2024/25 Charly Alcaraz

[Zatara]

We need to bring in somebody to be the Spanish best friend. There should be some of those on the transfer market

Franco Mastantuono - Player profile 2025

Franco Mastantuono, 17, from Argentina ➤ CA River Plate, since 2023 ➤ Attacking Midfield ➤ Market value: €15.00m ➤ * Aug 14, 2007 in Azul, Argentina

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[LABlue2]

Bolasie played 29 games for Everton on a 5 year contract

No way, felt like I suffered through 100 games of that fella

 

[PeterGet]

Would have been utter madness not to sign him..

As I have just given the “hot-take” every blue already has, I’ll ask a question:

Is (should he) be first choice or more of a super sub?

 

[T LEAFE]

Moyesy will have sleepless nights playing Charly and Ndiaye together without his core Doucs. No chance of us having any other flair players

 

[Stephen Gibson]

I dont know. Maybe.

But do you think a 1 in 7 game scoring ratio is a bad return for a MF in this era for the club?

My take is most players should be aiming to score goals whether that be from attacking play or set pieces that gives defenders more opportunities to score. 1 in 7 feels under baked but not woeful. What is woeful is assists. His numbers should be way way higher as should a few more of our players.
This is Doucoure joint 114th this season on assists. It's simply not good enough considering his game time & position.

 

[windymiller]

I dont know, because that's unknowable.

What I do know is that he scored on average 1 goal every 7 games.

Which is a dreadful return from a supposedly attacking player who was paid six figures a week. Dreadful.

 

[Neiler]

I was thinking along similar lines with the third year option being for materially higher wages i.e. gets a good bump if he's proved he's worth it or can find another deal and signing on fee elsewhere.

If Charly does well I suspect the club will have to renegotiate in a year or 18 months then he and his agent are holding the cards mate.

Like I say I think the wage was baked into the deal and his agent has negotiated the least amount of time he can be on the least wage - that’s his job.

The thing also to remember on his Amortisation is it’s about 6 mill a year, but it’s balanced by his wage which is very low for what we are getting so from a cost of point it balances out.

Another way to think of it, is we paid 12 mill for him, he’s worth more then that now, he’s likely to be worth more in 12 months, if we’ve paid 6 mill in ammortisation and sell him for 25 mill we’ve booked a nice little profit.

 

[CielosGrises]

2 years is very odd.

Generally his career so far has been odd.

 

[davek]

My take is most players should be aiming to score goals whether that be from attacking play or set pieces that gives defenders more opportunities to score. 1 in 7 feels under baked but not woeful. What is woeful is assists. His numbers should be way way higher as should a few more of our players.
This is Doucoure joint 114th this season on assists. It's simply not good enough considering his game time & position. View attachment 310610

Yeah, he's not great. But he's very useful to have if you're fighting to stay in this PL.

If I were Sunderland I'd be in there for him, because that young team will need the sort of experience, workmate and goals he can offer.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Good news. Clearly an upgrade on Doucoure

It’s great news mate. A player with technique ,vision and who can pick a pass. All the things Doucoure didn’t possess.

 

[davek]

Which is a dreadful return from a supposedly attacking player who was paid six figures a week. Dreadful.

Is it?

For a club that's been in 3 successive relegation battles?

 

[DanB90]

Is it?

For a club that's been in 3 successive relegation battles?

Do you not think we’ve been in 3 successive relegation battles because we’ve been relying on players like him?

 

[Bkk Andy]

2 years is very odd.

Generally his career so far has been odd.

It says to me that he's a cheap gamble that they're not confident will pay off.

 

[windymiller]

Is it?

For a club that's been in 3 successive relegation battles?

Yep, it is.

 

[Stephen Gibson]

Yeah, he's not great. But he's very useful to have if you're fighting to stay in this PL.

If I were Sunderland I'd be in there for him, because that young team will need the sort of experience, workmate and goals he can offer.

Through lack of positive product he actively puts you in a relegation battle. My favourite thing about Doucoure was his finishing. He has some well taken goals but those fleeting highlights are not worth the downsides. To stay on topic I hope Charlie's failings can be easily covered up by goals & assists.