Amazing! Short term, yet still exciting to have such a legend in our squad. A true modern great.
There's no chance we'd go into next season with Alves as our only recognised right back.
Those moaning are being willfully obtuse.Those moaning at his age would have moaned last summer if we signed him at 33 but look at the season he just had.
He'll be one of two RB signings no doubt. And anything to keep Walker from playing every single game is a good thing to me tbf: assuming he's the other signing.
Fuckin disgraceful.. doesn't seem like 5 minutes since we were signing full backs like Gary Fleming
Now we're getting losers like this who have just been the MOM in the CL final, only got 100 caps for Brazil and won a pathetic 40 trophies in their career. Wtf is going on
I'm not repeating anything, it's an underwhelming signing on its own , I'll wait to see who else is signed before I get all giddy like you .
He's a 34 year old defender, on the last year of his contract, and he went to Juve on a free... that's why the fee is low, not because they don't rate him
Yeah I suppose it's not Alves I'm opposed to but signing a short term option. Why not get two right backs that are potentially the solution for years to come?
Obtuse, what did you call me ? .....Those moaning are being willfully obtuse.
Because we're already spending £100m on fullbacks this summer?
Obtuse, what did you call me ? .....
if we only sign the 6 players the media say were supposedly after we will still only have a squad of 20 players,pepe likes to work with a small squad by most clubs standards, 22/23, so we need more players and Alves fits that short term fix as a second right back. Remember there will be more transfer windows to perfect the squadFair point. We will see.
This is why I will never understand people who say don't bother about the fee as it's not your money. You have made the point that it is important because there could be a trade off and I think the same.
We're discussing the merits of a possible new signing , it's not needy or spoilt .There's some right needy spoilt ****s in this thread.
Ffs get a grip.
Yes it is....he's not 20 or a shiny new toy.We're discussing the merits of a possible new signing , it's not needy or spoilt .
if we only sign the 6 players the media say were supposedly after we will still only have a squad of 20 players,pepe likes to work with a small squad by most clubs standards, 22/23, so we need more players and Alves fits that short term fix as a second right back. Remember there will be more transfer windows to perfect the squad