Flip Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 That Andre Gomes lad is going to Barca. Weren't Madrid quoted 60m for him? I don't get the hype. Aye, apparently Juventus were in as well. Can't say I have ever seen him play out of odd tidbits at the Euros myself. Fantastic player in my opinion, such a classy player. Very young still so with Iniesta declining slowly and getting older he's going to get plenty of chances in that midfield and is definitely going to be one of the best midfielders in the world in the near future. If not I'll be disappointed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Sunderland step up interest in Micah Richards and he has a £5 mil release clause. Would be a proper classic Sunderland trasnfer that They are after Lescott as well from what I understand. Do they ever learn? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Imagine signing the CB pair who finished bottom by an absolute mile. Can't be true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Like André Gomes a lot. Wasn't expecting this, really. I suppose this means Turan will be on his way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Sunderland step up interest in Micah Richards and he has a £5 mil release clause. Would be a proper classic Sunderland transfer that If Villa get £5m for him it's the best piece of business all summer. Why the fuck would anyone sign Micah Richards? And for money? Life of Brian scenario when the mackems ask how much Villa want for Richards and they say that the buy out clause is £5m and they accept it straight away and Villa are wondering why the fuck they wouldn't haggle that price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 That Andre Gomes lad is going to Barca. Weren't Madrid quoted 60m for him? I don't get the hype. Aye, apparently Juventus were in as well. Can't say I have ever seen him play out of odd tidbits at the Euros myself. Fantastic player in my opinion, such a classy player. Very young still so with Iniesta declining slowly and getting older he's going to get plenty of chances in that midfield and is definitely going to be one of the best midfielders in the world in the near future. If not I'll be disappointed. Agree - really like Andre Gomes, very classy and smooth on the ball. He's tall as well but like the way he drives forward with the ball at his feet and such great technique - think he's the perfect fit for that Barcelona midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 That Andre Gomes lad is going to Barca. Weren't Madrid quoted 60m for him? I don't get the hype. Aye, apparently Juventus were in as well. Can't say I have ever seen him play out of odd tidbits at the Euros myself. Fantastic player in my opinion, such a classy player. Very young still so with Iniesta declining slowly and getting older he's going to get plenty of chances in that midfield and is definitely going to be one of the best midfielders in the world in the near future. If not I'll be disappointed. Agree - really like Andre Gomes, very classy and smooth on the ball. He's tall as well but like the way he drives forward with the ball at his feet and such great technique - think he's the perfect fit for that Barcelona midfield. I mean, I can't decide if he's great or just elegant. Love his style of play, like you say, he drives with the ball with a very different way to others. Just elegant. Not going to say he's ever going to be in the same mould as Zidane, or that their style is identical. But he has some traits like his height and elegance on the ball which sometimes reminds me a lot of Zidane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 How come Arda hasn't really had a look in VI? Problems adapting? Or just not very good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2652630-do-borussia-dortmund-need-both-mario-gotze-and-andre-schurrle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Sunderland step up interest in Micah Richards and he has a £5 mil release clause. Would be a proper classic Sunderland transfer that If Villa get £5m for him it's the best piece of business all summer. Why the f*** would anyone sign Micah Richards? And for money? Life of Brian scenario when the mackems ask how much Villa want for Richards and they say that the buy out clause is £5m and they accept it straight away and Villa are wondering why the f*** they wouldn't haggle that price Or they go Alan Partridge and just offer £4.9m as their haggling price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 How come Arda hasn't really had a look in VI? Problems adapting? Or just not very good? Problems adapting. The whole 6 month forced holiday was terrible business. Neither him and Vidal never looked like getting going. It seemed that Lucho was going to give him this season to see if he could get back to his best, which is why I am surprised to see us splurging so much cash for another midfielder. But I like Gomes; he's also young so I believe he can grow a lot as a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Will Vidal now be first choice RB? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Gonna be weird watching Barca without Dani Alves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Will Vidal now be first choice RB? He's the only natural RB in the squad. So I hope he is... It will be him and Sergi Roberto on that position. A downgrade from Alves, for sure, but we have improved in other areas hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Haven't seen that Gomes play for Valencia, but he was really poor for Portugal at the euros. What are his strengths that would suit Barcelona? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Haven't seen that Gomes play for Valencia, but he was really poor for Portugal at the euros. What are his strengths that would suit Barcelona? What I like about him, besides his technique and ball control, is the fact that he's pretty physical. Luís Suárez is the only attacking player at Barça who's also a physical presence, and he uses that to magnificent effect. We can use more of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Haven't seen that Gomes play for Valencia, but he was really poor for Portugal at the euros. What are his strengths that would suit Barcelona? I don't think you can have been really poor and start every game in midfield for the winners of the tournament Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Haven't seen that Gomes play for Valencia, but he was really poor for Portugal at the euros. What are his strengths that would suit Barcelona? I don't think you can have been really poor and start every game in midfield for the winners of the tournament He started 4 out of 7 games in the tournament And only played over 60 minutes twice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Best not to evaluate players on international tournaments anyway, the amount of players who do well in them each time and then do fuck all during the season doesn't bare thinking about it. To me it has absolutely zero relevance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I like Andre Gomes as he couldn't look more Portuguese if he tried. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubestationatmidnight Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Swansea loaning out Gomis to Marseille but paying half his wages still seems mad. French clubs can't be as skint as they make out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Be surprised if Swansea aren't in a relegation fight this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Schurrle to Dortmund confirmed. Not sure where he's going to fit in but gives them an option if Tuchel ever wants to go more counter attacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Swansea loaning out Gomis to Marseille but paying half his wages still seems mad. French clubs can't be as skint as they make out They arn't skint but Premier League clubs have so much more money that they offer players wages that clubs from most leagues can't compete with unless they are an 'elite club'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Haven't seen that Gomes play for Valencia, but he was really poor for Portugal at the euros. What are his strengths that would suit Barcelona? I don't think you can have been really poor and start every game in midfield for the winners of the tournament He started 4 out of 7 games in the tournament And only played over 60 minutes twice Don't let your facts get in the way of my argument. Still didn't look really poor like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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