Quote (ampoo @ 24 May 2017 00:09)
just read two sources throwing 61 around thats why i posted it
in any case, what the actual fuck
this transfer reminds me of neymar, there will be a lot of money disappearing for player agencies and other shady stuff
3 years ago we spent half of that on CL and WC champion Kroos. This guys has only played a couple of professional games ffs...
Maybe he will become a world class superstar like many brazilian coaches and former football players say, but it's still very risky prediction. You can demolish the opposition in the youth leagues and then turn out to be crap/mediocre (Assulin, Amunike, Portillo, Marin, Le Tallec, Sinama, etc).
It's not that this is a risky move because he isn't proven top european league or club. It's not that this is a risky move because he isn't proven outside of Brazill. It's a ridiculously risky move because he isn't even proven playing against adults.
Spending 3M€ on him like we did with Odegaard is fine. Spending 45M€ is beyond retarded. It doesn't matter if he becomes the new Pelé (although I definitely hope so), there is no way of justifying such a risky move.