MaSsiVe said:
Peixoto is originally a winger not a midfielder, how the hell would he take Mendes' place?
I mean, their position on the field can't even be compared
Anyway Peixoto is a good prospect IMO, he only needs a strong-minded coach like Mourinho was to put him on the right track, as
bmpv666's mentioned.
This season he managed to score against Benfica, so his spell with Guimaraes can't have been that bad
I was talking of Peixoto instead of Yakin, not Mendes (NOBODY can replace Mendes...) as I thought - Yakin being left-footed - Cesar would be a better *read:cheaper* choice for that position. Though I don't know if this Yakin fellow is a winger or not
@ RuiCosta: A man like Adriaanse might turn him into a star-player. Hell, he can turn anyone into a star-player...
EDIT...
Fresh from the press! Beware of my lousy translation as it's 1AM over here and I'm getting really sleepy...
Kromkamp wil naar Porto en baalt van AZ
1/6/2005 0 :35
EXCLUSIEF - Jan Kromkamp baalt. De international hoopte op een droomtransfer naar FC Porto. Maar de Portugese club is afgehaakt omdat AZ vasthoudt aan een zeer hoge transfersom. 'Ik ben zeer teleurgesteld.'
FC Porto is op zoek naar een nieuwe rechtsback, zeker nadat Yourkas Seitaridis vorige week verkaste naar Dinamo Moskou. De Dragoes willen Kromkamp graag inlijven, maar komen niet tot een akkoord met AZ. De Alkmaarse ploeg vraagt liefst vijftien miljoen euro voor de 24-jarige Fries. En dat vindt Porto te veel.
AZ eist de hoofdprijs omdat de club Kromkamp niet kwijt wil. Maar de speler zelf is daar niet blij mee. 'Ik ben heel erg teleurgesteld', laat hij weten aan VI.nl. 'Dit is mijn grote kans. Porto is een grote club en daar had ik graag voor willen spelen. En ik ken de trainer', verwijst hij naar Co Adriaanse.
De opstelling van AZ wekt bevreemding. Want bij de contractverlenging van Kromkamp (hij verlengde zijn verbintenis een jaar geleden tot medio 2008) had AZ afgesproken de verdediger voor een aanzienlijk lagere transfersom te laten gaan, Shifty de vijftien miljoen die de club nu eist.
Ook al is FC Porto vooralsnog afgehaakt, toch blijft viervoudig international Kromkamp hopen dat beide clubs er uit komen.
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Kromkamp wants to go to Porto and is disappointed by AZ
Jan Kromkamp is disappointed. The internationalk was hoping for a dream transfer. But the Portuguese club quit negotiations because AZ holds on to its very high transfer fee. 'I'm really disappointed.'
FC Porto is looking for a new RB specialy after Giourkas Seitaridis moved to Dinamo Moscow last week. Os Dragões really want to sign Kromkmp but can't agree with AZ. The Alkmarian (?) club ask no less than € 15M for the "Fries". And that's too much for Porto's liking.
AZ is demanding the main price because the club doesn't want to lose Kromkamp. But the player himself isn't happy with that. 'I'm very disappointed,' he said to vi.nl. 'This is my big opportunity. Porto is a huge club and I really want to play there. Besides, I already know the coach,' meaning Co Adriaanse.
AZ's stance in this case is very strange because during the extension of Kromkamp's contract (he extended it a year ago untill 2008) AZ promised the defender to let him go for a lower transfer sum than the 15M the club now asks.
Although FC Porto decided to stop negotiations at present time, the quadrupile (sp?) international Kromkamp still hopes both teams can come to an agreement.