Nicolò Zaniolo - AM RC - Galatasaray (13 Viewers)

[Alin]

People keep talking about how much he only wants Juve and how he is pushing for the move…. And somehow he still costs the maximum anyone would ever pay for him, frankly in fact don’t think anyone else would ever go above €30-40M no matter what formula is used, yet here we are with the player’s will in our hands still not mattering almost at all in the final price.

I just hope the board knows what it’s doing and that this move will eventually pay off , with all the talent that Zaniolo has this is by all ways and means a very risky gamble to take, one that i’d very much preffer seeing protected by an ‘option’ to buy rather than an easy to reach ‘obligation’.

 

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[Mike-e-y]

We have Chiesa and Di Maria on the left and we won't sign strikers as long as Kean finds a buyer.

Cambiaso is coming and Agresti said he will be evaluated during the USA tour if he stays or leaves. And there were rumours that he didn't want to go to Inter because they were going to loan him out again. Club has followed him from the moment the winter mercato ended so that means something too.

The important thing after MDL's sale is to get Koulibaly, a natural left-sided WC CB because he will solve a lot of problems and help other CBs too.

I get what you are saying about the wingers and I like the idea of Zaniolo. But if we’re seriously considering a LB from a relegated Genoa as a starter then I’m concerned. Sandro is a shell of his former self, Pellegrini has proven he’s not someone that is going to develop and I can’t watch another game of MDS trying to operate on the left. That position is an absolute priority and the silence is worrying.

 

[Alin]

If we had managed to include an Arthur or a Kean in this deal it would have surely made much more sense for everyone, but i guess it is what it is.

 

[GiocataGrande]

People keep talking about how much he only wants Juve and how he is pushing for the move…. And somehow he still costs the maximum anyone would ever pay for him, frankly in fact don’t think anyone else would ever go above €30-40M no matter what formula is used, yet here we are with the player’s will in our hands still not mattering almost at all in the final price.

I just hope the board knows what it’s doing and that this move will eventually pay off , with all the talent that Zaniolo has this is by all ways and means a very risky gamble to take, one that i’d very much preffer seeing protected by an ‘option’ to buy rather than an easy to reach ‘obligation’.

This is a legit concern. We have a lot to learn in finalizing these types of deal, where its obvious the player wants to play for us. Somehow other clubs still manage to squeeze us or pay a unnecesary high fee.

Still, he might end up being a fantastic player for us like Chiesa and a great investment.

Anyways, I strongly think the most important factor this season is how we handle the De Ligt situation. We have time for Zaniolo to find his form and adapt to our playing style, but De Ligt replacement will have to be someone that can slot right in and function asap.

 

[Robee]

I get what you are saying about the wingers and I like the idea of Zaniolo. But if we’re seriously considering a LB from a relegated Genoa as a starter then I’m concerned. Sandro is a shell of his former self, Pellegrini has proven he’s not someone that is going to develop and I can’t watch another game of MDS trying to operate on the left. That position is an absolute priority and the silence is worrying.

That literally says nothing about the player's quality.

 

[IlCapitano]

Did not stop for autographs with fans, just went it

 

[maxi]

Exactly what? We already bought a LB/RB. He's having his medical tomorrow according to reports. And a CB is definitely coming.

Cambiaso? He's not starter material for this team. He is Pellegrini's replacement, so in other words he is (and should be) a backup player. Plus he's likely going to get loaned out anyway, so we are still left with no quality LB. As for RB we aren't even linked to anyone good. For CB there are no strong links as we speak, because we seem to be prioritising unecessary players instead.

On Zaniolo: 40-50 mil is about normal / maybe slightly inflated because of the injuries, for the talent Zaniolo possesses. I'm still waiting for all those names from guys that say there are numerous better players out there for less money.

He is worth 30 million at most. We are being conned if we spend anything more.
There are several better or more promising wingers out there. Diaby from Leverkusen comes to mind, so does Gnabry and Anthony. But we have this obsession with shopping domestically and attracting injury prone players.

I can perfectly understand the need to go Italian again

Why?

 

[Mike-e-y]

That literally says nothing about the player's quality.

Agreed. Neither does a 4 minute YouTube compilation.

We need someone world class for that role.

 

[BIG DADDY!!!]

I think the reason we pay what the other clubs are asking is to just to stay on good terms with them.

Agreeing with player to just choose Juve and force a deal so we can pay less would just create bad relations and the clubs may well feel we have a monopoly on the league and unite by refusing to deal with us.

