Odear Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Seems to be the case. Rafa has replaced him for free and brought in 10-12m. That’s the Sturaro fee or the guts of it sorted out. Btw, I’m not sure this lad would be suited to PL either. Has a tendency to lose the ball due to his lack of size, then goes jumping in. Refs here won’t stand for that. He’ll find this league tough. Playing for Juve doesn’t mean s**** any more. He came on as a sub a lot in this years CL. Kept an eye out but didn’t seem to make much impact. He's 6'2 But still I'm very curious about the circumstances. If he doesn't think he's capable of competing with or ousting Diame from the starting XI I'm not sure he's up to it at all. Crying shame as he could develop into a monster of a midfielder. He’s 5’10 maybe 5’11 if exaggerating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Seems to be the case. Rafa has replaced him for free and brought in 10-12m. That’s the Sturaro fee or the guts of it sorted out. Btw, I’m not sure this lad would be suited to PL either. Has a tendency to lose the ball due to his lack of size, then goes jumping in. Refs here won’t stand for that. He’ll find this league tough. Playing for Juve doesn’t mean s**** any more. He came on as a sub a lot in this years CL. Kept an eye out but didn’t seem to make much impact. He's 6'2 But still I'm very curious about the circumstances. If he doesn't think he's capable of competing with or ousting Diame from the starting XI I'm not sure he's up to it at all. Crying shame as he could develop into a monster of a midfielder. He’s 5’10 maybe 5’11 if exaggerating. Think he's on about Merino, you are on about Sturaro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Chron reporting he's gone within a matter of days and won't report for the start of pre-season tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Goddamn it Disco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Goddamn it Disco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Oh well, I liked the lad. Never mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Strange one, oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Looks like Rafa could be bringing in £45 million + for his kitty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 This is quite annoying and quite unlike us, why put such low relase clause on a good potential like him, wanted him to stay here and be a key part of our team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Pretty disappointing, seemed like he had a lot of potential ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 There has to be something behind the scenes, perhaps Rafa just thought after trying him out and seeing him in training he’s not someone who will make his team on a permanent basis. Such a shitty low fee though. Mind if the market wasn’t as crazy as it is, it would be considered fair fee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 One of the conditions of him signing was the inclusion of the low release clause. He did the same at Dortmund. If it's so he can leave to get more game time fair enough, can't blame him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Just basically looks like he wants to leave. Meh, see ya. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 His first few games were amazing. Really thought we had found ourselves a top player. If I was told he would be sold for £10 million given the current market prices I would have had a heart attack due to laughing so much. There is a real quality player in there but towards his last few games for us he didn't look as good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Came here on loan, looked mint, signed permanently, barely featured. Add it to the list of bizarre NUFC signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 One of the conditions of him signing was the inclusion of the low release clause. He did the same at Dortmund. If it's so he can leave to get more game time fair enough, can't blame him. Or fight for your place and prove your worth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Again very disppaointed, because he is arguably our best player when on form and with huge potential. Ironically we would probably get a hell of a lot more for Shelvey who I feel is limited in comparison despite his good form towards the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Be interesting to see where he is/what he is doing 2 or 3 years from now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 One of the conditions of him signing was the inclusion of the low release clause. He did the same at Dortmund. If it's so he can leave to get more game time fair enough, can't blame him. Or fight for your place and prove your worth? He's sat on the bench for much of the last 2 seasons, I don't blame him either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 One of the conditions of him signing was the inclusion of the low release clause. He did the same at Dortmund. If it's so he can leave to get more game time fair enough, can't blame him. Or fight for your place and prove your worth? He's sat on the bench for much of the last 2 seasons, I don't blame him either. Which makes me return to the idea that Rafa probably doesn’t rate him as highly as he thought having now worked with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Gutted about this - really liked the lad and was excited by his potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Ki is a decent player but he is a downgrade imho. And he's 29, not much scope for improvement. I hoped we at least replace him with anotehr promising signing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Ki is a decent player but he is a downgrade imho. And he's 29, not much scope for improvement. I hoped we at least replace him with anotehr promising signing I think immediately-speaking he's an upgrade due to his fitness, premier league experience and obvious quality as a footballer. In the long term Merino would probably have progressed into a first team starter as he obviously looked really talented, but as it stands it's still up for speculation whether he would have re-discovered his early form next season, he looked poor at times last season admittedly, and I really like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Showed promise but he's going to have to stay and fight for a place at a club at some point. Players will lose their first team place at some point in the most case. Clearly doesn't want to do that with us so bye then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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