16 Jul 2015 09:03:30
Hi Eds and Reds, does anyone know if we are interested in Menez?

Thanks in advance

{Ed001's Note - which Menez? Jeremy? I know he has been put up for sale now to fund Milan's rebuild and been offered around, I honestly have no idea if he would be of interest as a cheap option instead of Benteke. Personally I would hope so, it would make more sense to me.}

1.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 09:38:27
Thanks eds. Yes i was asking about jeremy.
Thanks mate

2.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 09:45:59
Looks like source of the story is Calicio Mercato Web - never heard of them before so not sure if they are reliable or the Italian equivalent of TalkSport!

The gossip is being reproduced in various UK online & offline media outles - Express, Metro etc.

{Ed001's Note - they are just repeating the information he has been made available with a link to a big club that would seem believable to get maximum exposure for the story, I would say.}

3.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 10:21:00
Never seen him play, Ed001, so would appreciate your view if you have (and have time!).

Looks like he was used more as a playmaker in his earlier career but in his last year at Milan has hit more goals in a season than before - 16 in 33. However half of them were from pens.

Difficult to get a view on him as a player just from the stats, so any extra insight appreciated! His stats certainly seem worse than Benteke's, and he's a few years older and not used to EPL. But he will likely come for 1/3 of the price.

{Ed001's Note - last I saw him play was before he moved to Italy, so it could be a bit out of date, but he looked a mobile big man with a good touch. Played a number of different attacking roles if memory serves me correctly, wide as well as central. Looked to be capable of holding the ball up.}

4.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 11:56:20
Thanks for that Ed001. Combining with what the guys are saying on Adam's thread in banter, it certainly seems like he could offer us quite a lot for a lot less money. If its true, of course!

5.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 12:24:58
You clearly ahve never seen him play. he's decent but you can't even compare him to Benteke, he's about a foot shorter and is closer to Coutinho or Lallana. he's never going to Liverpool doesn't fit the age or position profile of what's needed.

6.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 13:49:51
Sean, menez is a few inches shorter than benteke, so still 6" and more mobile and versatile, it is a move that would make sense to me but I todo think it would be a risky transfer

7.) 16 Jul 2015
16 Jul 2015 17:05:44
Benteke at 32.5mil is a more than risky transfer! he's not proven internationally and is very injury prone. As for Menez I still don't think you can compare the two, he's far more mobile than Benteke who is just a target man, his mobility is being far overplayed. All Villa do is pump crosses and long ball into him. That would hardly be BR's style of football, which Andy Carrol was deemed unsuited to, as did Ricky Lambert last year.