Muff 245 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 French club Marseille have reportedly agreed a €17m fee for FC Porto’s Argentine midfielder Lucho Gonzalez, with personal terms all that is left to be finalised in order to seal the transfer. According to Porto-based daily O Jogo, Marseille director general Antoine Veyrat was in Portugal on Saturday, and left having thrashed out a club-record 17m Euro deal for Lucho. The fee could rise by one million per season that the midfielder is at the Velodrome, meaning a potential total of 21m Euros. Marseille will meet with Lucho’s representative, Marcelo Simonian, tomorrow, and will place an offer of a four-year contract worth €2m per season without tax. The salary would represent a slight increase on Lucho’s current deal at the Dragao, and the Ligue 1 club are confident that the player will agree terms in the next couple of days. http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-fc...-marseille-move Bit of a strange move if this does happen - Lucho Gonzalez is a class act. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 54,254 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 And with Lisandro Lopez being linked with Lyon too it seems that Porto might have to go out and find another couple of gems this Summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Big money getting splashed about Europe, it's a crying shame we cant compete at any level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 The thing is, they will find yet more talent, and for buttons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Good signing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 The thing is, they will find yet more talent, and for buttons thats is what happens when you have people who can run a club properly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno 2 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 And with Lisandro Lopez being linked with Lyon too it seems that Porto might have to go out and find another couple of gems this Summer. Hey, they've got Orlando Sa to replace Lopez... they'll be alright............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Lucho is a quality player. Surprised no big clubs in England, Italy or Spain have went after him in the past few years. But with Gourcuff staying at Bordeaux, Lucho and Lisandro to French Clubs, if Benzema stays at Lyon, Ligue 1 will be well worth watching next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Lucho is awesome. That's the kind of player that Man City SHOULD be going for. Wouldn't cost the Earth and easily top three Premiership quality. Not that I'd want to see him move to a club like City, but it's shrewd business sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangeclement 574 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 i thought i saw him being linked with another club ? was it not one in Italy or did i imagine it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WerderBremenThenGers 0 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I am sure Real Madrid had earmarked him if they did not get Alonso, he was also linked with Atletico Madrid all last summer so a bit strange he would end up in the french league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WerderBremenThenGers 0 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I envisaged him going to Real Madrid, so this confuses me a bit. OM isn't really that much of a step up from Porto is it? I thought Marseille would be a step down from Porto, what have Marseille done since their corruption absolutely nothing, Porto have won 2 european cups and reach the latter stages of the champions league regularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Great player with great tattoo's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa 24 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I envisaged him going to Real Madrid, so this confuses me a bit. OM isn't really that much of a step up from Porto is it? The league is though. He'd be some player for Madrid. Exactly what they should be looking at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I envisaged him going to Real Madrid, so this confuses me a bit. OM isn't really that much of a step up from Porto is it? The league is though. He'd be some player for Madrid. Exactly what they should be looking at. Agreed..They can sign all the best attackin talent in the world it still won't win them trophies. Not with that 2-bob defence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa 24 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I envisaged him going to Real Madrid, so this confuses me a bit. OM isn't really that much of a step up from Porto is it? The league is though. He'd be some player for Madrid. Exactly what they should be looking at. Agreed..They can sign all the best attackin talent in the world it still won't win them trophies. Not with that 2-bob defence Buddy, if you think a backline of Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Raul Albiol and Marcelo is '2-bob', then I want a try of whatever you're smoking Sergio Ramos - Along with Dani Alves, he's probably the most overrated RB in the world. He's up and down the wing non-stop, yet he can't cross. He's a CB, and not even a special one at that. Pepe - He's a poor defender, plus