

Now Fabio Capello says Baptista is not part of his plans, so instead of playing with his friend Jose, the pair could be swapping clubs.

 

WOULD THIS BE a good deal for Arsenal? Does Baptista really want to be over here? Would he be motivated? Or would he just go through the motions?

 

The deal would, at least, end the human tragedy of Jose Antonio Reyes.

 

I feel sorry for Reyes and wish him well. But why did Arsenal sign a kid who is ESN - educationally sub-normal?

 

He spoke a gypsy dialect until he was 16, when he was taught Spanish by the other players at Seville.

 

He has been an alien for two and half years. This year he still needed to take an interpreter into a shop in Barnet to rent a video-game. He has been in hell. And Henry never accepted him, which must have wounded the kid deeply.

 

Reyes is a brave winger who will add dynamism Madrid's left side. He works hard and puts his foot in and can do a job in Capello's newly disciplined unit.

 

WHEN CLUBS look for footballers to fill a role they look at three or four options, and negotiate with two or three.

 

Since good players always have a choice, clubs need a No.2 choice. Sometimes it's simple : if one player comes to a club, another can go. If one leaves a club, another can replace him.

 

But often it's a tangled web of inter-related deals where the relationship between one deal and another is far from obvious to impatient fans.

 

On Ashley Cole, I hear the deal is NOT dead.

 

On Tevez and Mascherano, their agents are in London negotiating with three clubs.

 

Corinthians owner Kia Joorabchian is an Anglo-Iranian who was educated in England.

 

Joorabchian is a big Arsenal fan and had a box at Highbury.

 

Aug 30, 2006

 

http://www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk/news/328/42.html

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  philmatthews said:

How melodramatic is that article... Jeez...

 

his writing style (in both words and typing!) is very strange, which is a shame, cos sometimse he writes some decent things!

 

Anyway, his account has been suspended now according to that link!

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  Benitez said:

his writing style (in both words and typing!) is very strange, which is a shame, cos sometimse he writes some decent things!

I don't always agree with him by any stretch but I find he's usually worth a read.

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Don't rate him. He'll struggle here.

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  realtarragona said:

Doubt it. Don't see why he'd struggle in the Premiership, has all the attributes for it.

 

So did Heskey.

 

He's just another overhyped name, imo. Saw him in plenty of games last season and he even struggled in the slow pace of la liga.

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  realtarragona said:

Doubt it. Don't see why he'd struggle in the Premiership, has all the attributes for it.

 

Good signing for Arsenal.

 

Agreed. Excellent business.

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So Gallas (potentially)

 

Reo Coker

 

Baptista

 

Aresnal are not going to get bullied this season...

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is it a straight swap or loan deal both ways?

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  Tosh said:

So Gallas (potentially)

 

Reo Coker

 

Baptista

 

Aresnal are not going to get bossed this season...

 

Is Reo Coker really happening? Cos it's very quiet on that front.

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  Paris 81 said:

So did Heskey.

 

He's just another overhyped name, imo. Saw him in plenty of games last season and he even struggled in the slow pace of la liga.

 

He struggled at Madrid because everyone does. At Sevilla he was outstanding

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  Tosh said:

So Gallas (potentially)

 

Reo Coker

 

Baptista

 

Aresnal are not going to get bullied this season...

 

good business indeed if that lot all come off

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