Diogo Luis Santo

[StevieH]

"Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is plotting a move for Brazilian striker Diogo Luis Santo and is ready to offer his club Olympiakos £12m for the 21-year-old's services. (The People)"

 

Olympiakos own 70% of the players rights.

[billybonzo]

Aslong as he doesn't have the first touch of a rapist and can score from 6 yds out he will be an improvement.

[Little Sammy]

Too little too late.

 

We need a decent right winger who can actually run at people.

 

I've been saying this for 11 years now, how the fuck can successive managers persistently fail to see that we offer absolutely no width?!?!?!?

[StevieH]

Too little too late.

 

We need a decent right winger who can actually run at people.

 

I've been saying this for 11 years now, how the fuck can successive managers persistently fail to see that we offer absolutely no width?!?!?!?

 

Rafa has bought wingers but none of them have been good enough.

[Little Sammy]

Rafa has bought wingers but none of them have been good enough.

 

 

Exactly. That is why we need a decent, quick winger who can run at defenders. For fucks sake, instead of spending 14 million on Pennant and Bellamy, we could've gone for such a winger.

[Unrighteous]

If this guy can score a goal, then I would be happy.

 

I dont mean helping administer a bumming to a shite PSV side... I mean score a goal against a decent opponent.

[Unrighteous]

Too little too late.

 

We need a decent right winger who can actually run at people.

 

I've been saying this for 11 years now, how the fuck can successive managers persistently fail to see that we offer absolutely no width?!?!?!?

 

Wrong. We need a decent right winger, and a backup for Torres.

 

I would also argue that we need to replace Babel and Lucas.

[Maldini]

We've been looking at him for years, we wanted to sign him when he left Brazil.

[George Costanza]

Waste of money. Money that should be going on wide players.

[JK1980]

Waste of money. Money that should be going on wide players.

 

So you don't think we need a good young striker as back up to Torres?

[ScottyT]

Great, another over hyped foriegner to ruin and struggle to sell.

[Royal Family]

Stopped reading at "by Alan Nixon" to be honest.

 

Probably the worst journalist in the football industry, and that takes some doing. He owns a stake in an agency (SFX i think??) and thus just places fantasy transfer stories to generate interest in players. In any other walk of life this would be deemed conflict of interests, or indeed corruption; but in English football.....

[paddyberger15]

Stopped reading at "by Alan Nixon" to be honest.

 

Probably the worst journalist in the football industry, and that takes some doing. He owns a stake in an agency (SFX i think??) and thus just places fantasy transfer stories to generate interest in players. In any other walk of life this would be deemed conflict of interests, or indeed corruption; but in English football.....

 

Harry Harris will be most displeased at that statement. He has worked at being shit for years and years only for you to dismiss him in just a few words.

[RSM]

Back in 2008

 

Arsenal are currently locked in talks with São Paulo side Portuguesa, in a bid to thrash out a deal for Brazil under-20 international striker Diogo Luis Santo, with a view to loaning him to Spanish link club UD Salamanca.

 

Rated as one of the brightest prospect in South-American football, the 20 year old has been on Arsenal’s radar for the past two years, and we have already had offers turned down for his services according to Portuguesa president Manuel da Lupa:

 

‘Arsenal have come twice to talk about him, but they never wanted to pay what Diogo is really worth. In 2006 they wanted to take him to England to [get to] know Arsenal and see if he would adapt to the country. I told them they needed to sign a pre-agreement worth five million reais [£1.5m], but they wouldn’t do it.”

 

But Lupa confirmed it was not the only approach for him by the Gunners, who rate him very highly after an impressive 18 goals in his first season:

 

“They came back again last year after he began playing regularly for our first team, but obviously he was more expensive. We want Diogo to play in the Brazilian league until the end of the year, reach the national team and increase his value.”

 

Lupa also said that Diogo is a better and bigger prospect than AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato, who cost the Italian outfit £17million last summer, so at a fee of around £3-5 million Diogo Luis Santo looks an absolute bargain.

 

At 182cm, he is not only a skillful intelligent forward, but also lethal in the air, and is expected to partner Pato at the forthcoming Olympic football tournament to be held this summer, where Arsenal hope a deal will be reached before the kick off.

 

The forwards representative, Rodrigo Righetti, admits the player wants to play for Arsenal, but must be patient on the out come of the latest batch of transfer talks:

 

‘Diogo would love to play for Arsenal. But for now, he must wait for an offer that suits both the club and himself.’

 

Due to passport rules it is unlikley, should a deal be reached, him being able to play for is straight away, even if we apply for an ‘exceptional talent’ visa, so a loan to Spanish link club UD Salamanca looks the best option, following in the footsteps of Carlos Vela, and Pedro Bothelo.

 

 

2008-09 Apps Goals Assists

Olympiakos 23____6 ____6

[Hugo Sanjeev]

Harry Harris will be most displeased at that statement. He has worked at being shit for years and years only for you to dismiss him in just a few words.

 

 

Brilliant! :thumbsup:

[philyhamann]

12m would be a decent price, if we had about 15-20 to spend on a wingerz.