Matias Soule

[HankMarvin]

A big part of Juventus’ plans this summer was to sell off a group of their most talented youngsters in order to raise money to buy older players and give current ones new contracts.

That seems alien to many in English football, but youth just isn’t valued as much in Italy.

They look like they’re sending Samuel Iling-Junior to Aston Villa and now it’s the turn of Matias Soule, who is very highly rated.

Thursday’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sportreports West Ham and Leicester City have revived their interest. The Hammers have been linked for a long time, yet that probably paused for a while as they appointed their new manager.

 

Leicester City have been in a similar position, but more important for them was securing promotion to the Premier League… because they weren’t signing the Juventus player without that.

 

The Italian newspaper reports West Ham and Leicester City will contact the player’s agent Martin Guastadisegno within days, and they can pursue a deal from there.

As it stands, the only offer Juventus have right now is €20m plus bonuses from Bayer Leverkusen. Whether that offer actually exists or is a placeholder for value isn’t clear.

The reason we’d question its existence is that €20m plus bonuses seems fair, and therefore it could be an attempt to push West Ham and Leicester City higher.

Matias Soule is a 21-year-old Argentina youth international. Last season he was on loan at Frosinone, playing on the right wing or as a second striker.

In 36 Serie A matches, he scored 11 goals and contributed three assists.

 

 

[Ryy]

Not happening 

[st albans fox]

We aren’t paying that for a winger 

infact, we aren’t paying that for any player!

[Safestandingfox]

Great prospect but not happening, only feasible way would likely be loan with obligation IF we stayed up. Non runner.

[RoboFox]

"he's a Soule man... da da da da, da da da da... he's a Soule man" 

 

 

[-sodapop]

No chance we can afford this, although he really looks like some player. Angel di Maria 2.0

[MPH]

if we are being linked with anyone above 15m then its probably agent talk or a loan.

[ajthefox]

I wonder if we're returning to the days of us, West Ham and Everton constantly being linked to the same players..

[Out Foxed]

3 hours ago, RoboFox said:

"he's a Soule man... da da da da, da da da da... he's a Soule man" 

 

 

i could see him going back to life, back to reality. 

[les-tah]

the only way we affording this if the club have some major ffp loopholes going on

[Claudio Fannieri]

Reckon this could be a loan with an option to buy dependent on us securing our premier league status and him achieving a certain number of appearances, similar to the Fatawu and Yunus deals. 

[Ric Flair]

He's a player I wanted us to look at a few years ago when Juve were ignoring him and Iling-Junior. 

 

Either of them would be great competition for Mavididi and Fatawu but Iling-Junior would be the one that's easier to agree IMO as his contracts up next summer.

[LestaLad]

38 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

He's a player I wanted us to look at a few years ago when Juve were ignoring him and Iling-Junior. 

 

Either of them would be great competition for Mavididi and Fatawu but Iling-Junior would be the one that's easier to agree IMO as his contracts up next summer.

Iling-Junior looks to be going Villa as part of the Luiz deal. 

[Ric Flair]

19 minutes ago, LestaLad said:

Iling-Junior looks to be going Villa as part of the Luiz deal. 

I'd be surprised if a club needing to raise funds for PSR would do player exchange deals. Makes no sense. Separate deals fine but for Villa it would be sell pre 30th June, buy post 1st July.

[AKCJ]

10 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I'd be surprised if a club needing to raise funds for PSR would do player exchange deals. Makes no sense. Separate deals fine but for Villa it would be sell pre 30th June, buy post 1st July.

Sounds like the deal is Luiz for McKennie, Iling-Jr and €20m

[Ric Flair]

14 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Sounds like the deal is Luiz for McKennie, Iling-Jr and €20m

Bizarre

[sphericalfox]

There is no Dana, only Soule!

[AKCJ]

1 hour ago, Ric Flair said:

Bizarre

As you say, it's probably going to happen in and around the 30th to make sure it all works best with PSR.

 

 

[honeybradger]

2 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Bizarre

Man city have a decent sell on fee so getting money isnt that valuable. McKennie was really good last season so it saves them having to replace him with another midfielder.

[Ric Flair]

10 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Man city have a decent sell on fee so getting money isnt that valuable. McKennie was really good last season so it saves them having to replace him with another midfielder.

I'm pretty sure those sorts of deals to prevent dishing out sell on % end up at tribunal do they not? To establish how much McKennie and Iling-Junior are worth and added to the total value to then carve up a chunk for Man City.

[Muzzy_no7]

Close thread. 
 

Not happening

[sylofox]

We could do with some Soule in our team.

[lcfc_forever]

 

[st albans fox]

16 minutes ago, lcfc_forever said:

 

Maybe his agent has just spent two years with an Amazon rainforest tribe ??

[lcfc_forever]

Not currently going to Villa as part of the Douglas Luiz deal - but don’t get how we’re in the race to sign him at that valuation: