Radu Dragusin (3 Viewers)
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I'm going to be honest with you. I think this is going to be the most recent one that got away.
He's tall, he's filling out nicely, and his regular starting time at Genoa has helped immensely on things he struggled with. His positioning for example has been WAY better this year.
Dude is getting sold to the EPL for +40m this summer.
He's tall, he's filling out nicely, and his regular starting time at Genoa has helped immensely on things he struggled with. His positioning for example has been WAY better this year.
Dude is getting sold to the EPL for +40m this summer.
It's what some clubs do. It's something that seems like a great idea but the buying club isn't going to want that buyback clause in, so it could break many deals. You could say that we could sell them all somewhere else but deals hinge on a few things. We don't have an absolutely dominant position in the market and league like Real Madrid do for example.
I can't say that I ever thought he'd be a really top level defender, and he still might not be, but there's something to be said for getting lots of proper game time for players and especially defenders at a young age. And also, who knows what would have happened to this guy if we didn't have U23 for his early development. He'd have instead gone on a couple of loans and might be scrapping in B right now rather than making a big move. We're seeing now with several players how this is a springboard to pro football.
I can't say that I ever thought he'd be a really top level defender, and he still might not be, but there's something to be said for getting lots of proper game time for players and especially defenders at a young age. And also, who knows what would have happened to this guy if we didn't have U23 for his early development. He'd have instead gone on a couple of loans and might be scrapping in B right now rather than making a big move. We're seeing now with several players how this is a springboard to pro football.
With so many youth going in- and out sooner or later we’ll face situations like these where the management might’ve undervalued a player. I saw a lot of Dragusin at U19, he’s from the same generation as Ranocchia and Fagioli. There he already was quite imposing.
Here on this specific transfers we shouldn’t forget that it was a swap deal with Cambiaso. In an ideal scenario we maybe swapped another player, or hade some resale %, but it’s not like we’re left with empty hands. In fact Cambiaso in the current team is more of value to us than Dragusin would’ve been.
Here on this specific transfers we shouldn’t forget that it was a swap deal with Cambiaso. In an ideal scenario we maybe swapped another player, or hade some resale %, but it’s not like we’re left with empty hands. In fact Cambiaso in the current team is more of value to us than Dragusin would’ve been.