his behaviour isn't cut out for such a disciplined role at a huge club like Real. Raul Albiol - Good defender. We'll see how he is playing at a higher level and constantly in Europe. Marcelo - Come on man, the lad should be a left-winger or something because he can't defend. All he does is run up the wing and try and shoot from 30 yards. His intelligence on a football field is quite low too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WerderBremenThenGers 0 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I think Garay may start quite a few games for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I envisaged him going to Real Madrid, so this confuses me a bit. OM isn't really that much of a step up from Porto is it? The league is though. He'd be some player for Madrid. Exactly what they should be looking at. Agreed..They can sign all the best attackin talent in the world it still won't win them trophies. Not with that 2-bob defence Buddy, if you think a backline of Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Raul Albiol and Marcelo is '2-bob', then I want a try of whatever you're smoking Sergio Ramos - Along with Dani Alves, he's probably the most overrated RB in the world. He's up and down the wing non-stop, yet he can't cross. He's a CB, and not even a special one at that. Pepe - He's a poor defender, plus his behaviour isn't cut out for such a disciplined role at a huge club like Real. Raul Albiol - Good defender. We'll see how he is playing at a higher level and constantly in Europe. Marcelo - Come on man, the lad should be a left-winger or something because he can't defend. All he does is run up the wing and try and shoot from 30 yards. His intelligence on a football field is quite low too. I think you're being ridiculously harsh there, especially on Pepe and Ramos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa 24 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 What have either ever done to prove they belong at a world-class club? Pepe especially. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 What have either ever done to prove they belong at a world-class club? Pepe especially. He's only been at Madrid for a short time during one of their most turbulent periods, hardly a situation in which to showcase your best talent. On the other hand, he was sensational for Portugal in Germany 2006 and also superb for Porto before his move to Madrid. As for Ramos? He's been given the task of looking after the whole right hand side of the pitch himself for Real for about four years now. You don't get that sort of job if you're not that good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappa 24 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I envisaged him going to Real Madrid, so this confuses me a bit. OM isn't really that much of a step up from Porto is it? The league is though. He'd be some player for Madrid. Exactly what they should be looking at. Agreed..They can sign all the best attackin talent in the world it still won't win them trophies. Not with that 2-bob defence Buddy, if you think a backline of Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Raul Albiol and Marcelo is '2-bob', then I want a try of whatever you're smoking Sergio Ramos - Along with Dani Alves, he's probably the most overrated RB in the world. He's up and down the wing non-stop, yet he can't cross. He's a CB, and not even a special one at that. Pepe - He's a poor defender, plus his behaviour isn't cut out for such a disciplined role at a huge club like Real. Raul Albiol - Good defender. We'll see how he is playing at a higher level and constantly in Europe. Marcelo - Come on man, the lad should be a left-winger or something because he can't defend. All he does is run up the wing and try and shoot from 30 yards. His intelligence on a football field is quite low too. Dani Alves and Sergio Ramos over-rated? Ramos can't cross? Ok he may not be a Beckham when it comes to crossing, but he can still put a decent one in. Defensively too, he's top drawer- that's why he was key to Spain's Euro victory. As for Pepe, he's a machine physically. He'll win 9/10 headers for them, while he won't be caught for pace by many players. Sure, he's passioante, but that doesn't affect his concentration at all. Marcelo doesn't need to be the best defender because of the rest of the defence, but he's sound in that department too. It's his strength in attacking that puts him in the team. Will mature into a top left back. Ramos key to Euro 2008? No chance. Xavi, Iniesta, Torres & Villa aye. Ramos was also key to Spain going out of the Confederations cup, let's not forget. Pepe's not a good defender. He may be a bit of a beast in the air, but that doesn't mean you deserve to star for Madrid. They may as well sign Glenn Loovens if that's the case. Or, they could have went for guys like Vidic and Carvalho, who have it all, and aren't just powerful. You imply Madrid's defence is good, yet they ship so many goals it's unreal. And it's nothing to do with their keeper as he's probably the best in the world. Personally, I don't think Ramos is anywhere near as good as folk make him out to be (At RB). Too many knobs watch football and go "wow. he's fast, what a player!". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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