Darmian / Signs permanent deal for Parma

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It's a pity it never worked out for him as there were such high hopes when we signed him but there must be something there for Juventus to hover around him for so long.

His performance in the Europa League final was a highlight for me, thought he was man of the match.
 
Good squad player who played way more games as a starter than he should. Not his fault, though.
 
devilish said:
Juventus grabbed us by the balls on this the same way they did with Pogba and the same way they managed to get Can and Ramsay for free. That's the benefits of having top quality football people at the club.
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Your love for Juve is well known.
 
Tbh Rojo and Valencia should go before him. Good luck to the lad, was a professional the whole time.
Amyway hope he's a first to go and we'll get a CB and a RB in the summer.
 
The funny thing is Alexis destroyed him and he was never the same since. And now Alexis is, well...
 
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Ban said:
Tbh Rojo and Valencia should go before him. Good luck to the lad, was a professional the whole time.
Amyway hope he's a first to go and we'll get a CB and a RB in the summer.
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I don’t get these responses. I’m sure we have a number of players who are available for sale/loan. Why some posters are so caught up with the specific order in which they leave the club I will never get. The available players will go when we get suitable offers for them. In whatever order.
 
Can't have played more than about ten full 90min appearances without a booking.
Pure mediocrity beyond that quality first month
 
Strange that a guy who barely makes United's bench is going on loan to the best team in Italy by some margin.
 
Good luck.

He’ll do well in Italy as he’s more suited to the Italian style. Full backs are expected to defend there. In England, they’re judged on assists and crosses.
 
Ban said:
Tbh Rojo and Valencia should go before him. Good luck to the lad, was a professional the whole time.
Amyway hope he's a first to go and we'll get a CB and a RB in the summer.
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All 3 plus Jones need shifting, so lets take what we can when an opportunity presents itself. And sort the others later.
 
devilish said:
Juventus grabbed us by the balls on this the same way they did with Pogba and the same way they managed to get Can and Ramsay for free. That's the benefits of having top quality football people at the club.
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Oh yeah. Taking a terrible player on loan from us. Really got us there.
 
Have a feeling he could have done better if he would have been retrained as a center back, or?
 
Poor "feck Juventus" guy... He was so happy Darmian decided to join us.
 
Stop the celebration folks, luckily both Nedved and Allegri have confirmed Spinazzola (Sandro’s backup) is staying and we’re not bringing in anyone
 
Scholsey2004 said:
We still need to move on quite a few players, Rojo being the most obvious.
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Rojo is not going anywhere. He has a big contract and is always injured. No one will even think of taking him unless he dramatically improves on the injury front.
Once that is done, we only need to find a team that will take his wages.
I think by the time all that is done, his contract will probably be up.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Oh yeah. Taking a terrible player on loan from us. Really got us there.
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Darmian isn't going to be a first teamer at Juventus. He'll be their OShea basically, covering the RB and LB role. After the loan they get him on free. Meanwhile they will be selling Spinazzola making money out of it. Therefore they got a 12m something rated full back for free while concurrently selling Spinazzola for a similar fee. Don't tell me that's not value.
 
Ban said:
I believe you.
Not sure how they have us by the balls regarding this deal?
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They did what they always do ie they arrange things with the player behind the scenes so he would refuse any offers that is not Juventus. We won't get bankrupt by it. However you can't deny they do know how to do business.
 
devilish said:
Darmian isn't going to be a first teamer at Juventus. He'll be their OShea basically, covering the RB and LB role. After the loan they get him on free. Meanwhile they will be selling Spinazzola making money out of it. Therefore they got a 12m something rated full back for free while concurrently selling Spinazzola for a similar fee. Don't tell me that's not value.
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How exactly are they getting Darmian for free we do have option for another year in his contract , Juventus are great at getting value for their money but they won't be signing Darmian for free.
 
devilish said:
Darmian isn't going to be a first teamer at Juventus. He'll be their OShea basically, covering the RB and LB role. After the loan they get him on free. Meanwhile they will be selling Spinazzola making money out of it. Therefore they got a 12m something rated full back for free while concurrently selling Spinazzola for a similar fee. Don't tell me that's not value.
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I know you love Juventus a lot but you should read news too. There is option to extend, so Juventus won't be signing him for free.
 
