We haven't had much on Bernard since before the Confed's Cup. Either we thought he was too dubious in stature/physicality and moved away or the my guess is that there was a lot of complications in the third party....which tells you why Porto is an options as they deal with those things quite well.. I can't find anything recent, so sorry if I missed something. So I think that Chadli would be far from 2nd choice as we've had way more on him that Bernard in general but especially since May.
Although I'd be damned if I could tell you who would be better in either the short, medium or long term.
there is a more recent post saying we went back again
it appears it down to him or Chandli if we cant get the Bernard deal done
....which tells you why Porto is an options as they deal with those things quite well.
I'm not being confrontational here Twizz. I'm being honest in my lack of full insight. If you can find it, I would love to read it and if not in the RO, know why (such as the new guy who they are working on). Any let is appreciated as my search parameters have been either too broad or too narrow. Thanks
But the reason we haven't had any info on Bernard since then was because Bernard himself said he wont think about a transfer until the Libertadores. Infact, all of the info his club or agents have said since then have just been a re-hash of what was said before. The only new info to come out since then have been talk of possibilities of Arsenal & Liverpool bidding each from unreliable source's.
That's a good point. That being said, as you point out, black and white doesn't exist and there are clubs cuing up (outside of my noted Porto)....all trying to get into a queue as this tournament hits its end.......even from these unreliable sources, we're not mentioned all so often.
Once again, Bernard joins......Happy is happy
but
if Bernard doesn't join.....Happy trusts
If Chaldi joins or doesn't.......Happy is trustfully happy
I agree, just cant see how he would be worth more than Paulinho
he's worth what some one will pay and if all the bullshit about goons and scousers sniffing around is just bullshit, then I think 15mill is more like a reasonable valuation
if that fails looks like we have a plan B in Chandli
and the whole scenario can change overnight at WHL
Bernard might not even move. If his club wins, they compete in the club world cup. Reports in Brazil are stating that he would likely opt to stay if (or likely when) this happens.