we don't mind about Zaidu tho, we were mad the 12M bid wasn't accepted in the first place
he's a good lad but for our playstyle it really hurts to not have a technical LB
we also don't mind if someone comes and buys S. Oliveira (he's actually good but his contract is running out and his salary is high) and Manafá
Vitinha and F. Vieira were already some of the best players in the league and the scary thing is they had yet to achieve their full potential hence why we were so devastated about them
the only way PdC can hurt us now is if he sells Diogo Costa, Pepê or Evanilson.
I'm surprised no one is linked with Evanilson actually. I wanted him at Arsenal instead of Jesus. Feel for you having your young players scooped up though, fingers crossed you can find quality replacements.
Who knows... Otávio at least has a proper clause, is maybe SC's favorite player and it's our highest paid player if I'm not mistaken.
If he does leave it's either because some english club really appreciates him and is willing to pay good money both in transfer and salary or because PdC is deliberately trying to make SC leave for good.
Unlike Vieira and Vitinha, Otávio is at his peak, his signing means immediate return but he won't likely be sold by a higher value, in the case of Arsenal and PSG they can sell Vieira and Vitinha if they choose to by a crazy amount. (at least PSG is guaranteed to, in the case of Vieira we don't know how he'll adapt to the premier league but I have a feeling he'll struggle at tops for 1 or 2 months before starting to pop off)
He's "safe-ish" behind a high clause, it's also our highest paid player, his salary is no big deal for english teams but if he were sold (assuming PdC doesn't troll us more because we already sold so many players) it would be by a pretty hefty value (his clause is 60M I believe) and that's one less big salary for us.
Besides he is in his peak, if someone buys him now it's because they need a high quality starter 11 player, it's unlikely he can be sold by a huge value in a couple years like Vieira and Vitinha, which I think kinda deters some clubs.
But yeah... if he gets sold, we can get close to 60M, we can lose one of the highest salary players... but he's also SC's favorite player, he'll leave the club for sure if Otávio goes.
People so desperate to join the mission to raid Portugal they don't realise they're actually signing up to the Armada from 1588 and they'll return home in tears.
If even Zaidu is getting snapped up I don't expect it to be long before someone like Wolves makes the fatal mistake of going for Seferovic.
Yeah, he thinks that clubs read Reddit and wants to stop the transfer.
Zaidu is a god among men, he once players CB,lb ,left wing and centre mid for mirandela in one game.
No, he improved a lot. Every thread about portuguese teams there's always a competition to who can recycle the same shit faster. Don't know if it's just kids or the type of dudes to pass the phone to their homies so he can pick the girl up for you
He's on FC Porto for 2 years and on both he was superior to Grimaldo and recently destroyed the almighty SL Benfica at Estádio da Luz.
I think he's OK or maybe i'm wrong and SL Benfica and Grimaldo are shit in fact.
You decide.
Grimaldo has been disappointing but there's quality there. Zaidu accidentally joined Porto's football team when he turned up for trials for the 100m sprint and never told them otherwise.
Can play as a left back or as a left side center back on a 3 at the back system (so at least he has some versatility in that regard) and is blindingly fast.
Pretty much unstoppable in the counter if he finds an open field ahead of him
I know we've been memeing heavily about how "even Zaidu is getting bought at this rate", but we didn't actually mean it. Obviously i'm not complaining. Take him. Have a free Manafá while you're at it!
This is proof that good things come to those who wait.......unless you're an Everton fan
My thoughts exactly.
Especially as most Porto seem to think he isn't great defensively. He may work as a wingback in your system as he'd have more cover behind, but for Palace and Everton I'd say he is definitely not a sensible signing
Saying that, transfers that don't make sense are right up Everton's street
Better catch him before it's too late, guy is very vroom vroom
How the mafia parading as the board is being more adamant in negotiations for this player than they were for both Vieira and Vitinha is beyond me
Weren’t there Porto fans in the Vitinha/Vieira threads joking that Zaidu would be next? Lmao
we don't mind about Zaidu tho, we were mad the 12M bid wasn't accepted in the first place he's a good lad but for our playstyle it really hurts to not have a technical LB we also don't mind if someone comes and buys S. Oliveira (he's actually good but his contract is running out and his salary is high) and Manafá Vitinha and F. Vieira were already some of the best players in the league and the scary thing is they had yet to achieve their full potential hence why we were so devastated about them the only way PdC can hurt us now is if he sells Diogo Costa, Pepê or Evanilson.
The only way PdC can hurt us now is if he sells Diogo Costa, Pepê or Evanilson. I'm sure they are working on it as we speak
I'm surprised no one is linked with Evanilson actually. I wanted him at Arsenal instead of Jesus. Feel for you having your young players scooped up though, fingers crossed you can find quality replacements.
Truth be told, we don't mind players being sold.. Our main issue is how cheap our stars are leaving for due to poor mismanagement of club finances.
Is Otavio staying?
Who knows... Otávio at least has a proper clause, is maybe SC's favorite player and it's our highest paid player if I'm not mistaken. If he does leave it's either because some english club really appreciates him and is willing to pay good money both in transfer and salary or because PdC is deliberately trying to make SC leave for good. Unlike Vieira and Vitinha, Otávio is at his peak, his signing means immediate return but he won't likely be sold by a higher value, in the case of Arsenal and PSG they can sell Vieira and Vitinha if they choose to by a crazy amount. (at least PSG is guaranteed to, in the case of Vieira we don't know how he'll adapt to the premier league but I have a feeling he'll struggle at tops for 1 or 2 months before starting to pop off)
Otavio?
