Two misconceptions in this thread, for both sides of things, that Melo has better technique or is offensively better then D'Agostino, which is ludicrous. And also as ludicrous, that Melo is purely just a destroyer like Momo/Diarra. I mean, used to watch him in Santander, then Almeria, and he wasnt even a DM there, he played as an offensive box to box CM or a SM.
He has quite ranged set of skills, just not destroying or ballwining, even if tactically he has been more limited to that later on. He can be quite good offensively as a box to box mid in a diamond midfield. But yeah, he isnt a regista, even if a good passer, so D'Agostino is more useful in that regard (would love either, but our needs fit D'Agostino more, and mainly its regarding price, if we can afford it, why not, but Melo would cost 20m+ prolly, but not many real quality midfielders like him around).
Funniest thing of all, Mark in this thread predicting both Melo and D'Agostino signed, now that would be sick, and sooooooo not gonna happen