Oliver Torres no doubt?
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Thiago?
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I wish. That boat has sailed unfortunately.
Do the scouts need to be watching anyone in particular? Do they not just keep an eye on games of this level? Especially when, with all due respect, selling clubs like Porto are involved.
True, but i can't see Hummels being as good as Rio was. Rio in his prime was so much better than Hummels.
You could say that Rio in his prime was better than any centre back in the world at the moment though.
You'd be a bit silly to say otherwise.
Look at Everton's scouts elbowing up to the big boys table.
I imagine we were all there to see Porto as Bayern aren't exactly there for the pickings.Interesting from Sammer. Wonder if this will allow Pep to further Francofy the squad next summer.
If only we were this careful with our CL winning squad
I don't think Bayern are being particularly careful if they buy less Germans and more Spanish players. Once Pep leaves the new manager will probably be fecked with a glut of players he doesn't want.
Look at Everton's scouts elbowing up to the big boys table.
If Roberto Martinez gets Oliver Torres next season on loan he deserves a 10 year extension. Barkley-Torres-McCarthy could do a fine impression of Matuidi-Verrati-Motta even with Barkley being half the thinker and worker Matuidi is.
Maybe Indi Martins would go there to replace Distin as one their 3 CB's? Not sure who else they could afford from that Porto lineup or who would want to go to Everton.
Lots of talent. Brahimi can play anywhere as an AM/W. Oliver might be the next great Spanish CM, Alex Sandro is highly rated (and has looked excellent whenever I've seen them) at LB and Casemiro has made mistakes but also shown incredible potential as a DM.
Citeh could do a lot worse than just throwing 80 million at Porto for Brahimi + Sandro as a new left side and keeping Yaya and playing:
------Aguero-------
Brahimi-Toure--Silva
---CM-Fernando/Inho
AlexSandro----Zabaleta
---Kompany-CB------
--------Hart---------
Still need a CB and someone like Schneiderlin to anchor the midfield, but those are maybe doable for cheaper if done cleverly.
Dont think there is much chance of Torres going on loan again.
City might be a bit gun shy when it comes to Porto at the minute wouldnt you think?
If Simeone is smart he'll hire an assistant to help him improve his squad's ability to dominate lesser teams, bring back Torres and play:
----Striker------
Turan-----Griezmann
--Torres--Koke-
------DM--------
when they're not against top sides. That front 6 could dominate teams with passing and movement and not just physicality and directness.
Suarez, Saul, Tiago or even Gabi in the DM role and either Mandzukic or if those rumours are true a new striker up top. Cavani would fit their big-game side but less so this one.
Atletico have 60 points and 52 goals in 28 games against everyone but Real and Barca. That's about 10-12 points and 30-35 goals worse than those 2 have done against "the bottom 17" in La Liga.
They need to develop a style for beating good, mediocre and bad teams almost or as often as Real and Barca do, and I think Torres and Koke centrally would be a massive boon there. How many teams would have better passing CM's than that? They could even try to just completely dominate and outscore (lesser) teams like Real do with this sort of thing:
-Striker-Griezmann
Turan-------Winger
--O.Torres-Koke----
Though they'd need another winger there. They will presumably need one anyways with Cerci not working out and Cani's loan ending.
Looks good, but realistically I think City will be targeting a few British players to fulfill their homegrown quota.
Fair point but if they can sell Nasri to Italy or France for 20 and buy Brahimi for 25 they'll have done brilliantly, and I like Nasri more than most.
I dont he is a fanny
Schneiderlin is homegrown, I think. I sort of believe the Barkley rumours. But they should be careful. Not a ton of Brits out there good enough for them unless they can sign Bale, Sterling or Sturridge in attack.
Is there a single back 6 player who would improve them?
I could see Mourinho selling them Cahill for a big fee and turning right around and signing a CB he rates higher with the money, like Miranda (rumoured) or even Godin or Varane. Stones would be another possibility.
Citeh not have signed Bony, I don't think. They could have spent 5 million on Ings, who should be at least 80 percent of the player, then saved 25 million in precious FFP money and with the Euro being low, have signed an elite midfielder or left-back.
He's clearly a difficult personality and he's not very good as a 10, but I think he's a pretty good, though not great, wide player. I was watching Juve-Monaco and Juve basically played Tevez as a 10, Morata up front and told Pereyra to run the channels and get inside of the fullbacks on both sides and I think Nasri could play that latter role fairly well. I guess Juve might feel similarly because there are rumours of a Nasri + Money (+ Toure too maybe) deal for Pogba. Have to be a shit load of money. And even then, I think since they have a solid option there in Pereyra they might as well go with someone with more upside than Nasri, like Draxler, Jese, Depay, Dybala, Sterling or whatever wide-ish attacking midfielder you like. Now that I ramble on about it and consider crazy swap deals, maybe Di Maria + Rafael for Pogba would suit everyone. Juve get a Lichsteiner competitor/future replacement and Di Maria to join Tevez, Morata, Vidal, Marchisio and another midfielder between Pirlo, Pereyra and the market in a versatile and quick front 6.
--------Morata------
---Tevez---DiMaria--
----Vidal---Marchisio-
------Pirlo/DM--------
looks pretty damn scary.
He's an unconventional player, but his ball retention is excellent and he scores at a normal rate for his position.
If he's willing to sit on the bench and isn't part of Citeh's apparent emotional and mental destruction, I think they should keep him as the 3rd wide player behind Silva and the goalscoring winger type they need, unless someone makes an offer too high to refuse (and they have FFP issues and holes everywhere) or their new manager doesn't want to control play slowly higher up the pitch but instead break quickly.
Marseille will need to replace Ayew this summer, and are only a point (with GD in their favor) behind Monaco, who have Juve in midweek next week to complicate things, so they could be back in the CL. Nasri could go back there.
Atletico do usually have a good eye for strikers
Well if he can go on to do half of what Aguero, Falcao, Costa and Torres (before Liverpool) did then he'll be a very good purchase for them.
Who gives a feck about Shitty anyway?
feck off
News #Jugones: David De Gea says Yes to Real Madrid. The information here: http://bit.ly/1yzrdht
What is this #ElChiringuito? Trustworthy?
Tbf to De Gea, I wouldn't judge him for going to Real. It would be hard to turn down a move with him being from Madrid and all.
My bad. I thought this was acting as the General transfer discussion thread too.
Goncalo Lopes talks shite
Contreao has decided? Odd way of putting it. Man if we lose De Gea and all we get in return is a fecking mediocre left back it would be laughably sad.
Lads, I've decided to go to Manchester United too. Wish me luck.
El Chiringuito is the most Real Madrid biased sports show on TV. Not reliable at all.
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