[SIGNED perm] Yaser Asprilla

Discussion in 'The Transfer List' started by Eric IS Bananman, Aug 27, 2021.

  1. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    For Marseilles?
     
  2. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Combats avec tes défenseurs
    Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire
    Accoure a tes males accents,
    Que tes ennemis expirants
    Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire

    ?
     
  3. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    All done apparently.

    Screenshot_20211205-171214_Twitter.jpg
     
  4. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    Coming in to save our season!
     
  5. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    Having watched the videos Reids posted of him, he seems to occupy a much deeper midfield role than I expected.
    I thought he was like a second striker and wouldn’t fit in to a lower-PL team that can’t afford a ‘midfielder’ who doesn’t track back.
    But in the clips I watched (which admittedly don’t show what he does OUT of possession), the opposition were getting men behind the ball and Asprilla was quite deep, with several team mates ahead of him. I suspect he must have to get fairly involved in the defensive side too.

    When trying to play through defensive sides he was picking it up deep but looking to break forwards with a few 1-2s which was nice to see as well. Just needs some extra muscle and he might be a useful player.
     
    Chiswell and HeiaWatford like this.
  6. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Asked someone at the club about him - he likened him to Wijnaldum is his positional play.
     
    LF24 and simpleMASH like this.
  7. cyaninternetdog

    cyaninternetdog Forum Hippie

    The Colombian Kante of the future?
     
  8. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    I wish him well on his upcoming European tour.
     
    The undeniable truth likes this.
  9. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    Has this wunderkind signed yet?
     
    lutonh8a likes this.
  10. magic

    magic Statto & Vordamen's lovechild

    RS2 likes this.
  11. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    Asprilla has been called up to the Colombia squad for their friendly vs Honduras later this month. He gets his first senior call up shortly after signing for the 'Orns. Coincidence? I think not.
     
    lutonh8a and barely1egal like this.
  12. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    The actual senior squad? At barely 18? Bloody hell he must actually be mint
     
  13. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    Will never play for us.
     
  14. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    U14s, as an over-age player.
     
  15. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    Looks like a very experimental squad - I don’t recognise any of those names.

    Still lists Asprila as an Envigado player. Should we be concerned?
     
  16. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Better than a Marseille player.
     
  17. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    Yeah I think it's mainly players from South America by the look of it, maybe to have a look at some of them for future squads. They have Peru and Argentina coming up in a few weeks as well, I'm sure the big guns will be called up for that. Still, impressive for Asprilla to be included at such a young age.

    He could be staying at Envigado until the summer?
     
    Hogg-DEENEY!!! likes this.
  18. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Wow, he could probably come here even without having to go to Udinese! Not that going Udinese is the worst idea for him right now
     
    RS2 likes this.
  19. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Good point - if he plays the two friendlies vs Honduras and Peru then unless I'm mistaken that should give him enough points to qualify for a work permit at the very end of January.
     
  20. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    It’s absolutely the worst idea. Whilst our youth development is bad, any player we’ve sent there to develop has either quit football or disappeared without trace.
     
    wfcmoog and barely1egal like this.
  21. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    ….And in the 5% chance he does well, he’ll have worked out that Mediterranean Italy is a much better place to live that wet cold miserable nothingy Watford and refuse to come over here, as those 2 clowns did in summer 2020.
     
  22. barely1egal

    barely1egal Reservist

    Dream scenario would be he gets the caps necessary for a work permit and then ends the season with Envigado.

    I dont see any benefit in rotting on Udinese's bench for 6 months.
     
  23. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Dream scenario is he comes here and takes the place of some of the absolute stinkers we have in CM.
     
  24. Clive_ofthe_Kremlin

    Clive_ofthe_Kremlin Squad Player

    Dream scenario is he comes here, immediately wins and keeps a first team place, scores a hat trick on his debut v Luton and goes on to score 35 over the remainder of the season.

    He punches Ozan Tufan and WTE in training and then starts flying around over the ground, like superman. I decide to go to the Vic to watch him, but after tbe game's started, I look down and am horrified to find that I'm completely naked! Then everyone starts chasing me again and I fall off a cliff trying to get away, then Ciff elbows me and tells me to stop snoring.

    Now THAT is a real dream scenario.
     
  25. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Lets hope so, we could do with a super star!!!
     
  26. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Will come here at the end of Jan and save our season, just like JP did.
     
  27. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Not like Deulofeu did?
     
  28. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

  29. barely1egal

    barely1egal Reservist

    Wording of the transfer seems to suggest he might be coming straight here.

    Watched the wyscout of his game last night and he would instantly be the best passer in our midfield. A bit like JP though he does look a little bit lightweight.
     
  30. reids

    reids First Team

    I think his appearance for Columbia last night means he now qualifies for a work permit so this is suspiciously timed!

    Played 1-9% of Colombia's last available mins (ranked 16th) = 7 points
    He played 1426 mins out of 1620 available in a band 4 competition (88%) = 5 points
    Coming from a band 4 club = 6 points

    I make that 18 points - 15 is required for a work permit. Wonder if we had word that he was gonna be called up and asked if we could delay the transfer so he'd qualify for a work permit.
     
  31. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    I don't know much about this guy, hopefully the club do?
     
    reids, Otter and luke_golden like this.
  32. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    Fantastic, what a week for the young lad.
     
  33. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Yes. Should reach a good £10m when sold in the next 12 months.
     
  34. Sort of OK

    Sort of OK Reservist

    I wonder how much that international call up cost us?
     
    Stuart_Slater likes this.
  35. reids

    reids First Team

    The transfer was done ages ago I imagine - Leventhal announced it back in August. I think we were just waiting to make it official so that we'd get the work permit.
     

Share This Page