This one would be especially complicated as Porto signed Evanilson from Fluminense. South American transfers are murky AF.Portuguese clubs and other clubs being involved is a royal pain. Benfica signing the lad from Braga (to replace Ramos), all agreed and I thought the hold up was because the replacement Braga want was difficult to secure but its because Malaga own 67% of his sale value and Braga now not happy with that so trying to get them to lower their %. Horta taking the matter to FIFA as well.
Horta is set to play his 2nd game since his emotional goodbye 2 weeks ago
Don't Porto want stupid money for him, like £60-70m?This one would be especially complicated as Porto signed Evanilson from Fluminense. South American transfers are murky AF.
He's top quality though. If we could get it done he'd be a better signing than any other striker we've been linked with in this window.
Yeah something like that. United had about €60M turned down. West Ham were priced out last season as well I think.Don't Porto want stupid money for him, like £60-70m?
Doesn't score anything like enough goals and frequently goes on long barren runs. Wouldn't be especially cheap either. No thanks.
Edit: Adams that is
i said we need 1 to put jiminez on the bench.So that would potentially leave us with Fabio, an unknown quantity and a striker who may or may not be past his prime, depending on who (if?) we purchase in this window.
And if one of those two were to get injured, what does that leave us with?
I really feel that 2 new strikers is shrewd.
They are not under Fair Play ban anymore. No more bargains.We haven't signed anyone from Porto for what, 2 years now? Practically a barren run by our standards
According to Sky, Southampton have made enquiries about Ramos.He does, he's not a bad footballer but doesn't score near enough goals. Southampton do seem to rotate their strikers a lot though.
True - already sold Vitinha and Vieira as wellThey are not under Fair Play ban anymore. No more bargains.
According to Sky, Southampton have made enquiries about Ramos.
Are we getting another midfielder in? He might still make the match day squad, definitely would if we got an injury.
According to Sky, Southampton have made enquiries about Ramos.
Irrelevant if he makes the squad if we are never ever going to use him.Are we getting another midfielder in? He might still make the match day squad, definitely would if we got an injury.
That was poor from Lage, he could see MGW and Pod weren't having a very good second half but still didn't change it with Cundle who had looked decent in that more forward midfield/ 8 slot.Irrelevant if he makes the squad if we are never ever going to use him.
It was 36 degrees last Saturday, it was 0-0 and we were shit in the second half. He played 0 minutes.