Official: City sign Enes Ünal

dickie davies said:
Ten years ago I would have got excited about a signing such as this, however, now, with what we have, I can't be the only person who's completely underwhelmed
We should either be recruiting very young players for the academy or players who will challenge immediately for a place in the first eleven
To me this is just cash tossed away and as for the first video, I got to two minutes before I turned it off. I've seen players with a better first touch on Houghend
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HolisticJim said:
I'd expect him to be loaned out and then never heard of again.
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Well that's it, the football cognoscenti of bluemoon have spoken. Put him on the first flight back to Istanbul.
 
this is the goal Enes scored against England U16 at a major tournament final in France two years back. He destroyed the defense in that whole game, might be a reference.

 
Volki said:
Im Turkish so bare with me,

First lets keep in mind that he didn't have regular play time even in Bursaspor last season so don't expect any early firework from him. But that doesn't mean he won't be any good. So I guess you'll loan him or he'll play with Reserves or U21, I don't know but he won't be first team in MC anytime soon.

He's a striker. When I watch him play he actually reminds me of Dzeko. He's 185cm with somehow dribbling skills. He can do pretty much everything but still got too much way to improve in every area of his game. So any prediction about him right now depends on him actually how much he'll work on himself, but I trust him. Why?

Because he is a good and smart lad. Different than other players, at least the ones in Turkey, he actually reads a lot but a lot, never creates any problem in the team. He speaks english which is rare again in Turkey (that is important I guess being transferred to England:). He went to his high school classes regularly until he's been promoted to first team then he still tried to keep up with his classes with the help of his teachers (I don't know If you'll remember but he came from the same high school with former NBA player Mehmet Okur) He is someone who pays his respects whenever the moment arrives so he won't be spoiled anytime soon. If he wanted make money he would stay in Bursa and then goes to bigger clubs in Turkey (like Galatasaray or Fenerbahce)

You see him scoring free kick goals on youtube. I actually don't like youtube videos but there is something about it in this one. He actually work on it for an hour or so after practice, that should tell you something about him. He wants to be there, at the top level and he knows It doesn't come easy.

Sorry for the long post, good luck =)

EDIT: Oh, 2 years ago there were rumours that Chelsea and Arsenal were chasing him but apparently since he wasn't 16 at that time, he wanted to stay at Bursa to sign a contract to make some money for the club he grew in. So he is loyal too
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Good post fella thanks for that
 
Also to mention something else, his father was also a professional football player for Bursaspor and currently he is in charge of the all youth categories of Bursaspor, the club with the best reputation with raising young players in Turkey, currently sending 6 players to the national team . His younger brother, 13 years-old, is also a promising striker with 2-3 goals averaging per game so far. In short, he has a very good family support behind him. And indeed Enes invests a lot of time on his personal development by reading books and following special trainings. Recently he was taking private boxing lessons to improve his agility and strength. You can find videos of that training on the internet ;)

or better here:

https://instagram.com/enesunaal/
 
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18-year-old Bursaspor forward Enes Ünal signs for Manchester City, according to the chairman of the Turkish club, Recep Bölükbaşı who made the announcement live on Turkish TV on Wednesday.

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“Manchester City has made an offer. It is highly probable that he will sign for Manchester City. It is safe to say he is gone,” said Recep Bölükbaşı, confirming the transfer.

Born in 1997 in Bursa province, the 1.85 meter Enes Ünal is viewed as the most prized future asset of Turkish football and comes with mind-blowing goal scoring stats at the youth level.

A tall forward capable of dribbling and technique gifted, the Ibrahimovic-esque Ünal is also a skilled free kick taker. He ranked in 25 goals in 24 games for the Turkey under 16-side, and continued his prolific record to the under 19 even breaking into the senior Turkish national team in 2015.

Ünal has played at the senior side for Bursaspor for 29 games and scored four goals.
 
Close the window now for me....

Forgive me for not getting too excited as we've seen a few 'wonder kids' in recent years.

Good luck to the lad though.
 
squirtyflower said:
And why is that?
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If we look back at the unknowns signed from previous seasons that's exactly what happened.
We'll see as the year rolls on but I'll see you back here and hope I'm wrong - I won't be but obviously I hope he takes the prem by storm.
 
HolisticJim said:
If we look back at the unknowns signed from previous seasons that's exactly what happened.
We'll see as the year rolls on but I'll see you back here and hope I'm wrong - I won't be but obviously I hope he takes the prem by storm.
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You were tracking Lopes, Deneyar, and Iheanacho for a couple years before they signed?
 
HolisticJim said:
If we look back at the unknowns signed from previous seasons that's exactly what happened.
We'll see as the year rolls on but I'll see you back here and hope I'm wrong - I won't be but obviously I hope he takes the prem by storm.
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This impression is called "learned helplessness" in psychology. And one should try to overcome that belief because every situation is different by nature.
 
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