Rafael Leao

[sir baconface]

I guess there's more to top level scouting than reading wikipedia pages?

Pause...as half of Bluemoon rip up their CVs in disappointment.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

I guess there's more to top level scouting than reading wikipedia pages? Monaco seem to know what they're doing, they've only brought in €500m flipping players in the last 3 years.

Yeah, no shit, but when you're looking for a striker, you're looking for goals. 2 in 29 is dreadful.

 

[domalino]

Yeah, no shit, but when you're looking for a striker, you're looking for goals. 2 in 29 is dreadful.

Sterling has 2 goals in 39 senior appearances, does that mean he can't score at club level? No.

You're looking at kids playing way above their age groups and wondering why they arne't scoring every game. Leao was put in the Portugal u21's 4 months after he turned 18. Pellegri was in Italy's u16's as a 14 year old.

Goal records at international youth level mean absolutely fuck all.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Sterling has 2 goals in 39 senior appearances, does that mean he can't score at club level? No.

You're looking at kids playing way above their age groups and wondering why they arne't scoring every game. Leao was put in the Portugal u21's 4 months after he turned 18. Pellegri was in Italy's u16's as a 14 year old.

Goal records at international youth level mean absolutely fuck all.

Sterling is a winger who had been classed as a poor finisher by the majority (City fans included) before the previous season. You're right that if they see something special and push them up an age group, it can harm their output, but on paper it doesn't look good.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Contract offer been put in for this kid according to Sunday Times

 

[shak]

Will be interesting to see how Bruno de Carvalho getting the boot will affect this. Some talk that the players who rescinded their contracts would come back if he was to leave but that obviously won't be happening for all of them with Rui Patricio joining Wolves.

 

[riley347]

Contract offer been put in for this kid according to Sunday Times

But is he any good?????

 

[dachoosen1]

Apparently we are willing to pay a fee despite him being able to walk on a free? Could be a good idea sporting push him in our direction, keeps a good relationship with them and we avoid being caught in an legal challenge that sporting is bound to try in the near future can't lose half your squad without at least putting up a fight but 22.5 mil is a fair amount to pay.

 

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[razman]

heard city would offer some money to sporting....hope he is as good as others are hyping him to be