Matteo Darmian | LVG confirms he's on his way here for a medical

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Matteo Darmian

December 2, 1989 (Age 25)
Club: Torino
Position: Right Back/Left Back
Height: 182cm
Nationality: Italian




He is known for his good quality of offensive and defensive play, his tactical awareness, his pace, and his stamina, attributes - Highly credible quote from wikipedia confirmed.

So it begins.​

 

[Santos J]

Any credible link? What have I missed?

 

[Nate Dogg]

Is he good, and what is his qualities?

 

[Sylar]

Apparently 20m Euros (so says Twitter anyway).

One of the few hundred we have been linked with this summer

 

[Mainoldo]

Ahhhh. The worlds best right back.. (According to Redcafe).

So can any actually confirm he can play right back seeing as he spends most of his time playing left back.

 

[Someone]

Any credible link? What have I missed?

According to sky italia we're interested.

 

[sullydnl]

Seems like him and Coleman are the only obvious options. Fabinho too maybe?

I'd be happy enough with any of them. Have only really seen Darmian with Italy but he looked good.

 

[Ramshock]

According to sky italia we're interested.

So no credible link then. Coleman over this guy for me.

 

[iBoss]

Sign him up. Sign anyone up.

 

[Santos J]

According to sky italia we're interested.

Ah right most likely bollocks then, but for all the bullshit Di Marzio spouts he's pretty reliable when it concerns Italian clubs so could be more to it.

He'd be a great signing anyway, can play anywhere across the back and is a very well rounded player. At €20m it really should be a no brainer.

 

[TheCorkman]

Quality player. Good tackler and passer, can run for days too. Not a brilliant crosser though,but can play anywhere across the back. He's played as a right wingback for torino over the past few years. €20m is a good deal too, not sure why Bayern haven't closed the deal. Maybe Guardiola is happy with Kimmich, Lahm and Rafinha.

 

[YouOnlyLiveTwice]

Well, the options of RB has slimmed down to Darmian, Coleman and Fabinho, could definitely see us interested.

 

[izec]

Ahhhh. The worlds best right back.. (According to Redcafe).

So can any actually confirm he can play right back seeing as he spends most of his time playing left back.

What a shit and uninformed comment. We got it that he isnt your muppet signing and that we should have bought Clyne, move on. You probably want us to spend 30m on Coleman.

 

[ghagua]

If he is available for €20m, then we need to snap him up quick. He knows how to defend without jumping into a tackle, and is pretty useful going forward as well.

 

[Santos J]

Ahhhh. The worlds best right back.. (According to Redcafe).

So can any actually confirm he can play right back seeing as he spends most of his time playing left back.

He doesn't, he played more on the right last season. Only played on the left when he did as he's equally comfortable there and it allowed Torino to play Bruno Peres more who was great for them last year.

 

[Bojan11]

If he is available for €20m, then we need to snap him up quick. He knows how to defend without jumping into a tackle, and is pretty useful going forward as well.

But more importantly, can he stay fit?

 

[Ish]

What a shit and uninformed comment.

Harsh but

 

[sullydnl]

Don't know enough about Fabinho to include him but a quick statistical look at Darmian v Coleman tells me that:

1. Darmian is better defensively, Coleman is better offensively.
2. Darmian was better last season, Coleman was better the two seasons before.

Darmian would appear to be cheaper, Coleman would have less adapting to do given he has been in the PL for years.

Basically, either would be fine as far as I can tell.

 

[Rake]

Need someone who watches Seria A regularly to give us some info about this guy.

What i saw and read is that he can play RB or LB with ease and he is right footed but not afraid to use his left when the situation calls for it. Seems posess good dribble and technique also.

 

[ghagua]

But more importantly, can he stay fit?

Not sure after he joins United. Look at Shaw, a player who hardly missed a game for Southampton, but cannot stay fit for 2 games at United

 

[Someone]

Need someone who watches Seria A regularly to give us some info about this guy.

Do people still do that?

 

[Someone]

Sign him up. Sign anyone up.

This.

