Alvaro Pereira

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Don't Portuguese clubs have to release details about any bids made?

[eldo 868]

Imo he would be very useful for our title bid.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Mata creative mid, Pereira wing, Modric deal off IMO

Possibly, unless we're going to use the Christmas Tree formation (4-3-2-1)

[bababoom 4,478]

Possibly, unless we're going to use the Christmas Tree formation (4-3-2-1)

But didn't Mata say that AVB was talking about using the 4-3-3 formation?

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Fair point, although the Christmas Tree is, in fairness, a 4-3-3 variant.

Maybe AVB will surprise us and use them both as a brace of wingers... and bring in Modric.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

If we sign him I hope we use him on the elft wing and then we can utilise Mata in an attacking midfield position and thus our two main problems (a lack of penetration on the flanks and a lack of creativity in the middle) are pretty much solved.

[DYC. 7,542]

Imo he would be very useful for our title bid.

Yeah but 25 mil pounds though.. (at least, that's what the papers said when we got linked the first time)

[dodojojo 510]

Yeah but 25 mil pounds though.. (at least, that's what the papers said when we got linked the first time)

Jesus...

[Severinb 309]

If we get him we have to sell kalouda!!

[milllz 43]

sky say hes worth 17-22 million

[magic weeds 446]

If we get him we have to sell kalouda!!

Maybe its player exchange deal. KALOU ffs

[bababoom 4,478]

If we are going to play him on the wing, i would rather get Hazard, but he is most likely going to go to Arsenal or stay at Lille.

[Sheva. 5,373]

But didn't Mata say that AVB was talking about using the 4-3-3 formation?

I still think that interview is fake.

If we sign him I hope we use him on the elft wing and then we can utilise Mata in an attacking midfield position and thus our two main problems (a lack of penetration on the flanks and a lack of creativity in the middle) are pretty much solved.

My thoughts exactly.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Stupid bid. Wrong Porto player to go after.

[francozola 2,040]

This is really strange. We should try for moutinho.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,451]

Fair point, although the Christmas Tree is, in fairness, a 4-3-3 variant.

Maybe AVB will surprise us and use them both as a brace of wingers... and bring in Modric.

i think i might be in the minority but ever since we went in for Mata i thought it would be to play him in the RF/RW .

so even with this guy being brought in (if bid accepted) i still see a place for Modric or someone of his kind.

i wonder if Kalou has cleared out his locker yet.. :eyebrows:

[Eluwande Yomi 15]

Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqr7tbJnvGo

[OReillyD36 311]

This is a weird one, nothing on abola, no statement to the stock exchange on Portos site about us bidding. Seems like sky plucked this from nowhere.