26 Apr 2023 18:34:23
Linked to Schuurs, any truth to it Eds?

{Ed002's Note - Try searching.}

1.) 27 Apr 2023
27 Apr 2023 11:04:43
Ed002 confirmed interest but the price is high (€50m from memory) . He's a good player though. On pure defensive qualities he is a better player than Ndicka. Ndicka is more versatile though and obviously cheaper.

I've not seen him play since he moved to Torino but at Ajax I always thought he looked better for them than De Ligt ever did. He just missed the hype train that their 18/ 19 semi final heroes (Donny, De Ligt, De Jong, Ziyech) got a ticket on, despite them all being remarkably average.

2.) 27 Apr 2023
27 Apr 2023 23:10:54
@MKS Why do you see Frenkie De Jong as average? I don't watch Barcelona so no idea what he is like but have heard good reports about him.

3.) 28 Apr 2023
28 Apr 2023 08:44:01
phil, he's just a bit of a fraud in my opinion. Got a neat touch and turn in him but his passing is average, he can't defend overly well, he doesn't score enough, he doesn't create enough etc. Over rated rather than being terrible. It says it all that he struggles for game time ahead of a declining Busquets and a couple of teenagers (however talented they are) . De Jong isn't a bad player but I'd expect a lot more from a player who cost that much and is on his insane salary. I haven't seen him play well since he left Ajax.

4.) 28 Apr 2023
28 Apr 2023 20:17:34
We've been watching Schuurs since he was a teenager.