Jase 43,479 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/manchester-united-transfers-brazilian-mosquito-2912821Manchester United are ready to rival Chelsea for the signing of Brazilian starlet Mosquito this January.European heavyweights Real Madrid and Juventus also watched the talented forward dazzle in this year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup, but clubs are being forced to wait until the player turns 18 next month before they can make their move.The Atletico Paranaense youngster’s representatives are holding out for £4million for the deal which, although complicated by an ongoing dispute with former club Vasco da Gama, is a fee Chelsea are willing to match after their South American scouts passed on glowing recommendations to Stamford Bridge chiefs.The Blues would likely farm him out on loan at Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem for the 2014/15 season.No disrespect but think this fella is worth signing on the name alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 buy, send to Chelsea B (aka Vitesse) - never see again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,513 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Looks a decent prospect...But at that age...it's not hard to be a star.. (Even Mikel was the 2nd best player at U-17 championship) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Mosquito? Lollll some name, let's sign him for 4 million because he will sell about 50 million in shirt sales alone without playing a game for us then we will sell him for 2 million in 2016 after he plays 0 games for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBH 283 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 This cannot be real name... it is like the stupid name you get in Football Manager for the regen player...Pirulito is Spanish for dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I thought this was a joke topic.This cannot be real name... it is like the stupid name you get in Football Manager for the regen player...Pirulito is Spanish for dick. It's Portuguese for lollipop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 He's the new Diego Costa in the making. I watched a few u17 World Cup games and he caught the eye along with the midfielders Nathan and Boschilia and the right back Auro.There were a few Nigerian and Mexican players who I'd look into as well.If we bought him, he'd go straight to Vitesse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,522 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Sign him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,330 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I'd be "buzzing" if we signed him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I'd be "buzzing" if we signed him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 The Atletico Paranaense youngster’s representatives are holding out for £4million for the deal which, although complicated by an ongoing dispute with former club Vasco da Gama, is a fee Chelsea are willing to match after their South American scouts passed on glowing recommendations to Stamford Bridge chiefs.Hopefully that dispute with Vasco doesn't prove to be a fly in the ointment.It's funny that we're actually looking to sign a striker named after a blood-sucking parasite when we already have Torres and Eto'o on the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Mosquito is indeed a nickname (didn't I tell you @CHOULO19, nicknames are still a hit in Brazil?) and although I've never seen the guy, I'm betting he's very thin because Mosquito is a common nickname for tall and thin guys.My Flamengo won Brazil's Cup over CAP just two weeks ago and Mosquito wasn't there... he probably still plays only for youth football, I barely recovered my interest in the senior NT, let alone the juniors, and and the only youth club I follow in the world is Flamengo's, so I don't know the guy.I'll come back later with more information edit: watching the vid in the link one of our defenders is called Foguete - which could be translated to Rocket or Fireworks depending on the context Brazil is such a happy placeedit 2: the guy who passes for Mosquito in his second goal (Brazil's third) is named Indio (Indian, as in the native people, not people India the country)... look at the guy and you'll know why. This one is overdone around here. way too many players named Indio (although this one is the most indian-ish)edit 3: his name is Thiago, his father is in jail for dealing drugs edit 4: O apelido nasceu no Fluminense porque ele era pequenininho e veloz. Um técnico dele cismou que tinha que colocar esse apelido, porque tinha um amigo que tinha esse apelido. Aí todo mundo começou a chamar ele de Mosquito e até hoje ficou"He's got the nickname while he was at Fluminense's academy because he was tiny and fast. His coach wanted this nickname at all costs because he had a friend with the same nickname. So everyone started calling him Mosquito and it's still like this til this day" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Australian's are much less creative with nicknames. John because Johno. Johnathan becomes Johny. Dave becomes Dave-o. Jake becomes Jake-o.Trevor becomes Trev. Garry becomes Gaz. Guy becomes Guysy. And that's pretty much how we do it, save for last names, which is a different story. Indigenous Australians tend to be pretty creative though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanSnake 1,211 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Australian's are much less creative with nicknames. John because Johno. Johnathan becomes Johny. Dave becomes Dave-o. Jake becomes Jake-o.Trevor becomes Trev. Garry becomes Gaz. Guy becomes Guysy. And that's pretty much how we do it, save for last names, which is a different story. Indigenous Australians tend to be pretty creative though.Imagine if they became footballers!"Johno passes to Johny, but Dave-o intercepts and clears the ball forward to Jake-o - whose one-on-one with the last defender Trev, but he has options with Gaz on the right!"Seems like a drunkard's story in the pub about his friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 ^^ thing is that in other countries they don't carry the nicknames into their professional names, so it won't happen. Then in America (and other countries) once the guy is famous they give them some nickname, like Shaq for Shaquile O'Neal and others, so people will call them that when talking about them, but their professional names will continue to be their last names.In Brazil we always use the first name and nicknames are kept over birth names and last names are rarely used. Cafu, Branco, Dedé, Zico, Tostão, Hulk, Ganso, Pato, Kaká, Mineiro, Bebeto, Zinho, Mazinho, Jô, Fred are all nicknames in addition to the diminutives Ronaldinho, Juninho, Marquinhos, Paulinho, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBH 283 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I thought this was a joke topic.It's Portuguese for lollipop...This it may be... I do not know how to explain. In Colombia, it is used when talking to children about the difference in anatomy.. you understand? So it is not a rude word, exactly, but it is still something I find funny.. it would make more sense if it was English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,707 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Mosquito No matter how shit he is sign him! I'd totally buy a Mosquito shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusek 2,031 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I hate mosquitos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 looks seriously strong for 17. like a younger diego costa but not as tall.and his name is as good as it gets so get your wallet out roman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterfall 893 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Looks a decent prospect...But at that age...it's not hard to be a star.. (Even Mikel was the 2nd best player at U-17 championship)If we can get a player of Mikel's level for 4M, that's a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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