2017/2018 Defenders Rumours Thread

[Conan the Barbarian]

Ok, but where are you judging from then? When he was U20 playing in France?

Yep. The tournament (U-20 World Cup) was in my country and those days aren't far away. He's still young.

 

[Il Drago]

Spalletti has reportedly asked for Bruno Peres if we can't keep Cancelo. I sincerely hope the report is bs but if it is accurate Spalletti should stick with tactics and let others decide on the transfer targets.

 

[dax21]

Inter have reportedly identified Roma right-back Bruno Peres as a replacement for Joao Cancelo.

According to Corriere dello Sport, the ‘difficulties’ in keeping Joao Cancelo have prompted Inter to turn to Peres, whom they consider ‘ideal’.

The newspaper explains the Brazilian’s agent was at Trigoria on Thursday to hold talks with Roma sporting director Monchi and is due to meet Inter’s Piero Ausilio.

The 28-year-old - who worked under Luciano Spalletti at the Olimpico - has made 25 appearances for the Giallorossi this season, but they equate to only 18 starts’ worth of minutes.

 

[Harpsabu]

Bruno Peres would be the biggest downgrade ever

 

[nurko]

Bruno Peres would be the biggest downgrade ever

Eto'o - Forlan comes to mind

 

[brehme1989]

Eto'o - Forlan comes to mind

Maicon -> Jonathan

 

[Adriano@10]

Roberto carlos -> every freaking lb we have bought since he left

 

[Inter<3]

Maicon -> Jonathan

Don't you dare compare Il Divino with anyone!

 

[ilbecca]

i am afraid cacelo is as good as goon.
toomuch noise about all the possible replacements.
this doesn't bode well for suning's situation in general.

 

[nutsncider]

Supposedly spalletti called Florenzi to ask about his situation with Roma. Don’t think he’d ever leave Roma tbh.

 

[YoramG]

I wouldn't hate that you know, but I am a massive Florenzi fan and objectively Cancelo is a better player. Florenzi has a better shot, that's about it.

 

[Matt90]

They surely could have organised a straight swap with Kondogbia at the time, rather than just panicking and getting Cancelo in at any cost.

 

[chipschups]

Juve trying to sign Arias from PSV and he is on his last year contract, should just butt in to inflated the price while made Valencia pissed.

 

[Il Drago]

Florenzi is just another De Rossi. He's a future Roma captain and he's never gonna leave them. He's just using Inter (and Juve) to get the contract he wants from Roma. But even if he's willing to join Inter i would consider him only if he was available at a low cost and it was impossible to get Cancelo. Florenzi is an overall balanced player and he's versatile but that's where his pros end. He's a hell of an injury prone, he would demand crazy wages and i can't see Roma selling him on the cheap if he was to go to a rival even though he has only one year left in his contract.

 

[Earth]

would rather gouge my eyes out than watch bruno peres play for inter.

 

[nurko]

I wonder if there's any truth in Blind rumors. I think he could be some kind of Chivu reincarnation at left back. Not really strong or fast going forward but could be third CB at times Cancelo goes deep into opponents' half.

 

[Il Drago]

Inter Currently Have Five Plausible Alternatives To Cancelo

In the wake of Piero Ausilio’s comments regarding Joao Cancelo’s future before Inter’s defeat to Sassuolo on Saturday evening (“the mercato for us begins on 20 May and we’ll be looking to improve this team, with or without him”), FcInterNews has compiled a list of the potential alternatives to the Portuguese full-back should the Nerazzurri prove unable to sign him permanently from Valencia this summer.

The first name suggested by the Italian outlet as a possible replacement for Cancelo is Roma full-back Bruno Peres, a player Luciano Spalletti coached in the capital during the 2016-17 season.

Peres is said to have been offered to the Nerazzurri during the last few days after news of their struggle to keep hold of Cancelo began to emerge, but at the moment he does not represent a first choice neither for Spalletti nor for sporting director Piero Ausilio.

The second player on the list, which is not said to follow any particular order of preference, is Alessandro Florenzi, another Roma player who has recently been offered to Inter via his agent.

The Italian’s current contract with the Giallorossi is due to expire in 2019 and as of yet no agreement has been reached between the parties over a renewal, with a reported gap of €1.5 million between the player’s wage demands and the club’s offer.

Should Roma and Florenzi not reach a compromise in the coming weeks Inter could become a serious possibility for the player.

The third option mentioned is Colombian international Santiago Arias, currently at PSV Eindhoven, whom Ausilio and co. are said to be monitoring closely.

Arias has been strongly linked with a move to Juventus in recent weeks but FcInterNews believe the Bianconeri are currently more likely to sign Matteo Darmian from Manchester United, which would free the player up for any other clubs interested in him.

The fourth player mooted is Atletico Madrid full-back Sime Vrsaljko, whom Inter have already followed closely in the past. Vrsaljko’s agent Beppe Riso would reportedly be willing to bring the Croatian to San Siro as he would be certain of being first choice, but Atletico’s high asking price coupled with the player’s wages (currently €3 million per season) could make it a difficult deal to strike.

Finally there is Bartosz Bereszynski, a player Napoli are said to be keen on at the moment. Inter would apparently be able to sign him for €12-13 million plus a couple of players of Sampdoria’s liking.

Despite these names, though, FcInterNews reiterates however that for the moment Inter’s priority is still to keep hold of Cancelo. Only after that becomes impossible would they set about securing a replacement.

 

[pazza moratti]

I would be ok with Florenzi or Vrsaljko

 

[chipschups]

Sums up how much we fucked up

 

[ScottishInterista]

We had an option on him for 10 million wasn't it. What a fucking fuck up that was.

Edit: Sorry it was 8.5 million...