 

[Raw]

Would be a decent signing, at that price we should definitely go for it.

As long as he has a left leg he should be a big improvement on Valencia.

 

[Ish]

Quality player. Good tackler and passer, can run for days too. Not a brilliant crosser though,but can play anywhere across the back. He's played as a right wingback for torino over the past few years. €20m is a good deal too, not sure why Bayern haven't closed the deal. Maybe Guardiola is happy with Kimmich, Lahm and Rafinha.

His crossing on that video, off either foot looks pretty darn good! Though I'm sure you meant consistently good crosser probably?

Seems very talented and can play on either flank. I've seen him 3 times for Italy & he looked good.

 

[Stadjer]

We never do this kind of signings for our first eleven anymore, we want Premier League proven players or highly hyped/rated young talents like Memphis.

 

[Red Stone]

I signed him on FM. Sold him for three times the money to Real Madrid just a season later. Based on that and that alone I want him. Good investment.

 

[Varun]

Top OP. Would read again.

Regarding Darmian, everything I've read about him is positive. Bayern were interested too if reports are to be believed.

 

[Raw]

I signed him on FM. Sold him for three times the money to Real Madrid just a season later. Based on that and that alone I want him. Good investment.

Another player going to Real Madrid?

Feck it, don't bother signing him.

 

[sullydnl]

I signed him on FM. Sold him for three times the money to Real Madrid just a season later. Based on that and that alone I want him. Good investment.

Sold him for three times the money to Real Madrid just a season later. Based on that alone I want him.

to Real Madrid just a season later

Real Madrid

Bastard. Coleman it is so.

 

[Everest Red]

Apparently 20m Euros (so says Twitter anyway).

One of the few hundred we have been linked with this summer

That's pretty cheap considering price being cited for Coleman etc.

 

[Raees]

Seen a few matches of the guy and based on that I would say he is not quick enough to be a solid defender at the level we need in the PL but is quality going forwards with a great cross. I would prefer Coleman.

 

[Jacob]

Would be delighted if we pull this off, not many Armenian players out there!

 

[Devil may care]

We never do this kind of signings for our first eleven anymore, we want Premier League proven players or highly hyped/rated young talents like Memphis.

Actually I'd say this signing would be very much in line with the Rojo and Blind signings when you look at age and price as well as status in their national teams.

 

[Sam]

We never do this kind of signings for our first eleven anymore, we want Premier League proven players or highly hyped/rated young talents like Memphis.

Blind? Rojo? Herrera?

 

[cyberman]

We never do this kind of signings for our first eleven anymore, we want Premier League proven players or highly hyped/rated young talents like Memphis.

Well yes, sounds good to me
The same people yarning for this transfer were the same People begging to sign Cuadrado last year.
It's like when people say Bayern were interested like it's a sure sign, the fact they observed him and never bid should be a bigger sign.
Hopefully he is a quality signing, but Posters calling him perfect and too good to be true to be realistic are way off the mark

 

[izec]

Well yes, sounds good to me
The same people yarning for this transfer were the same People begging to sign Cuadrado last year.
It's like when people say Bayern were interested like it's a sure sign, the fact they observed him and never bid should be a bigger sign.
Hopefully he is a quality signing, but Posters calling him perfect and too good to be true to be realistic are way off the mark

That doesnt work like that though. How many were surprised by Herrera or Blind though? Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesnt. Cuadrado, just like Filipe Luis, never had a decent chance in my opinion, give them a run of games and lets see.

 

[J-Stander]

I've only seen him play a couple of times but he sounds the biz. 20m euro asking price as well. No brainer unless Bayern are involved.

 

[MZX7]

Is he good, and what is his qualities?

He can play both Left Back and Right Back. Napoli already offered 20m for him. I believe that offsr was rejected.

 

[RedSky]

That's how you do an OP!

Don't know much about this guy as I don't follow Serie A. Whats his attacking play like?

 

[izec]

He can play both Left Back and Right Back. Napoli already offered 20m for him. I believe that offsr was rejected.

I read they werent ready/able to spend 20m on him Could also be bullshit from Di Marzio