Dynamic
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We've got enough bench-level box-to-box midfielders. We need a top-tier one.
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Aleksandr Golovin
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Beksl
Sell All The Youngsters
If his last name would be Golovkin I'd be all up for it.
Country: Scotland
Been one of Uniteds better players this season.
AeNwT
Active Member
After spending Friday night in alone I knew I recognised his name from somewhere lol. This one wreaks of couch console scouting to me as I've come across his name several times on PES. He ticks the mandatory journalists boxes for Arsenal. Unknown 
ambidextrous young inexpensive
Like the geek that I am I researched him a few weeks ago. To me he's a very cerebral player. Not physically gifted enough to invest tens of millions on as a young developing winger but as a central midfielder his physical ability will be adequate. He's always attacking which is a useful trait and quite composed in front of goal. I'd of expected this signing for a mid table club who could afford to take a chance on him.
Golovin honestly reminds me of a less technically gifted Hleb when he occupies the wing. The ball seems glued to his feet and he uses little flicks, turns and dinks to outwit his opponents.
As a central midfielder he's very similar to Ramsey but could play on either wing (as Wenger once tried to do with Ramsey, although Golovin prefers the left so he can cut in). He's decent in a lot of areas from dribbling to passing and shooting. The type of player that is well rounded going forward but shouldn't be relied upon to help defend.
The reason why he's not a standout for me is that there's a lot of question marks, from relative success in a weaker league, to his physical stature to the fact we still have Wilshere. I also can't help think how many European youngsters who were touted as stand out prospects in weaker European leagues, that haven't come to fruition or become average players in recent years. Such as Schar, Dzagoev, Dragovic & Sommer the list goes on.
If he joins I'll support him but even Rabbiot or giving Ainsley Maitland Niles a run in the team would be further up my list of priorities for a new central midfielder. It's tough to say whether this happens or not. It could but it also could be lazy journalism in the wake of Mbappe not signing.
ambidextrous young inexpensive Like the geek that I am I researched him a few weeks ago. To me he's a very cerebral player. Not physically gifted enough to invest tens of millions on as a young developing winger but as a central midfielder his physical ability will be adequate. He's always attacking which is a useful trait and quite composed in front of goal. I'd of expected this signing for a mid table club who could afford to take a chance on him.
Golovin honestly reminds me of a less technically gifted Hleb when he occupies the wing. The ball seems glued to his feet and he uses little flicks, turns and dinks to outwit his opponents.
As a central midfielder he's very similar to Ramsey but could play on either wing (as Wenger once tried to do with Ramsey, although Golovin prefers the left so he can cut in). He's decent in a lot of areas from dribbling to passing and shooting. The type of player that is well rounded going forward but shouldn't be relied upon to help defend.
The reason why he's not a standout for me is that there's a lot of question marks, from relative success in a weaker league, to his physical stature to the fact we still have Wilshere. I also can't help think how many European youngsters who were touted as stand out prospects in weaker European leagues, that haven't come to fruition or become average players in recent years. Such as Schar, Dzagoev, Dragovic & Sommer the list goes on.
If he joins I'll support him but even Rabbiot or giving Ainsley Maitland Niles a run in the team would be further up my list of priorities for a new central midfielder. It's tough to say whether this happens or not. It could but it also could be lazy journalism in the wake of Mbappe not signing.
Sanchez11
Nobody Is Coming!
Country: England
Is this legit?
Fixed for you bro!
I've not seen much of him, I just know he has an almost fantastic name.
Hopefully he plays nothing like Herrera. Herrera is bang average, Spanish Mark Noble.
Hopefully he plays nothing like Herrera. Herrera is bang average, Spanish Mark Noble.
Country: England
Anyone pointed out that sports.ru is basically a community site and not actual journalists?
Edit: one of our scouts seems to have rubbished it
Edit: one of our scouts seems to have rubbished it
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Country: Iceland
Sign him up.
We need more players from the eastern part of the Europe/world. We have been signing few of them lately, with strong mentality! Cech, Seo, Xhaka and Özil. Mooaaar!
We need more players from the eastern part of the Europe/world. We have been signing few of them lately, with strong mentality! Cech, Seo, Xhaka and Özil. Mooaaar!
Slartibartfast
CIES Loyalist
Thanks for posting this. I was just about to. We had been discussing the ridiculous nature of the English football media in another thread this morning and I used this as an example. Somebody wrote this rumor on a Russian fan blog. A little while later, it was on some English blogs. Then it was picked up by the Daily Star and Calciomercato. At that point I predicted it would start working its way around the English football media as the day went on and next thing I knew it was a full-blown article in The Mirror and reported on the Sky Sports Transfer Centre (which credited both the Russian community blog -- which I suspect few who rewrote this understood was just a community blog -- and The Mirror, the latter which would have seemed to the casual reader to give it more credence). None of them bothered to actually try to check it out and develop their own sources on this.
This is why you should take Hector Bellerin's advice and not believe everything you read. When you do read an article or a blog, pay attention to where the information comes from (if they even bother to cite a source at all). If they cite a source close to a player or a club, there may be something to it. And still maybe not because it might just be strategic disinformation by an agent wanting to get a better deal for his client (and a bigger cut for himself).
AVENTUS
Well-Known Member
So Wenger said Arsenal will sign 3 players only this summer of "high" quality.
So far we've signed a free LB, and will probably end up signing this £10mil Russian.
Not impressed with this so far
So far we've signed a free LB, and will probably end up signing this £10mil Russian.
Not impressed with this so far
This seems like a bullshit link to be fair, and that free LB was voted the best in the Bundesliga this season.
El Granit-Coq
Established Member
You make that LB sound like an average signing.
Just because it doesn't cost an upward of 50mil, doesn't mean we shouldn't be excited. We are among the few teams who have actually completed signings... Patience
Country: England
Player:Saliba
This is bullsh*t.
Mark Tobias
Mr. Agreeable
Dude, Sead is an amazing free coup. What are you on about? We've been crying for a LB for a few seasons now knowing that Nacho is our only real player there.
Signing one of the Top 5 Bundesliga LBs, a league who actually has a high density of good players in that position, on a free, is a top signing. There was reported interest from other big clubs, wich we beat out. Would've commanded a fee of 15 to 25m, if not out of contract.
Mark Tobias
Mr. Agreeable
Couldn't agree more. Love when people say "Herrera was United's stand out player this season, he isn't average".... Um, did you see United this season? Not even average, just garbage...
No clue if this is reliable but...
Wouldn't mind it. Make sense loaning him back to his team because he want to start with his national team in the world cup
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