According to reliable Twitter ITKs* we've all but** signed Paulista from Villarreal
Met his release clause of 20 million eurobucks apparently. Sounds very un-Arsenal-like. :rubchin:
I know nothing about him except that he looks decent in a skills compilation video on youtube; and having great skills is, after all, what we all want in a central defender. He does look quite Neanderthalish, though, which is more like it imo.
*This may be an oxymoron
**What an odd expression
meh, another midget -- 6'1 1/2" Looking more for that goonish 6'3" - 6'4" range.
What about the rather major problem that he is not a Brazil international
and has no EU passport ergo he will not get a work permit
Also seen the price quoted at 6 million quid or 20 million euros
:yikes: Has the euro really got that bad :bankrupt:
Re: What about the rather major problem that he is not a Brazil international
Yeah the FA has talked about it but done f**k all
what a surprise.
Hard to make a case for exceptional talent if we are only willing to stump up 6 million though
Greg Dyke does have a point though... some of the players that have come in
are not "outstanding" talent.. in fact, I would be shocked if they are better than some of the English Championship players.
At least this one plays in a top European League for an established club*
Are Villareal still in the top division????
Yep - think they are doing quite well. In the top 6 at least
the system was always a bit of a farce - a guy with 70 odd caps for Saudi Arabia would qualify for a permit above a guy with 3 caps for Brazil. Not a huge amount of logic
Denilson qualified as an outstanding talent
maybe they thought we were buying the 23m stepover won.
He was one of the best players in his age group
was pretty good for us for a while as well which people tend to overlook
