you may not think he is worth the money but i have to disagree when you see Shaw,Lallana,Costa,Lukaka all cost 25m plus i think we have done well ,also i taught Dubuchy was one off the better right backs during the world cup maybe 12m was a little much but he is proven in the EPL and should settle quickly,[/URL]
Shaw & Lallana are both English, have played in the EPL for 2 or more seasons proving ability and one of Wenger favorite words consistency, Lukaku has been at Chelsea 3-4 years now but has proven himself on loan at West Brom & Everton that's why their transfer price was so high.
Costa at Atletico over the past 3 seasons has improved as a forward/striker, 1st partnering Falcao (who I think he is better than Costa) in the 2011/12 & 12/13 season and then playing up front on his own last season but supported by good attacking midfielders like Koke & Turan, but when a club is supposedly not wanting to sell their players and the likes of Barcelona, Chelsea, Madrid, Man C, Man U, Monaco or PSG are fighting each other and willing to break the bank then these transfer fees will always be high. Arsenal unlike Tottenham fold very easily when negotiating for a player, sometimes it benefits you and sometimes it don't (money changes hands and replacements can be bought early but wait until the last day of the window and then players are not available or need time to gel with the new team).
AFAIK Liverpool was the only club after Sanchez but he wanted to come to us and Barcelona wanted to recoup as much money as they could for the purchase of Suarez, just like Madrid for Ozil and Bale, that's why IMO he was sold at such a high price, Arsenal always seem desperate for a player or pay over the odds i.e. Bergkamp & Henry both had bad/average seasons at their previous club both were sold for more than the buying price.
Madrid are doing the same as last season looking to off load Khedira for 2 reasons, A) They have just bought Rodriguez from Monaco; and clubs like Arsenal aren't really put off by Khedira wages demands they don't want to pay £30 million for B) A player with 1 year on his contract. I can't see Khedira being sold for such a high price yet because there has been not many clubs showing an interest and there is still over 3 weeks before the transfer window closes.
Debuchy has only been at Newcastle for 1.5 seasons and for me nothing special either for Newcastle or France, technically better than Sagna but I would have prefer the Belgium or Dutch RB. Again we pay over the odds because we were desperate for a RB and we let it be known that we wanted Debuchy instead of Serge Aurier.
If Vermaelen stays I would prefer him as a DM rather than CH, his 1st season was great because of the goals he scored but he left Gallas exposed just like Song did to Arteta in 2011/12. Vermaelen needs games but that's not going to happen thanks to Koscieiny & BFG partnership, I personally would rather sell him to Barcelona than Man U, also if we keep Arteta, Diaby, Rosicky keep them on the bench.
ELP, Champions League & FA Cup
Szcznesy
Debuchy BFG(c) Kos Gibbs
Ramsey Flamini
Sanchez Ozil Podolski
Giroud
Subs - Ospina, Bellerin, (Callum or Vermaelen), Monreal, (Wilshere, Arteta, Diaby or Rosicky), (Walcott, Ox, Carzola or Campbell), Sanogo
League Cup
Ospina
Bellerin Callum(c) Miquel Monreal
Coquelin Diaby
Ox Wilshere Campbell
Sanogo
Subs - Martinez, Ajayi, Hayden, Ormonde-Ottewill, (Gnarby or Myachi), Zelalem, Akpom