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It would be longer than a minute.I thought Starting Price was back for a minute.
It would be longer than a minute.I thought Starting Price was back for a minute.
Yeah I saw a few links to him in January but Turkish media doesn’t tend be right with these links oftenThanks for this, mate.
I can’t for the life of me remember where, but I’m pretty sure that someone/thing linked us to Semih a month or so back. I recall watching some footage on him and being impressed, for sure.
He's a special talent mate, absolutely.@rossdapep I know you follow Brazilian football quite a bit, what do you make of Estevão? I have heard it mentioned quite a few times that the kid is an absolute phenomenon and looks really special considering he is only 16. I also know people like to overhype young stars, Gabriel Mec being another one getting hyped up at only 15 recently but both are mega young and haven't had much game time at all. I've only seen highlight vids and read a few reports about Estevão so curious to know if he is the real deal and what your thoughts on him are.
Thanks bud.Great scout report, thank you.
We seem to have a few links to players from the Turkish league at the moment, although I do find Turkish media to be the most unreliable so not sure if any are genuine.
I know nothing about this League, so would be interested in hearing your thoughts on Szymanski, Yuksek and Kadioglu who all play for Fenerbahce and have all been linked in the past week or so.
They all seem to fit the profile of player we might look at and are in positions we need, so could be some truth in it.
Any thoughts?
Thanks bud, much appreciated. Pretty much backs up what i've read on him. Looks an incredible talent indeed. I wonder where he ends up, i'm sure teams are already falling over themselves to try and sign him. I know i read Chelsea have an interest but thats fairly standard, I'm guessing RM given their deal for Endrick. I need to make an effort to watch him.He's a special talent mate, absolutely.
No idea how it goes from now as we all know how these talents can end end up if they make bad decisions/let things go to their head etc.
He has a little bit of tunnel vision at times so can over dribble but he is a player who will attack the full back at any opportunity, he excells at it too can go either way, which makes him unpredictable.
Two extremely quick feet and close control make him an outstanding dribbler but he also possesses quality with inswinging crosses and fierce shots. Generates power for someone who looks light/skinny.
He has started to get significant game time for Palmeiras in the Paulistao (Sao Paulo state comp) so let's see if he can carry that into the Brazilian championship.
Palmeiras have been a hotbed for special talent.
Endrick, Kevin, Estavão, Edney, Luis Guilherme.
But Estevão may be the best of them all.
It just goes to show that you shouldn't write a young new player off like some people do. He started very poorly at Milan and now look at him.It looks like De Ketelaere is blooming at Atalanta. I believe they have a buy option unfortunately. Lovely player.
That didn’t stop us signing Romero. In fact it helped immensely in that respect.It looks like De Ketelaere is blooming at Atalanta. I believe they have a buy option unfortunately. Lovely player.
Teun Koopmeiners
Probably one of my favourite players in world football atm. He can just do everything to such a high level and does so with a certain finesse that I love. Would be perfect at taking the ball off the defence and beating the press, both through dribbling and passing. He has a wicked long shot which would be massively beneficial against low-block teams, similar to how Rodri massively helps City in this respect. Defensively his stats dont pop off the screen, but that's what you'd expect of a player playing for Gasperini's Atalanta and so its no surprise that before moving to Atalanta, Koopmeiners was a defensive monster in the Eredivisie and has actually even filled in at CB a few times over his career. He has a never ending engine and is a leader on the pitch, being made captain at Az Alkmaar at only 22 I believe. Although I'd admit that Zubimendi definitely has the higher floor of the two players, having already shown his ability to play as a single pivot, I think that Koopmeiners 100% has a higher ceiling and could potentially be transformative for the team.
He's a real quality player. I was desperate for us to sign him when we were showing interest a couple of years ago and his spell at Milan hasn't put me off one bit. Would love us to go all in for him personally.It looks like De Ketelaere is blooming at Atalanta. I believe they have a buy option unfortunately. Lovely player.
Yeah I'm aware of Juve's interest but honestly think we could beat them out if we go for him, assuming we get Champions League.Juve have had a long standing interest in him. They have been in regular contact with Atlanata and his camp about him joining for a good while now. If Carlos Alcaraz doesn't get bought, which I very much doubt he will, I would expect them to go back in for Koopmeiners. I know Juve are seriously strapped but they will look to sell Soulé and probably Chiesa amongst others to fund a move. Its one reason we should be keeping an eye on them come summer as they do have some very good players that will likely be put on the chopping block in order for them to straighten in other areas. With Rabiot likely off on a free due to him not renewing his contract Juve's top priority will be a quality CM come summer. I don't see him extending his contract ether due to him being on 170k p/w. Obviously we are hoping they come back in for PEH which they might but we shall see, im not convinced they will. Ether way they will need to sell but they have enough players that they can cash in on. It will be a juggling act for them. Of course I think we could certainly compete with them for him but I don't see us doing so.
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We’ve been linked with a few of these lately
Struggling to find a source for his average distance covered, but certainly on the eye test he covers a tonne of ground.Koopmeiners defo got that deep passing range we lack currently. Haven’t seen enough of him to be able to judge the rest of his game though. How mobile is? Can he cover a lot of ground?
He's a real quality player. I was desperate for us to sign him when we were showing interest a couple of years ago and his spell at Milan hasn't put me off one bit. Would love us to go all in for him personally.