As I've said on the transfer thread, I've seen so very little of Leandro, so simply cannot comment of whether £22m is too expensive or not. What I can comment on though is Cortese and how much I trust him. If he wants to pay that...
He says he won't pay more that what something is worth to Saints....hence his reluctance to pay agents.
He scored last night in Internacional's 1-0 win. Also, they've just announced the club-record signing of Ignacio Scocco. He's a striker.
I don't think Damaio is your typical CF either, he does play up top as CF but also plays on either wing (mainly right i believe)... IF we got him id imagine in a few years time we will see Jay Rod up top and Damaio as RS/RW? - Obviously im over thinking this as we may not even get him but just my opinion...
Yeah, I wondered if she was related, but I can't find anything on her other than that she's a model. Also his Wikipedia page says he's married to someone else.
Every transfer we make is going to be a calculated gamble and the higher we go the bigger the stakes. They know all the premiership teams are rolling in cash so why not make us pay. If he has choice between us or Spurs he going go with them :/ similar situation with Wanyama if someone else had matched our bid he could have gone else where.
If we were to get him and he has a great season and then plays very well in the world cup, could be looking at a £40m price tag on him?! So like you say its a gamble...
He very much is a traditional CF. I've never seen him play out wide and a look on Transfermarkt confirms this. I'm not sure what type of player you think he is. For what it's worth I don't think he's worth 22m by any stretch. I assume it's standard highballing but if not, please no.
DEAL CLOSE according to Goal Italy http://www.goal.com/it/news/7/calci...altro-colpo-di-calciomercato-skrtel-ha-detto-
The new tv deal has the effect of pushing prices up but it will soon settle as the money simply gets passed from one club to the next. The only 'real' impact on football is that it makes the divide between the haves and have nots even greater.
It is a lot of money. But Cortese says he won't pay anything that isn't justified. If it is true, we must rate him very highly.
I think it's pretty safe to assume, there's no way in hell we'll be spending £22,000,000 on a player.
