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City in for Gio Dos Santos

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City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Sgoater1 Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:17 pm

CITY have expressed an interest in Barcelona's 18-year-old forward Giovani dos Santos, according to the player's father Zizinho.

Mexico international Dos Santos broke into Barca's senior squad last season, but the rise of fellow young star Bojan Krkic has limited his appearances in the Catalan giants' starting XI this year.

"There is interest from Manchester City," Zizinho told Mexican newspaper El Universal.

"However, I cannot give more information now as Giovani's agent is the one in charge of all this, it's him who is dealing with negotiations.

"I can't say for sure if Giovani will go to another team. There are still games to play in La Liga and while there are he's only thinking about Barcelona.

"We don't want to get ahead of ourselves, there is interest but first he has to concentrate on Barcelona."

Dos Santos has played 25 times for Barca this season in all competitions, scoring once in a Champions League game with Stuttgart.
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Would love to sign him, as long as price is right.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Tweesus Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:53 pm

Dos Santos is a hype merchant's wet dream.

The next Denilson Ale

Ale

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Parks lives Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:15 pm

Tweedle wrote:The next Denilson

The one at Arsenal?

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Tweesus Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:16 pm

Parks lives wrote:

Tweedle wrote:The next Denilson

The one at Arsenal?

No, the one that was at Betis

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by lrdsucksgoats Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:40 pm

Tweedle wrote:

Parks lives wrote:

Tweedle wrote:The next Denilson

The one at Arsenal?

No, the one that was at Betis

So the one that wasn't worth 18 million, rather than the one who isn't worth 8 million?

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Tweesus Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:00 pm

Yoda wrote:

Tweedle wrote:

Parks lives wrote:

Tweedle wrote:The next Denilson

The one at Arsenal?

No, the one that was at Betis

So the one that wasn't worth 18 million, rather than the one who isn't worth 8 million?

Wasn't the fee they paid for him over £20m?

Both got dodgy teeth too. The similarities know no end

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Sgoater1 Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:10 pm

Tweedle wrote:Dos Santos is a hype merchant's wet dream.

The next Denilson

Some people said that about Torres. Id have Dos Santos, he is young and very talented, Sven could turn him into a star but i wouldnt want ot get ripped off for him.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Glenarch of the Glen Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:11 pm

Tweedle wrote:Dos Santos is a hype merchant's wet dream.

The next Denilson

how the f@ck do you know?

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Parks lives Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:11 pm

Isn't his contract near to expiry?

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Sgoater1 Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:14 pm

Parks lives wrote:Isn't his contract near to expiry?

Not sure but cos of their many attacking options they are thought to be willing to let him go expecially with the emergence of Kirkic.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by SuperMario Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:19 pm

Sven's rating goes down a little if he signs that overrated kid. Not suited for EPL either.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Jaime Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:38 pm

He has been really hyped up. He's not been overly impressive but that doesn't mean he can't make something of himself. He's very young. But I think he's more likely to get his ankles broken than to set the league alight if he moves to England.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by lrdsucksgoats Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:43 pm

Tweedle wrote:
Wasn't the fee they paid for him over £20m?

23.5 according to some sources - who knows what the truth is when it comes to transfer fees?

Both got dodgy teeth too. The similarities know no end

Both play(ed) for wannabe clubs too. It's a tragic story of the ongoing Eurocentric industrial colonialism of football.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Calidad Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:44 pm

Jaime wrote:He has been really hyped up. He's not been overly impressive but that doesn't mean he can't make something of himself. He's very young. But I think he's more likely to get his ankles broken than to set the league alight if he moves to England.

I think he's quite strong for his age. I don't think it's his strength that has let him down thus far, just poor decision making, and a general inability to beat his marker.

I think he has promise though. He was thought highly of before his breakthrough (not just at Barca)

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by SuperMario Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:46 pm

Jaime wrote:He has been really hyped up. He's not been overly impressive but that doesn't mean he can't make something of himself. He's very young. But I think he's more likely to get his ankles broken than to set the league alight if he moves to England.

After the U17 WC he suddenly was the new Ronaldinho. That must have been because of his hairdo, because I watched the U17 WC & he played well, but no way near worldclass (poor shot, egocentric, not a great footy brain). Never impressed me thereafter; the kid is obviously talented, but don't think he'll ever be (close to) worldclass.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Jaime Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:50 pm

@Calidad

My comment wasn't directly in reference to his strength - rather I could envision him on the receiving end of more than one crunching tackle after holding the ball too long (a case of the bad decision making you mentioned, and rightly so).

