At 34, his performance is likely to drop off the cliff any given season....especially in Pep's team, where FB's have such a big part to play in his system... As a backup, where he might play 10-15games in a season, he would be a great signing and offer great experience but shouldnt be counted on for starting 11. If there is one position we need to get younger, fitter, quicker its Fullback. Alves in my opinion is a short term fix for a very big long term problem.
What a great signing he would be. He still has it and he would bring a winners mindset to our squad which is sometimes missing. Backing this one all the way.
Think our interest is genuine. Hopefully the lure of working with Guardiola again will swing it our way.
He played 39 games last season and started 34 of them, that's more than any year since 2012 and his performances were still top class, including scoring 6 and assisting 6 in 26 games for Juventus.
He's a remarkably consistent player who is rarely injured and has shown no signs of deterioration in his performances. Any player could see a drop off at any time, but that's the risk you take. There are no signs of that happening to Alves.
This.
He played 39 games last season and started 34 of them, that's more than any year since 2012 and his performances were still top class, including scoring 6 and assisting 6 in 26 games for Juventus.
He's a remarkably consistent player who is rarely injured and has shown no signs of deterioration in his performances. Any player could see a drop off at any time, but that's the risk you take. There are no signs of that happening to Alves.
This.