Javier Pastore

[sonic21]

http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/calcio_mercato/2011/07/28-186086/Clamoroso%3A+Pastore+al+Psg.+Al+Palermo+45+milioni

according to italian medias, he'll sign for my team (Paris-SG) for 45M.

:smokin

great player of course, but he has a rep of being mentally weak. Your thought?

[Sense]

So he deserved his own thread, just because according to italian media... he's going to your team?

[ALVAREZ6]

http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/calcio_mercato/2011/07/28-186086/Clamoroso%3A+Pastore+al+Psg.+Al+Palermo+45+milioni

according to italian medias, he'll sign for my team (Paris-SG) for 45M.

:smokin

great player of course, but he has a rep of being mentally weak. Your thought?

My thought is that's bullshit because he's likely going to a bigger club like Chelsea:

Pastore agent to meet with Chelsea
July 28, 2011

Reports that Javier Pastore is set to join Paris St-Germain are premature, according to Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini, who says that the midfielder's agent will meet with Chelsea on Friday.

Pastore is the subject of interest from both clubs, with each having bid between €40 million and €50 million for the Argentine ace. However, despite reports that PSG are closing on a deal, Zamparini insists nothing is sorted yet.

"Tomorrow [Friday] his agent Marcelo Simonian will be in London to meet Chelsea," Zamparini told Stadio News.

Sky Sport Italia had claimed PSG had already signed a deal with the player, but Zamparini played down those repots.

"It's not true and this news [of Pastore joining PSG] is an invention," he told Radio Radio. "The only thing that is certain is that he is going abroad.

"We are in the decisive days now and I think Pastore is just one of a few world-class players, but I won't say where he is going, even under torture. The offers are between €40 million [£34.9m] and €50m [£43.6m]."

PSG director Leonardo also revealed on Thursday that there "is nothing concrete" on the former Huracan star as yet.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/938091/zamparini:-javier-pastore-agent-to-meet-with-chelsea?cc=5901


Sorry, but if I were Javier Pastore I wouldn't choose any French club over some of the biggest clubs in the world.

[DAF86]

Wow, surprising.

Very good player, but I have never been so high on him as most of my fellow countrymen are. Not for a moment I buy the "next Zidane" label. He can only play as an offesive miedfielder (he doesn't have the finishing of a forward nor the defensive ability of a mixed miedfielder, and he doesn't feel comfortable as a winger).

When he's on he's as good as it gets on his position but he has the tendency to be very inconsistent.

[ElNono]

I don't think he's the next Zidane either, tbh. But it's probably the only good guy Argentina has that can play in that position with that kind of role.

[sonic21]

When he's on he's as good as it gets on his position but he has the tendency to be very inconsistent.

really? so now 45M seems too high for a guy like him.

the team is playing in 4-2-3-1, he'd be in the middle right behind our striker.

[TDMVPDPOY]

his not worth 45m man

[DAF86]

really? so now 45M seems too high for a guy like him.

the team is playing in 4-2-3-1, he'd be in the middle right behind our striker.

That's the best position for him, imho. And yeah 45M seems high for me too, but he's still very young, maybe as he matures he becomes more consistent.

[ALVAREZ6]

damn he really did go to PSG...and I'm not so sure why.

[ElNono]

damn he really did go to PSG...and I'm not so sure why.

:greedy

[ALVAREZ6]

but he's going from Serie A to Ligue 1. He could have gone to Chelsea or another big club for a lot of money.

[lefty]

but he's going from Serie A to Ligue 1. He could have gone to Chelsea or another big club for a lot of money.

EPL for a lot of money? Yes

For the same amount as what PSG offered?
Not sure

PSG got bought this summer by rich arabs (I hate this PetroDollars trend - I know there is no salary cap in soccer and that money talks, but since those arab $$$$ playboys started to buy Euro clubs, it has gotten ridiculous)

As a result, PSG immediately got a 80 millions Euros envelope to start the summer mercato

Of course they are gonna attract good players, like Manchester City did when they got PetroDollared
Before that, they were just an ok club

[ElNono]

He's not getting that kind of money anywhere else, IMO. And Palermo, his former club, was probably more sold on that than anybody else.

