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Because throwing a high salary at young unproven players is a bad idea for all involved (unless the player only cares about money).
They offered 75% more, which does not equate to our offer being 75% less. Our offer is 57.14% of what Bayern's was. 42.86% less. I love maths.
Does that mean Kane's trophies will be worth 75% less then the ones we're going to get, or just 42.86% less?They offered 75% more, which does not equate to our offer being 75% less. Our offer is 57.14% of what Bayern's was. 42.86% less. I love maths.
The other thing is that we've just given Sarr and Udog new contracts, better reflecting their contribution. Would not suprise me if Levy had said the same to Dragu - i.e. perform for a year and we will give you more money. Appreciate he's starting much higher than Sarr etc, but without knowing the detail we can't know if it's truly a 1 or 1.75 type situation over the life of the contract.
Yes, the failure of PSG and Barca has left the State Football Club of Real Madrid as the Prem's only real rival. Bayern pay a lot, but are a bit pony.
First of all -
Not true. He started EVERY SINGLE game in Serie B for Genoa last season.
Thats right- he played senior football for whole season without missing a single game.
Sure, Serie B is not Premier League or nowhere close, but it is not U18 league either.
Across Serie B, Serie A so far this season, Italian Cup games and his international games, he has 75 games from Aug 2022 to now. If you ask me, that might rather be too much rather than too little.
Second of all -
On top of that he has 13 senior caps for Romania.
Out of which 10 (!) were EURO2024 qualifiers.
From which they got ZERO DEFEATS from 10 games
Radu played 90 games in ALL of those
They kept 6 (!) clean sheets, conceded 1x in 3 games and only one time conceded 2 goals
As a result they topped their group and secured place in EURO2024 with some buffer
Sure, the group was not the strongest - they beat Switzerland, Israel, Belarus, Kosovo and Andorra, but you also have to keep in mind, he is 21 yo which is very young for CB.
Third of all -
Well, read again first two points for a start.
And then think, if that is not promising for a young centerback?
And then think, if he goes through whole season in Serie B, then Serie A, Euro qualifiers and Euro2024 tournament and keeps up such performance levels... what would his price be then?
I would assume we are talking about at least 50 mil.
So I'd say we snapped up very promising CB as soon as we could.
Fourth of all -
It is not all about Ange judgement. It was Paratici who initially was behind his transfer to Juventus.
He has been aware of his career, developement, charecter and everything for 4,5 years now.
He has also been behind signings from Serie A like... Vicario, Udogie, Romero, Bentancur, Kulusevski.
If those four points don't give you confidence, I don't know what does.
None of that guarantees that he will be a major success for us. These things are never really granted.
But there are LOTS of reasons to be optimistic in my view.
Great post palFirst of all -
Not true. He started EVERY SINGLE game in Serie B for Genoa last season.
Thats right- he played senior football for whole season without missing a single game.
Sure, Serie B is not Premier League or nowhere close, but it is not U18 league either.
Across Serie B, Serie A so far this season, Italian Cup games and his international games, he has 75 games from Aug 2022 to now. If you ask me, that might rather be too much rather than too little.
Second of all -
On top of that he has 13 senior caps for Romania.
Out of which 10 (!) were EURO2024 qualifiers.
From which they got ZERO DEFEATS from 10 games
Radu played 90 minutes in ALL of those
They kept 6 (!) clean sheets, conceded 1x in 3 games and only one time conceded 2 goals
As a result they topped their group and secured place in EURO2024 with some buffer
Sure, the group was not the strongest - they beat Switzerland, Israel, Belarus, Kosovo and Andorra, but you also have to keep in mind, he is 21 yo which is very young for CB.
Third of all -
Well, read again first two points for a start.
And then think, if that is not promising for a young centerback?
And then think, if he goes through whole season in Serie B, then Serie A, Euro qualifiers and Euro2024 tournament and keeps up such performance levels... what would his price be then?
I would assume we are talking about at least 50 mil.
So I'd say we snapped up very promising CB as soon as we could.
Fourth of all -
It is not all about Ange judgement. It was Paratici who initially was behind his transfer to Juventus.
He has been aware of his career, developement, charecter and everything for 4,5 years now.
He has also been behind signings from Serie A like... Vicario, Udogie, Romero, Bentancur, Kulusevski.
If those four points don't give you confidence, I don't know what does.
None of that guarantees that he will be a major success for us. These things are never really granted.
But there are LOTS of reasons to be optimistic in my view
Great postFirst of all -
Not true. He started EVERY SINGLE game in Serie B for Genoa last season.
Thats right- he played senior football for whole season without missing a single game.
Sure, Serie B is not Premier League or nowhere close, but it is not U18 league either.
Across Serie B, Serie A so far this season, Italian Cup games and his international games, he has 75 games from Aug 2022 to now. If you ask me, that might rather be too much rather than too little.
Second of all -
On top of that he has 13 senior caps for Romania.
Out of which 10 (!) were EURO2024 qualifiers.
From which they got ZERO DEFEATS from 10 games
Radu played 90 minutes in ALL of those
They kept 6 (!) clean sheets, conceded 1x in 3 games and only one time conceded 2 goals
As a result they topped their group and secured place in EURO2024 with some buffer
Sure, the group was not the strongest - they beat Switzerland, Israel, Belarus, Kosovo and Andorra, but you also have to keep in mind, he is 21 yo which is very young for CB.
Third of all -
Well, read again first two points for a start.
And then think, if that is not promising for a young centerback?
And then think, if he goes through whole season in Serie B, then Serie A, Euro qualifiers and Euro2024 tournament and keeps up such performance levels... what would his price be then?
I would assume we are talking about at least 50 mil.
So I'd say we snapped up very promising CB as soon as we could.
Fourth of all -
It is not all about Ange judgement. It was Paratici who initially was behind his transfer to Juventus.
He has been aware of his career, developement, charecter and everything for 4,5 years now.
He has also been behind signings from Serie A like... Vicario, Udogie, Romero, Bentancur, Kulusevski.
If those four points don't give you confidence, I don't know what does.
None of that guarantees that he will be a major success for us. These things are never really granted.
But there are LOTS of reasons to be optimistic in my view
Real Madrid aren't Spain's "State Football Club" in any sense of the word, however much people in England cling desperately to the idea.
