He is a 20 year old who has never played outside of Brazil before - nothing but a prospect, and how many of those have we seen already ?
I think this is the way that the operation goes. Take prospects on, then if they make the grade they are worth loads of money, but if they don't then they are still good enough to get their money back. Every so often you uncover a gem which is good for the club, and in the end a large transfer fee.
MS said last week that he needs 5 or 6 new players to get us to were the board and he wants us to be (better than last year) . So he already have 2 so he wants anther 3 or 4 in the next 2 weeks ? Will he get them ?
I get the impression this is for our first team and not sure they would pay that much just to send him straight out on loan when it's exactly the type of player we need. I don't think he will start straight away but from reports, it sounds a coup that we got him There's a few who sound confident he will get a work permit - possibly not initially but certainly on appeal - and seems to be a few things they take into consideration; he has been playing for a high-ranking nation in both their U17s and U20s, the value of the transfer (and wages) plus the status of the clubs.
Wobby now saying there is a good chance he could get a work permit; http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sp...get_a_work_permit_without_international_caps/
I will reserve judgement before using words like 'coup' - this will be our 3rd highest transfer fee, and that for a player who has never played outside of his homeland and has only 1 and a half seasons under his belt ? To me that does not sound like good business - comparing this to eg. Capoue's record - 2 seasons at Spurs, 6 at Toulouse, and 7 full caps for France - yet cost 4 million less. Or Chalobah, being at half of the fee for Richarlison.
The 'Coup' bit is more it was rumoured Chelsea were interested just a couple of weeks ago, and we can beat a team like Ajax to such a signing. He's meant to be highly thought of in Brazil... Although as you say, we will just have to wait and see how it turns out, but for me this is still a rather exciting signing (assuming it does go through).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4747206/Liverpool-ramp-Virgil-van-Dijk-chase.html Tucked away near the end of this article - Watford looking to take Timothy Fosu Mensah on loan from Man Utd. Seems to be a versatile midfielder/centre back/right back. I wonder if he's related to Bernard...
Seen this rumour too, and there was talk that Jose will decide after their Super Cup Final - they have the FA Cup Final this Sunday then this match next Tuesday, so may play a part...
Oops - not sure what I was thinking... for some reason thought they won the FA Cup so they would be in the Community Shield - but they didn't even win that - had a mare on that one
but it can come down to something as small as who is on the adjudicating panel." Fluminense president confirms Richarlison Watford sale for £11 million but it can come down to something as small as who is on the adjudicating panel so our season relies on a 20 y kid that looks good (but not in a cold Nov night in Watford) or some odd duffer that is a XXXXX fan
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co....with-watford/story-30464658-detail/story.html I really am losing track of who we are being linked with.
Strange one that - we're apparently looking for a replacement/cover for Holebas because, at 33, he's getting too old - so why would we look at a 34 year old defender?
@BeIotti 1h1 hour ago Napoli want £3m for Ivan Strinic. The player is still deciding between Watford and Galatasaray. [Il Mattino]
This doesn't sound too hopeful on two fronts! http://m.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk...-work-permit/story-30466291-detail/story.html
Yet this one from the same source does. The 'panel' met today apparently & a decision is expected within the next 48 hours. http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co....in-confident/story-30466727-detail/story.html
