All you need is Jo... said:
He does look promising but didn't alfonso alves have a similar scoring record in the dutch league.
Yes, this is the mantra being repeated but there are always two counter points to this. The first is the huge list of talent that has come from the Dutch league such as Van Persie, Bergkamp, Van Nistlerooy, Ibrahimovic, and so on. The second and most relevant is that football scouts can spot talent no matter what league they play in, and when Milan, Inter, Bayern, Real Madrid, and Arsenal are just some of the teams whose scouts have recommended their clubs to buy him, that is an indication of someone with a lot of talent. Compare to Alves for example who was linked with mid-table City and Middlesborough.