Carlos Borges | Signed by Ajax for £12m

[IrishBlueSince92]

The academy is a great cash cow for us

Do you only stand a chance of making it from academy through to senior team if you’re from Manchester?

 

[Tevez City]

Hope to see him continue his outstanding form.

 

[Blue Feather]

Disappointed to see him go

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Disappointed to see him go

I am too.
One can only hope that he makes it good and maybe end up back with us in the future.
Next season could see some of our younger ex players like Hodge, Trafford, Borges, Brooks and Lavia ( assuming he transfers to a Premier league team) playing top level football. Kabore has gone on loan to Luton also.
it will be great to see how these lads progress.

 

[FantasyIreland]

The academy is a great cash cow for us

Do you only stand a chance of making it from academy through to senior team if you’re from Manchester?

No,you also have to be in possession of the skillset that fits into the first teams style of play.

Carlos is a major talent,but his counter attacking style and raw pace is not hugely beneficial to our style.I'm sure a team like West Ham will take full advantage though,and he will become a very exciting player.

He had a choice of 3 or 4 clubs,good ones....so not sure why the Hammers are his preference.

 

[FantasyIreland]

40mish buy back.

 

[franksinatra]

No,you also have to be in possession of the skillset that fits into the first teams style of play.

Carlos is a major talent,but his counter attacking style and raw pace is not hugely beneficial to our style.I'm sure a team like West Ham will take full advantage though,and he will become a very exciting player.

He had a choice of 3 or 4 clubs,good ones....so not sure why the Hammers are his preference.

Just out of interest, and I don't know the answer to this, does the academy side he posted such great stats for play a more counter attacking style as I thought all the academy teams tried to replicate the first team style?

Not trying to trip you up as I know you are a big champion of the academy players and much more knowledgeable than myself about these sides.

 

[Galvanoth]

He had a choice of 3 or 4 clubs,good ones....so not sure why the Hammers are his preference.

What were those clubs if you don't mind sharing.

 

[mattcity5]

What were those clubs if you don't mind sharing.

The ones I read were West Ham, Brighton, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt I think, don't know if that's what others saw though.

 

[Cobra]

Just out of interest, and I don't know the answer to this, does the academy side he posted such great stats for play a more counter attacking style as I thought all the academy teams tried to replicate the first team style?

Not trying to trip you up as I know you are a big champion of the academy players and much more knowledgeable than myself about these sides.

One of the main reasons is that the academy teams he plays against don’t just stick 11 men behind the ball like most teams do to our first team. So he has plenty of space to run into.