Santiago Castro

[BasedGodPunk]

40 mil is strikers tax. Im not paying that for him. 30 is highest id go. 20 plus Asllani/Fabbian is plenty fair enough. They'd be getting a first team player for them in that deal.

 

[Rodani]

add 15 Mil more and get ekitike please

i like him but i think he may be too expensive for us. but maybe we should start considering psg underdeveloped players, they bought ekitike as promising young player and he never had a real chance there and ended in eintracht at a discount.

 

[Rodani]

hes young and seria proven but is castro that good and also hes an inter type player ? like if we dont sing him we're going to regret it like tevez, kun, julian ?

 

[RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot]

hes young and seria proven but is castro that good and also hes an inter type player ? like if we dont sing him we're going to regret it like tevez, kun, julian ?

Hard to say. You pay a premium for young attacking talent. When they bust, it’s usually a big loss, but when they end up being great and you miss out— it’s a huge regret.

 

[SiamoNoi]

Not really excited about this guy so far.

 

[thatdude]

So basically they want the same price they got for Zirksee last summer? Yeah they’re smoking crack.

 

[Jnr]

Why the hell not? Leao has 1 goal more than Castro. Rafa Leao, the 175M€ buyout man

18 g+a
19 g+a

Bologna should set the price atleast 50-60 imo.

 

[pier]

So basically they want the same price they got for Zirksee last summer? Yeah they’re smoking crack.

at €42.50m ? Yeah, he's way overpriced, it'd better to look at another profile.

 

[varmin]

Why the hell not? Leao has 1 goal more than Castro. Rafa Leao, the 175M€ buyout man

18 g+a
19 g+a

Bologna should set the price atleast 50-60 imo.

Rafa Leao is massively overrated, and then this is only a buyout clause. Milan will sell him even for 70-80mln, which is still too much for inconsistent player like him.
Leao is winger as well, so it's not correct to compare g+a to Castro

 

[Besnik]

Rafa Leao is massively overrated, and then this is only a buyout clause. Milan will sell him even for 70-80mln, which is still too much for inconsistent player like him.
Leao is winger as well, so it's not correct to compare g+a to Castro

Overrated yeah, but he's still an incredible player. His biggest issue is about psychological aspect, not footballing ability. I thought an authoritative and high profile coach could get the best out of him in a regular basis. Not every player has the same work ethic, some need different regimes though.

 

[wera]

A lot of Inter players are also overrated. I'm sure Leao under Inzaghi would perform even better

 

[Besnik]

A lot of Inter players are also overrated. I'm sure Leao under Inzaghi would perform even better

Just out of curiosity, who are these overrated players in Inter?

 

[varmin]

My point was that there is no way Castro to worth 50-60mln, based on Leao's buyout clause, and because both of them have similar g+a rate

 

[wera]

Just out of curiosity, who are these overrated players in Inter?

As far the public and media perception goes, I think people overrate Lautaro, Frattesi (who I think would play better in a different system), Calhanoglu, Dimarco, De Vrij and Zielinski. The reality is that these are all really good players, but I wouldn't say any of these are world class. The best two on this list - Dimarco is too inconsistent, same with Lautaro. It's like we only see them in their peak form about a third of the season and that seems not good enough if you want to call Dimarco or Lautaro World Class (which people do, and I'm not talking about this forum).

Bastoni and Barella are the only ones that are so highly rated and it feels like the truth. Like prime, top3 players in their position in the world. Acerbi, Sommer, Dumfries, Thuram and Pavard are also correctly rated - I think most people would give them a 4/5 rating. Augusto is underrated, but okay that's my bias.

Let it be known that I do not need even one world class player for Inter to be winning a lot of titles. World class players are a rare commodity and we don't have the money to compete with Real Madrid type of club that keep buying WC players. What we have is a really good core that would make us instant CL contenders if we added a world class player in attack (striker or wingback) + that new CB we are all screaming for. This is how GOOD we are and that's amazing. Some of us already believe we are CL contenders, just not the main culprits for it.

I also think that some of these players I mentioned have enough potential to become even better and that makes me happy that we are still keeping our core.

I do hope we'll have the full squad (-Zielinski) ready for Bayern and we show the world what's up. Maybe then I'll update my overrated/correctly rated/underrated list.

 

[CafeCordoba]

Public and media perception exactly where?

 

[wera]

Not really a question I want to research and show proof, you can either believe how I see the discourse or not. We've heard&read from game commentators, media personalities, youtubers, podcasters, people on twitter, people on tiktok, people on this forum and other forums. Some of our players are hyped a bit more than what is the actual reality.

I love Lautaro, but he isn't decisive as Milito, tbh not even as dominating as Ibra. He is doing his own thing and I love him for it. Thuram is a level under Eto'o or Adriano, which is fine by me, especially for a player that was a winger like 3 seasons ago and is now a striker. We have a really good group of players that mostly clicked and it shows. Even when we don't play good, we showed some resiliance and fighting spirit.

And yet I still have to push against the argument that this team is world class. It isn't, and that's okay. We saw what a world class Inter looked and it was in 2010. This isn't it, yet.

 

[.h.]

Not really a question I want to research and show proof, you can either believe how I see the discourse or not. We've heard&read from game commentators, media personalities, youtubers, podcasters, people on twitter, people on tiktok, people on this forum and other forums. Some of our players are hyped a bit more than what is the actual reality.

I love Lautaro, but he isn't decisive as Milito, tbh not even as dominating as Ibra. He is doing his own thing and I love him for it. Thuram is a level under Eto'o or Adriano, which is fine by me, especially for a player that was a winger like 3 seasons ago and is now a striker. We have a really good group of players that mostly clicked and it shows. Even when we don't play good, we showed some resiliance and fighting spirit.

And yet I still have to push against the argument that this team is world class. It isn't, and that's okay. We saw what a world class Inter looked and it was in 2010. This isn't it, yet.

It's hard to disagree with this tbh. Our players get shown up at the top level for the most part. We call a 1-0 loss to City great, I wonder if Mourinho would have too

It's a pretty decent team considering the cost etc outlay but not many of our players would break into one of the top 4 as a first team starter, for the most part. But that's not surprising, half of them were Bosman whereas for a top team a "cheap" player is 50m, which is more expensive than our most expensive player right now?

 

[wera]

But seeing how I started this, let me say this.. overrating players will happen all the time. In any club. Just because a player is overrated that doesn't mean he can't be greatness itself. Or push through whatever is holding him back and deliver.

Robben was overrated because of his potential that at first, he didn't achieve. Later in Bayern, it was a match made in heaven and he realized his potential. Just how it goes. If our players keep progressing into better players, we are in for a treat.

 

[HernanesLeftFoot88]

i like him but i think he may be too expensive for us. but maybe we should start considering psg underdeveloped players, they bought ekitike as promising young player and he never had a real chance there and ended in eintracht at a discount.

Yep Ekitike looks a prosepct, chewed up by the PSG machine!
40m so we could afford him if someone was sold or let go.

Hugo Ekitiké - Stats 24/25

Player stats of Hugo Ekitiké (Eintracht Frankfurt) ➤ Goals ➤ Assists ➤ Matches played ➤ All performance data

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[HernanesLeftFoot88]

Dimarco is too inconsistent

What? His performances dropped a little before his injury but he's been consistently performing for a few seasons now so i disagree.