As near as you can get to guaranteeing a couple of year's PL goals for a reasonable fee whilst a younger ST settles in.
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As near as you can get to guaranteeing a couple of year's PL goals for a reasonable fee whilst a younger ST settles in.
According to Calciomercato, Fabio Paratici is keen to bring Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie to Tottenham Hotspur this summer.
It’s claimed that whilst McKennie enjoyed a decent first season with Juventus but isn’t considered ‘non-transferrable’ at this point in time.
With Juventus targeting Manuel Locatelli, the Turin giants could axe another midfielder – and McKennie is thought to be one player potentially on the chopping block.
Leicester did try for him in Jan 2020 window and didnt push through.
Yes, other top clubs in UK may not go for him. But then they have the money to spend. We are skint and looking for value deals at present. United, City, Chelsea dont look at these deals. Liverpool does look at value deals but age isnt for them.
I am not saying go buy Vestergaard. But for me, he is not the worst option for us. We have Eric Dier playing CB. Vestergaard is actual defender who wants to defend and not leave balls inside 6 yard area.
Milenkovic :
Have you seen Milenkovic play ? He is in SerieA for 4 seasons now - none of the top club (who usually after young defenders) have wanted him...He has no CL experience , no PL experience -even EL only played 2 qualifiers for Partizan Belgrade. He has been found wanting at International level as well.
I think Milenkovic is just agent talk - I really dont expect us to sign him.
Milenkovic is worryingly similar to Dier in terms of how he switches off too much
Not sure I want him at all after watching a bit of him
Apparently it was Paratici that brought him to Juventus, I guess that's the crux of the report, and that he's like Dembele. Also there is the language thing (USA).
I don't want either Vestergaard or Milenkovic
Andersen Meh . I think he's overrated. Watched 2 games he played . One v Southampton and one v Burnley so 2 different types of opponent. In both games he did nothing particularly good and struggled with both Chris Wood and Che Adams (two different types of striker).
Most people are basing him off a good game v Liverpool where he was good but ultimately all players can have good games e.g. Dier in Cup final.
Basically I don't want any of the 3 them but if I had to chose I'd take Andersen. He'd seem well suited to being the central defender in a back 3. Tbh I'd actually prefer his teammate Adarabioyo more because he's homegrown , left-footed and I feel has more potential.
Andersen Meh . I think he's overrated. Watched 2 games he played . One v Southampton and one v Burnley so 2 different types of opponent. In both games he did nothing particularly good and struggled with both Chris Wood and Che Adams (two different types of striker).
Most people are basing him off a good game v Liverpool where he was good but ultimately all players can have good games e.g. Dier in Cup final.
Basically I don't want any of the 3 them but if I had to chose I'd take Andersen. He'd seem well suited to being the central defender in a back 3. Tbh I'd actually prefer his teammate Adarabioyo more because he's homegrown , left-footed and I feel has more potential.
Thatll be it. Its not the first, wont be the last - almost all will be BS though.
Is there any reason that we aren't scooping up young talent from MLS the way some of the German clubs and Salzburg are? I understand there is a link between NYRB, Salzburg, and Leipzig but still.
Caden Clark is heading to Leipzig from NYRB after the MLS season.
Brendan Aaronson has gone to Salzburg from Philadelphia at 19 and stepped in to provide 5 goals & 5 assists in 20 matches. From everything I have heard from people who study and scout US soccer, his younger brother Paxten is better. Gianluca Busio, Julian Araujo, and Daryl Dike who scored 9 for Barnsley on loan from Orlando in 19 matches could all be worth looking at.
Surely there is some attraction to MLS clubs to sell their youngsters to Europe with an agreement for a loan back to them for a season, them we loan them out to a Championship side for a year?
To be honest with you I prefer it when we don't have links posted every day as most if not all are complete rubbish/guesswork/made up for clicks.
Prefer it when we do business under the radar.
Would I like to see him at Spurs? Yes
Does he resemble Mousa Dembele? No. Not even the shades.
Maybe that will change under Paratici. I assume he originally scooped up McKennie from MLS.
Might change, but McKennie started his European journey at Schalke.
Not in the national league its not.
No, he was in Germany from 2016 at Schalke.
I haven't paid any attention to him, I just happened to see the report so forwarded it onto this thread. I guess the comparison with Dembele is the knack of turning defence into attack.
Ah, I haven't been following his progress.
When it says that the "Holy Spirit" (Espirito Santo) wants you, Kounde may wonder for what reason...?
On another note: I'd rather have Milan Skriniar (if that was a possibility)...
Surely Santo has to be asking for Jesus from ManCity.
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