I know Balde Keita.. he has a lot of potential. They are paying less for him that what we are going to end up paying for Perisic.
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Yes, if they give us Morata + 40 Million for DDG.
Keita is his first name, he has potential but I'd rather we got Perisic than another player who will go to the AFCON, we will already lose Bailly and Lukaku as it is.
Potential. Doesn't mean anything. Januzaj had lots of potential. Look at how that turned out.
Lukaku plays for Belgium
I've had a mare there! Was thinking of AubaLukaku plays for Belgium
It's a fair mistake to make, mate - I had to think about it myselfI've had a mare there! Was thinking of Auba
Sampdoria President: "If Juve pull out of buying Schick, there are four other clubs interested".
I feel Jose prefers an older winger like Perisic so that Martial can get more chances to play.
Eh?!
Lukaku plays for Belgium
Perhaps he means the big man traditionally 'goes missing' around that time of year?
He's 28 years old, not geriatric.
There's probably the 'oh funny' implication that Martial will be sold then.
48 million for Perisic?? God!!! What is happening to our club??
48 million for Perisic?? God!!! What is happening to our club??
Has to be euros
Even then, way too much!
So if Belotti isn't going to Milan.... Chelsea?
Well apparently they wouldn't budge on the €55m asking price, which is about £48m.
Our apparent 'breakthrough in negotiations' appears to be because we have agreed to pay the price they have insisted all along.
Needless to say he's far from a £50m player - he cost Inter about £11m just two years ago, and hasn't gone and been the best player in the league in that time or anything.
Still, he's a good player, and Mourinho's seeming insistence that he must sign Perisič and no other winger (which even makes me doubt this 'he was a secondary option' thing) has to at least warrant a 'let's wait and see' approach. He's never been a 'bad' player anyway, but he's certainly more a Europa League sort of player I think, without that bit extra for a CL contender, at least as a starter. I suspected when linked that his role may be as a LWB, and think this is likely to be for tactical flexibility there.
yes
I'll wait for the official figures, I honestly can't believe we would give in to £48m.
48 million for Perisic?? God!!! What is happening to our club??
it's a sellers market. It's not only our club getting large demands. Have you seen the price players are going for?
I know but Balde Keita sounds better. And I see someone pointed out the mistake you made so I won't do it again
I'm assuming it's already been said, but I'd have much preferred Keita Balde to Perisič myself - he has the ability to go to a level above I think.
Happy to admit a mistake, sorry about thatI know but Balde Keita sounds better. And I see someone pointed out the mistake you made so I won't do it again
I'd still rather get Perisic than Balde though.I'd rather pay less for potential than pay 40plus million for someone who can cross a ball. Not paying attention to potential is why we ended up paying what we did for Pogba
He is better than just being a good crosser tbf, and he is better than Keita Balde too (even if the later may have a higher ceiling)
The muppet in me would rather go and splash more on Sanchez. But we will end up with Perisic anyway so will have to see how he does. But in my eyes we are sign a 6 ft player who can cross a ball.Happy to admit a mistake, sorry about that
That sounds good. Winger with pace who can cross the ball. Exactly what we need and completely different from all other options we have.
Yeah I know. Sorry I was trying to be clever, obviously too obtusely. The subtext of what I was trying to say was that that's the way we can spin it when justifying getting Lukaku over Morata!
He maybe slightly better than Keita at the minute. But he's a decent player at best. I hope I'm proved wrong though.
Is this meant as an insult? If so its odd to insult someone based on an important strength. Also are you saying that Pogba doesn't have the potential?