Renato Sanches

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Honestly not sold, yet again! Just a bundle of energy but that's it. We are getting ripped off here, if true!
 
He really doesnt seem anything special on the ball and wouldn't even be considered without his physicality. I would much rather we go for a play maker right now, someone who can control games with their passing and ability on the ball to create chances and really run games. Not just a bundle of energy, because we already have those players.
 
bosnian_red said:
He really doesnt seem anything special on the ball and wouldn't even be considered without his physicality. I would much rather we go for a play maker right now, someone who can control games with their passing and ability on the ball to create chances and really run games. Not just a bundle of energy, because we already have those players.
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I agree, Sanches is just a more powerful Schneiderlin, not worth the money and more of a workhorse than a talent like Weigl and Neves.
 
We are absolutely crying out for a player like him. No idea how ppl can not see that. We have enough immobile CM that couldn't beat a man to save their life. We need someone who can be unpredictable, quick AND strong. Someone with good technique. He looks to he that. I'd already be satisfied if he was only half decent. A player like him is exactly what we are missing through the middle. I gave had it with the Shneiderlins, Carricks and Fellainis that can't run, can't dribble and are way too static.
 
What I would have done for a Sanches last night. His lower centre of gravity would mean he's more agile to deal with the coutinhos and lallanas.

Amazes me that people think he's over hyped. He's 18, he could turn into the next pirlo for all we know. Scholes at 18 never dictated games like he did when he was older.

The fact is we need people who are comfortable with the ball but can also actually run, and this kid is definitely that.

Add in his rocket of a shot and we will finally have a goal threat from range again too.
 
Adam-Utd said:
What I would have done for a Sanches last night. His lower centre of gravity would mean he's more agile to deal with the coutinhos and lallanas.

Amazes me that people think he's over hyped. He's 18, he could turn into the next pirlo for all we know. Scholes at 18 never dictated games like he did when he was older.

The fact is we need people who are comfortable with the ball but can also actually run, and this kid is definitely that.

Add in his rocket of a shot and we will finally have a goal threat from range again too.
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true... he could turn into the next anderson as well
I like him - I would just be reluctant to spend a huge amount on him (unless it was mostly performance based) and I think just like with depay and to an extent martial people have to accept that he will take some time to adjust and he is most probably not going to have a transformative effect on the team instantly
 
Adam-Utd said:
What I would have done for a Sanches last night. His lower centre of gravity would mean he's more agile to deal with the coutinhos and lallanas.

Amazes me that people think he's over hyped. He's 18, he could turn into the next pirlo for all we know. Scholes at 18 never dictated games like he did when he was older.

The fact is we need people who are comfortable with the ball but can also actually run, and this kid is definitely that.

Add in his rocket of a shot and we will finally have a goal threat from range again too.
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one word... Felllaini :lol:
 
He was born in Lisbon. Should be easy to verify those claims.
 
Google Translate to the rescue.

The star on the rise Benfica Renato Sanches was recorded five years late, according to the documents that JN had access.

Childhood Renato Sanches was difficult. Happy but difficult. One of the most marginalized neighborhoods of Lisbon, Musgueira, the ace rising Benfica grew wrist. He never strayed from the roots, but early on saw the parents follow different paths. So did the birth registration five years late, according to the documents that JN had access. official source eagles confirmed the delay in the registration and explained it with separation from parents.
With only five months, the baby Renato witnessed the departure of the parents. His father, also named Renato Sanches and is a native of Sao Tome and Principe, moved to France after the end of the relationship with Maria das Dores, Cape Verde. Five years later, he would return to the capital with the intent to baptize the boy, which forced the former couple to register the child.

The temporal failure, however, according to data investigated and confirmed by our newspaper, not put into question the age of the "Bulo the Musgueira" 18 years old. And documents ensure that the young was born at 15:25 pm on August 18, 1997, in Amadora-Sintra Hospital, and was registered on 22 August 2002, the Central Registry of Amadora.

Sanches, convened yesterday for the first time for the selection renewed at the end of last year at Benfica until 2021. He arrived at nine to Seixal and debuted in the first team, after going through all levels, last October 30 with the Tondela (4-0). The termination clause is 80 million euros. Exorbitantly, but not enough to ward off interest and allow room for negotiation to the president Luís Filipe Vieira.
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He ran the midfield in both legs against Zenit, bullying them at times. That's impressive for an 18 year old. The comparison with Ramires is nonsense. This guy is obviously a more technical player and his games isn't restricted to carrying the ball from midfield to attack. The last few games I saw he was dictating play from deep with his passing.
 
He's an absolute engine from the look of things. Wouldn't be a bad signing at all
 
Frankly from what i've seen of him, which is not a lot i am not convinced.

Devil may care said:
I agree, Sanches is just a more powerful Schneiderlin, not worth the money and more of a workhorse than a talent like Weigl and Neves.
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Or Delle alli at Spuds. He's been bit brilliant.

Complete box to box mid in the making.
 
Devil may care said:
Ah, offered him before he got into the Benfica first team?
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Didn't say when he was offered but did say that Woodward had no knowledge of the player so probably, as we have been regularly scouting him for a while now.
 
I don't think he's necessarily the most talented out there, but he's exactly what our midfield is crying out for. The attributes he possesses of being able to drive through the middle and past men would really up our game.
 
He's as good as ours I think. This, along with targetting Kane/Lukaku/Ibra for the striker position, certainly points to a more Mourinho like team and getting a more physically imposing side. All players who are pretty beastly physically speaking. Memphis, Smalling and Martial fit that as well.

Hopefully Renato Sanches is actually a talented player and it's not just his physicality making him stand out. Benfica fans seem to love him and rate him really highly so that's reassuring at least. At least we won't have a physically small team who can be pushed around any more, which in the last couple of years we have kind of been, needing fellaini in there just for his height to make up for the other small players.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Most people here seem to think he's bang average.
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I didn't watch the game yesterday but I have watched him a couple of times before and I wouldn't call him average. It seems people are forgetting that the guy is only 18 years old. His physic is tremendous for someone that age but the thing that really makes him stand out for me is his composure and decision making, you rarely see 18 year old midfielders who looks this calm on the ball and makes as many right decisions at this level.


 
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It's been done for a while I think but I'm delighted more clues are reinforcing that fact. He's going to be an absolute star for us.
 
Hope Chelsea pounce and swoop him from under our noses and he unfollows us. Bang average.
 
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