Domenico Berardi

[YiddoTom90]

Quality talent 26 mill is steep though but hes versatile and can play up front if needed

 

[Hoops]

Thanks for that . Some of the quotes in there make it appear as though his coach wants him to move (to us?) because It'll help him realise his potential. That leaves me with a few questions....

Are his club desperate for money?

Is his current coach such a nice/good guy, that he genuinely wants the lad to move, as it will help him realise his potential?

Is his current coach losing patience & would like to get the lad out and replace him with the money earned from his transfer?

Is the lad actually any good? With the article describing him as "the Sassuolo star", but only being on 3 goals this season & being a striker, is that a concern, or is he not being utilised much (which makes him very much not "The Sassuolo Star)

Like I said earlier in the thread. Sassuolo turn over about 40m euros a year. So a 35m euro bid is unlikely to be turned down! Whether the player likes it or not. Only Juventus could realistically match that, and im not sure they really need him.

 

[Hoops]

Shame its only in shoot magazine lol

 

[Spurslove]

Shame its only in shoot magazine lol

I know what you mean mate, but even a busted watch is right twice a day. You never know, after printing shit so often, they may actually get something right by sheer fluke

 

[Dharmabum]

Good player in Seri A no doubt and with huge potential....but when was the last Italiano who was a hit in the EPL?

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Good player in Seri A no doubt and with huge potential....but when was the last Italiano who was a hit in the EPL?

Pelle?

 

[sunnydelight786]

Juve have the first option on him and it's common knowledge they will exercise their option on him this summer. As much as I want us to sign him, as he's several classes above Berahino, sadly can't see this happening.....

 

[tiger666]

Good player in Seri A no doubt and with huge potential....but when was the last Italiano who was a hit in the EPL?

Massimo Taibi

 

[matty74]

Pelle

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Good player in Seri A no doubt and with huge potential....but when was the last Italiano who was a hit in the EPL?

I always sign him in Football Manager, great pairing with Lamela. So he has that going for him...

 

[TheChosenOne]

Massimo Taibi

Balotelli ?

 

[archiewasking]

Balotelli ?

Wash your mouth out!!!

 

[FrankSpencer]

Good player in Seri A no doubt and with huge potential....but when was the last Italiano who was a hit in the EPL?

Zola, all day long.

 

[millsey]

Pelle?

Just the player we should buy

 

[millsey]

Zola, all day long.

The point then would be that was a while ago

 

[spurs9]

Good player in Seri A no doubt and with huge potential....but when was the last Italiano who was a hit in the EPL?

Davide Santon
Pelle
Osvaldo did pretty well until his training ground fight
Diamanti did well before getting homesick.

 

[Dharmabum]

Davide Santon
Pelle
Osvaldo did pretty well until his training ground fight
Diamanti did well before getting homesick.

None of them really setting the EPL alight. Pelle, yes, has done well but he spent 7 years in Eredivisie before he came to the EPL.

 

[Dharmabum]

Zola, all day long.

I know about Zola but that was 15 + years ago. He had the right mindset though. And you may count Di Matteo as a hit as well. That's 2 out 65 Italians who've played in the EPL.

 

[spurs9]

None of them really setting the EPL alight. Pelle, yes, has done well but he spent 7 years in Eredivisie before he came to the EPL.

But what top players have come to the PL since the likes of Zola? They have all been average players other than Balotelli, who in his first 2 season with Man City were better than all but 1 of his seasons in Serie A and his reason for eventually failure was that he was batshit crazy.

 

[spurs9]

I know about Zola but that was 15 + years ago. He had the right mindset though. And you may count Di Matteo as a hit as well. That's 2 out 65 Italians who've played in the EPL.

If we are talking about all of the italians, you have to include

Carbone
Di Canio
Cudicini
Festa
Lombardo
Pistone
Ravanelle
Vialli

That makes it 10 out of 65 (including Zola and Di Matteo). Then how many of the other 55 arrived when they were too old (Manchini was 36, Di Michele 32) how many were unlucky with injury (Casiraghi only played 10 games before career ending injury) and how many players were just as average in Serie A as they were here (Francesco Baiano's goal record we similar here to Serie A).