Amash

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Mar 31, 2005
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Well in these day you can't get decent striker cheaper than this.

And for you saying that Pepe is overpaid for 7,5 millions...pffff you must be kidding.
 

JuveJay

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Pepe's price was fair in the market; premium age, Italian international, playing for a pretty good team. €10m is what I'd expect to pay. It's just the stupid market. Sure, it could have been better spent outside of this market, where you get more 'bang for your buck'. He's not particularly good, but €10m doesn't get you much when you target this sort of player.

The really stupid one is Martinez. Again, €8m-€12m in this market is the rate, but we bought a player with a poor injury record who didn't even fit our system.
 

Amash

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Mar 31, 2005
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Pepe's price was fair in the market; premium age, Italian international, playing for a pretty good team. €10m is what I'd expect to pay. It's just the stupid market. Sure, it could have been better spent outside of this market, where you get more 'bang for your buck'. He's not particularly good, but €10m doesn't get you much when you target this sort of player.
Exactly, you got my point. And apart this tuz hatred on him he's quite OK signing.
 

JuveJay

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Well, that's debatable I suppose. He's a frustrating player, you could get a better technical player for €10m, maybe it would have been better spent on a young prospect.
 

Dostoevsky

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May 27, 2007
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Pepe's price was fair in the market; premium age, Italian international, playing for a pretty good team. €10m is what I'd expect to pay. It's just the stupid market. Sure, it could have been better spent outside of this market, where you get more 'bang for your buck'. He's not particularly good, but €10m doesn't get you much when you target this sort of player.

The really stupid one is Martinez. Again, €8m-€12m in this market is the rate, but we bought a player with a poor injury record who didn't even fit our system.
Did you also expect us to get 3.5mln for Giovinco?

Pepe was overpaid. It's stupid to buy such a limited player for so much money. Pjanic went to Rome for 11mln, Gervinho to Arsenal for 11mln.

I'm not even going to mention Martinez. And Bonucci was also overpaid because he's average at best... don't forget we had Criscito included in the deal who had a high value.
 

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