[ITA] Serie A 2013/2014 (52 Viewers)

Zacheryah

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Aug 29, 2010
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Maybe yes.
I do think Mertens is as good, as not better than Gio.
We'll see next season how he'll do.

Then again, I never really had high thoughts about Gio
I liked mertens very much when he plays for the national team. Only untill recently, hazard actually played better.

Dries is an adept winger, with a good amount of flair, speed dribbeling and crossing.

Definatly better then giovinco in the winger aspect, no doubt about that. Not thats its hard tho.

Thing is, he isnt quite the level of lavezzi and hamsic eighter. i'd think he'd be more of a good standin to a really good player.

Actually, i'd liked him at juventus. liking his determination he allways puts in.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
61,507
This Belfodil deal is fucking crazy, give away key decisive creator like Cassano and decent CB like Silvestre on loan with option to buy (Parma will be crazy to not sign them next season) plus 10m for HALF, not even full ownership. WTF is Branca on to think this is remotely close to a good deal?
 

Red

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Nov 26, 2006
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This Belfodil deal is fucking crazy, give away key decisive creator like Cassano and decent CB like Silvestre on loan with option to buy (Parma will be crazy to not sign them next season) plus 10m for HALF, not even full ownership. WTF is Branca on to think this is remotely close to a good deal?
It all comes down to how much of Cassano's and Silvestre's wages Parma are paying.

If Parma were paying the wages in their entirety, Inter would be saving over 4m (8m with tax) a year on the wages and the deal would make some sense.

And Cassano's loan won't be with an option to buy because he's out of contract next season and available for nothing.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
61,507
Yeah Deneb they are dead weight for them, so I'm not suprised they are leaving, though Cassano has been excellent creative force for them (one that cant last full games though), just that as usual he is destructive off the pitch by making himself unavailable to Stramacioni and burning bridges. But as a player, he has the unpredictable and creative factor they need as a team, so on that alone he shoudlnt be too easily discarded, especially for someone like Belfodil. Parma are huge winners in this deal. Silvestre isnt big team level defender, but a clear boost and upgrade for Parma. All in all, these should been two players they can sell without needing to loan out.

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It all comes down to how much of Cassano's and Silvestre's wages Parma are paying.

If Parma were paying the wages in their entirety, Inter would be saving over 4m (8m with tax) a year on the wages and the deal would make some sense.

And Cassano's loan won't be with an option to buy because he's out of contract next season and available for nothing.
I didnt know about the contract thing with Cassano, that explains it, but I know about the wages, I just find it funny still, dumb deal. And yeah I'm defenitely sure if Cassano says yes to going to Parma, that Inter will be paying at the very least half of his salary if not more. Likes of Palladino with 0.9m is one of the high earners in Parma, thats more or less their ball park for "good" salaries.
 

Red

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Nov 26, 2006
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I didnt know about the contract thing with Cassano, that explains it, but I know about the wages, I just find it funny still, dumb deal. And yeah I'm defenitely sure if Cassano says yes to going to Parma, that Inter will be paying at the very least half of his salary if not more. Likes of Palladino with 0.9m is one of the high earners in Parma, thats more or less their ball park for "good" salaries.
I agree about your thinking on the wages, which means it's very unlikely Inter aren't making a really shit deal here.

They are going to be going mighty close to paying double what Belfodil is worth in my book.

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with silvestre thats the logical move imo, hes worth nothing right now so if he proves himself in parma then inter can recoup some of his cost.
Be interesting to see what the buy-out will be for him, because it is meant to be a loan with option to buy.
 

chester

Too busy to bother
May 20, 2006
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Mertens is very average and even invisible in most of the 'bigger' games in the Netherlands. Just imagine what difficulties he will face in Italy against defenders who are 10 times the defenders in the Netherlands. Unless he improves his productivity and continuity drastically i don't think he will manage in Serie A. Besides all this i think it's a strange singing, he and Insigne will be competing for the same spot. It would be a shame to have one of those youngsters sitting on the bench, they need time on the pitch.
Don't think there is much wrong with Mertens' productivity.
He has been one of the most scoring and assists giving players for PSV in the last seasons.
And he isn't even a striker.
I do agree he hasn't showed it in the big matches.
 

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