Mole_Toonfan Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Seems a tad overreaction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Weirdly excited by this signing and I'm basis this on no knowledge of him at all. What has this window done to me ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Those who watched his highlights was he a good passer? I always liked tall midfielders who can pass for some reason He definitely looks to be. He hit a couple of peachy cross field pings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Seems a tad overreaction. TBF Athletic's pool of players available to buy is approximately 4 players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Those who watched his highlights was he a good passer? I always liked tall midfielders who can pass for some reason He definitely looks to be. He hit a couple of peachy cross field pings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 This is all happening so fast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Seems a tad overreaction. TBF Athletic's pool of players available to buy is approximately 4 players. Think he's saying they've signed nobody for 3 years? This is probably just the tipping point. They're clearly more like us than we think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I think this counts as one the media totally missed. Story only broke this AM, right? £7m must be permanent (if that is the price). Can't see the club paying £7m for a loan when they won't budge on a couple of million when trying to buy. Not even that, it was about 2 hours ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Luke Edwards suggesting its permanent here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/26/newcastle-agree-deal-sign-borussia-dortmund-midfielder-mikel/ not sure if Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Totally on board with the "never seen him, never heard of him, but extremely excited about this signing" group. And really everyone should be since, if nothing else, it appears Rafa wanted him and Rafa got him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Just made up he's the Nemanja Matic. Great news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 He looks a very decent all-rounder. Just what we need. Bring it on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Wonder if he's any better than Mehdi Abeid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 fuck knas who he is so went to the dormund subreddit to ask. Turns out they only made a thread about him a couple days ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Wonder ig he's any better than Mehdi Abeid. Compare the identity of the German teams that signed Merino and Abeid, therein shall lie your answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 didn't the Chron have numerous stories saying the next one would be a striker? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Totally on board with the "never seen him, never heard of him, but extremely excited about this signing" group. And really everyone should be since, if nothing else, it appears Rafa wanted him and Rafa got him. Yup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cort Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 This is from Bleacher Report's BVB correspondent: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/531/788/a23.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 English love a header mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Buzzing for him scoring against Bradford toneet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Also this from reddit He is. When he was with Osasuna he carried the team himself at times. With us, he didn't get enough time to show what he has got. He showed glimpses of clean passing and vision. Did make some stupid mistakes but all in all BVB fans will be sad to see him go. I got to watch him a bit at Osasuna and like you said his ability to read the game and passing reminds me of Busquets in a few ways Talented, young and the guy is a rock. Great signing! All aboard the hype train Dortmund fans there saying it's a loan though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 It seems quite evident that any permanent move for a player in that 20 to 23 year old range seems to go through really quickly. Think the club is happy to sanction moves for these players with potential resale value, which was a big remit previously, and appears to still be a factor as far as the urgency with which deals are done. Just hope Rafa can find some younger players that are gems, who can come in and really make the step up. Like the look of Murphy and Merino so just hopeful it pans out. That's definitely Rafa's route to bringing in some sort of quality, even if it's undercooked. Our board are far more likely to sanction deals for the Murphys and Merinos as there's droolworthy sell on potential. £17m for a 28 yr old? Fuck that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Excellent news this then, another one out of no where. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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