I love the yearly M'Villa transfer rumours![]()
It seems AW rates Sanchez highly but it got me thinking, how many truly successful Central/South Americans have played in England ?
There's been a few that have stuck around for 2-3 years but none stand out as long serving success stories, why would that be ?
They settle in Spain/Portugal so is it a culture thing, or weather related ?
Is there a risk in paying £25m+ for a player from the continent ?
Joel Campbell too ?
Anyone else concerned ?
Juninho
Gilberto
Lucas
Coutinho
Oscar
Aguero
Zabaleta
Long serving success stories ?
Who is the longest serving PL player on that list, Gilberto ? And decent squad player but not a world beater IMO
You've got no real point here... south Americans have proven they can perform very well in the premier league.
Well I asked for examples of South American players who had perfomed well in teh premier league over a sustained period of time, you gave me a list that included a player who signed for Liverpool last Summer !
Suarez has performed pretty well in the premier league I would say and he is south american. Besides, even if Sanchez only came for 2-3 years we would still be able to sell him for a good fee. It's really a no brainer for me. Sign him up Arsene.
I agree, but this is my concern, Suarez has only been in England for 3 years and appears to be manipulating a move to Barca and there have been plenty from the region who do well in the PL for a short while then look to get out.
Gilberto and Zabaletta have longevity and are/were quality players but not game changers, like you I hope Sanchez proves to be the exception
Long serving success stories ?
Who is the longest serving PL player on that list, Gilberto ? And decent squad player but not a world beater IMO
The language attracts them to Spain & PortugalIt seems AW rates Sanchez highly but it got me thinking, how many truly successful Central/South Americans have played in England ?
There's been a few that have stuck around for 2-3 years but none stand out as long serving success stories, why would that be ?
They settle in Spain/Portugal so is it a culture thing, or weather related ?
Is there a risk in paying £25m+ for a player from the continent ?
Joel Campbell too ?
Anyone else concerned ?
Long serving success stories ?
Who is the longest serving PL player on that list, Gilberto ? And decent squad player but not a world beater IMO
Long serving success stories ?
Who is the longest serving PL player on that list, Gilberto ? And decent squad player but not a world beater IMO