Honestly... Ericksen, Ganso, Lamela... don't care. I trust our scouts. Ganso is clearly most 'ready' atm. And possibly best prospect. But he is nearly 3 years older than Erickson and Lamela so I don't think it's fair to compare.
anyway, if dorf stays in the team, we already have 2/3 potential AMs.
honestly, i'd gor a CM this summer, a good one, adn waiting for crashing milions on a young AM.
the only big money spending we could do is an eventual pato's replacement. Srsly, another AM will just get things worst and more complicated than it is already the case.
right now, we need a midfielder + a defender.
Let's give pato, ibra, binho, cassano, boateng ( !!!) a bit of time...
How has Alex Teixeira been doing? When i watched him he was quite impressive. I still believe by the way, that we should try for Giuliano if he's not over priced , he's the least one hyped but is an amazing talent.Yeah, when Ganso was 18 he was not high rated as Eriksen and Lamela are now. He made to the U-20 WC in 2009, but was not specially brilliant there, Alex Teixeira and Giuliano (and Alan Kardec lol) were the ones who got all the spotlights.
TBH, Ganso only have 6 months of top football, the first half of 2010, when Santos had an amazing squad and was playing mostly against very weak opposition in Paulista and Copa do Brasil.
Of course he is special, no doubt. But it's not a decision as obvious as it seen. The hype over players change every week. Milan don't overpay. As you wrote, we gotta trust our scouts.
How has Alex Teixeira been doing? When i watched him he was quite impressive. I still believe by the way, that we should try for Giuliano if he's not over priced , he's the least one hyped but is an amazing talent.
I find Douglas Costa a fantastic talent, one to watch out for.
apparently has problems with professionalism. Man utd were about to sign him, but there were major questions about his partying, and fergie declined.
He's also TINY
United tried to sign him but failed and Shakhtar succeeded the second time they tried. They signed 80 percent of him for 12 million if im not mistaken and may have signed the rest by now or will do so in the near future.
As for United, they had just spent about 10m [pounds] for Smalling at that time and they were already pretty full on the wingers...
Hes done pretty well this season at Shakhtar despite still not being a proper regular. He is very talented and as i said one to watch out for.
PS i read somewhere that Leo wanted him when he started his Milan adventure.
Mabye u should ask urself why he wasnt first choich this season, or a regular in brazil youth teams. Youtube has made him out to be much better than he is, very little work ethic and very bad profesisonal
Eriksen dominated Anderlecht today in the europa league. He scored a goal and assisted two others. Here's the goal:
Looks handy... Whats the price tag on this kid?
All the chat of Ganso is getting boring, I'm scared we're going to miss out on him, have no back up and re-new Dorf, so options are a must!!!
Well they used to talk about 12M euro's, but I have a feeling it's rising quickly at the moment, cause he's in excellent form, and Frank De Boer seems very happy about him.
Goetze is better than all of the above . . bundesliga>eredivise. . . so much potential . and has a release clause of only 8mil . . .great mentality/profes sional aswel (n/r) . . . best player in is age bracket . . . future balon'dor . . . just watch barca buy him
Cristian... reminds me more of an Ozil style player. Is he left footed cause that finish is nifty. But other's ive seen with his right.
Wanna give me a full scouting report ?
Ajax have produced some great players over the years. The likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Marc Overmars, Edwin van der Sar, the de Boer brothers, Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids and Patrick Kluivert have all come through the Ajax academy and gone on to achieve greatness on the world stage. Even though the great Ajax production line has dimmed recently, there is one player that could restore the Dutch club’s sterling reputation in bringing through youth player. That player is Christian Eriksen, the Danish midfielder who has been labelled as the “next Wesley Sneijder”, and his potential has alerted the likes of Arsene Wenger, who wants to bring the Dane to the Emirates next season.
The young Dane, 18, is on the verge of breaking into the Ajax first team squad and has made nine appearances for the Eredivisie club this season, with four of those coming off the bench. The midfielder also made his international debut for Denmark this year, playing in the loss to Austria this month. Eriksen has been compared with his illustrious predecessors at Ajax, drawing comparisons with the likes Michael Laudrup, Sneijder and Rafael Van der Vaart because of his style of play. An attacking midfielder and typical number 10, Eriksen is small but has good vision, dribbling skills and an incisive final pass, but has been playing out of position on the left wing for Ajax this season. He can play on the wing because he is genuinely two footed, which makes him a dangerous player when he is running at defenders with his pace.
Ajax boss Martin Jol has heaped praise on his midfield prodigy, saying:
“I have to be very wrong if this player will not become a good, a very good or a top player.”
Eriksen is wanted by a host of top European clubs, with the likes of Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea and Real Madrid interested in signing the Ajax prodigy. Dennis Bergkamp is a keen admirer of Eriksen’s abilities and has recommended him to Arsene Wenger, who is keen to bring the midfielder to the Emirates.
Eriksen’s contract at Ajax expires next year and as he is on a low-paid youth team deal, meaning that he can be signed on the cheap. If he can adapt as well to the Premiership as his former Ajax teammate Thomas Vermaelen, then he could be another great find for Arsenal. And with Arsene Wenger being one of the best managers in the world at developing young talent, then Arsenal could be a great platform for Eriksen to develop and fulfil that excellent potential.
Eriksen might be a typical Ajax player but he didn't actually graduate through the ranks of the Amsterdam side's illustrious youth academy.
The versatile midfielder joined Ajax from Odense at the age of 16. Immediately considered to be one of the most promising youngsters around, he scored plenty of goals in both the club's under-16 (B1) and the under-18 (A1) sides.
Eriksen was promoted to the senior side halfway the 2009-10 campaign and made his official debut in the 1-1 away draw against NAC.
His international debut for Denmark in an international friendly away to Austria came just a few weeks after his 18th birthday. Most commentators commended the 34 minutes he played, after coming on as a substitute for Daniel Jensen.
Eriksen can run deep and shoots well with both feet - even from a long distances - and is generally a dangerous outlet with the ball at his feet. And he's already considered to be one of the biggest talents Danish football has produced in a generation.
With excellent passing and shooting skills, he is also a strong dribbler and has the ability to twist and turn past his opponent with rapid movement. Additionally, the 18-year-old has great vision.
Like every youngster, Eriksen still has some flaws in his game though. He gets rushed into giving a pass or aiming a shot on goal too quickly every now and then.
The highly-rated midfielder has also not yet realised that not every touch of the ball has to result in a decisive through pass or goal.
His eagerness to be decisive often leads to loss of possession too often and Eriksen has to improve this part of his game if he wants to be a truly world class player.
Nevertheless, such flaws appear to be just a matter of experience and the youngster is likely to improve by playing more matches at the highest level.
Eriksen has played the majority of his matches for Ajax on the left wing in a 4-2-3-1 formation, but he can also play on the right or as a trequartista. He could even act as a support striker in a 4-4-2 formation.
The hot prospect is not expected to get a lot of playing time at the World Cup, but his versatility could prove to be a weapon for Morten Olsen
Okay and lets go Berlu and Galliani this Summer:Ganso,Lamela,Sakho,Astori,Lucas,Neymar,Eriksen,Coentrao,Van Der Wiel and nobody can stop us then we'll have soooooo many options oh and Chiellini would make a decent sub for Coentrao
Why Thank You !LOL. Nice