Evanilson

Just had a little chat about him with my Porto supporting mate... says he has a lot of potential, but not sure he is ready for the step up, especially to a club like UTD, who are in a bit of a mess.

Meh. Brazilian Chicharito.

Portuguese press reporting that he has a EUR100m release clause

Half of that would be generous, IMO.

As luck would have it, The Athletic just profiled him (alongside Lille's David and RB's Nkunku) as potential replacements for Lukaku at Chelsea. The premise was to look for players who can be more like Havertz at number 9 in terms of all-round contribution, but who might be a more prolific scorer. Evanilson comes top of the Smarterscout-generated list of 'players similar to Havertz' by comparing key metrics. https://theathletic.com/3372026/2022/06/20/lukaku-transfer-chelsea-nkunku/

From the article:

"Last season was the first full campaign as a regular starter for Evanilson, the talented 22-year-old Brazilian who Porto signed from Fluminense in 2020. It was also a breakthrough in scoring terms: 14 non-penalty goals in 30 Primeira Liga appearances, of which 25 were starts, as Porto regained the title by six points from Sporting. His 0.62 goals per 90 minutes was the sixth-best in the division.

"Most often deployed up front alongside Mehdi Taremi in an aggressive 4-4-2 system by coach Sergio Conceicao, Evanilson was given the freedom to roam across the attacking line with and without the ball. The smarterscout graphic below illustrates that he was particularly effective as a disruptor and creator of turnovers in the final third and linked up well in possession — but without sacrificing his ability to find the ball in the penalty area.

"Evanilson developed good on-pitch chemistry with Taremi, and several of his 14 non-penalty goals were tap-ins supplied by the Iranian star. All of the rest were penalty-box finishes, many dispatched with one confident touch from cutbacks or low crosses. Most impressive were his movements to get into finishing positions, and the comfort level with which he converted with either foot. At 5ft 11in he does not project as an aerial force, but his reasonably strong frame and the few headers he did score suggest it is at least not a significant flaw in his skill set."

However, it does raise questions about whether he's ready for a big move.

"Most significantly, Evanilson himself isn’t sure he is quite ready to step up to an elite European club just yet. “I’m at a good level in my career, but I’m not at a top level,” he added. “I have a lot to evolve. But that’s what I work for. If any big team comes… I will try to do my best at FC Porto. I will work hard to be prepared to the fullest.”

"No goals in any of his four Champions League group stage starts in 2021-22 lend further weight to the notion that Evanilson might need more experience and seasoning – but he does have the look of a natural, well-rounded goalscorer capable of offering a dominant team more than simply goals."

Anyway, this has the familiar ring of agents using the name of our club to increase the value of Portugal-based players, aka the Gaitán Theorum.

This is what I got from Google:

"Style. A right-footed player who isn't afraid to use his left when needed, Evanilson stands at somewhere between 5ft 3in (160cm) according to Football Manager data, to 6ft 3in (193cm) according to Transfermarkt."

We’re getting De Jong on August 1st and that’s all

Pereira
Pellistri
Amad
Greenwood (after Ten Hag’s Overmars comments)

Will all be like new signings. Got a little bit too Nohlman there. Sorry 🫣

comment by -bloodred- (U1222)
posted 11 minutes ago
This is what I got from Google:

"Style. A right-footed player who isn't afraid to use his left when needed, Evanilson stands at somewhere between 5ft 3in (160cm) according to Football Manager data, to 6ft 3in (193cm) according to Transfermarkt."
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Someone has really done their homework there

comment by Clockwork Red: Jadon and the Argonauts (U4892)
posted 13 seconds ago
comment by -bloodred- (U1222)
posted 11 minutes ago
This is what I got from Google:

"Style. A right-footed player who isn't afraid to use his left when needed, Evanilson stands at somewhere between 5ft 3in (160cm) according to Football Manager data, to 6ft 3in (193cm) according to Transfermarkt."
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Someone has really done their homework there

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He's reported to be somewhere between 18 and 41 years old too, if that helps.

We’re interested according to Twitter?

Should be signing for PSG shortly then.