1-the defender we are getting is for our own back up,we are NOT after a starter,i wish we were,but as it seems now we only getting backup CB for Stendardo who left back to Lazio.
so,if it's backup i really don't mind if it's Knezevic but i just prefer Ivanovic in terms of potential,because he was doing really great in Lokomotiv.really great.
2-Knezevic played only a few minutes at the Euro if iirc...
Anyway for a 5th defender,i'd take anyone of them anyday,just prefer Ivanovic as i think he has more potential,but if Knezevic is cheaper,then let's get him.
-------Mellberg---Chiellini---
-------(Legro)-----(Andrade)-------
-------------(Knezevic)-------------
Ivanovic is in a difficult situation right now. His price tag is horrendously high, his wages probably too, and there's absolutely no chance for him to get ANY playing time. That's why it's pretty much impossible to get him. We don't know what's going on with him, and there must be reason why he's not even benched at chelsea.
That's why the Knezevic-option is the better one, without any doubt. He comes for nearly nothing, and surely is a decent backup. He may be 5th choice at this moment, but we definately NEED someone who can immediately play on a decent level. With Andrade, we don't know what's going to happen, Mellberg is another big question mark, and legro's fitness might as well drop again. Our only secured spot is Chiellini, who is suspension prone, so we NEED to have a replacement for stendardo and i like the way we handles this, by loaning players out. We get a croatian NT-defender for 1 1/2 million. that's definitely a great deal. And the fact that torino wanted him shows that he's surely NOT completely useless.
Ivanovic surely would be an option for the future, but we need players NOW. In 2 or 3 years, we'll be in a position where we can look for 20-yr-olds again, before we have to look for players at the peak of their career!