So..
any theories?
Why do you think only us (and Spurs because of Jose maybe but Levy is cheapskate) are interested in getting him?
Why other top teams or even high mid-table teams doesn't seem to be interested?
Mine.
1. His overall stats
(not including goals/assists) are generally poor for a midfielder.
2. Not many top/high-mid teams are playing CAM or #10 nowadays.
(Maybe I'm wrong here since I have no idea what positions he played before nor what system his prev club were using).
3. Farmers league.
4. Scouts noticed he take too much excessive risks passes
(and also shootings?).
5. Scouts also noticed he tend to be "
problematic" to teammates on the pitch.
6. Weren't there bad reputations about him being perceived as a "
troublemaker" before he joined us?
7. Not impressive in international level with Portugal?
8. Weakest reason -- he's not really marketable initially compare to the other players, but oh this sure is changing alright since he's making noises in our shirt.
So why us?
We seriously need a new quality CAM immediately at that time, change of formation to have #10 as main system, and our management team (+scouts) noticed his top mentality behind the "
disruptions" he made before, which fits United's. Plus Bruno is also a fan of the club (if I'm not wrong) and interested in joining, which are also important factor (I remember Ole said we only get players wanting to join us). Those and no other candidates are available.
Besides, we also took our sweet time in getting him, we weren't that serious until we have to. It's also laughable we overpaid for him despite can get him cheaper summer last year. And to be honest, it won't surprise me if Bruno is not our first choice target. He just doesn't fit the kind of players Ole trying to get if we look at the first 3 players we got and the other players linked with us. Even Ighalo is not the first target. We only get Bruno because the likes of Maddisson, Grealish and others (if any) are not available in Jan. Similar with Ighalo, King and Haaland are not joining us in Jan.
Whatever, we struck gold.