Now That's What I Call Transfer Rumours! 7

[cannybagoftudor]

2 hours ago, Southerner said:

 Every opportunity he has for the killer pass he doesn't take it. :/

If anything he is more left footed than Miggy - it's a no from me. 

 

[Pata]

37 minutes ago, gdm said:

That Mudryk we were linked with looks real quality 

 

 

 

 

Looks like almost guaranteed star, shame all of Europe will be after him.

[SUPERTOON]

11 minutes ago, cannybagoftudor said:

If anything he is more left footed than Miggy - it's a no from me. 

 

He’s 17 ? bit early to write him off 

[Rafalove]

1 hour ago, gdm said:

That Mudryk we were linked with looks real quality 

 

 

 

 

 

desperate.Trossard might be more sensible, but this lad could be a generational talent. 
 

 

 

[Mike]

I won't get a wink of sleep thinking about Merino and Bruno in the same midfield.

[David Edgar]

10 hours ago, Southerner said:

 Every opportunity he has for the killer pass he doesn't take it. :/

 

Not the best highlight reel.  Everything cuts short before an assist/goal/key pass.  Suggests he does a bit of dribbling - in a weak league - but not much in the final third.

[Shak]

He's still 16 years old in a lot of those clips.

 

Perhaps he hasn't quite reached his potential yet?

[cannybagoftudor]

9 hours ago, SUPERTOON said:

He’s 17 ? bit early to write him off 

A very fair point ?

[Ikon]

Thinking of Andrey Santos and Angelo Gabriel. Because they are both of "academy age" does it count when it comes to FFP?

Read some people saying  that it doesn't count when it comes to FFP. Would be shrewd moves if so. Sounds too good though.

[Keegans Export]

No, transfer fees count regardless as far as I understand.

 

Some investment in the Academy is exempt but not fees.

[LV]

May as well get Endrick while we’re at it 

[arnonel]

I watch a lot of South American football, and can see why we have an interest in Brazil. Seem to be producing some mega talent right now.

 

I would look at Argentina too. 

eg: Alan Varela from Boca would be a great DM. He will certainly move to a big European club

Boca is a mess of a club (although they won the league). They have so much talent not even getting a game, or out on loan

 

 

[Whitley mag]

Would be ecstatic with Diaby or Mudryk in January alongside a DM. Fill those 2 positions and I think we’d be right in the battle for a top 4 place.

[The Prophet]

Not a chance we get Mudryk with Europe's elite circling.

[Emotic]

Imagine if we'd landed Santos, Gabriel, Endrick and they join Kuol in our academy- godfathered by Bruno, Joelinton and St Max - that'd be some flair academy and a superb young family of talent that could break into the first team in thee or four years.

[TheBrownBottle]

3 hours ago, David Edgar said:

 

Not the best highlight reel.  Everything cuts short before an assist/goal/key pass.  Suggests he does a bit of dribbling - in a weak league - but not much in the final third.

Mainly because he hasn’t produced owt.  1 goal in 60-odd appearances.  Most of those dribbles are left-right or vice versa, or go nowhere.

 

YouTube can make anyone look decent. Nothing to get excited about from that clip to be frank - doesn’t mean he’d be a bad signing, of course. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Emotic said:

Imagine if we'd landed Santos, Gabriel, Endrick and they join Kuol in our academy- godfathered by Bruno, Joelinton and St Max - that'd be some flair academy and a superb young family of talent that could break into the first team in thee or four years.

We’re not getting Endrick like haha 

[TheBrownBottle]

1 hour ago, Ikon said:

Thinking of Andrey Santos and Angelo Gabriel. Because they are both of "academy age" does it count when it comes to FFP?

Read some people saying  that it doesn't count when it comes to FFP. Would be shrewd moves if so. Sounds too good though.

No, it will count.  Youth development costs can be excluded - this is how the PL rules define these costs:

 

“A.1.252.
  “Youth Development Expenditure” means expenditure by a Club directly attributable to activities to train, educate and develop Academy Players net of any portion of Central Funds paid to Clubs solely for the purpose of such activities”

 

So if you spend £20m on a 16-year-old, you might be able to deduct training and education costs.  Not the transfer fee. 

[Emotic]

18 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

We’re not getting Endrick like haha 

Surprisingly, there are a few players out there who are "too good for us".  He's one of them. Magnificent player, such maturity and talent for a bairn.

[80]

I don't think there are many players we should write off our ability to sign right now.

[SUPERTOON]

34 minutes ago, Emotic said:

Surprisingly, there are a few players out there who are "too good for us".  He's one of them. Magnificent player, such maturity and talent for a bairn.

Not sure a 16 year old lad can be classed as too good for us 

[AJ9]

Jeff Endrick, too good for NUFC.

[Emotic]

44 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Not sure a 16 year old lad can be classed as too good for us 

Don't get me wrong, I'd be over the moon if Endrick shows up on Tyneside. Be a real show of intent.

[ponsaelius]

I must be one of few who is actually not really bothered about signing a designated defensive midfielder. I thought we probably needed one in the summer but I think if you can set up a team to play without one then that is far preferable. If you get the requisite energy, workrate and quality on the ball from a midfield 3 you don't need somebody who is exclusively there to enforce.

 

Adding more quality and depth to the midfield area - sure.

[Ikon]

4 minutes ago, ponsaelius said:

I must be one of few who is actually not really bothered about signing a designated defensive midfielder. I thought we probably needed one in the summer but I think if you can set up a team to play without one then that is far preferable. If you get the requisite energy, workrate and quality on the ball from a midfield 3 you don't need somebody who is exclusively there to enforce.

 

Adding more quality and depth to the midfield area - sure.

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