I think it's as likely that this Giroud signing was b/c Walcott will be sold, as it is that RVP will be.

Walcott's 1/10th the player that Van Persie is, but he's English and teams will grossly overpay for English players...and Walcott's in the same contract position that van Persie is - last year of his contact (I think).

I think that would be a great move for Arsenal too. Walcott has virtually no skill - just speed. He's exactly the same as all those sprinters who always get NFL tryouts. You think "they just gotta be able to translate that speed into productivity," but they can't. Neither can Theo.