Monday, April 16, 2012

Nico Gaitan Agrees to Join Manchester United

So, as seen on the Manchester United website, the club has agreed to sign talented Benfica star, Nico Gaitan. Being the curious cat that I am, I went over to Youtube, and spent a few hours watching some of his game play, and I am pretty pumped about this deal. However, the deal is said to be a bit over 20 mil, plus Macheda and a season long loan of Fabio (who is going to get loaned out either way next season), which may seem a bit pricey, but I will talk more about that a bit later on.
Here's some notes on what I have seen so far:


- Good crosser.
- Good long shots.
- Good finisher.
- Good goal record (except for Argentina).
- Plays attacking Mid, which is what United needs, which is good.
- Great with both feet. 
- Gets tons of assists.
- He's left footed, which is good to have. 
- Pretty young, at 24. 
- Insane at volleying.
- Very good at skill moves, but then again, he's from Argentine (nice to see an Argentine coming over).
- Beautiful finesse (just like Ashley Young).
- Willing to take long shots, which is good, because I've been noticing no one at United atm are willing to take    those long shots from outside the box except for Scholes, and Rooney sometimes. 

Now, I feel 20 mil is a bit much, especially considering they bought him only 2 years ago for 8 mil, AND United are giving them Macheda (a very promising player), and a whole season with a classy left back such as Fabio. But he is young, and looks very talented, I hope he turns out to be a great buy, and the price tag is dropped down a bit. I will continue to look into him until he gets signed, and I hope he turns out to be a great buy. Hopefully he will not turn into the next Alexis Sanchez and change his mind last second.



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