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      Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)

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      Aminegriffy
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      Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      May 29, 2015 09:08:25 pm
      http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/28-05-2015/inter-pazza-idea-benatia-bayern-chiede-22-milioni-kovacic-1101020573418.shtml

      We have been linked with him heavily today and  there isn't any thread about him. £12.9 Million second bid made now
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #1: May 29, 2015 10:48:24 pm
      Mateo Kovacic draws £10 million transfer bid from Liverpool - sources
      Liverpool have made a £10 million bid for Inter Milan and Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, sources have told ESPN FC.

      Kovacic has been a long-term transfer target for the Anfield club, who reportedly had an initial offer for the 21-year-old rejected earlier this month.

      However, Liverpool are refusing to give up their pursuit of the Kovacic and tabled a new bid of £10m for the schemer.

      Liverpool are drawing up a list of midfield targets as they search for reinforcements, having seen midfield talisman Steven Gerrard leave the club for LA Galaxy after 17 years at Anfield.

      Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is keen to strengthen his options in midfield and they hope to capitalise on Inter's failure to qualify for Europe next season by testing their resolve to keep hold of the Croatian international.

      Kovacic came to prominence at Dinamo Zagreb and his performances saw him attract interest of a host of top clubs across Europe before Inter secured his signature in January 2013.

      The attacking midfielder enjoyed his best season to date for Inter this term, scoring five goals in 34 games and he signed a new deal in January to keep him at the San Siro until 2019.

      Despite being on a long-term deal Liverpool are hopeful of striking a deal for Kovacic and could even offer Lucas Leiva in part-exchange with Roberto Mancini a confirmed admirer of the Brazilian.

      http://www.espnfc.us/soccer-transfers/story/2472137/mateo-kovacic-draws-10-million-transfer-bid-from-liverpool
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #2: May 29, 2015 11:03:19 pm
      May as well have offered twenty quid
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #3: May 29, 2015 11:04:52 pm
      I'd take Kovacic but would hate to see Lucas go, especially considering Kovacic isn't a DM.
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #4: May 29, 2015 11:11:04 pm
      Where would he play seeing as though he is an attacking midfielder, instead of Coutinho?

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      Reply #5: May 29, 2015 11:32:28 pm
      Where would he play seeing as though he is an attacking midfielder, instead of Coutinho?



      He plays Centre Midfield.

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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #6: May 30, 2015 12:19:56 am

      So instead of Milner that's cool.   ;)

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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #7: May 30, 2015 12:28:50 am
      Just seen report from Pearce that we are not interested in Kovacic which us a shame as he is quite clearly a quality player but obviously not up to the proven PL standard of Milner!

      Honestly WTF is wrong with this club.
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      Reply #8: May 30, 2015 01:07:16 am
      Just seen report from Pearce that we are not interested in Kovacic which us a shame as he is quite clearly a quality player but obviously not up to the proven PL standard of Milner!

      Honestly WTF is wrong with this club.

      I don't know mate, even Lovren's biggest fan from Croatia wasn't impressed about Kovacic. His production is hardly impressive. I haven't seen much of him so I wouldn't take for granted that he's such a top player.
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #9: May 30, 2015 01:19:12 am
      Liverpool representatives have met with Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio to negotiate a deal for Croatian 21-year-old midfielder Mateo Kovacic. (Calciomercato in Italian)

      http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/gossip/
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #10: May 30, 2015 11:39:25 am
      Not been overly impressed whenever i have seen him, he's young in a pretty ropey team so it's quite hard to judge, wouldn't sacrifice Lucas for him
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #11: May 30, 2015 12:18:31 pm
      Don't think kovacic is that good, a lot of other talents in serie a we should go after.

      As far as i know dybala hasn't signed for Juve yet. Let's put a super bid for him.
      We should overpay for him to secure him as a player.

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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #12: May 30, 2015 12:19:49 pm
      Don't think kovacic is that good, a lot of other talents in serie a we should go after.

      As far as i know dybala hasn't signed for Juve yet. Let's put a super bud for him. We should overpay for him rather then som other fella.



      Dybala has already had his medical.

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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #13: May 30, 2015 12:21:43 pm
      Dybala has already had his medical.



      I knew he was going to Juve, although didn't know that he already has had his medical then he probably signed aswell.

      I was just hoping
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #14: May 30, 2015 12:37:59 pm
      May as well have offered twenty quid
      Not really. How much do you think someone would offer us for Markovic now? About 10mil. Inter fans look at Kovacic in about the same way we do Lazar; obviously talented, but frustrating and not actually bringing the goods now. From most inter fans I know they say he has had a rather poor season - he looks good in highlights but hasn't started to kick on yet.
      (This is second hand information, so pinch of salt, but second hand info from three chaps who watch the player far more than most of us do. Either way, we aren't really low balling here)
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #15: May 30, 2015 12:39:12 pm
      Just seen report from Pearce that we are not interested in Kovacic which us a shame as he is quite clearly a quality player but obviously not up to the proven PL standard of Milner!

      Honestly WTF is wrong with this club.

      Eh? Milner is a much better player than Kovacic. I mean Kovacic may become better, but right now they aren't even comparable
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #16: May 30, 2015 01:46:32 pm
      Eh? Milner is a much better player than Kovacic. I mean Kovacic may become better, but right now they aren't even comparable

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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #17: May 30, 2015 03:08:35 pm
      Eh? Milner is a much better player than Kovacic. I mean Kovacic may become better, but right now they aren't even comparable

      Not as an attacking Mid he is not.
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      Reply #18: May 30, 2015 03:27:57 pm
      Not as an attacking Mid he is not.

      We don't need another one of those though, do we? With Coutinho and Lallana as alternative it might be our best covered position.
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      Reply #19: May 30, 2015 03:35:45 pm
      I don't know. I've asked some of my friends who watch Italian football more regularly and none of them are that convinced by Kovacic.
      I wonder if those apparently annoyed we're (apparently again) not signing him have actually watched the lad or just want to complain about something.
      Personally I wouldn't be too fussed if we "missed" out on him.
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #20: May 30, 2015 04:03:51 pm
      Not as an attacking Mid he is not.

      For starters we don't really need another AM. The only reason this deal makes any sense is because Kovacic isn't really an AM. Secondly Milner is pretty good as an AM, definitely better than Kovacic is anyway.

      Edit: this is a classic example of us as a fan base. We all (myself included - in fact if anyone cared to dig up my posts i probably said some stupid things last summer) wanted Moreno over Bertrand because he was young and had an exciting name. Kovacic vs Milner is that all over again. I don't know anyone who watches both players who thinks Kovacic is better. This isn't about nationalities - this about us liking players who can do a few fancy things but can't do the basics. YouTube players
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #21: May 30, 2015 04:31:21 pm
      We've got enough passers, how about bringing in some finishers? A midfielder like Kovacic isn't what we need, we need somebody who knows how to get on the score sheet, somebody like Firmino. Not saying go after Firmino but he's the type of player we should go for IF we're targeting an attacking midfielder.

       
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      Re: Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan)
      Reply #22: May 30, 2015 04:50:43 pm
      I don't know. I've asked some of my friends who watch Italian football more regularly and none of them are that convinced by Kovacic.
      I wonder if those apparently annoyed we're (apparently again) not signing him have actually watched the lad or just want to complain about something.
      Personally I wouldn't be too fussed if we "missed" out on him.

      I bet those same friends were also not impressed with Coutinho.

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