I'm not at all opposed to him leaving but the timing is a little strange. We aren't exactly blessed with options at full-back and it was only a couple of games ago Darmian was deputising at centre-back. I'd sooner get shot of Valencia.
 
gajender said:
How exactly are they getting Darmian for free we do have option for another year in his contract , Juventus are great at getting value for their money but they won't be signing Darmian for free.
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roonster09 said:
I know you love Juventus a lot but you should read news too. There is option to extend, so Juventus won't be signing him for free.
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Ah ok I misread the details although I can't see Juventus paying 7m for him which means he'll be their's for free in a year time. And for the millionth time I don't love Juventus, I actually hate them. They are arrogant, they are Aholes with fans and while I do agree that Calciopoli was a coup to bring them down I also acknowledge that the Agnelli's wealth comes from very dark sources that no Maltese who like history can possibly support.

I only admire the way they work, which is completely different to loving the club. For example I love how Liverpool are playing at the moment. That doesn't make me a Liverpool supporter :shivers: Most of us hate the way we're operating at board level that doesn't make us Manchester United haters.
 
devilish said:
Agnelli's wealth comes from very dark sources that no Maltese who like history can possibly support.
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Thank God there are those honest and transparent families like the Berlusconi's and Moratti's.
 
piesel said:
Thank God there are those honest and transparent families like the Berlusconi's and Moratti's.
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Berlusconi links to the mafia are well renowned. I don't know much about the morattis. The Agnellis factories armed the fascist regime
 
devilish said:
Ah ok I misread the details although I can't see Juventus paying 7m for him which means he'll be their's for free in a year time.
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In the Summer, we valued Darmian at around £16-18m. Juventus wouldn't match that, I think they were willing to go as high as £13m. The haggling was ongoing, but then we had a few defensive injuries in pre-season, most notably to Valencia, so I am pretty sure this deal was tabled so we had cover.

This seems to be the case now that he's been allowed to go on loan. The success of this loan deal is going to be the determining factor in how much he costs as we will activate his one-year extension as it is entirely the clubs call and not Darmian's. If he plays well for Juventus, they will probably have to match our initial asking price minus the £3m cost of this loan. He will go to Juventus in the Summer for around £9-15m IMO. They're paying £3m to loan him for for five months - they'll pay more than £7m if they rate him enough to tie him down to a 4+ year contract even with only a year left on his current contract.

He's a cheap utility player that bolsters their squad and allows them to invest more in other areas.
 
Havak said:
In the Summer, we valued Darmian at around £16-18m. Juventus wouldn't match that, I think they were willing to go as high as £13m. The haggling was ongoing, but then we had a few defensive injuries in pre-season, most notably to Valencia, so I am pretty sure this deal was tabled so we had cover.

This seems to be the case now that he's been allowed to go on loan. The success of this loan deal is going to be the determining factor in how much he costs as we will activate his one-year extension as it is entirely the clubs call and not Darmian's. If he plays well for Juventus, they will probably have to match our initial asking price minus the £3m cost of this loan. He will go to Juventus in the Summer for around £9-15m IMO. They're paying £3m to loan him for for five months - they'll pay more than £7m if they rate him enough to tie him down to a 4+ year contract even with only a year left on his current contract.

He's a cheap utility player that bolsters their squad and allows them to invest more in other areas.
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Fully agree with this. He will do well for them.
 
I'd actually go as far as saying he's our best Defensive FB which does'nt say a lot for the rest, unfortunately for him his offensive game is non existent, I'd rather sell Valencia this window and sort out the FB positions in the summer.
 
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