For opposition and neutral fans perhaps, but not if you're the one playing and winning!
Obviously different players have different motivations and career goals, so maybe you're right and he would be seeking a new challenge (particularly if Juve finally go on to win the CL), but logically leaving the club to go anywhere bar Real Madrid/Bayern/Barcelona would be a step down (and even the latter is debatable).
I don't know if this is indicative of anything or not, but a potential Alex Sandro move away hasn't been reported at all in the Italian media (to my knowledge, at least).
If he does join City, you guys will be getting a fantastic full-back, one of the very best in the world.
No chance. I would suggest if we're targeting Sandro heavily it's because we know we can't get Bonucci.
As a Juve fan, I'm not sure why Juve would even consider selling Alex Sandro. Top class left-backs are hard to come by (Juve hadn't had one since Zambrotta), he's one of the first names on the teamsheet and he's at a good age, playing well and only getting better. I'm also not sure why Alex Sandro would want to leave, unless there was some astronomical contract offer on the table.
That would be my take on it. No way Juve sell us half their defence. Much as I'd love us to get Bonucci, I've long had doubts that he would make the move when push comes to shove.
I currently watch far less of other teams than I used to but Sandro is a player who caught my eye last year and seems like he would be ideal for what Pep wants.
I appreciate that some people are interested in discussing what players are worth, sometimes I am too. I just find it weird that people get so angry about players valuations. I can't count how many times i've read on here "FFS, we're paying how much, he's not worth that" as if it's remotely possible to tell "worth" BEFORE you've bought a player. Inevitably if a player is a success nobody will ever look at their transfer fee. And if they're a failure whether they cost 50 million or 5 million they'll get the same dog's abuse. Best to let the club decide what they are prepared to pay IMO and not get involved in arbitrary number games where you say "he's not 50 but he's worth 30". Who gives a fuck really.
Agree with all of that mate. We should get more for our players so I went conservative due to their wages? We need to use our connection to China to get some big offers in and hopefully get the players to go there? Nasri likes big money so I wonder if he could be tempted? If so am sure we could blah £30-40m for him alone! ;-)
I appreciate that some people are interested in discussing what players are worth, sometimes I am too. I just find it weird that people get so angry about players valuations. I can't count how many times i've read on here "FFS, we're paying how much, he's not worth that" as if it's remotely possible to tell "worth" BEFORE you've bought a player. Inevitably if a player is a success nobody will ever look at their transfer fee. And if they're a failure whether they cost 50 million or 5 million they'll get the same dog's abuse. Best to let the club decide what they are prepared to pay IMO and not get involved in arbitrary number games where you say "he's not 50 but he's worth 30". Who gives a fuck really.
Yeah i've remained skeptical on the Bonucci situation. He's got a young family and seems so settled in Turin. Just can't see it. Hard to prize big Italian players from big Italian clubs.