"The Spaniard is believed to have a £21.3million release clause in the contract which he has recently signed..." Only Gino could get them to knock a whole zero off the price.
Fair to say that Espanyol fans are spitting feathers at the price, although there are a couple of comments saying he can't defend but is good going forwards.
In fairness, it is only a couple of comments this time, most seem to think we've got a bargain. Every comment from Sporting fans pretty much said Zeegelaar was useless...
Holebas has worn his shorts like this in training. As has Pereyra. This was a clear sign from Navarro: “take me to my people” Gino read the sign and swooped.
I noticed that as well - worrying. Furthermore, according to whoscored: + Strengths Blocking the ball - Weaknesses Aerial Duels Holding on to the ball Passing Tackling So he's a defender who can't tackle, can't pass, and is poor in the air despite being 6ft2?! I hope in particular that the last part is a mistake, because the main reason why this signing would make sense is that, as per the potential signing of Masina, we were looking to get in two big, good in the air full-backs to help address the fact that we were absolutely abysmal last season at defending crosses. Still, he's young. Maybe he's somehow improved at that recently.
Espanyol have said the price is 2m Euro on their website. There's a link somewhere on the previous page.
Why would Espanyol want to get rid of him for such a low price? There must be a reason, which hopefully is not on non footballing grounds.
Guess I'll have to take your word for that. Horizontal zipper surely cannot be helpful in this scenario. Left field signing, hoping he turns out to be a masterstroke.
Remember who else did this? JH! This kid is being lined as the new Holebas. HGB, you got there first. I’m in a poor time zone for snappy sartorial repartee, being in NYC this week. If PO is our man from the future, familiar with fabulous undreamt technologies & colonisation of far flung galaxies, I’m in the Fred Flintstone role. In fact, PO, how did Navarro’s Watford career pan out?
Remember who else did this? JH! This kid is being lined as the new Holebas. HGB, you got there first. I’m in a poor time zone for snappy sartorial repartee, being in NYC this week. If PO is our man from the future, familiar with fabulous undreamt technologies & colonisation of far flung galaxies, I’m in the Fred Flintstone role. In fact, PO, how did Navarro’s Watford career pan out?
A lot of clubs from Spain to Turkey are short of cash or struggling with FFP. Some need to free up funds quickly to pay taxes or to chase transfer targets. They don't have that considerable EPL wadge of money in the back pocket.
