[Albion] Matias Antonini

[RustyKent]

Player desired by De Zerbi 'dreams' of joining Brighton - Seagulls made 'several contacts' with club for signing - Sport Witness

Last December, Alfredo Pedullà stated Brighton & Hove Albion have asked for information about Taranto’s Matias Antonini. The defender joined the Serie C side last summer and the Seagulls have been keeping tabs on him ever since Roberto De Zerbi arrived at The Amex. That’s according to SerieB...

sportwitness.co.uk

 

[macbeth]

how on earth could a serie c player come even close to getting a work permit?

 

[GT49er]

how on earth could a serie c player come even close to getting a work permit?

Season loan at USG?

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

how on earth could a serie c player come even close to getting a work permit?

The La Piovra tentacles stretch far and wide

 

[Lurchy]

He’s 25 also and never played at a high level. There’s better options out there.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

His metrics must be what they are looking at, but doesn't mean we want him. I doubt there's a player anywhere that's not had the once over

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

how on earth could a serie c player come even close to getting a work permit?

He's probably got an Italian passport through ancestry.

 

[RandyWanger]

He’s 25 also and never played at a high level. There’s better options out there.

RDZ choose to start a 32 year old Jason Steele over Sanchez who had never played in the EPL and who before that was part of the Sunderland double relegation team. I think RDZ sees football and football players differently than most.

 

[SeagullinExile]

He’s 25 also and never played at a high level. There’s better options out there.

It seems our scouting network thinks otherwise.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

He’s 25 also and never played at a high level. There’s better options out there.

People wrote Dan Burn off like this also.

 

[macbeth]

He's probably got an Italian passport through ancestry.

that doesn’t help him anymore. all about the level you play at

 

[nwgull]

People wrote Dan Burn off like this also.

Dan Burn played in the Championship, which is a much higher level than Serie B, never mind Serie C.

 

[Bakero]

He's probably got an Italian passport through ancestry.

Post-Brexit that's irrelevant.

 

[CheeseRolls]

Post-Brexit that's irrelevant.

Get him in on a short term agricultural worker scheme and have him sythe down a few opponents and harvest a few cards.

 

[Lurchy]

People wrote Dan Burn off like this also.

There’s a big difference. Antonini before this season was playing in Serie D regional football.
I can’t find out much about him, but one report I saw said he’s dominant in the air and good with his feet and also that he’s good enough to be at Serie B level. I expect that’s why there was a scout at the game, but I don’t expect us to have serious interest.

Players like Dan Burn and Vardy usually pass through leagues making a gradual step up - it feels too much of a jump, especially as there will be language barriers in addition, but I’m happy to be proved wrong.

 

[The Fits]

This is about as flair as it gets. Absolutely mental linkage.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I mean, it's off the charts flair signing a player from what looks like the Italian County league but it's not very likely is it?

Still, it's nice to finally be linked to a player who'll admit it's his dream to join us...

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

If RDZ likes the look of him, that's good enough for me, get him in and take a look in pre season. If he needs a year at USG to aid the transition, fine

 

[US Seagull]

how on earth could a serie c player come even close to getting a work permit?

Has anybody considered that our interest (if, indeed there is any), might be not to ever have him play for Albion but instead sign him, loan him to USG, then sell him on at a profit?

It's a perfectly valid business model.

 

[GT49er]

From a C side to the seaside. Sobvious, innit - any crappy journo could make the link into a 'scoop', shirley!

Part exchange for Dunk, nailed on!