WesthoughtonJohn
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Gotta say this would be a surprise based on current form/appearances and injury record at Juve.
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Douglas Luiz
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Gotta say this would be a surprise based on current form/appearances and injury record at Juve.
Charlesfarsbar
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Makes sense to me
Has played for us before
Pep had good things to say about him
Can play 6 or 8
Is a loan so no risk if he doesn’t work out , plus leaves budget for our first pick
If it does work out, then happy days
Has played for us before
Pep had good things to say about him
Can play 6 or 8
Is a loan so no risk if he doesn’t work out , plus leaves budget for our first pick
If it does work out, then happy days
blueparrot
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If this happens then it tells me they can, they know they can, but not until the summer. So good news. If it’s true.Better than what we’ve got but doesn’t move the needle much.
Would be very lazy from the club imo, surely they can do better and find better.
Given our recent record, maybe they can’t.
davyhulme blue
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Just my opinion but I really hope not sends bad signals to me this .
dadnlad
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Not when he sees our corner spot is up hillMight be worth it just for his corners alone, it's been a long time since we had a player that can take one
Tbh it doesn’t for me. Admittedly Luiz has PL experience but I think the club should be buying a lad they want, rather than doing a market opportunity because Luiz has an attitude problem and has barely played a game for Juve.If this happens then it tells me they can, they know they can, but not until the summer. So good news. If it’s true.
Cityisland
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Thought hed been injured hence not playing much. No brainer baised on whats seemingly available.
Practical I guess. More legs and decent at set pieces. Would put our midfield signings in the past few years to:
Luiz - previous player
Gundo - previous player
Nunes - last minute after rejections elsewhere
Kovacic (decent squad player)
Phillips...
Really not been a high point of scouting/transfer team since Rodri.
Luiz - previous player
Gundo - previous player
Nunes - last minute after rejections elsewhere
Kovacic (decent squad player)
Phillips...
Really not been a high point of scouting/transfer team since Rodri.
I cant recall him actually playing a game for for us?Makes sense to me
Has played for us before
Pep had good things to say about him
Would be fairly happy with this. Club has got itself into a bit of a predicament and appear to be accepting that doing things the hard way are best. No quick fixes annd prepared to wait until the summer to go big. Equally Txiki has been very poor in the market so I am all for him not digging us further into the hole and letting viana have more cash for the rebuild.
ninjamonkey
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Knows the league, knows the club, knows what Pep wants, should be able to slot straight in with minimum adjustment time required. That's exactly what we need right now.Better than what we’ve got but doesn’t move the needle much.
Would be very lazy from the club imo, surely they can do better and find better.
Given our recent record, maybe they can’t.
Can't bring in somebody who needs 6 months to adapt, they have to hit the ground running. Who offers a safer bet than somebody who has already been here? It's a difficult position to play under pep, rodri himself was useless at it for nearly 18 months, I've long since said Luiz on loan is the most obvious, easiest solution
Ridiculously poor when you see it laid out in black and white.Practical I guess. More legs and decent at set pieces. Would put our midfield signings in the past few years to:
Luiz - previous player
Gundo - previous player
Nunes - last minute after rejections elsewhere
Kovacic (decent squad player)
Phillips...
Really not been a high point of scouting/transfer team since Rodri.
dadnlad
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See our future DoF aren't impressed
No he couldn’t because we couldn’t get a work permit so was loaned to GironaI cant recall him actually playing a game for for us?
balotelli's back pocket
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My question would be, why didn't we sign him in the summer - when it was a very easy deal to do?Knows the league, knows the club, knows what Pep wants, should be able to slot straight in with minimum adjustment time required. That's exactly what we need right now.
Can't bring in somebody who needs 6 months to adapt, they have to hit the ground running. Who offers a safer bet than somebody who has already been here? It's a difficult position to play under pep, rodri himself was useless at it for nearly 18 months, I've long since said Luiz on loan is the most obvious, easiest solution
He played his best football for Villa as an 8, not a 6. Maybe we decided he wouldn't offer us anything Kovacic doesn't already?
See all the points. I’d be very surprised if this happens to be honest.Knows the league, knows the club, knows what Pep wants, should be able to slot straight in with minimum adjustment time required. That's exactly what we need right now.
Can't bring in somebody who needs 6 months to adapt, they have to hit the ground running. Who offers a safer bet than somebody who has already been here? It's a difficult position to play under pep, rodri himself was useless at it for nearly 18 months, I've long since said Luiz on loan is the most obvious, easiest solution
It’s an easy link, think/hope the club will prioritise the long term over getting a lad like Luiz in over the short term.
Gabriel
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Seem to recall him playing in a friendly against Bayern Munich but not a competitive game.No he couldn’t because we couldn’t get a work permit so was loaned to Girona
Which is why I don’t think it’ll happen.My question would be, why didn't we sign him in the summer - when it was a very easy deal to do?
He played his best football for Villa as an 8, not a 6. Maybe we decided he wouldn't offer us anything Kovacic doesn't already?
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No he couldn’t because we couldn’t get a work permit so was loaned to Girona
Thank God he never got that work permit - we won the domestic treble with Dinho and Gundo at the 6 and signed Rodri a year later.Seem to recall him playing in a friendly against Bayern Munich but not a competitive game.