Latest player to be linked with us. Cafe's thoughts on this 21 year old who reminds me so much of Mata?
Bernardo Silva | Bouhafsi - 70m Euros, 5 year contract. Going to City CONFIRMED
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Reminds me a lot more of David Silva actually. But again, he's more of a No 10 isn't he ? We need a fast RW and Silva isn't fast. But he's definitely a great talent though. Him and Rafa Silva are great talents. I prefer Rafa Silva and playing him in midfield.
Wow, those "highlights" really reminds me of a 30 year old Rooney. Always on his way towards his own goal and a pointless crossfield pass at the end.
Heard good things about this guy, but he needs to do some fancy tricks and flicks to make a more entertaining YouTube-video.
Heard good things about this guy, but he needs to do some fancy tricks and flicks to make a more entertaining YouTube-video.
Getting linked to all the portugeezers now. Can't be long before Paulo Oliveira and Joao Cancelo join the party.
Is this the guy who played for Brazil in the WC? If so, then my brief assesment would be no thanks
Nah, he's Portugese. He's looked good any time I've seen him, but it's the French league and I'm not sure how many of our problems he would be the answer to. Not seen enough of him to properly judge. He's a beast on Football Manager though if that helps.
No, Bernardo Silva is Portuguese and plays for Monaco, Bernard is the Brazilian player
fm2016 god.
I remember watching some clips months ago, and thinking he looks really classy on the ball, and lively too, but having doubts over his physical presence.
Reminds me of Mata. No thanks.
He's played about 25/44 games as a RW this season to be fair. The rest being LW and as a #10. I genuinely think playing on the right is the best role for him. He's pretty quick too unlike Mata and he's very positive on the ball, always dribbling at defences, he doesn't really pass it back. I think his workrate is good too which is why Mourinho would like him.
Don't understand the Mata comparisons, he's closer to Sterling than Mata...
Bernardo is a bastard to defend against (something we've lacked), he's so tricky on the ball, a terrier if you will... Personally would love us to sign him.
Only issue is he's light as feck, I'm worried that a breeze in Manchester would send the guy flying. David Silva is a great comparison to what he should be working towards, when David excelled in their inverted 4-4-2 in Pellegrini's first season. Was really expecting him to push further after how well he did in the U21 Euros.
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I guess Sky won't need to do slow motion replays in our games next season, our play will be in slow motion all the time.
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Silva isn't slow by any means, he's not blisteringly fast but he's quick. The biggest issue is whether he could cope with the PL's physicality.
Silva isn't slow, I don't know why people think that he is.
Yeah I've only seen clips and even I know he's not slow. Seems to have great technique and nice nippy burst of pace without being rapid.
He's a quicker Version of Mata. Very talented player indeed.
And a version actually able to dribble. Last year I dismissed the fact that he could be bullied in the PL, but people were probably right, that's a worry.
Also, he signed an additional 1 year extension to his 4 year contract last Summer.
Hope we don't get mugged off but he's certainly worth pursuing.
Hope we don't get mugged off but he's certainly worth pursuing.
The lovechild of Mata and Mats Hummels
He could be sold for the same price than Carrasco since they are in the same situation, clearly talented but not a key player for Monaco.
I'm assuming this is a low fee. How good can he be, potentially, if he does adapt to the physical aspect of the PL?
I didn't compare him to Mata..
. I said he reminded me of David Silva. Well he's not slow, but he's not got any real threatening pace either. He's about Januzaj's level (But Januzaj has great acceleration). But yeah, there is a genuine shortage of quality RW right now. Dembele looks the most promising, but if we don't get him, someone Like Bernardo Silva would make sense.I'd also ideally prefer someone more in the Dembele/Sale/Coman mould who combines pace and power well.I didn't compare him to Mata..
I didn't compare him to Mata..
Sorry, yeah I know...
I went off-tangent, just a general comment.
Carrasco has been sold for 17m€. If he adapts, he could be as good as someone like David Silva but he has been underwhelming this season. Now I like him so I don't know if I'm being harsh or if I'm overrating him, I think that he is more talented than Carrasco or Lemar, talent-wise he is on par with James Rodriguez.
Wow, this sounds like a no-brainer to me, for that sort of fee. In terms of technical ability he does look fantastic. Did him and Martial have a good understanding?
Would be fantastic if we manage to make a deal like that.
Would be an upgrade on Mata if we signed him.
This kid oozes class, think he'd be taken by another team, we've had no real concrete links but he'd be brilliant for us on the right. He's versatile too, can play as a #10 and on the LW too if needs be.
That's not saying much at all.
He's obviously talented but still a project and very lightweight. Man Utd probably needs a more reliable player at the moment and I think he would fare better in less physical leagues.
Monaco would probably be willing to sell for a decent price.
Monaco would probably be willing to sell for a decent price.
Reminds me more of Di Maria than Mata. I'd certainly be happy taking a punt on this guy, and I don't think he'd cost the earth like many of the other young talents out there.
(He signed for us on my latest game on FM2016 and was a God for us BTW, which may skew my judgment slightly)
(He signed for us on my latest game on FM2016 and was a God for us BTW, which may skew my judgment slightly)
Can people please stop making these threads? I'm 78% sure there are chairmen of various European clubs who don't bother with scouting departments at all. They just monitor the Caf and when a player thread reaches more than 30 pages in the Transfer Forum they lob in a bid.
If he's weak, I don't want. Tired of watching us get bullied in games.
might as well go for Adam Ounas. Much quicker and better dribbler and won't cost as much.
I'm leaning more towards Rafa Silva if I had to chose, but I'd imagine we have good contacts at Monaco for this one. I'd imagine there's some serious right wing scouting going on right now!
Hell no.
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