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All the players you mention there were playing at a level streets above the Chinese league though and most were much younger than Kim too.
I firmly believe that this signing is 90% financially driven, and if he happens to be any way decent at football then happy days. I’d be shocked if he isn’t tossed on the “Yedlin, Bongani Khumalo” scrap heap.
Would love to be proved wrong obviously, but I don’t see it.
Modric was a coup. Highly rated. We spent a lot of cash at that time for him because of his rep.
Bale had a difficult start to his career with us, and it's well reported he was either going off on loan or being sold but an injury to possibly BAE meant he got a start and the rest is history.
Regardless, neither were punts as they were very high rated.
Mahrez > Leicester 22y/o
Kante > Leicester 24y/o
McGuire > Leicester 24y/o
Modric > Spurs 22y/o
Trippier > Spurs 24y/o
Robertson > Liverpool 23y/o
Hardly "most" being "much" younger....
My point isn't that China is on par with these leagues; only that the fact that he comes without top league experience doesn't mean he's doomed to failure...
Oh, come on.... I thought the earlier "shirt sales" line was banter... You're actually serious?
We already have SKs #1 superstar.... You don't think 15m is a fair whack to punt on selling a few extra shirts? ...Particularly in this climate?
You and a few others seem determined not to see it....
My mind remains open and hopefull.
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Jelly as in KY!
But half of your case here was that we were spending too much to bring KMJ in..... Again, maybe the club think he's worth the risk.... Much like spending a fair whack on a player from Zagreb with no top flight experience was.
Maybe KMJ proves to be a "coup" too.
That somewhat contradicts your "he was on his way out by the time he came good" line.
Both were gambles taken on prospects(*)... For the Nth time, maybe the club think he is a worthy gamble.
(*not the "experienced", finished articles you've spoken of).
Regardless; your talk of "why not Kondogbia" suggests that even a gamble equivalent to Modric wouldn't appease your desires anyway.... You're openly hankering for a big money signing of a player who is on the radar of the money-ball clubs like City.
Based on what?
Based on how the current market makes you over pay for anyone you want.
But still, unless you have a decent view of how good he is then that's just a figure plucked out of the sky... Doubling our alleged bid.
If you believe the rumours.... His club are holding out for another 2 or 3 million.... Which would mean £18m.
I'm going to jump in here and just say that Bale was a highly rated youngster (18) when he signed for Spurs.
However he was still a punt. Any young player is a punt (especially one playing in the Champo), you never know how or even if they are going to develop.
I never saw that number. I just read they were holding out for “big money”. So I figured we’d have to go up more than a couple million.
If that’s the case then we should do it. How many times have we dragged ass over a few million and then shit the bed?
I didn't say bale was out by the time he came good whatever that means.
You think modric had no top level experience when we bought him? Really?!
Bale for 5mill or whatever when he was one of the best young players in the country is not a punt of the level 15mill for a player that's only performed well in China.
I'm not 'hankering' for a big money signing - I've suggested why not use the 15 mill towards a more established, experienced and higher quality player like koulibaly, who we've been linked to. If it's both then great but you know as well as I do that wont happen.
It's luck at the end of the day, and we've had our hands burnt at either end if the scale.
Min-Jae Kim told to stay at Beijing Guoan after Premier League interest
Game over people, Chinese hate Korean footballers prosper, as usual, Beijing won't let him go.
It's Kim's fault anyway, he chose money (Chinese league) rather than playing at higher level, he is to blame and deserve to rot in China.
Game over people, Chinese hate Korean footballers prosper, as usual, Beijing won't let him go.
It's Kim's fault anyway, he chose money (Chinese league) rather than playing at higher level, he is to blame and deserve to rot in China.
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Isolating at Stansted ?
Thats it then, back to Lille !
No more I think. To buy for less we must!