JonBez comesock Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said: Seems to me Pacqueta is a no.10 and doesn't really fit into our system. He can probably play at the tip of a 3 man midfield but it's a lot of money to spend on a player for the sake of it. Signing a Full Brazil International for the sake of it - wow ….just wow ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, TRon said: Sounds like a leak from Lyon tbh, maybe trying to push the price up. Maybe. Back in December when this was from, they were trying to keep him though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, TRon said: Sounds like a leak from Lyon tbh, maybe trying to push the price up. That’s from December 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, sushimonster85 said: We're not signing Paqueta. I imagine he's never even been seriously considered. It's a link that's been entirely generated online by people who see how close he and Bruno is and assume he must be signing because of that alone. It’s not Chris Waugh confirmed we enquired about him (Jan) before Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Manxst said: Maybe. Back in December when this was from, they were trying to keep him though. Is there any reason you are posting articles from last year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 These stories from way before Jan likely all come from the same one source/original story. Probably either from Lyon themselves, or agent chat. Back in December/Jan one of the main things we heard about was how they're casting their net wide. Maybe there was an initial enquiry, who knows. But since then (and especially this Summer) all the links have been fan driven. Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if he signed. It's just not going to happen. At least not in this window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Just now, TRon said: Is there any reason you are posting articles from last year? Yes. Read the thread. The club were interested in Paqueta before signing Bruno. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 N-O's gone full Twitter mixed with a dab of RTG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Il say it again, I think the Paqueta links were a smokescreen for Bruno. If we really wanted him then we’d be hearing more about him now, it’s not happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 If you go back to late December/early Jan you can likely find that same type of article linking us to every player in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Just now, Nine said: Il say it again, I think the Paqueta links were a smokescreen for Bruno. If we really wanted him then we’d be hearing more about him now, it’s not happening. How does that actually work ? We really want Bruno so we bid for Paqueta so they let us have Bruno instead ? I don't get it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, sushimonster85 said: If you go back to late December/early Jan you can likely find that same type of article linking us to every player in Europe. Did they all say we had a bid rejected or that the player rejected it ? Edited July 27, 2022 by madras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, madras said: How does that actually work ? We really want Bruno so we bid for Paqueta so they let us have Bruno instead ? I don't get it. No, we never bid for Paqueta It’s a pretty common practise. Fake links are leaked while we work on the deal for the player we actually want. Edited July 27, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, JonBez comesock said: Signing a Full Brazil International for the sake of it - wow ….just wow ? It wouldn't make sense to buy players that won't fit into our system regardless of how good they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Unless we do it another 9 times and field the Brazil National Team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) "for the sake of it" Piss off! He's one of the first names on the teamsheet for Brazil. Also, he can easily play as one in a three without being a #10 or even playing at the tip. Can cover multiple roles, and he's strong physically. People shouldn't talk out of their arse if they don't know about him. Also, he wasn't a smokescreen because we wanted Bruno. There were barely any rumours at all, or serious links to him. Saying he doesn't fit into our team is rubbish. Edited July 27, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) Also the ‘Shelvey is crocked so let’s sign Paqueta’ arguement is ridiculous. I get that everyone wants him but that’s a massive reach, Paqueta does nothing for depth at #6 it’s Bruno > Shelvey and still is. Edited July 27, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, Nine said: Il say it again, I think the Paqueta links were a smokescreen for Bruno. If we really wanted him then we’d be hearing more about him now, it’s not happening. Six weeks later? Bit too cloak and dagger methinks. Plus I’m sure the selling club or agent would probably leak interest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Just now, Manxst said: Six weeks later? Bit too cloak and dagger methinks. Plus I’m sure the selling club or agent would probably leak interest? We were being linked with him right up until the Bruno deal came out of the blue were we not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Nine said: No, we never bid for Paqueta It’s a pretty common practise. Fake links are leaked while we work on the deal for the player we actually want. I can understand that to play different clubs off but how would it work with two players from the same club ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 We've been linked with Paqueta for ages, both before and after Bruno. There was talk about Paqueta even before the takeover happened, and that he had turned us down when people sounded out possible targets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Manxst said: Six weeks later? Bit too cloak and dagger methinks. Plus I’m sure the selling club or agent would probably leak interest? Please don't say 'methinks'. It's fucking awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ikon said: "for the sake of it" Piss off! He's one of the first names on the teamsheet for Brazil. Also, he can easily play as one in a three without being a #10 or even playing at the tip. Can cover multiple roles, and he's strong physically. People shouldn't talk out of their arse if they don't know about him. Also, he wasn't a smokescreen because we wanted Bruno. There were barely any rumours at all, or serious links to him. Saying he doesn't fit into our team is rubbish. We're not going to play him in center midfield man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Just now, madras said: I can understand that to play different clubs off but how would it work with two players from the same club ? It’s not to play Lyon, it’s to hide our real interest from other clubs. Most links are straight up made bullshit from the press but some bullshit links are deliberately leaked for a reason. Either way, while I think we probably have a slight interest in Paqueta he’s not enough of a priority for it to be relevant right now. If we really wanted him we’d be hearing about it from more solid sources by now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Alberto2005 said: We're not going to play him in center midfield man As if you have a clue. What i'm saying is that he can easily play in a three and do it very very well. For example on the right side of a three. I doubt we will get him, but i think we should as the possibility of getting such a quality player would be worth it, especially this early in our project. Not easy getting players like him. Edited July 27, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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