30m should get us Andreas Pereira, he looks pretty good.
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He has won the Ballon d'Or in a couple of FM16 games I've played.
And yeah, first thing I was thinking while watching him on youtube is how much me reminds me of Anderson (in a good way) with short forward passes, physical presence and running through the opposition with the ball, attacking the space
And yeah, first thing I was thinking while watching him on youtube is how much me reminds me of Anderson (in a good way) with short forward passes, physical presence and running through the opposition with the ball, attacking the space
Not overly impressed by that video, he's not overly special dribbling the ball and his passes are often off in that video. He just looks like an animal of an athlete and at 18 that's impressive. £60m? not a hope.
It would help if people read the story rather than just the headline. 60 million is his buyout fee not what they're claiming he'd cost
They're claiming £30m + add-ons. Which is still audacious for an 18 year old whose most impressive facets of the game are physical and not technical.
Looks like a poor man's Anderson. Ando was a freak at that age and had great passing range, too bad he loved himself one pie too many.
Who is his agent?
Because similar hair means everything!
30 million sounds like a lot, but it is really not. If anything, transfer fees these days are a very small fraction of the operating profits that we make. This fraction has gone down if anything if you compare it to the fees a decade ago.
No, similar playing positions, coming from the same league and the penetrative ground passing style has something to do with it but you go ahead and assume that I've never seen a black person before because that's what you are limited to.
His name's not Nico Gaitan.
We should not allow this idiot to waste one more cent of our war chest especially on an eighteen year old with less than fifty games on his back. Why not give the game time to Perreira instead?
I think this would be more of a club signing.
I would I imagine if there is any truth in this then this would be a club type signing/trusting the scouts, he'll likely be loaned back until the summer anyway by which time LvG hopefully will be gone.
At £30 million for an 18 year old then you have to have faith that he has something a bit special, and if so any future manger will want him.
Would still be surprised if we do anything window though personally, & the DM is rarely right with their 'exclusives'
If LvG sanctions this deal then I'm all for it. For all his flaws, the man knows his onions when it comes to youths.
What the hell. What has Perreira to do with this guy? The jury is still out on Perreira anyway so calm your tits. This lad looks pretty exciting from the vids. Like a young Ando without the injuries and with a better shot.
It looks that way but still it's a lot of money to spend on another kid when our team is still crying out for consistent performers. On the same page, I think the Shaw, Martial and this potential signing signal an attempt to return to the Rooney-Ronaldo type of deals where we spend heavily on a bunch of highly rated youngsters and hope to groom them, if it works then in a couple of years we'd have some team.
Agree, there is something exciting about signing young players, have to remember he should be on a lower wage bracket initially too, but I'm all for it if the scouts have seen something special in him, espcially if it's the same scouts that tracked Martial.
We do have a lot of good players at the club, if they all come together at the same and we have the right manager then we could be in for something pretty good in 2-3 years time.
Stop with the keyboard warrior thing, it's getting old and wearisome. You don't agree with me, no big deal move on if you got nothing to contribute instead of insults? And Anderson is a very good example of the risks associated with spending large sums on potential - things can go wrong between now and the time he is expected to step up, injuries, loss of form, mentality (as we have seen with Januzaj) etc. That same amount could be used to bring in a more experienced player who has proven it at an acceptable level.
Are people really complaining about spending big money on a teenager after Martial?
It's not like we've ever spent big money on a hyped up 18 year old from a big Portuguese team who failed to ... oh ... shit.
It's not like we've ever spent big money on a hyped up 18 year old from a big Portuguese team who failed to ... oh ... shit.
What keyboard warrior? It boggles the mind that ppl are against the signing of a high potential young lad after getting the likes of Shaw and Martial in. By all accounts if we went for a high profile player ppl would moan as well and bring up Di Maria as an example of why it is bad to sign established players. It's just idiotic. LvG has a very good record when it comes to young players so I'll trust him with that one if we go for him. Perreira and our other youngsters have feck all to do with this.
You need to balance the "here and now" with good young players who can keep the future pipeline of talent flowing through. The days of producing our own seem to be over so we need to buy young talent like Martial, Shaw and this guy.
Like that......
I dont understand why people are bringing up Anderson. Ando failed not because he wasnt talented but he was lazy and lost fitness. Thats not something that you can say for every signing we make. After Martial, its clear that we have a good scouting systemm and will buy players only if we are reasonably certain. Couldnt care about the fees. We have money and spending it on improving the squad is what you need money for
Ronaldo was a pretty good buy
Just watch him play a few games then. Watched him against Atletico Madrid. He was the best player on the pitch.
Never heard of this kid. Is he better than Tielemans or Bazoer?
Im with you in this one. Not to say he won't be a success but there's not much in that to say he's got any more quality than the average midfield destroyer.
Have you watched him play much? (genuine question)
Unless he's 'for the next manager' he does look to be another one of those who wouldn't look to fit van Gaal's system. Surely with his ability to drive the ball from deep he's more of an industrial box-to-box playing penetrative passes and committing defenders who suits a three man midfield better? This is all coming from those YouTube videos so correct me if I'm wrong.
In the same way Herrera and Pereira don't - none are a #10 nor are they a #6.
In the same way Herrera and Pereira don't - none are a #10 nor are they a #6.
I haven't seen him play at all. Just first impressions was yootoobe.
Looks pretty shite in youtube vids, except for one wonder goal. Kind of alarming, considering Bebe could look good on those vids.
We also spent £25 million on a much hyped young player from PSV who hasn't exactly impressed so far. Spending big money on young players is a gamble so it's right to be cautious when doing so.
When I watched him he was far from a midfield destroyer. Yes he is very strong and aggressive but also technically brilliant and a real threat going forward. Is your opinion based on a youtube compilation?
Fair enough. He's a good player imo
Well if we genuinely are interested in him then I hope so, just didn't seem anything particularly special from that video is all.
I remember the anderson vids (and how it all turned out) to get too excited yet
That said any central midfielder who is willing (or allowed) to break forwards would be nice to see at the moment
That said any central midfielder who is willing (or allowed) to break forwards would be nice to see at the moment
I'd pay to see him break Costa and leave him crying on the pitch in a puddle of his own piss.
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