Hypothetically...Ballotelli for Campbell in a straight swap

[brucegrove]

..would you take it?

[guybwood49]

Yes without a doubt

Ballotelli is a bit mad but proven quality

Campbell has lots and lots of potential but unproven in premier league

[Gunnersaurus]

Yes, Campbell will never get a fair crack and will always be behind Sonogo for some odd reason.

Balotelli can be a spark if his head is on it.

[Chippy]

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[augie]

If it's ballotelli or nobody then I would def be in favour of this deal I do think we should higher aspirations than the volatile Italian, but the simple fact is that he is way better than giroud and sanchez aint the player to play up front on his own

[augie]

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Haven't you done enough merging around here lately ?

[Chippy]

[brucegrove]

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It's hypothetical (stated in title) rather than theoretical so merging it would be..er.. unetical

[augie]

Warning: if this develops into another transfer thread it will be merged.

It's hypothetical (stated in title) rather than theoretical so merging it would be..er.. unetical

You think that matters to chippy ? He's a ruthless b*stard lately

[Arsenal Till I Die]

Absolutely.

Balotelli could well become one of the best in the world. Could.

[Chippy]

Warning: if this develops into another transfer thread it will be merged.

It's hypothetical (stated in title) rather than theoretical so merging it would be..er.. unetical

Wow. Stupid me. People only post things relevant to the thread title! Of course!

[markyp]

Yes without a doubt

Ballotelli is a bit mad but proven quality

Campbell has lots and lots of potential but unproven in premier league

what he said

[AnotherAmeobi]

Im not for letting Cambpell go, he deserves his chance here and adds versatility to our squad but Im also all for signing Balotelli

[1989]

No. Balotelli is a head case and will disrupt our new found team spirit and harmony. Not to mention his talent is overrated and with his attitude and mentality he'll piss it up the wall anyway. The black Bendtner.

Rather keep Campbell who has a lot of potential himself and is humble and hardworking, unlike the Italian troublemaker. Deserves his chance at Arsenal.

[northbank123]

I can't really get myself to believe that Wenger would want a personality like Balotelli around. That's not a pop at Wenger, obviously most managers feel the same otherwise Balotelli would have the pick of just about any club in Europe. Because he is undoubtedly extremely talented and surprisingly only 23, but not only does his behaviour really pose a problem off the pitch, it impacts on his performances on it as every mercurial performance is matched by two or three where he cuts a frustrated, forlorn figure.

Him coming to Arsenal is an interesting thought. On balance I'd say he's a dickhead and we are best off steering clear. I guess what his last two ventures has proved is that he will put in some big match-winning performances and despite all the aggro off the pitch still recoup a large transfer fee when it goes pear-shaped.

Taking the attitude problem out of it I would happily pie off Campbell for a player of Balotelli's calibre.