Amad Diallo - Atalanta winger
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Never heard of him but I’m excited about it.
if we aren’t getting him till January I hope Atlanta give him some game time in serie A
if we aren’t getting him till January I hope Atlanta give him some game time in serie A
While not wishing it on a unproven kid, so is a serious injury .
Going to reserve judgement on this deal since it will cover a position we are very light on. Everyone that knows this kid say he’s something special so hopefully it’s one signing that will come good. Now just a new back line and we’re sorted.
I have no idea how good he is... but 30m is a hell of a lot of money to spend on someone who has 3 first team appearances, and likelihood being that he won't even come into the first team squad right away when he signs. Especially in the supposedly hard covid market. I'm all for signing young talents, but ffs the amount of pressure a 30m price tag puts on this kid is huge. Makes no sense.
Zorc said nein and sticking by his guns hard by the looks. Guess we are going with Amad, Cavani, Telles as things stand, really hope a dembele deal might get done also.
Club is splashing that Sancho money!
Looks tiny and lightweight. He is not going to contribute early doors IMO.. will need time.
Yeah go and get Upamecano & Partey (before Arsenal) snap him up
So, after we have spent months trying to drive down asking prices and save a few million quid, today is the day to spunk tens of Millions in gambles......
Hope our new manager wants him.
Is he any better than Chong? Looks lightweight and months off being ready for the PL.
So, after we have spent months trying to drive down asking prices and save a few million quid, today is the day to spunk tens of Millions in gambles......
Who knows, maybe Dortmund's 10/08 deadline was regardless of fee like they've said from the start. I'd be surprised if we weren't willing to go about €105m for Sancho or whatever we offered the other day yet are then happy to spend €30m+ on Traore.
£30mil puts this in a much different bracket to the rest of the young signings. We're basically expecting him to make it.
Nicolas Pepe mark II, he will take a while to get settled.
The people who spent the 30m are the ones who need to have an idea how good he is to be fair. It’s them it needs to make sense. At the very least, judgement should be reserved. If we don’t know how good the player is then there really isn’t any grounds to criticise or comment negatively as such.
Atalanta are probably partying right now.
I like a prospect signing but that's a huge fee. Not my money so don't really care but considering we're penny pinching elsewhere it's a tad odd
If he was English then he'd probably be worth same as Sancho in 6 months from now, so it's a no-brainer. Seems like a wise piece of business.
Time will tell
There 100% is grounds to comment and criticize, because of the fee involved. City spent 20m on Ferran Torres. Spending 30m on someone with as little experience as Traore is pretty much unprecedented. We make all these excuses about a difficult covid market as the reasons why we can't address our concerns in a timely manner, and then throw €30m at an 18 year old with 3 first team appearances on deadline day, to join at a future date? Where is the logic?
I think it's more that it's impossible to have that much of an idea about a player his age so it's a risky move.
The idea that we're being tough and not overpaying has gone out of the window with this in my view.
Anyway it's an exciting signing if we ignore the financial competence.
Love this transfer if it happens. We are buying the potential of a potential superstar.
Exactly this! Propsect signings are always good due to low risk high reward nature. We're paying as if its immediate reward right now basically though, with little backing or faith on that. Such a strange deal.
Is he that good already?
Yep. Haaland also €22.5m. Bellingham €25m.
This is a massive gamble and knowing us will probably fail.
You cannot comment or criticise if, by admission, you know feck all about the player in question.
It is not ludicrous to spend 30m on a professional football player. The only factor that determines whether it is or not, is WHICH footballer, and how good he is. And that key part, you don’t know. Perhaps the people who actually spent the money, have a better idea?
Immediate reward for these type of players seems to be 100m upwards currently, so I guess the fee is fair.
Can't afford €10m more for Sancho but can pay €30m + add ons for this guy
This got the “here we go” treatment right?
Also what is the deal? To be announced today, or to be announced in January?
Also what is the deal? To be announced today, or to be announced in January?
Apparently we will be paying 10m for this Uruguayan kid as well. Crazy.
But if we had invested the 120m in Sancho, how much would be left for the rest? Except for Cavani, i dont think we would have done Telles, Traore and Pellistri. Ok maybe Traore wasnt needed then, but Telles and Pellistri might turn out useful players
It did indeed. Would be announced today but he'd join in Jan because of work permit issues.
1m 73 or 5’ 8. Not that tiny either
Please stop moaning about Sancho in this thread.
There must be something shady going on behind the scenes with these crazy amounts for unknown and unproven talent. Like some sort of money laundering for tax-free private accounts....
Impossible for who to have much of an idea though? Internet fans or a professional football club?
I’m not saying anyone has to be excited, but at the very worst, there needs to be a reservation of judgement if you have no idea at all how good the player is. If we had bought Kylian Mbappé at a similar age for 30m, it would have been fantastic business. If we had bought Oli McBurnie at the same stage for 30m, it would have been a terrible move. Obviously, the key distinction lies in the quality of the player, and as it stands, those criticising have no idea as to the quality of the player.
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