CityDreamer
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Good morning blues,
If Martinez has a buy out clause we're willing to meet then I'd have thought he'd already be signed.
Maybe we are trying a lower price first
Assuming the player wants to comeIf Martinez has a buy out clause we're willing to meet then I'd have thought he'd already be signed.
Why does this feel like a desperate signing? Not a panic buy mind, but a desperate one nevertheless. Like I see all our transfers under Pep and there's clearly two kinds - players who were the 1st choice and the club was hell bent on getting them in and the backups who we would never buy in an ideal situation but kinda had to because of the market. Bravo, Nolito and Danilo are the only players we've bought under Pep who fall under that second category. It doesn't matter the level at which they're performing when we bought them, all of them were clearly not 1st choices. We bought Bravo because there was literally nobody available that late in the window and Ter Stegen wasn't coming, Nolito was clearly a random buy for a squad place because he was performing good and was incredibly cheap and we went for Danilo because Alves fucked us over and there was no other experienced RB in the market in the 20-30 mil range. And just look at how all three turned out. Jury might be still out for Danilo but he's never going to be a top player, is he? Martinez is very much like that. He'll probably turn in okay performances when Otamendi and Stones are not available, but I don't see how he would be challenging for a starting place. I don't care if we sign JFE or Martinez cause they're not competing for the top spot, will only play in the league cup or when one of the main guys are injured and they sure as shit ain't improving the squad quality by their presence.
Why does this feel like a desperate signing? Not a panic buy mind, but a desperate one nevertheless. Like I see all our transfers under Pep and there's clearly two kinds - players who were the 1st choice and the club was hell bent on getting them in and the backups who we would never buy in an ideal situation but kinda had to because of the market. Bravo, Nolito and Danilo are the only players we've bought under Pep who fall under that second category. It doesn't matter the level at which they're performing when we bought them, all of them were clearly not 1st choices. We bought Bravo because there was literally nobody available that late in the window and Ter Stegen wasn't coming, Nolito was clearly a random buy for a squad place because he was performing good and was incredibly cheap and we went for Danilo because Alves fucked us over and there was no other experienced RB in the market in the 20-30 mil range. And just look at how all three turned out. Jury might be still out for Danilo but he's never going to be a top player, is he? Martinez is very much like that. He'll probably turn in okay performances when Otamendi and Stones are not available, but I don't see how he would be challenging for a starting place. I don't care if we sign JFE or Martinez cause they're not competing for the top spot, will only play in the league cup or when one of the main guys are injured and they sure as shit ain't improving the squad quality by their presence.
I am not sure this is right at all as Kompany will no longer be considered first choice due to his injury problems and Pep hinted as such when he said that he could no longer rely on him. If Martinez does come in then expect he will compete with Otamendi and Stones and when Mendy is fit play as part of a three. Otamendi has also played a lot of games and will be rested. I accept the assessment of Nolito but not of Bravo or Danilo. Bravo was awful but that was difficult to predict as prior to that he'd been decent at Barca but clearly not as good as Her Stegen. Danilo has done alright when he's played at RB but we didn't pay too much and expect in the Summer he will be let go with Maffeo returning to compete with Walker and freeing up another overseas spot. I've not seen enough of Martinez to be truly convinced but look at what Pep has done with Stones, Otamendi and Walker all of whom have improved massively. I am sure he could do the same with Martinez.I think the point I am making badly is that Martinez is back-up. Stones and Otters/Kompamy are our first choices...VVD knew this I suspect and knew he wouldn't be guaranteed a start. Still, 75m for him is absurd, he's no better than Otamendi, a player that worries me as much as he also impresses me.