Yeah, no. No we wouldn't. For starters: There is no such idiotic ranking for most attractive european club. One player might prefer us over Bayern or even Real and the next one will do it the other way around etc. On this level, small things can make the difference.
People can change no? I still hold hopeI mean, I could count the factors that stack the odds against him, but where's the fun in spoilering them?
I remember Xhaka being the common comparison for him when we were linked to him all the way back when he was at Athletico Paranaense.
Musiala doesn't really belong there, imo. One because I doubt he's actually available - I don't see him leaving Bayern without winning a CL with them, two because he's not the profile we're looking for. Doesn't offer much defensively. I think he's one of the biggest talents out there, but yeah. He'd fit Ødegaard's role more. Maybe even the wing. If we were to need someone of this profile Wirtz would have to come into the picture as well.
What has Gomes done to be rated ahead of the other three? His ball playing stats and offensive contribution stats are pretty bad, seems like a hardworking defensive player mainly.
I agree with this, but to a point. Well, I more so agree with the sentiment that we need some inspirational, fiery figures. We don't need a reckless player who acts like a thug and gets himself sent off. Nobody does except for the ****tiest sides who are out there to ruin the game. Xhaka was a liability in this regard for most of his time here and it cost us many times.
I can't quite put my finger on it but there is something about him, I also think he is the most realistic of the four to sign. I think Paqueta is City bound, Luiz will stay at Villa if they get Champions League football and Newcastle will want an insane amount of money for Guimaraes.
Outside of paqueta they really would add nothing more than depth.
He is more petulant and ill tempered than hard and tough. He is also probably the slowest MC in the league. At Newcastle Longstaff does most of his defensive work.
It's more so about the type of player Paquetá is. If you notice, the other three options I cited are all 6/8 hybrids. Paquetá's progressive passing stats are fantastic and he's very physical. He has the attributes of an 8 rather than a 10. So even though he can play 10, he's really an 8. The 8/10s we've used are Havertz and ESR, neither are great progressive passers, and progressive passing is the key attribute here.
We will not have another lucky season where Ødegaard plays full season. We need a creative midfielder unless nwaneri is fully promoted
Yep. Paqueta is a great player, but there is still Vieira and ESR next season I presume. It's their final chance and Arteta & Edu will likely focus the money elsewhere.
You’ll hate him less when he’s on our team haha. I’m sure other teams absolutely hate Ben White.
