That's where I’m sitting as wellI think he's one of the most overrated players in Europe.
He's very classy and a good dribbler but he's 24 now and has yet to do anything particularly meaningful in his career thus far.
That's where I’m sitting as wellI think he's one of the most overrated players in Europe.
He's very classy and a good dribbler but he's 24 now and has yet to do anything particularly meaningful in his career thus far.
Casemiro isn't the best DM in the world, and as Zidane showed last season if you're good enough you'll play
Understand I'm not saying Kovacic isn't good enough for us, far from it just the message I quoted was contradictory
Yes he is
No he isn't
No it’s notThe peak of forum discussion right here.
As far as I know, Kovacic would cost more than that. On the other hand, Thiago would cost around 60m.Thiago is better for me but likely to cost a lot more, if Bayern are even willing to sell.
£44m would be a steal for Kovacic if it's true about his release clause IMO. 3 years younger than Thiago too.
How do you know this?As far as I know, Kovacic would cost more than that. On the other hand, Thiago would cost around 60m.
I read this:How do you know this?
I am going purely by rumours about his €50m release clause, which may or may not be true (I tend to think it isn't).
Thiago would surely cost more than £/€60m?
Swap him for ThiagoI think it's understandable that he wants to leave. I'm sorry because I like him very much but Madrid can not assure him minutes.
He will surely do very well in his next destination.
From the point of view of the club he seems a perfect player to include in some transfer and lower the price.
In my mind he is worth € 40/50 million. In this market 75/80
It could be an option and definitely for useful for us. I've seen several polls Kovacic vs Thiago,not very good results for Thiago(yet).Swap him for Thiago
Bayern can and should do that. You can have Thiago.Swap him for Thiago
Yeah but those are the same people who think Kepa is better than De GeaIt could be an option and definitely for useful for us. I've seen several polls Kovacic vs Thiago,not very good results for Thiago(yet).
Apparently his move to Chelsea is almost done, for 50M.Why are we not in for this guy? With Chelsea's transfer ban, I think he'd be a perfect Herrera replacement. While they're different type of midfielders, he could add a different dimension to out midfield imo. He knows the league as well.
What our resident Real fans think of him? Will they retain him or he'll be sold to someone else? @giorno @carvajal
Thought their transfer ban would prevent a move to them, no?Apparently his move to Chelsea is almost done, for 50M.
He’s not, but he’s someone that are at least allowed to buy given the transfer ban. If it wasn’t for the ban, think it would be very unlikely of them to sign him.He is not so good.
The ban is on registering new players. Chelsea already hold his registration.Thought their transfer ban would prevent a move to them, no?
As long as they complete the transfer before his loan period finishes it’s ok. It’s not the transfer per se that’s banned it’s registering of new players, and as he’s currently residtered to Chelsea, it’s deemed ok.Thought their transfer ban would prevent a move to them, no?
Another day, another loophole.The ban is on registering new players. Chelsea already hold his registration.
Hardly.Worst deal ever
Worst deal ever
Real Madrid defensive players will always look better there than anywhere else due to the fact that they will never be sent off. Casemiro breaks 3 legs per game and gets away with it, play him in another team where he can't foul as much and you'd see how much of a liability he actually is. I'm a São Paulo fan and I can't tell you he is not sorely missed.Casemiro isn't the best DM in the world, and as Zidane showed last season if you're good enough you'll play
Chelsea have a lot of interesting youngsters, even with a transfer ban, this signing is quite incomprehensibleHardly.
It's not even the 2nd worst Chelsea deal for a midfielder in the last 2 years.
Chelsea have a lot of interesting youngsters, even with a transfer ban, this signing is quite incomprehensible
His best position was pretty clear with us, as a backup DM. His problem is that he trusts his dribbling too much, has poor decision making on the ball and doesn't move well off of it in attack. But he's fast and explosive as feck, has a decent sense of positioning, can track his man and to be fair his dribbling is great. Limit the amount of decisions he has to make on the ball, give him more time, and he can be a solid player. Hence why he's better in deeper areasHis main problem is that, while he's pretty decent in a couple of aspects, he hasn't found his best position yet. Basically been used as a utility player based on the manager's call at the time.
I think it was clear that he's not interested to play as CDM longterm, he could play it well because he's so damn fast, but he'll slow down, and without that pace he wouldn't really be a good CDM either. He might be able to offer something like Khedira and do a better job at it considering his technique if he was more disciplined.His best position was pretty clear with us, as a backup DM. His problem is that he trusts his dribbling too much, has poor decision making on the ball and doesn't move well off of it in attack. But he's fast and explosive as feck, has a decent sense of positioning, can track his man and to be fair his dribbling is great. Limit the amount of decisions he has to make on the ball, give him more time, and he can be a solid player. Hence why he's better in deeper areas
Actually yeah, you're spot on about the Khedira comparison.I think it was clear that he's not interested to play as CDM longterm, he could play it well because he's so damn fast, but he'll slow down, and without that pace he wouldn't really be a good CDM either. He might be able to offer something like Khedira and do a better job at it considering his technique if he was more disciplined.
YesI didn't see much of Chelsea last year but is he really that fast?