31 million eh? Ribery instead anyone? They said it would be 30 million pounds should we want him, much wiser investment in my eyes. Plus, Ribery can pass AND score while Quaresma is a hit and miss with scoring and his passing is non existant.
Ribery plays and left and right with ease so thats where I'd put my money instead. Quaresma doesnt track back either while Ribery does, Quarsema wont improve while Ribery can but if Rafa can turn him into a team player then maybe.
Just found this too which will help the trashy media conjur up some sort of tosh as to when, how and how much he will sign:
Inter End Quarsema Interest
Internazionale president Massimo Moratti has signalled an end to his club's attempts to sign FC Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma.
The 25-year-old Portugal international had been targeted as a key recruit by Inter earlier in the summer, but the Italian champions have been forced to change tactics due to injuries among their defensive ranks.
Moratti told Sky Italia: "I don't think we will be returning to the market. I don't believe Jose Mourinho intends to sign anyone else.
"We have plenty of faith in the players at our disposal and I hope that those who are injured manage to recover.
"Quaresma? We have plenty of options going forward and I don't think that he will arrive.
"If anything we would need defenders because they are our problem now."
Quaresma has been with Porto for four seasons, having previously played for Barcelona and Sporting Clube de Portugal.
http://www.football.co.uk/inter_milan/inter_end_quaresma_interest_269119.shtml
I would like ribery but he unlike quaresma, isnt ready to move clubs. Quaresma's passing and shooting isnt lacking atall he is one of the best shooters in world football when he does go for goal instead of passing. He does track back, the theory he doesnt is a band wagon myth that people jump on as a criticism of him (not saying you've jumped on a bandwagon by the way). He showed numerous times against us that he tracks back when he ran the length of the pitch to get the ball from the player he had lost in from a few times in the game. The reason he doesnt do it as much as people think he should for porto and in the past for portugal is orders, he does often get told to stay forward as he is a match winner and the plan can often be (in portos case) get the ball to quaresma.
The only criticisms i think are realistic of quaresma are that his tackling isnt the best and that at times he can be overconfident/ ambitious in games and some games things dont go right for him. £31 million is too much for almost anyone in world football right now, but if they would agree to £20 million, we would be insane not to take them up on it. He has bad points but the good outweigh the bad, he has things we need to e.g. great shooting, crossing, an eye for a good pass, spots the goalie off his line, and one thing we need, he has confidence and belief in himself but not to the extent that its disrespectful to teammates and opposition.
£31 million no way, £20 million every day of the week. He's a matchwinner and a genuine winger, we need both right now.
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