Chris Durkin at Sint-Truidense V.V. (Belgium)

Inter Milan -> Bayer Leverkusen -> Sint Truiden [emoji848]

 

wouldve been better to go to sint truiden first, transfer to leverkusen and dominate, then get a big money transfer to inter, huh?

 

A tweet from Pablo Maurer has the buyout fee at $2.25M. Based on a skim of T'Markt data, that's within the range of some fees the club has paid for players in recent years, though on the higher side.

 

Sint-Truiden is in the business of making low-risk investments in young players with an eye toward flipping them for a profit within a year or so. Durkin will be the second Yank on the squad after Illinois-born Dan Schmidt, who plays for Japan internationally.

 

There are some things to really like about his game but some glaring weaknesses as well. Has reasonable positioning and passing eye/range but is often let down by a lack of athleticism and the occasional poor first touch. He's a bit of a long shot imo, but has a chance

 

I hereby vote for the thread title to remain.

 

I'd like to see Durkin's name in larger font next time - thanks in advance!

 

I'd like not to see Inter in the thread name at some point. Guess it'll never happen.

 

Frontrunning his big next move

 

Sints be praised! Chris Durkin's old thread title interred.

 

Was it expected Durkin wouldn’t get game time? A year ago he was a decent prospect, but has now been mostly forgotten.

 

Unfortunately it seems like his U-20 play was a harbinger of things to come. Obviously most prospects never make it, but man compare hype versus reality and it's hard to say who's the bigger disappointment between him and Carleton.

 

You know what to do @bungadiri or @TheFalseNine - promotion time.

Anyway, good for Durkin. Tough competition with Santiago Colombatto for minutes.

Colombatto is an excellent player that St. Truiden expects to sell quickly. Colombatto was a starter for Argentina's 2019 U-20 World Cup team and is now on Argentina's U-23 team.

If Colombatto moves this winter, hopefully that will open the door for Durkin.

 

Probably no coincidence that Durkin made his debut immediately following former coach Brys's firing. Reportedly the manager was at odds with the Japanese-run front office by way of refusing to play foreign acquisitions like Lee Seung-Woo (South Korea's #10 in Russia and a 7 figure transfer) and Vietnam NT attacker Nguyen Cong Phuong. Haven't read anything to indicate that Durkin is one of the players of contention, though.