Yeah, for me it’s more about this specific player and his importance to this squad right now. He covers up several holes in the middle. Gotta reinforce well.
There’s reports That Varandas sold nunes without Amorim being aware. there’s your guy. Bring back BdC
𝐿𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠, 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎, 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏! Welcome, Matheus. 🎬✍️ pic.twitter.com/3wLD0QCLm5— Wolves (@Wolves) August 17, 2022 Officially presented as a Wolves player. I expect 2 big signings now. Midfielder and attacker. Seems like Amorim was blindsided, hopefully we go outside Portugal this time, IMO there isn't a player like Matheus in Portugal we should look abroad.
Sometimes teams come with offers our teams can not say no to. Decent price but tbo I think you guys could have gotten more if you held on to him longer . Story of Portuguese league I guess
Jorge Mendes controls everything. The player has been a Gestifute client since 2021 so this was bound to happen sooner or later. Sporting's official communicado states we get 45M euros, with Mendes getting 10% commission or around 4.5M (his standard fee). The 5M euros bonus is contingent on players performance and Wolves qualifying for UCL... doubt we see all that.
Doubt it, every time a Portuguese club holds out for more they end up forcing their way out for less.
I dont think we have ever held on to a potential star player. Mid range players maybe but not the top players. This is not just a Sporting thing. Benfica have sold early every time. Heck we sell teenagers.
And we also don't generate the revenue to be able to not sell players. Also, all the big 3 have basically spent most if not all of the massive TV rights deal, anticipating years worth of TV revenue, so until at least 2028 we're gonna sell more and more players to generate income.
Yup, and tendency is for them to stay ahead of us, the fact is, our teams outside the top 4 are much weaker and can't qualify for the new Conference League, while even outside Ajax/PSV they have Feyenoord, Vitesse, AZ or Groningen who can easily beat any of our teams below Braga and make runs in Europe.
Sounds like you don't watch Nunes play at all, nor have you seen some of atrocious dealings if our president. Not saying I dislike Varandas but his dealings leave a lot to be desired.
Good luck. It's gonna be Jovane back from the dead. Welcome to 3rd/4th place again, everybody. Horrendous business by Varanadas and Viana. And to not have a replacement is just laughable.
Jovane reintegrated. Looks like we'll renew his contract. I never hated Jovane he's been crucial on some occasions but mostly off the bench, if he can play an impact sub role I think he could still be a good player. Maybe he'll come off the bench and score 2 vs. Porto Lets see if we sign anyone. This Jovane news might mean the alternative to Ugarte and Morita might be to drop Pote to midfield. According to transfermarkt, with this latest sale we've made almost 120M in player sales and 37M expenditure: Sales: Matheus Nunes - 45M Nuno Mendes - 38M Palhinha - 20M Tabata - 5M Rosier - 4.8M Sporar - 3.5M Plata - 3M Signings: Vinagre - 10M St. Juste - 9.5M Porro - 8.5M Morita - 3.8M Trincao - 3M Rochinha - 2M
Oh Amorim is pissed and he isn't hiding it in today's prematch press conference. "I'm dissatisfied with losing a player like Matheus" "I'm not happy, he's a player that is missed, I didn't expect to lose him" "We're not going to spend the Matheus money. Matheus was sold to cover basic things for the club, that's what was conveyed to me" "I don't know what changed, I know from the first moment that the management's desire was not to sell him" "Tabata was sold to keep Matheus Nunes. I'm not the one that sells players, the incoherence (or contradiction) doesn't come from the coach" "Jovane will stay and sign a new contract, but isn't an option for Porto" More and more I get the feeling this sale was to please Jorge Mendes and not for "financial sustainability" Likely Matheus Fernandes is probably gonna have one of the spots, he showed some promise in pre-season and has been compared to Matheus
what? What do either of those random accusations have anything to do with me saying players staying longer usually means they get sold for less? Remember moutinho, veloso, William, Patricio, etc?
yeah starting to seem unlikely that we sign anyone. Pote back to his original position in midfield with Paulinho, Edwards, Trincao up front. Doesn’t give a ton of confidence, but let’s see what happens..
I hate that though, Pote so far is scoring a goal a game at least, looks like his form is back, I'd hate to drop him deeper and lose those goals. We need players. Hopefully its a bluff and we sign a good player. Even if its a loan opportunity.
Definitely need a mid. Leaving the squad short if one isn’t brought in. Don’t blame Amorim for being pissed.
Mateus Fernandes called up for the game tomorrow, wouldn't be surprised if he's on the bench. Don't forget our academy boys, who knows if the next Nunes is gonna appear
This current squad is significantly worse than last years. We are winning nothing with this team. 3rd or 4th place, here we come
Well the first point I was trying to make is that Nunes isn’t anything like those players we sold for less or that we couldn’t get market value for. He’s a much better player than them and a more valuable player for this team. I also don’t see him as a character who would force his way out. the second point is how awful of a transfer this is for the club. Don’t know how anybody, even a Varandas guzzler, can support this kind of nonsense at the end of a transfer window and days before a massive game.
lol whatever floats your boat man. I’m sure you predicted the absolute model professional and captain moutinho forcing his way out. I’d also argue that moutinho is a better player, or at least shown more than Matheus so far in his career.