Daniele De Rossi & replacing Luka Modric

[Gothamizm]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011 ... e-de-rossi

Just read this. A confession up front - I don't watch as much Italian football as I'd like to. However, De Rossi is one of those midfielders who is continually eulogised as a creative force in the centre of midfield. I had mooted him to friends as a potential replacement for Luka, should he still want to move on at the end of this year. The story above, though, seems to rule that out, with his wage demands being £200k per week.

Is there a suitable replacement anywhere for Luka if he decides to leave this summer?

 

[Paydro]

de rossi aint like luka and if shity are after him there's no point in us trying

we got Parker who's better than de roosi and Modders aint going nowhere for awhile yet

now we better FUCK stoke up

COYS

 

[AberdeenYid]

Pretty sure de Rossi would only be called creative in Italy as in "he creatively broke that other guys ribs with a tackle". He's just a shit Scott Parker.

 

[Paydro]

Pretty sure de Rossi would only be called creative in Italy as in "he creatively broke that other guys ribs with a tackle". He's just a shit Scott Parker.

that's wat I meant to say lol

 

[CJM]

If we want a replacement for Modric at some point, we should be seriously looking at Mateo Kovacic. Going to cost a fair amount though and some big teams are supposedly looking at him

 

[Thelonious]

Daniele De Rossi & replacing Luka Modric

Get Xavi in

 

[AberdeenYid]

Isn't Kovacic about 12 years old?

Goetze For me, if we had to replace Luka, which we won't.

 

[CJM]

Isn't Kovacic about 12 years old?

Goetze For me, if we had to replace Luka, which we won't.

He's 18, so providing we keep Luka another year or two, then he would be perfect to step up

 

[thedutchman]

Get Xavi in

I've heard of him...don't they call him the Spanish Modric?

 

[Thelonious]

Get Xavi in

I've heard of him...don't they call him the Spanish Modric?

yeah mate, he had a decent game on the weekend as well. I think we could tempt them with a £8m offer.

 

[thedutchman]

Get Xavi in

I've heard of him...don't they call him the Spanish Modric?

yeah mate, he had a decent game on the weekend as well. I think we could tempt them with a £8m offer.

Couldn't we just give them Jenas in the summer (once he's recovered from injury, obviously!)

 

[Thelonious]