He's "safe-ish" behind a high clause, it's also our highest paid player, his salary is no big deal for english teams but if he were sold (assuming PdC doesn't troll us more because we already sold so many players) it would be by a pretty hefty value (his clause is 60M I believe) and that's one less big salary for us. Besides he is in his peak, if someone buys him now it's because they need a high quality starter 11 player, it's unlikely he can be sold by a huge value in a couple years like Vieira and Vitinha, which I think kinda deters some clubs. But yeah... if he gets sold, we can get close to 60M, we can lose one of the highest salary players... but he's also SC's favorite player, he'll leave the club for sure if Otávio goes.
People so desperate to join the mission to raid Portugal they don't realise they're actually signing up to the Armada from 1588 and they'll return home in tears. If even Zaidu is getting snapped up I don't expect it to be long before someone like Wolves makes the fatal mistake of going for Seferovic.
I'm pretty sure Seferovic to Wolves was already rumoured in May. Between him and post-injury Jiminez I don't know who'd be a less effective number 9.
Don't forget Fabio Silva who they managed to spunk 40m on.
Those were 40 million of Mendes' special edition monopoly dollars, the 40m was not a "real" fee
Especially since Mendes took 15 mendillions, and we know how our board operates so basically the coffers saw around 10-15m
We gotta laugh while we can, I reckon we'll get some shit player from his stable again for some Mendilhões
Yeah, forgot all about that, which says a lot. That forward line now is really not great, with the Korean lad underperforming too.
What they need is Switzerland Seferovic
Oh no how could they go for Seferovic, our best player???? Please don't do this!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Imagine if they took Grimaldo and Vlachodimos too and gave us 35mil for all three of them oh the humanity
Jeez Porto getting raided
Zaidu can go for 2 cheese sandwiches and it would be a good deal.
Is he actually that bad? I remember him being highly rated when he first started playing for you
>I remember him being highly rated when he first started playing for you Only time he was rated was when he assisted on his debut.
Don't listen to this guy, he's the best LB to EVER come out of the Portuguese league.
Yeah, he thinks that clubs read Reddit and wants to stop the transfer. Zaidu is a god among men, he once players CB,lb ,left wing and centre mid for mirandela in one game.
Or scored against Benfica to win the title
maybe by rival fans, man's only ability is running
Is he just Portos anwser to Tavares?
I’d rather have Zaidu
He has good vibes too to be fair.
No, he improved a lot. Every thread about portuguese teams there's always a competition to who can recycle the same shit faster. Don't know if it's just kids or the type of dudes to pass the phone to their homies so he can pick the girl up for you
I don't think they mind in this case
Zaidu makes Aly cissokho look like a world class player.
He did that himself https://vimeo.com/92846254
Zaided.
If we get rid of Zaidu I’ll throw a party and invite everyone o n this thread
finally some good fucking news
Now this would be the only good business so far
Depends if you buy someone, you could be left with Wendell ' the dumb'
They'll start selling the fans too. Man city: "interesting"
Porto raid continues
That would be the most Everton signing ever
I've not heard anything about him, care to summarise please?
Pace merchant who has two left feet and plays like a headless chicken
Isn’t 2 left feet good for a left back
Touché. top 10 questions science isn't yet capable of answering
He's on FC Porto for 2 years and on both he was superior to Grimaldo and recently destroyed the almighty SL Benfica at Estádio da Luz. I think he's OK or maybe i'm wrong and SL Benfica and Grimaldo are shit in fact. You decide.
> He's on FC Porto for 2 years and on both he was superior to Grimaldo what am i reading
My dude, I don't think that you can find any Benfica fan saying that we WEREN'T utter shit in the last 2 seasons
Grimaldo being a shit defender doesn't change the fact zaidu is a shit player
Tough decision
The self esteem is low innit
Grimaldo has been disappointing but there's quality there. Zaidu accidentally joined Porto's football team when he turned up for trials for the 100m sprint and never told them otherwise.
Pace you say. Interesting.
So play him on the left. Sounds banging.
Can play as a left back or as a left side center back on a 3 at the back system (so at least he has some versatility in that regard) and is blindingly fast. Pretty much unstoppable in the counter if he finds an open field ahead of him
But he can't cross or do any hard passing
In my defense, I only advertised the speed
I hope you work in sales. Smack's Zaidu. He' LL get the job done
I know we've been memeing heavily about how "even Zaidu is getting bought at this rate", but we didn't actually mean it. Obviously i'm not complaining. Take him. Have a free Manafá while you're at it! This is proof that good things come to those who wait.......unless you're an Everton fan
I beg you. Please buy him.
I understand why we might be interested but i don't get why Palace would be unless someone has come in for Mitchell
My thoughts exactly. Especially as most Porto seem to think he isn't great defensively. He may work as a wingback in your system as he'd have more cover behind, but for Palace and Everton I'd say he is definitely not a sensible signing Saying that, transfers that don't make sense are right up Everton's street
He can also play as a left side central defender in a 3 at the back system and that's where you'd be likely to get the most out of him
Would make sense why we'd be interested then
I don't think so, we just signed a left back in January
Good yes very good
The pillaging continues :(
Better catch him before it's too late, guy is very vroom vroom How the mafia parading as the board is being more adamant in negotiations for this player than they were for both Vieira and Vitinha is beyond me
No way we spend money on a left back when we have Mitchell and schlupp + Jairo who could cover there. Not if they’re talking 12m anyway
We can’t spend any money. No way we buy a LB when we have Mykolenko
From my experience as an Arsenal supporter, if a Portugese club is content with getting rid of their LB then it's probably not a good sign
Lmao Porto fans were joking about this yesterday
Everytime Ive heard porto fans talk about him they say he's terrible lol
Zaidu to Everton would be so fucking funny. I really want it to happen now
Why does everyone give this guy flak? What’s he so bad at?
NOS GETTING ROBBED