Yannick Carrasco

[spursfan77]

Spanish clubs always go on and on about the release clauses for their players and always end up selling them for less.

The release clause only applies in Spain doesn’t it.

 

[JCRD]

Give them Bryan Gil perhaps? the thing is I think they need to reduce their wages to be compliant with the La Liga rules. I suspect that is what we are banking on - that they need to get rid of one or two. Im sure I read it somewhere on here

 

[G Ron]

Surely theres an agreement to be found.

You’d like to think so with the Regi deal also there to be done. They sold a left back to Forest so they definitely need a replacement

 

[delawarespur]

We’ll probably never know, but I think if Conte is saying to go get him, we’ll get him. I don’t think there’ll be a case of us getting him if Conte isn’t demanding him and think he ends up here if Conte is demanding him. Would be angry if financials are stopping this move if he’s someone Conte really wants. Doing exactly as the manager wants is how it should be given who the manager is.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Is he worth the release clause?

Maybe if he was 25. I like the player but 60 million for a 29 year old is not the way we do things

 

[Pekoni]

The release clause only applies in Spain doesn’t it.

The release clauses don’t really matter at all. Every player that plays for a spanish team needs to have one. Their FA rules or something like that.

 

[delawarespur]

Is he worth the release clause?

Personally don’t think so, but if the manager wants him, I’d be paying it immediately I’d I had the power to do so.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Maybe if he was 25. I like the player but 60 million for a 29 year old is not the way we do things

he's 28 btw

 

[yido_number1]

he's 28 btw

Closer to 29...



Just messing let's come back to this next week when he's 29 though

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

he's 28 btw

Alright, alright. Put your calculator back in your pencil case

 

[Stoof]

He’s 28 until he becomes 29. That’s how it works.

(YES - FINALLY GOT TO USE THAT WITH THE RIGHT AGES. COME ON)

 

[THFCSPURS19]

He’s 28 until he becomes 29. That’s how it works.

(YES - FINALLY GOT TO USE THAT WITH THE RIGHT AGES. COME ON)

you've well and truly cucked me there, this was my joke attempt.

 

[Trix]

I mean depends if we trust Spence at RB I guess. As Carassco has hardly ever, if ever, played as a RWB (transfermarkt has him having played RM 3 times in his career, but not clear if that's as a wingback or in a 4-4-2 for example) and for what it's worth he almost exclusively plays from the left even in more forward positions.

I'm not that bothered by carassco tbh. He's not that good, has never truly cemented his place in that atletico team and is still a little inconsistent. I can take it or leave it. But also, he doesn't seem the right fit for us at all. Do we really need another left sided player?

Is it worth pointing out how many times Conte has taken wide players who had hardly ever(if ever) played full back and turned them into title winning wing backs?

 

[C0YS]

Just to provide some statistics to that though, he was five times MotM last season for Atletico (joint top) with an average rating of 7.08 (top) according to WhoScored. So I would say he was at least a bit close.

Those are not statistics. Whoscored has Hojbjerg as our second best player this season for example. It is just some statisticians who assign arbitrary points to what a tackle is worth etc.

But yeah, I am being maybe overly harsh on him, and it's true that I didn't watch that much Atleti last season and he did start last season very strong indeed. He is a good player but I dont think he is an elite one, and think that people are a bit over the top with their wish for him, particularly when they are inventing positions for him.

 

[Stoof]

you've well and truly cucked me there, this was my joke attempt.

You may be the Speaker but this is my house. POW.

 

[dagraham]

Spanish clubs always go on and on about the release clauses for their players and always end up selling them for less.

Maybe not this late in the window though?

 

[HNIM]

Is it worth pointing out how many times Conte has taken wide players who had hardly ever(if ever) played full back and turned them into title winning wing backs?

Maybe. I don't think anyone on here has done that in this forum this entire window.

 

[C0YS]

Worth remembering how many times Conte has taken wide players who had hardly ever(if ever) played full back and turned them into title winning wing backs?

While true Carrasco is also a fullback that played as a LWB much of last season and a lot for the national team, I don't think its a 60 million euro investment. Particularly because the only positions he has ever been proven to play well are both positions we have a lot of cover for. Carrasco would have made sense as an alternative to Perisic, but with Perisic not sure it really makes sense. They play exactly the same positions.

I'm not against the signing, far from it, but I don't think it would be anything ultra exciting and I would be suprised if its seen as a priority. I would be in absolute shock if he has been brought in as a RWB and not as the Gil replacement.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

You may be the Speaker but this is my house. POW.

For now.

 

[iddebu52]

Not on the starting 11 v Valencia tonite.