I hope this won't turn out to be dead in the water.
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Aye, won’t believe this one until he’s holding up the shirt.
Think he might mean out of those that actually signed.This doesn't yet hold a candle to the classic and never-ending Gaitan, Vidal, Thiago and Sneijder saga's
That's all well and good, but none of that has anything to do with the original point I was replying to. Apparently, the Guardian, the BBC, the whole of Portugal, they're all falling for Eds plan and this is just part of a pattern. It's absolute nonsense.
According to the algorithm of Whoscored he has been the best player in the Portuguese league, with an average rating of 7.89. That is reassuring to know before we splash out the big money.
https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/1.../PlayerStatistics/Portugal-Liga-NOS-2019-2020
https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/1.../PlayerStatistics/Portugal-Liga-NOS-2019-2020
What an insanely stupid post.
Agreed. I don't blame people being cautious but this is passed the point of being a pure rumour.
IMO it's a done deal, they're just waiting for the right timing and sorting out the little details. Other club presidents don't just fly over randomly for a chat unless it's very advanced.
I generally don't really rate players from the Portuguese league (more misses than hits usually) so hopefully this guy is more Ronaldo and less Quaresma
So from Castles, it's a bit complicated because it involves players from our side and Sporting are busy making it look pretty from a PR side.
Rojo himself looks to have an offer from Turkey which would be better for him and us, but Spotting are trying to push to get him.
Looks like this can drag on even more if the deal hinges on them getting players in return.
Rojo himself looks to have an offer from Turkey which would be better for him and us, but Spotting are trying to push to get him.
Looks like this can drag on even more if the deal hinges on them getting players in return.
Can we give them Jones?
It's a pity Rojo has already played for Sporting otherwise we could have just sent them Lingard and told them it was Rojo.
I dont know a single Sporting supporter that would want Rojo back. 
Yeah just saw that, interesting, would mean he wants to stay at least.
We get him back every transfer window.I dont know a single Sporting supporter that would want Rojo back.
Tbf to them, they've produced quite a bit of talent for all their duds. From Benfica alone we've seen the likes of Matic, Di Maria, Lindelof, Oblak, Semedo, Ederson, Witsel, Luiz, Bernardo Silva , Rodrigo and Felix come through over the last decade.
As a whole the league is on par with the Eredivisie and Ligue 1 in terms of producing good talent for Europes top leagues
Honestly he's not the worst if he can stay fit, he's just quite rash and makes silly mistakes.I dont know a single Sporting supporter that would want Rojo back.
His main issue for us was he would be very good for matches in a row then get injured.
If we sign him can someone make one of those great dancing gifs please. Always enjoy them.
BETTER????!!!!! Just the 15 goals and 13 assists at the halfway point of the season. He is on a different planet to the 3 you mentioned. He's got more assists than Maddison and Grealish combined. Think about that for a moment. He's only scored 2 less than Maddison and Grealish combined. This guy is the real deal.
Of course. Maybe we can masquerade Jones as Rojo.
I'd rather we kept Rojo than Jones anyway
If player wants to join and that's what Telegraph states then should be easier than ever. Final decision probably still belongs to Woodward and he canceled some deals in the past. Hopefully won't happen this time.
Rashford could score way more goals with players like Bruno behind him. It's almost mandatory type of deal in current situation.
Rashford could score way more goals with players like Bruno behind him. It's almost mandatory type of deal in current situation.
Regardless of which of those is sold, our injury problems should reduce by magnitudes. Jones adds 300+ days injuries per year to our squad all by himself, Rojo collectively adds at least that via injuries to other members of our squad.
I'd rather we kept Rojo than Jones anyway
Just announce it already so I can get on with my life
I doubt it hinges on them getting players - they are in financial difficulty so pure cash is best for them, especially since our players will be on big wages compared to theirs.
I’m sure we have offered players to sweeten the deal and the hold up is them (and the players involved) seeing if it can work - if not, I’m sure we’ll work out some sort of bonuses or instalments for a straight money sale.
I’m sure we have offered players to sweeten the deal and the hold up is them (and the players involved) seeing if it can work - if not, I’m sure we’ll work out some sort of bonuses or instalments for a straight money sale.
A tree would be more useful on the pitch than Lingard who quite literally contributes nothing to the team. His stats for someone who plays as an attacking mid are just horrendous.
Steady, this is the Portuguese league. There's 4/5 good teams maximum and they're all dodgy at defending. If Fernandes can get better numbers than either of those in the premier league i'd be happy.
I'd forgotten about that
Similar in nature in that we pretended we weren't in for them one window then paid over the odds the next.
Lingard being exchanged doesn't help us with midfield numbers! He's obviously on his way out but would be useful to have around for the end of the season. We need Bruno and at least one other midfielder this window.
What, is that happening?
Oh sweet,, it's firming up nicely, the Bruno transfer that is.
Bruno can play in a 433 similar to Herrera and score more. He works hard tackling, closing down players, picking the ball up deep. He's not an outright number 10. His signing can help the midfield in general with injuries.
Bruno can play in a 433 similar to Herrera and score more. He works hard tackling, closing down players, picking the ball up deep. He's not an outright number 10. His signing can help the midfield in general with injuries.
With the new tactic to check up on players background, who do you think ogs called in Portugal if he did his checkup?
He is as useful as the ballboy. That's an insult to the ballboy.
Agreed - it's not a valid comparison.
There's isn't a hope he's hitting the same numbers in the PL.
Quitpossibly. Hes been very good in the EL
Yea we know him pretty well.
He wouldnt be a starter, even worse considering the wages he would be on, we cant really afford that on a backup with so many fitness problems.
A left side of Acuna and Rojo would be something special, doing turns on who gets sent off every 3 games.
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