Yeah, he's homegrown, and honestly, I have no idea what the angle is here. If we were looking for a centre-back to help meet the quota, Branthwaite would be the obvious choice. But then I remembered how injury-prone he is compared to his cost. Maybe we'll look to fill the English quota by signing players in other positions instead. Maybe the Antonio Silva links are nothing but just rumours!
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richards30
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Viana is ruthless, Sporting were in the same shape as us before him and Amorim. Old players at the end of their time and he gutted that squad in two windows. Completely rebuilt it. Saw a article when we announced him explaining how he rebuilt Sporting
Sounds like this could be fun then! As long as Hugo knows he doesn’t just have to buy potential and gets a couple of wolrdies this summer as well.
Sounds like this could be fun then! As long as Hugo knows he doesn’t just have to buy potential and gets a couple of wolrdies this summer as well.
This might be pivotal this summer.
“Over the years, Sporting’s transfer strategy under Viana shows some interesting patterns and trends worth digging into. One thing that seems to have stayed consistent throughout, though, is the Portuguese director’s impressive negotiation skills. He has a reputation for being a tough negotiator who consistently goes in and gets what he wants, as is evidenced by the big-money deals he has struck over the years.
In his first full season as the club’s director of football, Viana negotiated the club-record sale of Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United for a fee of around €65m. In fact, he has overseen five of the club’s six most expensive departures, thereby bringing in the money needed to be able to afford to adequately replace such stars. Thus, his ability to negotiate big sales has been the key to his success in Lisbon.”
“The key to his success is his proactivity. Viana is not one to wait around for star players to leave before going on the search for replacements. Instead, he understands the fact that Sporting’s best players are always going to attract interest from top clubs around the big five European leagues – indeed, their business model relies on it – so he is happy to look for and even sign successors beforehand.”
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He didn’t have that option at Sporting, he will have here.Sounds like this could be fun then! As long as Hugo knows he doesn’t just have to buy potential and gets a couple of wolrdies this summer as well.
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My main concern is that we will be losing lots of world class players and more importantly players who are proven winners with experience.This is definitely Viana’s work and I’m here for it. These players will always be legends but someone had to be ruthless and take them away from Pep. Excited to see what the squad will look like.
It’s going to be very difficult to replace
My main concern is that we will be losing lots of world class players and more importantly players who are proven winners with experience.
It’s going to be very difficult to replace
We will but we still have Rodri Dias Haaland Foden think Gundo and Kovacic will stay!
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I think Kev is leaking to this journalist he normally gets transfers for us during the transfer window but now he’s getting exclusives. Kev and him work together for the KDB cup, also done interviews with him about the cup and Belgian talent.
Surely he can’t be that bitter about a new contract considering his injuries and lack of impact in the last 2 years.
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Fairly certain Doku isn’t Basque.Bilbao could probably pay him a good wage as well as they are paying Nico top money
richards30
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Fairly certain Doku isn’t Basque.
So Bilbao can’t sign him then?
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no they dont sign players not born in the basque region, hence they rarely if ever pay transfer fees and can overpay on wages etc.So Bilbao can’t sign him then?
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Apparently, we're considering Trubin(GK) and António Silva, their centre-back, who, last I checked, is quite expensive and very good.
We;ve been linked with Silva for a few years now.. we finally pull the trigger? Thought it might be a Left footer personally but could see this.
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Won't more than can'tSo Bilbao can’t sign him then?
richards30
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no they dont sign players not born in the basque region, hence they rarely if ever pay transfer fees and can overpay on wages etc.
Wow! I wasn’t aware that was their transfer policy .
Yep we have been linked for some time now and I can not see it happen, because of the prize tag!We;ve been linked with Silva for a few years now.. we finally pull the trigger? Thought it might be a Left footer personally but could see this.
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Born or raised (i.e. spent their formative years in the region).no they dont sign players not born in the basque region, hence they rarely if ever pay transfer fees and can overpay on wages etc.
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A few more rumors floating around about Xavi Simons to us today. Wirtz alternative?
Viana is ruthless, Sporting were in the same shape as us before him and Amorim. Old players at the end of their time and he gutted that squad in two windows. Completely rebuilt it. Saw a article when we announced him explaining how he rebuilt Sporting
He doesn’t have any emotional attachment to the players that need moving on. Txiki does. Whether it’s just a coincidence/perfect timing or on purpose, it’s worked out well to have a new DoF for the rebuild IMO.
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Yeah, he's homegrown, and honestly, I have no idea what the angle is here. If we were looking for a centre-back to help meet the quota, Branthwaite would be the obvious choice. But then I remembered how injury-prone he is compared to his cost. Maybe we'll look to fill the English quota by signing players in other positions instead. Maybe the Antonio Silva links are nothing but just rumours!
An English number 2 keeper would be an obvious move.
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An English number 2 keeper would be an obvious move.
Trafford?
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I don't get why people keep coming back to him.Trafford?
Unless there's been a dramatic improvement from his time at the Breezeblock playing for Bolton, it's a hard pass for me.