McCormick Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Loved Merino while he was here but leaving because he was homesick/ not getting game time (due to other players finding form) was a bit shit. I think we have a similar player in Bruno now and I’d probably prefer to supplement BG with someone with more tenacity and athleticism like a Philips or a Sangare etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 minute ago, McCormick said: Loved Merino while he was here but leaving because he was homesick/ not getting game time (due to other players finding form) was a bit shit. I think we have a similar player in Bruno now and I’d probably prefer to supplement BG with someone with more tenacity and athleticism like a Philips or a Sangare etc. Yeah kind of agree. Seemed to run a mile as soon as he couldn't get in the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 28 minutes ago, Jagten said: This has guy has far too many probable flaws for 70m EUR. Seems like an uncomfortable level of risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, reefatoon said: Yeah kind of agree. Seemed to run a mile as soon as he couldn't get in the team. He was 21/22 maybe? He’s matured as a player and person you’d have thought since then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 51 minutes ago, Jagten said: This has guy has far too many probable flaws for 70m EUR. Seems like an uncomfortable level of risk. What probable flaws? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, reefatoon said: Yeah kind of agree. Seemed to run a mile as soon as he couldn't get in the team. Will never criticize a player for leaving in order to play regularly, and wish more of our less gifted players would take a page out of his book. The only reason he came here in the first place was because he didn't get as much game time at Dortmund as he wanted, so it's quite naive to expect him to stay here under the same conditions. He has experience in the league so he knows what to expect, he still knows the area and some of the players and staff that are still here, so if he wanted to come back and we are interested, I'd view him as less of a risk than bringing in someone completely new. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 He’s said some lovely stuff about us since tbf to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 He probably heard Bruce was incoming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: What probable flaws? Ive heard from some that some of the flaws are technically/in general play. One guy mentioned Lukaku in comparison, even though they are different kind of players. Personally I haven’t seen enough of Nunez Edited April 11, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Ikon said: Ive heard from some that some of the flaws are technically. One guy mentioned Lukaku in comparison, even though they are different kind of players. Personally I haven’t seen enough of Nunez Would honestly be okay with some compared to Lukaku mind... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 hours ago, The College Dropout said: What probable flaws? Bad touch and poor decision maker. Elite goal-scoring output in the Portuguese league has not historically been an especially high watermark (Jonas, Jackson Martinez, Bas Dost). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tiresias Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 I was disappointed he didn't stick around with us as thought he was mint at times but in kinda the wrong team. I also wondered if other behind the scenes stuff was up and didn't gel with us. Who knows if true that and not going to be upset, he would not have flourished under bruce and would have ended his career for good most likely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Wonder if we've got a sell on fee ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 minute ago, jack j said: Wonder if we've got a sell on fee ? He had a release clause that was triggered didn't he? If I remember correct, that probably means no sell on fee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 He wouldn't be playing every week there, and the way he legged it from us the last time, he's not going to want to come back to the premiership and not play regularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 A Spanish midfielder will risk sitting on the bench to play for Pep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Looks like he's on the fringes of the Spain first team so you'd expect he'll want to go somewhere (if anywhere) which increases his chances of a place in their World Cup squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Merino and Bruno together Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10708215/Newcastle-add-Brighton-winger-Leandro-Trossard-list-potential-targets.html Newcastle United have added Brighton's Leandro Trossard to their list of potential wing targets. Newcastle crowd favourite Allan Saint-Maximin is expected to be sold this summer with any fee likely to be reinvested into their rebuild. Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson and Bayer Leverkusen's Moussa Diaby are two wingers they have already compiled reports in but Newcastle face fierce competition on both. Meanwhile, one signing Newcastle do expect to complete is the permanent move for left back Matt Targett. The 26-year old has impressed since joining from Aston Villa in January and Newcastle are poised to complete the deal for around £15m plus their loan fee which is understood included a bonus for Premier League survival. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 The most annoying thing about Merino is that when fit towards the back end of that season, Rafa completely froze him out despite being safe with a few games to go. Regardless of the release clause I got the impression he didn’t think his career was going as planned under Benitez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, nbthree3 said: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10708215/Newcastle-add-Brighton-winger-Leandro-Trossard-list-potential-targets.html Newcastle United have added Brighton's Leandro Trossard to their list of potential wing targets. Nope Newcastle crowd favourite Allan Saint-Maximin is expected to be sold this summer with any fee likely to be reinvested into their rebuild. Nope Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson Yep and Bayer Leverkusen's Moussa Diaby Yep are two wingers they have already compiled reports in but Newcastle face fierce competition on both. Meanwhile, one signing Newcastle do expect to complete is the permanent move for left back Matt Targett. The 26-year old has impressed since joining from Aston Villa in January and Newcastle are poised to complete the deal for around £15m plus their loan fee which is understood included a bonus for Premier League survival. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Trossard would be a brilliant signing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 I like Trossard. Upgrade on Fraser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Trossard is really underrated, really like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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