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Agree, think he'll be off on loan. He's getting some game time now but if the club brings in a replacement for Trossard, swaps Undav for a more competitive second/third CF, Enciso will struggle to get enough game time. A year on loan in a good club/league (preferably one of the top 5 leagues)...

I can't say I felt "wow, this is the new Lionel Messi" exactly. Most of his finishes were so-so, he controlled the ball more with willpower than with skill and generally his best contribution was to annoy the shit out of the Chelsea players. Very, very Neal Maupay... which is very impressive -...

Was more difficult than it looked. Thiago Silva used all his experience to enforce that the timing of the pass would have needed to be perfect or it would be offside or intercepted by Silva.

He's Neal Maupay and I claim my £5

He only said it is beyond him, which might not mean a lot... I reckon wearing matching socks is beyond him.

Probably Neal Maupay as well since his mother is Argentinian.

Absolutely. If a Swede from Allsvenskan would sign with a PL club for £9.5m it would be a crazy big thing. Probably even more in Paraguay as they haven't had a lot of international success and star players through the years. I imagine they see this guy as the biggest thing since Roque Santa Cruz.

Mitoma is right footed and couldn't defend if his life depended on it, this is the reason he was not always a starter in Union SG. He wouldn't survive as a wing back in the PL. If Cucu goes a need LWB is needed. March is good enough to start but would require backup (or better).

Going out on a limb here, but I'm fairly confident the club will find a way to bring this bloke to England.

And it is easy tracable since pretty much whatever Naylor says, someone else (with real connections and inside knowledge) said it before him. In this case Libertad club president Di Tore who said that the contract will be between four and five years.

From watching some Club Libertad in the spring (betting + I had a feeling this bloke might come around again) I think it is safe to say that he is no Billy Arce - already on a different level. That he could initially get bullied off the ball in the PL might have a lot more merit to it but the...

"Offered the chance of a lifetime"? No. This is not some kind of Albion charity project, the club is trying to sign a footballer who will end up in another decent club if he doesn't reach terms with Brighton. Just like Brighton got all the right in the world to offer him as much/little they...

Can't see that happening as the Paraguayan league is as shit as it gets from a work permit perspective. USG is probably a good guess.

When I did the math in January he was a few points off: Not going to do the counting again but not quite sure he reaches the 15 pts just yet.

Not like the player is legally bound to listen to his agent... could have said "screw you" and gone there anyway

Could be any number of reasons.. his parents were also employed by Libertad so that they could move with him to that club.. guessing any deal would involve them somehow as well. Probably very complicated and doesnt need to be all about the money.

I would imagine trouble with the third party owners

I dont see him staying in Libertad. It is a band 6 league and regardless of how well he does it will be very difficult to pick up the necessary 15 pts to get a work permit. Currently Paraguay is poorly ranked and he would have to play a lot of games to get any points from that. So if he turns...

Probably... cant be bothered to count "potential points" but there is a small chance he might need to go somewhere where he is more likely to get significant game time than in a title chasing USG.

Lets see... he played 397 out of 1080 minutes in Copa Sudamericana. That is 36% if I remember how to calculate percents. This means... 0 points as it is a band 2 competition. He also played too little in Copa Libertadores. So 0 minutes from playing time in those competitions. However, his club...