Not sure anymore. Werner, Havertz, and Sancho for 200 million have delivered 4 goals and 2 assists in 44 premier league games this season. I am not sure Bundesliga and particularly Dortmund (due to the specific way they play), is a good place for attackers to train and develop.
If you are not playing against competent defenses, you will start to pick up some bad habits. Yup, Dortmund will provide Carvalho a platform, he can rack up goals and assists and probably get a 60 million-plus move in three years. But how is that worth it, if he gets used to German defenses and suddenly finds the premier league, a bit too tough to handle. Yes, he needs games but you also want to ensure that those games are against opposition of sufficient quality. Not sure you are going to learn much getting 4 goals and 3 assists against FC Pauli every weekend.
I get your point, but it's also allowed these past prospects the opportunity of earning 200k a week plus in their early/mid twenties and play in the most watched league in the world, so I doubt many aspiring players would look at the Bundesliga pathway as a flawed one.
It would only be a gamble if the top clubs lost faith in attacking talent from the Bundesliga. Whether we're at the stage yet I'm not sure.
Does that mean he is a "fox in the box"?
It's depressing when the the only targets deemed "realistic" by journalists are children who run their contract down and get a fee dictated by a panel.
This. I've been struggling to figure out what they are doing, and this finally makes sense. A better version of a financially sustainable club that occasionally wins titles/cups but is more concerned about being seen as a top club.In one way it is depressing but it can be an effective strategy also. Spend the transfer monies on 30-50 million players with Salah, Mane, Jota profile. Complement the squad with talented kids who are running down their contract. If we can refine this, maybe we can become a more effective Dortmund. This might be the only way to compete with the oil rich clubs.
This. I've been struggling to figure out what they are doing, and this finally makes sense. A better version of a financially sustainable club that occasionally wins titles/cups but is more concerned about being seen as a top club.
Sad.
Maybe you need to start the official pre signing threadWe signed him yet?
We got two players last January as well...Lol two players in Jan
HaHaHa
We got two players last January as well...
Yep, the tribunal fee will be higher than anything will offer. No chance they're gambling on derailing their promotion and title bid.But we won't get this lad. At least not in Jan. Fulham will want him nailed down for the foreseeable to get back the prem
So buy and loan back to them. Easy !
Lol two players in Jan
HaHaHa
Watching him play now.
He seems to play behind Mitrovic, with hardly any defensive responsibilities.
Just assisted a goal for Mitrovic but failing to see how he fits our system. Unless he is a long term option to Firmino.