http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ton/4608456.stm

Arsenal are set to win the £15m race for highly-rated Southampton teenager Theo Walcott, BBC Sport understands.

Jeezo!!!

Perhaps Celtic should have sold some of our previous "boy wonders" like Burchill, Donnelly and Lynch to Arsene Wenger, before we found they were distinctly average!

When did Celtic last sell a player for money ?

Why, what do the normally sell them for?

(Peanuts would be too obvious an answer)

It does appear Celtic need to give their players away for free. Surprised Chris Sutton left for no transfer fee last week.

You should know better than ask Gaby a direct question.
He'll wriggle like a snake to avoid answering.

Pictured: Gaby slithering away yesterday

15m no more! "LOWER LOWER"

Arsenal are set to win the £12m race for highly-rated Southampton teenager Theo Walcott.

Price will be 10m by the end of the week!

Fee was 5m > 12.5m in the end.


"Arsenal have completed the signing of Southampton striker Theo Walcott.

The highly-rated 16-year-old is moving to Arsenal for a fee that is expected to be worth an initial £5m, but rising to about £12.5m. "

So, teenager Theo Walcott:- is he the new

i) Wayne Wonderful Rooney
or
ii) Francis Failure Jeffers ??

It's a hellofalot of money to pay for a largely unproven young player. He might have plenty potential (don't know haven't seen him), but who's to say he's definetly going to make it as a top draw player.

Surely it would have been better for him to stay at Southampton and learn his trade where he'll get a game every week rather than be a bit part player at Arsenal.

Lots of pressure on him now to deliver and justify his huge fee, will a young player who is still on school boy forms be able to live up to expectations.

Time will tell.

Lots of pressure on Mr. Wenger now as well to make sure this latest prodigy is the real deal after the flops of Francis Jeffers and Jermaine Pennant.

As many of you know i am a huge arsenal fan. probably one of the biggest arsenal fans here in South Africa.

What impressed me about this signing was not the fact that it was this youngster, but that at last Wenger was willing to spend some money.

The other awesome thing is that Chelsea wanted him too, the fact that he chose to come to Arsenal, and earn less money at the same time, is a huge victory for football.

Its a great day for football in the world

Cheers Tyron

I think all Arsenal fans want to know now if Thierry Henry is going to sign an extended contract?

Teenager Theo Walcott scored his first goal for Arsenal last night....

Arsenal RESERVES went down to a 3-2 loss though.

Well Bill, Walcott certainly DELIVERED yesterday in Premiership putting in a delightful cross for the late equaliser.

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Celtic jerseys are not for second best. They WILL shrink to fit an inferior manager like Strachan though!

Theo Walcott is more likely to get his chance in Arsenal first team this season, as Arsenal never managed to bring in many players during August transfer window.

The transfer window was longer than just the duration of August Mrs...

Theo Walcott getting a few more chances this season.

Hope it works out for him, and he goes on to have a great season at Arsenal.