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Confirmed: Saints sign Carlos Alcaraz.

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  1. saintlyhero

    saintlyhero Well-Known Member

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    Carlos Alcarez is nearly done
    14m fee agreed
    Medical tomorrow for the Argentinian midfielder from Racing - 20 year old
     
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  2. saintrichie123

    saintrichie123 Well-Known Member

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  3. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Brilliant! Just the sort of player we need - some coup this.
     
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    tomw24, Jan 9, 2023
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  4. Osvaldorama

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    Great. We have needed a midfielder who can get on the ball and break the lines for such a long time. We haven’t had anyone like that since Steve Davis left.

    Argentine football is basically one big fight as well, so potentially sets him up for PL hustle.
     
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  5. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Here's a good analysis of Carlos:

     
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  6. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    As well as being very talented, it sounds like this guy would be up for some ****housery. he's obviously crossed the line a few times, hence getting sent off a couple of times but we need someone who will wind up opponents.
     
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  7. West Kent Saint

    West Kent Saint Well-Known Member

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    Wow, nice
     
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  8. The Ides of March

    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    If he is as good at football as his namesake is at tennis, I.think he might be more than just a useful.player!!
     
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  9. Lemons and Oranges

    Lemons and Oranges Well-Known Member

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    Edited that for you, Tom :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  10. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Struggling to get excited for this as it just sort of reminds me of Gaston and Sofiane.

    Hope I'm wrong.
     
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  11. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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  12. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Read the analysis I posted above. He's more of a Mac Allister than a Ramirez or Boufal type player.
     
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  13. saintrichie123

    saintrichie123 Well-Known Member

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    You are wrong on Gaston, as there wasn’t 37,667 pages before he signed.
     
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  14. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Not wanting to urinate on any chips, but the Racing fans don't exactly seem too upset at this turn of events.

    Still, let's see how he goes.
     
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    Le Tissier's Laces, Jan 9, 2023
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  15. West Kent Saint

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    That’ll do!
     
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  16. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    But on the other hand, every journalist has said he's a real talent.
     
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  17. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Digging deeper into it, the Racing fans think he has talent, but a lack of discipline (not sure if they mean temperament or positional discipline). Just reading more now. They do also think that 14m is great for them though (and that they've robbed us a bit).
     
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    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Okay I've read more - they think he's very inconsistent and has a lot of disciplinary issues.

    Come at us, Dani Osvaldo the Second!!
     
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    Le Tissier's Laces, Jan 9, 2023
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  19. saintrichie123

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    Shall we resign Fonte for him to head butt :bandit:
     
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    Come on lads, we can get up to that before 2pm tomorrow :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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