Jo

[fairyfeet]

According to Wiki he's already gone on loan. Bye bye João Alves de Assis Silva

 

[Paddys Goose]

Not his fault he was shit, I suppose, but whoever scouted him and decided he was worth more than a quid has A) no knowledge of anything, and B) the most cushy job in the world. Never took to this player at all, especially with all the face-holding diving he started last season.

Sounds like Frank him self

 

[dachoosen1]

Is he only going on loan?! Thought we were trying to sell him! Christ he well be back in 6 months!

 

[Pigeonho]

We need to stop all this loaning out of players, if indeed a loan is whats happened. He must be nearing the end of his contract now though I would have thought. We need to sell, sell, sell all the players we have no room for, not loan them out.

 

[poyntonblueboy]

go jo and dont come back, please........

 

[whitt]

All we need is Jo. Sure someone on here said the other week that he only (ha ha) cost £6 million, rather than £18 million, and it was just Thaksin bullshitting to make everyone think he had money.

Or I might have dreamt it, I've been having some proper shit dreams lately.

 

[Ticket For Schalke]

All we need is Jo. Sure someone on here said the other week that he only (ha ha) cost £6 million, rather than £18 million, and it was just Thaksin bullshitting to make everyone think he had money.

Or I might have dreamt it, I've been having some proper shit dreams lately.

6M with future add ons.....

 

[Rammy Blue]

Will he be cup tied?

 

[Ticket For Schalke]

Always remember this article.

Looks can be deceiving when it comes to Joao Alves de Assis Silva, the Brazilian striker who thankfully goes by the more simple moniker 'Jo'.

At first glance, Manchester City's record signing appears to be a 6ft 2in beast of a target man. His gangling gait suggests he is better in the air than with the ball at his feet and his wild hair gives the impression he is an extrovert.

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Brazilian star Jo

Going with the fro: Jo will relish City life

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None of these assumptions about the 21-year-old arriving at Eastlands from CSKA Moscow for £20million are true. Jo took the increasingly familiar path from Brazil to the former Soviet Union little more than two years ago, when he signed for £3.5m from Corinthians where he played alongside Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

But while many South Americans freeze up in the cold climate - such as City midfielder Elano while at Shakhtar Donetsk - Jo was a revelation.

Operating best as a second striker who drops deep to exploit gaps and run at defenders, he scored 44 goals in 77 games. Average in the air, he has pace and good close control, with a rasping left-foot.

Not that life in Moscow was easy. He lived with his mother, who cooked up a flavour of home, and wife Claudia Santos, who told how they endured racial abuse.

'Once, we had lunch at McDonald's and coffee was thrown at us by a Russian who does not like blacks,' she said. 'On the streets, locals make the sign of a cross at us. Now we have to eat out discreetly.' Jo has been capped once by Brazil, against Turkey last June.

At the Under 20 World Cup he was played in a traditional centre forward's role - not his favoured position - alongside AC Milan wonderboy Alexandre Pato. But Jo believes the worldwide exposure of the Barclays Premier League will help him to gain regular call-ups.

'Who would not want to play in England?' said Jo after hearing of City's interest. 'In my opinion, Manchester City are one of the top six clubs in England.'

City were not the only ones interested but others stalled when CSKA insisted they would not do a deal for less than the striker's £20m release clause.

Money is not an issue to the Russian club, they just can't keep hold of players who want to leave. Everton were keen, Valencia made an approach in January, Real Madrid and Inter Milan showed interest and AC Milan were advised to take the plunge by Leonardo, their former Brazil star who advises the club.

But Kia Joorabchian, the businessman who owns a share of this summer's hot property and was responsible for bringing Tevez and Mascherano to the Premier League, advised the striker on taking the next plane to England.

Now all he has to do is prove he's no ordinary Jo.

Read more: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1024283/Why-Citys-new-20-million-Brazilian-man-ordinary-Jo.html#ixzz1SY1McLBs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... z1SY1McLBs</a>

 

[lee-mcfc]

OMG PLEASE be true but sell him!!!!
will be best day ever