Michel Bastos - LW - Olympique Lyonnais (10 Viewers)

[vodka]

The mercato hasn't even officially started yet, has it? July 1st is the official day that clubs can sign players/sell players?

if we would believe FM, yes, but free agents maybe can join the squad earlier? Pirlo and Ziegler were already presented

 

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[Hust]

if we would believe FM, yes, but free agents maybe can join the squad earlier? Pirlo and Ziegler were already presented

can anyone confirm this?

 

[vodka]

can anyone confirm this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_window

Well, major europe leagues(except england, end of season- 31 August) has a 1 July – 31 August window.

"Free agents can be signed by a club at any time in the season, if they had been released by their previous club before the end of the transfer window."

 

[JCK]

The mercato hasn't even officially started yet, has it? July 1st is the official day that clubs can sign players/sell players?

But it doesn't look promising anyway.

 

[Nenz]

It doesn't matter when the mercato officially starts. Teams want their most important additions in their squad earlier rather than later and set date won't stop them.

 

[Hust]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_window

Well, major europe leagues(except england, end of season- 31 August) has a 1 July – 31 August window.

"Free agents can be signed by a club at any time in the season, if they had been released by their previous club before the end of the transfer window."

Great, thanks man.

But it doesn't look promising anyway.

Try being me...everything always looks promising.

It doesn't matter when the mercato officially starts. Teams want their most important additions in their squad earlier rather than later and set date won't stop them.

True, but two sides to this coin as if the selling club is selling a star player they may want to drag it out as long as possible to start a bidding war. Unless you are dealing with a club like Real/ManU/Chelsea, etc that can offer a huge amount over the value and just seal it right away, most clubs are going to try and milk it when it comes to a star player. You are right its best to get the core of the team together as soon as possible to gel but when it comes to a WC player, chances are they would walk right into the team and settle in most cases.

 

[juve_ultra]

Seems Bastos will be picking up his passport tomorrow

 

[Nardonejuve]

good, lets get this saga over with finally so Marotta can concentrate on getting us a forward and RB

 

[Gian]

Can I open the Bastos player thread?

 

[javi_berti]

mark probably already made one.

 

[adriano_c]

Melo, actually.

 

[Flamez]

I'd say a proper LW (a versatible and creative one, actually, to don't get us stuck in a shitty 4-4-2 forever) would be much better than just hurry up for the RB/SS position. We need to get a RB asap, but for the leftwing and the forward line, we really need to get quality. Not cheap quality like Bastos or Vucinic.

 

[JuveJay]

Surely cheap quality is better than quality?

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

That's a quality statement.

 

[Trequartista]

Bastos is a good player and his arrival means that we will not see Pepe on our starting eleven. That's fine for me, I couldn't bare seeing Pepe starting for us again...

 

[adriano_c]

That's what the transfer window means to me this summer. Incoming players solely to keep hated players out of the team.

 

[Nedvěd]

Could've been better, but good signing nonetheless.

 

[Fint]

Why are people talking as if he's been signed?

 

[vodka]

Why are people talking as if he's been signed?

no idea mate, I can't find any reports either.

 

[Salvatore]

Maybe he'd be a "DDTS " if he had his French passport by now.