09 Jun 2015 18:55:45
Mateo Kovacic is a gem of a player and will be a first team player alongside Coutinho Milner, Henderson, Ibe and Sturridge.
25 million euros 18 million in proper money would be money well spent!
C'mon FSG flash the cash and get Mateo snapped up then we can move on to the next target.
09 Jun 2015 19:17:07
No doubt someone will correct me but I can't think of too many players who've moved from Italy to England and been a massive success. If we do sign this fella then I hope I'm wrong but our record with ex-Serie A players is very poor.
09 Jun 2015 19:39:00
Totally agree, Kovacic will be a superstar in his prime. Much better than what we currently have. The only problem is that we already have too many midfield options both in the first team and youth squad.
09 Jun 2015 19:54:13
If you talking about coming to England then Vialli and Zola did very well for Chelsea , but yes I agree with you Italian players and players from serie A seem to struggle in our club . But you never know there is always a first
09 Jun 2015 19:56:31
I see what your saying but can't you aim that at any nationality if you look hard enough?
True Coutinho was a great success, but there was also Balotelli, Aqualani, and Dossena to name a few. Then for every Mascherano there was an Insua or Paletta, for every Xabi, Torres and Arbeloa there's a Nunez, Aspas or Josemi.
Point is doesn't really matter what league they come from any player no matter who the player is, is a gamble.
09 Jun 2015 20:10:24
what i don't get is this idea you buy loads of players who play in similar positions and expect a midfield to form its self. The one position we don't need at all. like it would be idiocy to buy in is attacking mid. Unless were selling lallana and sterling for definite then it makes no sense.
09 Jun 2015 20:14:03
Johnny what about coutinho? Zola? Ravanelli? Vialli? Di Matteo? Di Canio? Robbie Keane?
I'm sure there's more that was just off the top of my head
09 Jun 2015 20:41:29
You can't have Robbie Keane he started at Wolves . Plus it's not so much players from Seria A it tends to be Italians that don't seem to settle well. Kovacic however is Croatian . But more to the point we haven't signed him so I won't worry until he puts on his red shirt
09 Jun 2015 20:57:01
Not sure we will be able to move onto the next target if your going to blow so much money on a player we don't need. Would rather spend that on a striker/goal keeper/right back.
09 Jun 2015 21:20:52
Dennis Bergkamp from Inter worked out pretty well for Arsenal.
09 Jun 2015 22:53:02
Spot on, Mikey. Kovacic is not needed but I guess the powers that be know better. What about Can? What will happen to Rossiter and the other mids in our squad? Guess nobody's asking such questions on here. I would ask the transfer commitee to address our striker issues but I'm afraid I'm talking to my own reflection.
09 Jun 2015 23:03:12
So did Henry from Juve to Arsenal. Scored a couple of goals here and there
09 Jun 2015 23:15:46
Proper money lol, like the Euro is Monopoly money.
10 Jun 2015 01:33:11
kovacic looks absolute quality to me.
amazing runaway train runs forward.
and apparently has quite a bit of experience playing in a deeper midfield role too. he's never going to be a matic style beast tho. another box to box mid really.
huge potential though, more than can and hendo IMO.
10 Jun 2015 07:49:30
Guillit & Klinnsmann did alright too