Clubs need to balance the books and won't mind selling to Juve if they get the right price and they can always blame it on the player by saying he rejected all other offers and their hands were tied.

 

[Gigiventus]

Fantastic talent. Zaniolo has amazing potential, all we can do is watch, enjoy, and hope he comes through.

These kind of signings are taken for granted here. Massive talents are needed are Juve, like the signings at each time of Valhovic, Chiesa, De Ligt, Pogba and now hopefully Zaniolo.

 

[Paid-off-Ref]

Are there any statistics on the risk of busting your ACL again relative to someone who never has?

 

[Robee]

Agreed. Neither does a 4 minute YouTube compilation.

We need someone world class for that role.

And which world class LB do you suggest? I don't even see one viable option on the market... Just curious, no criticism...

Ofc, youtube doesn't do the trick. I'll judge him when I'll see him regularly.

 

[Strickland]

I think the reason we pay what the other clubs are asking is to just to stay on good terms with them.

Agreeing with player to just choose Juve and force a deal so we can pay less would just create bad relations and the clubs may well feel we have a monopoly on the league and unite by refusing to deal with us.

Clubs need to balance the books and won't mind selling to Juve if they get the right price and they can always blame it on the player by saying he rejected all other offers and their hands were tied.

they need us more than we need them. f.e. Real Madrid almost never spend big locally and they're doing just fine.

 

[Robee]

Cambiaso? He's not starter material for this team. He is Pellegrini's replacement, so in other words he is (and should be) a backup player. Plus he's likely going to get loaned out anyway, so we are still left with no quality LB. As for RB we aren't even linked to anyone good. For CB there are no strong links as we speak, because we seem to be prioritising unecessary players instead.

He is worth 30 million at most. We are being conned if we spend anything more.
There are several better or more promising wingers out there. Diaby from Leverkusen comes to mind, so does Gnabry and Anthony. But we have this obsession with shopping domestically and attracting injury prone players.

Why?

I don't know if he's going to get loaned out. There are voices who suggest that but so far not many.

At RB we have Cuads and Danilo, that's perfectly fine for now.

For CB there are links to the same players every freaking day, so yeah; far from weak links.

Lol, you're talking Gnabry and Anthony while you suggested the budget was tight earlier on. Right? Those are expensive as fuck...

Literally no one will ever bring up the price if Zaniolo stays healthy and does his thing. Just like Chiesa was too expensive (and I said that same thing btw).

 

[Strickland]

Are there any statistics on the risk of busting your ACL again relative to someone who never has?

I don't think there are that many elite athletes around with 2 ACL tears to have statistics on that, in footie I can only think of 2 such cases besides Zaniolo - Florenzi and G.Rossi. there are studies that show a higher risk of tearing repeatedly if you have 1 ACL tear though, but Zaniolo has already done that.

both in the cases of Florenzi and Rossi they didnt tear for the 3rd time, but both still lost pretty much all athleticism they had and suffered multiple other injuries.

 

[Robee]

I don't think there are that many elite athletes around with 2 ACL tears to have statistics on that, in footie I can only think of 2 such cases besides Zaniolo - Florenzi and G.Rossi. there are studies that show a higher risk of tearing repeatedly if you have 1 ACL tear though, but Zaniolo has already done that.

both in the cases of Florenzi and Rossi they didnt tear for the 3rd time, but both still lost pretty much all athleticism they had and suffered multiple other injuries.

Didn't Milik have 2 tears as well?

It also depends on the used operative techniques. They often use extra stabilising techniques in professional players which brings down the re-injury risk.

 

[Strickland]

Didn't Milik have 2 tears as well?

Yup, that guy as well. Dont get me wrong, I dont think its a death sentence, but it's a big red flag which should result in a big discount. If the discount price is 50-60m, what would they ask for a healthy version of Zaniolo, 100m?

 

[IlCapitano]

Yup, that guy as well. Dont get me wrong, I dont think its a death sentence, but it's a big red flag which should result in a big discount. If the discount price is 50-60m, what would they ask for a healthy version of Zaniolo, 100m?

Yeah, if Zaniolo stayed healthy, the trajectory he was on would almost 100% make him a 100m+ player.

 

[JuveJay]

Cambiasso isn't ready to start but I see Soulé in some squads lol.

 

[Strickland]

Yeah, if Zaniolo stayed healthy, the trajectory he was on would almost 100% make him a 100m+ player.

that's crazy talk. he had great potential, but he hardly even managed to break into the senior Azzurri before the rupture.

no Italian has ever been sold for anything even remotely close to 100m