Skeletor Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 9 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Joelinton currently punching his pillow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 23 minutes ago, jigen said: I am Italian and follow him every week. Tonali played for Milan 3 years. The first season: very bad. Second: great. Third: average. He is a good player. But not a top talent. He is not in the league of Bruno and Isak. For me you have overpaid: the fair price is 40-45m euro. We sign players based on their style and how we feel they fit into our team not simply on name recognition. We likely have a clear plan of how to used him and play to his strengths. He’s got all the tools to do what we need of him and our coach has a track record of improving players, Bruno was already very good but is now a better player than the one we signed. We would always have to pay a premium to get a hometown kid from a side like Milan. He’ll be just fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Just now, KDT said: Joelinton currently punching his pillow. Friendship ended with Joelinton. Now Sandro is my best friend[/meme] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigen Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, GeordieDazzler said: We sign players based on their style and how we feel they fit into our team not simply on name recognition. We likely have a clear plan of how to used him and play to his strengths. He’s got all the tools to do what we need of him and our coach has a track record of improving players, Bruno was already very good but is now a better player than the one we signed. We would always have to pay a premium to get a hometown kid from a side like Milan. He’ll be just fine. Tonali is a good player. And with Tonali in place of Longstaff you have a better midfield. This is clear. But is Tonali worth 70m? No. Because he has not the ceiling of Bruno or Isak. For me you could buy better and cheaper. Manu Kone or Kephrem Thuram for example. Edited July 19, 2023 by jigen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 We paid 55m which is the absolute going rate for a player like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, GeordieDazzler said: We paid 55m which is the absolute going rate for a player like him. Less than the going rate really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) Not saying he’s quite Enzo Fernandez right now, but Enzo cost double. And probably triple the wages. Edited July 19, 2023 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said: Not saying he’s quite Enzo Fernandez right now, but Enzo cost double. And probably triple the wages. Aye, he’s better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kocunar Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, jigen said: Tonali is a good player. And with Tonali in place of Longstaff you have a better midfield. This is clear. But is Tonali worth 70m? No. Because he has not the ceiling of Bruno or Isak. For me you could buy better and cheaper. Manu Kone or Kephrem Thuram for example. Would definitely rather have Tonali than either of those two. And it's not particularly close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Those first time balls around the corner to a winger/wide forward are lush. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Tonali would easily be a £70-80m player in normal circumstances, but we played a blinder by having our ear to the ground regarding Milan's financial issues Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) Should probably put this in the mark my words thread, but he'll be a better player than Declan Rice. The fact he was our number 1 target and we payed ~£50m for him is enough to be excited, same for Barnes. Edited July 19, 2023 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Hanshithispantz said: Should probably put this in the mark my words thread, but he'll be a better player than Declan Rice. The fact he was our number 1 target and we payed ~£50m for him is enough to be excited, same for Barnes. Aye wouldn’t bet against it either. Rice is quality but if Arteta is planning on playing both Odengaard and Havertz ahead of him he will have a shit load of work to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 40 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 44 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Myleftboot said: I know just how Paqueta feels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Looks class already and only had about 5 sessions with Howe. He’s going to be ridiculous for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: brb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Came across this on twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 I didn't get to see the game, but in the highlights those first-time flicks and pinged passes reminded me very much of Merino by the time he was coming to the end of his time year. I knew Tonali was good on the ball, but not like this. What a coup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 hours ago, jigen said: I am Italian and follow him every week. Tonali played for Milan 3 years. The first season: very bad. Second: great. Third: average. He is a good player. But not a top talent. He is not in the league of Bruno and Isak. For me you have overpaid: the fair price is 40-45m euro. @Milanista is gonna kick your face off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Tonali doesn’t under hit passes, leathers some of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 17/07/2023 at 13:54, ponsaelius said: Preach brother! I'm sitting outside having Italian coffee and lunch in probably the ropiest bit of the town right now, with one of the roughest pubs opposite. It's changing all the time. Personally I love that it's not too gentrified (yet). (this is the cafe btw - definitely worth a visit if you haven't been in yet) Will give it a look, my sister was up visiting a month or two ago and she said that she’d spoken to someone on South Parade who was doing some building work there and they’d said that all the places on the bar-side of the street had been bought up and there were redevelopment plans. You heard anything about it? Don’t mind the odd bar but the idea of multiple club bars reopening there would be gutting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 hours ago, jigen said: I am Italian and follow him every week. Tonali played for Milan 3 years. The first season: very bad. Second: great. Third: average. He is a good player. But not a top talent. He is not in the league of Bruno and Isak. For me you have overpaid: the fair price is 40-45m euro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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