[Football] Mario Mandzukic - Worth a punt?

Pavilionaire

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Currently without a club after having his contract terminated on 5th July.

Yes, he's 34 too, but back in April 2019 Juventus were happy to extend his contract to 2021 before Sarri came in and sidelined the player, prompting his move to the Qatari side Al-Duhail.

9 goals in 25 matches in Serie A in 2018/19 is interesting. 6 foot 3, retired from Croatia side in 2018 so won't have to be travelling either.

The bloke has played in a World Cup Final, won the Champions League, multiple winner of the Bundesliga and Serie A and is still 3 years younger than Glenn Murray. He is a proven winner.

 

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MattBackHome

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YES YES YES yes YES

 

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Pato would be my pick of free agent strikers.

 

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severnside gull

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Never going to happen but as a fan why wouldn’t you

 

zefarelly

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Never heard of him

It's a yes from me

 

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albionalex

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Wages.

 

Is it PotG?

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Can he play LB?

 

British Bulldog

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What's Fred Binney up to these days? worth a punt?

 

Live by the sea

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If his salary is not ridiculous then def yes , even if he only comes on as a sub for a few mins in games , his experience and football knowledge alone which he could pass onto the other players would make him worth it .

Def yes from me . There is no substitute for real top class quality even if he is past his best .

 

WhingForPresident

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YES from me.

 

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S'hampton Seagull

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zefarelly said:

Never heard of him

It's a yes from me

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He scored the winner against England in the 2018 WC semi final if that helps [emoji23]

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#prayforwozza

 

zefarelly

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S'hampton Seagull said:

He scored the winner against England in the 2018 WC semi final if that helps [emoji23]

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I think I watched that.

 

peterward

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MattBackHome said:

YES YES YES yes YES

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You just want it on the back of your shirt!

 

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sdmartin1

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**** me, doesn't really fit in with the usual mould of signings in the Potter era but would be brilliant.

 

zefarelly

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sdmartin1 said:

**** me, doesn't really fit in with the usual mould of signings in the Potter era but would be brilliant.

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Maybe its actually his son . . . for the under 8's development squad?

 

peterward

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These things don’t happen to us, but could you imagine.

Actually being able to cross from free kicks and corners, knowing there’s a tall fella who can score with his head. Ooh the option.

 

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Munkfish

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If this was football manager yes. But never going to happen.

 

schmunk

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"Besides being a prolific goalscorer, he is known for his defensive contribution and aerial power." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Mandžukić

Blimey, if only he'd played at least 1 minute of Premier League football - he'd be NSC perfect.

 

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junior

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Loving all the threads. Haven't the club said they are happy with business and made it clear we are going to go with what we've got. Are you bedwetters going to carry on for another few weeks still thinking there's a striker coming in?