Posted May 8, 200817 yr http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3536958,00.html right, so we miss out on dos santos to barca where he soooo wanted to make his name - and after impressing is going to sign for City?? i mean, yeah, bojan looks awesome but surely theres room for both? and if he is gonna go, shouldnt we still try to sign him? strange one..
May 10, 200817 yr He's failed to shine at Barca this season, Bojan has taken that limelight. Dos santos looks to weak for the prem in my opinion but i could be wrong.
May 10, 200817 yr the rumours are dos santos has an attitude problem and is a party animal, thats why their happy to let him go. bojan is a model pro, and the barca fans have turned against ds santos a bit.
May 10, 200817 yr If we were ever truly interested in Dos Santos AND if he is going to leave Barcelona AND if we don't make a bid for him then it suggests we have taken a very good look and decided that he isn't as good as the hype about him, hype which is mainly media driven and partially Football Manager driven!! We have a very good scouting team now and if we decided not to pursue him then it will be for all the right reasons rather than the wrong ones. Lets say, for arguments sake, he does leave Barcelona for City - would the fact that not one other European big name made a bid for him suggest that maybe he isn't actually as good a prospect as has been made out.
May 14, 200817 yr Well looks like we are in for the guy now, this site has proven to be reliable in the past. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=695098 Im very unsure about this move, would love him to shine for the club but would hate for him to warm the bench.
May 14, 200817 yr Every time i watched this kid for Barca he looked unconvincing. I know he's still very young and has lots of time to realize his potential but i wonder if at this point in time CFC and Dos Santos are a good match.
May 14, 200817 yr The Sun also covers this story on their website, apparantly all that needs to be agreed is a fee?
May 14, 200817 yr who is looking at picking the players we are linked to a lot of good players, nothing unusual in that but is it players that roman wants or players that the manager wants?
May 14, 200817 yr im not sure about this kid. he looks like hes got the skills but not the effort. seems to wander in and out of games, barely even attempts to get the ball back if he loses it, same as rolando. and apparently he has an attitude problem which is why barca are willing to let him go.
May 14, 200817 yr Does seem an odd target for us, but you'd hope that we would know all about his supposed flaws and are confident that we can correct them I guess. Having said all that, given his reportedly playboy lifestyle, moving to London isn't exactly going to do him a power of good is it? What money we see him in China White with SWP and Co within weeks...
May 14, 200817 yr I think that since Messi came through the ranks at Barca, everyone expects any other young, attacking player to be of the same class - hence all the hype surrounding the likes of Dos Santos, Bojan etc. The same thing happened after Man U had that amazing youth crop of 10 years ago, when Beckham, Scholes + the Nevilles came through their system. It meant that players like Darren Fletcher, Kieron Richardson etc who came through in the years afterwards were hyped up beyond all belief, as they were apparently the "next Beckham". I have watched the odd Barca match over the last few years, and Dos Santos hasn't looked all that great too me. Definately not the next Messi anyway in my books.
May 14, 200817 yr Funny thing is that Messi's so young and already there's "the new Messi" If anything Bojan is as good as Messi. And if we are to buy Dos Santos, why not bring our own youth into matches to me they're better and I'd rather bring in a more accomplished striker than Dos Santos. Let him play at Barca for awhile, develop and then maybe if he's the type of player we're looking for take some interest in him. To me he's too young and haven't seen much of him to spend a decent sum of money for him when we could bring in Huntelaar, Villa, etc.
May 18, 200816 yr Does that mean he's finally gonna stay put at Camp Nou? i doubt it. it looks to me like its his agents who have engineered a move away from barca knowing they will get a much bigger wage elsewhere as dos santos will be a key player at another club, whereas hes way down the ladder at barca.
May 30, 200816 yr Hmm... http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Foo...ani-on-Chelsea/ Barca aces claims Blues option Giovani dos Santos is ready to end his Barcelona career and the attacker has revealed that his agent has spoken with Chelsea. The Mexico international is valued at £12.5 million after having only played a single season in the top flight. The former Academy player does not feel wanted at Camp Nou and has expressed his admiration for The Premier League. The 19-year-old has previously been linked to Tottenham and Manchester City. When asked if he will play in England, Giovani told the Mexican press: “Everything seems to indicate yes. “Obviously it is always tempting to go and play for important teams and most of all in England who have, to me, the best league in the world where everybody wants to play.” The attacker confessed that Chelsea had held talks with his agent regarding a summer transfer. “Yes, they spoke with my representative and they have always been following me, watching my way and they are interested in my services; I would like to play there, they are a great team.” The youngster was part of the team who were booed by the Camp Nou fans in their last home game of the season, and he does not want to play for a club where he does not feel liked. He added: “There are plenty of circumstances, things that as a player make you realise you need to feel a winner, an important player, valued, to improve. "There are events that you cannot forget, like the fans’ treatment, nobody wants to be where they are not wanted.” ---- Think he'll be leaving, could depend where Rikjaard turns up though. I think if he does end up here, young Gio won't be too far behind.
May 30, 200816 yr I think he is very close to going to Tottenham, been reading it on a few sites in the last couple of days.
May 30, 200816 yr Tottenham are always close to signing players but never do... I wouldn't be surprise if this is another such case. Spuds must have a great link with the media... makes them sound a big club. Eto'o? Dos Santos? They'll be close to signing Messi next. Plus, I've seen no quotes from him, his agent, or either club regarding that, but we have heard from his agent and now the boy himself regarding talks with Chelsea. I just don't want Tottenham to sign anyone we're linked to Even if its Robbie Savage.
