Pastore

[doctor_mac]

AC Milan have joined Liverpool among the growing pack of clubs interested in Paris St-Germain playmaker Javier Pastore.
Brendan Rodgers is on the hunt for a new creative midfielder after missing out on Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Willian in the summer, and Pastore is believed to be one of his main targets for the January transfer window.
But Rodgers faces a fight, as AC Milan are keen to take the former Palermo man back to Italy.
Pastore's displays in a two-season spell at Palermo earned him a £37m move to PSG in 2011, and although he has impressed in spells, his future in the French capital has been subject to speculation in recent weeks.
He has started only five of PSG's eight league fixtures this term and failed to make Laurent Blanc's match-day squad for their opening Champions League group stage match against Olympiacos.
Arsenal were also tracking the 24-year-old - they are thought to have submitted a deadline day enquiry to PSG - but their interest has cooled after signing Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid, while Chelsea have also been linked with him in the past.


Anybody any thoughts on him? I don't know much about him, but the rumour appears to be that the 20+m that we wanted to spend on Mkhitaryan will be made available for this guy. Worth it?

 

[My_Blood_Bleeds_Red]

Buy buy buy

 

[Mystic]

Where would he play? Alongside Stevie or Lucas?

 

[TSD]

Call me crazy, but I prefer Will Hughes to him. I think there's little separating them in terms of ability, and Hughes at 18 is already delivering big time in the Championship, and as a fan, he's as likely to give us that fabled 'extra 10%'.

 

[Leo]

You are crazy.

 

[Glen C]

The guy has struggled in french football which is a piss easy league. Can't see him being any good in the premiership. Seems like he's suited to the slow italian league.

 

[dmishra]

I'd sign a new CM before I signed another attacking player.

I'd love Axel Witsel.

 

[Hansern]

I'd sign a new CM before I signed another attacking player.

I'd love Axel Witsel.

Yep, my thoughts exactly. I'd sign Gonalons or Reges aswell.

 

[Pesam]

Call me crazy, but I prefer Will Hughes to him. I think there's little separating them in terms of ability, and Hughes at 18 is already delivering big time in the Championship, and as a fan, he's as likely to give us that fabled 'extra 10%'.

I've seen Hughes quite a few times now, most recently last week against Forest, and I still don't get what the fuss is about.

 

[Mors]

Isn't Pastore the Argentinian Joe Cole? I thought he was a lightweight inconsistent luxury player every time I've seen him.

 

[Glen C]

Isn't Pastore the Argentinian Joe Cole? I thought he was a lightweight inconsistent luxury player every time I've seen him.

Pretty much sums him up.

 

[redhorizon2]

Isn't Pastore the Argentinian Joe Cole? I thought he was a lightweight inconsistent luxury player every time I've seen him.

Would you say his Aqualani mark 2?

 

[LeTallecWiz]

we need a central midfielder who is a bit more imposing - we have enough creative players.

 

[doctor_mac]

It seems to me we've found it very difficult to replace Coutinho. I agree we need more options in CM, but we also need options up the field too. Unless Alberto is going to be given an opportunity.

 

[Der Alte]

It seems to me we've found it very difficult to replace Coutinho. I agree we need more options in CM, but we also need options up the field too. Unless Alberto is going to be given an opportunity.

We need options up the field but we need a boss in CM.

 

[doctor_mac]

We need options up the field but we need a boss in CM.

And who is the boss we seek, Der Alte?

 

[LeTallecWiz]

And who is the boss we seek, Der Alte?

1,000,000 $ question.

 

[doctor_mac]

Isn't Pastore the Argentinian Joe Cole? I thought he was a lightweight inconsistent luxury player every time I've seen him.

Isn't this the way loads of people were describing the likes of Silva and Mata before they came to England?

 

[Der Alte]

And who is the boss we seek, Der Alte?

All I know is we need one. People who are paid to do so can do the scouting.

 

[Glen C]

we need a central midfielder who is a bit more imposing - we have enough creative players.

Really? We have coutinho and suarez and thats it. We're lacking creativity but we also need a imposing player in the middle. I said in the summer we needed at least 2 midfielders as allen, henderson and lucas aren't good enough. They're good as squad players but that's it. We need better.