Can someone give a more detailed description of this guy? I have not watched enough Fiorentina games to come up with any conclusion.
My gut feel is that this guy is good but unlikely to be world class. If you are going to pay north of EU40m for someone he better be at least on the verge of being world class. I know valuations are higher these days, but we paid 40m for Dybala so could he be on a similar level? My other concern is that he, Dybala and Shick are left footed and it would seem he has very similar characteristics to Dybala at least in terms of his style of play.
At 35-40m it would seem that most of you here would be in favor of the deal - however the Fiorentina president doesn't look like he wants to sell - does this mean we have to dish out 45m+? Does he have a release clause?
No release clause. Yes, probably around 45m, at least from the buzz in the media.
Its the prices these days. Can't say if he will be world class for sure, but he looks like he will. Fiore is terrible and he still excels. More importantly, he excels at doing whatever his poorly built team need. From defending at WB to attacking as AM or to either wing. He is a very smart player with great technique, his playmaking should be wonderful for us.
Pjanic is playing way in the back, and Dybala is more striker than AM, a player like him should make things much more fluid.
The left footed thing shouldn't be a concern. Most players are right footed and no one pays that any attention.
Left footed
Dybala
Schick
Bernardeschi
Right footed
Higuain
Cuadrado
Mandzukic
Pjaca