@De Guzman

He was also largely unimpressive in the two matches I saw him play at the U20 WC last summer. He's got some tricks, ok, but all of the faults you mention are very obvious when you watch him play.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by SuperMario Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:00 pm

Jaime wrote:

@De Guzman

He was also largely unimpressive in the two matches I saw him play at the U20 WC last summer. He's got some tricks, ok, but all of the faults you mention are very obvious when you watch him play.

Yep.

Don't know what City would have to pay for him. If (close to) nothing it's worth a gamble (still wouldn't sign him myself). If it's over 5M, I know better players same aged players.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by fcb Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:13 pm

Yeah, Jaime/Calidad/De Guzman are on the money with a list of his weaknesses. I'll also add an inflated ego because of how quickly he's got into the Barça team as well as Mexico...but unlike Bojan or other Mexican youngsters, he hasn't actually done anything significant.

This rumour is no surprise. He's been linked to loads of clubs because of his contract situation (supposedly about to expire but no one is really sure) and it'll only increase now that we're getting closer to the summer transfer window. And of course, it doesn't help that his agent is Pini Zahavi, who won't hesitate in moving his client to the club that pays the most, regardless of which will be best for his development right now.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Calidad Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:12 pm

Giovani wants Barca stay

Giovani Dos Santos has stated that he has never considered leaving Barcelona amid fresh rumours that Manchester City could be set to make a move in the summer.

The Mexican starlet has been linked to various clubs since being promoted to the Blaugrana first team, but he has rejected any notion that he wants to go.

While City are the latest club to show an interest, Chelsea and Liverpool have both made tentative enquiries according to reports in England and Spain.

"I cannot avoid rumours about me going to the Premier League or to any other place," Dos Santos told a press conference.

"I just live in the present. I am here now and what I would like most is to be here next season and for many more years after that if it is possible.

"It has never entered my head to leave Barcelona."

Injury

While Dos Santos is said to have irritated the Camp Nou board by asking for a higher salary, he has been pleased with the faith that the coaching staff have shown in him.

Proposed surgery on a troublesome left ankle has been postponed until the summer and he has had several painkilling injections after being told he is needed to play.

"I have spoken to the doctors, the coach and the technical secretary and we have reached an agreement that I would have an injection," Dos Santos continued.

"I have already had three of them and I am improving and have been given the all clear by the doctors.

"The decision is, I think, the correct one for me and the team. When the season finishes I will have an operation, but I am very pleased with the confidence that the club has put in me."

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by robert Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:18 pm

Can't see him working in Sven's tactics currently.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Sgoater1 Fri May 09, 2008 11:49 pm

Lots more rumours coming out, Gio's own dad has said we are leading the race to sign him and he wasnt to come to us, a fee is thought to be around the £7m mark.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by fcb Sat May 10, 2008 9:37 am

Good fee, I'd sell him for that. If not, he can go on loan for a season.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Tweesus Sat May 10, 2008 9:41 am

£7m?!

Isn't that a bit too much?

Can't see him making Citeh's first team. He certainly isn't as good as either Ireland or Johnson

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by christmasborocooper Sat May 10, 2008 11:27 am

How much do you think they'd get him for? He's a Barcelona hyped up "wonderkid"..

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by TM Sat May 10, 2008 11:50 am

£7M is waay too much, Gio is average.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by christmasborocooper Sat May 10, 2008 12:30 pm

So is Keiran Richardson and he was 5.5...whereas this is someone who looks a bit like Ronaldinho and was dubbed a Barca wonderkid. Probably doesnt really matter how good he is.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Sgoater1 Sat May 10, 2008 1:12 pm

Tweedle wrote:£7m?!

Isn't that a bit too much?

Can't see him making Citeh's first team. He certainly isn't as good as either Ireland or Johnson

Ireland is not as good as most think, as all city season ticket holders and 90% would say they dont want him in the first team. He can be awsome but only once in every 6 games at least, the rest of the time he is frustrating and does f@ck all. Dos Santos is better than him.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by Sgoater1 Sat May 10, 2008 1:13 pm

Still we get linked with so man players i wont really believe it till we actually sign him.

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by lrdsucksgoats Sat May 10, 2008 4:44 pm

Tweedle wrote:£7m?!

Isn't that a bit too much?

This from a man who supports a club that spent 65.7 million on Wiltord, Jeffers, Reyes, Hleb and Eduardo...?

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Re: City in for Gio Dos Santos

by The Easter Bunny Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:16 pm

Sgoater1 wrote:

Tweedle wrote:£7m?!

Isn't that a bit too much?

Can't see him making Citeh's first team. He certainly isn't as good as either Ireland or Johnson

Ireland is not as good as most think, as all city season ticket holders and 90% would say they dont want him in the first team. He can be awsome but only once in every 6 games at least, the rest of the time he is frustrating and does f@ck all. Dos Santos is better than him.

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