[TDMVPDPOY]

players will go where the money is, but then again money aint everything when ur playin on a one man team in a shitty inferior league and cant win trophies....since theres uncertainty in europe atm, might as well go chase the dollar

[urunobili]

Pastore > Suarez

[TDMVPDPOY]

this years transfers is bullshit including the mid season transfers...

makes last seasons transfers look like rubbish when guys like ronaldo and kaka were worth every penny, then you have no names with one good season contract year :(

[DAF86]

Hey Sonic, what's your opinion on Pastore's first two games?

[sonic21]

He's not ready physically yet but he showed lot of class and talent already. Paris is an offensive team and he seems to fit well.

First start and already 2 assists.

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[lefty]

The beauty of petrodollars :lol

[sonic21]

pastore 1st goal:

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[DAF86]

Class.

[cheguevara]

decent goal

[sonic21]

and Lugano signed too. Don't know him much but if he's Uruguay captain he has to be good.

[ElNono]

Scored again today:

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[DAF86]

I would say Pastore is off to a good start. :lol

[ElNono]

Saw his goal this weekend. Pretty good.

[sonic21]

his 2 goals last week, and his goal yesterday against Lyon.

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[lefty]

PSG close to Beckham deal - report


By ESPNsoccernet staff
Big-spending Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain are ready to offer LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham a lucrative contract, according to reports in France.
http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0721/davidbeckhampresser_275x155.jpgGettyImagesDavid Beckham: Joined LA Galaxy in 2007


• Beckham on PSG's radar (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/957494/leonardo:-david-beckham-on-psg%27s-radar?cc=5739)
French newspaper Le Parisien claims that PSG officials will meet with Beckham, 36, in Los Angeles on Wednesday in order to offer the global football icon a tempting deal.
Director of football Leonardo revealed last month that PSG were considering a move for the former England captain and it appears the Qatari-owned club intend to snap up the LA star when his MLS contract expires in November.
PSG will reportedly offer Beckham a two-year contract worth €4-5 million that will make him the club's top earner alongside Argentina international Javier Pastore, who signed from Palermo in a €39 million deal in July.
Le Parisien reports that Beckham's wife, Victoria, has already approved a potential move to the French capital - while the Ligue 1 leaders hope to secure a decision from the player by the middle of October.
When asked last month if PSG would sign former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder Beckham, Leonardo said: "The door is open. He is more than a football player - he's a brand, a pop star. I would always consider him. He respects the rules, listens to you and wants the best for the team. That's why for me he is a big example. I worked with him and that's why I talk about his name."
"I coached him at AC Milan and we created a good relationship," Leonardo told BBC Sport. "He is more than a football player, but when you see him every day he trains and plays like a kid. He is someone that I really appreciate and admire so much - his values and everything he has done in football."
A number of Premier League clubs, including Tottenham and QPR, have been linked with a move for Beckham and former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson also hopes to sign his old charge for Leicester City in a player-coach role.
Eriksson told The Times: "I have already had that discussion with him. I spoke to him about Leicester.
"Beckham, he will never say no to me - he says, 'Sven, we'll see, we'll see'. The big thing is what he wants to do when his contract finishes in LA. Will he want to go on playing?''
Eriksson knows his League Championship side, who have received substantial investment from their Thai owners, will face stiff competition from other clubs. However, the Swede hopes the added incentive of a training role will help tip the balance.
"We will give him a whistle and he can go out (on the training pitch) straight away,'' he said.

[sonic21]

Beckham and Ancelotti are signing too in January. Leonardo's just fired the coach even though PSG is leading the french league.

Pastore has been sucking the last 6-7 games.

[lefty]

Damn Vahid blasted PSG for firing Antoine

Also said that it's easier to be a good coach when you are on teams like Chelsea. (About Ancelotti)


Some will say he is bitter, but he does have a point

[DAF86]

Beckham and Ancelotti are signing too in January. Leonardo's just fired the coach even though PSG is leading the french league.

Pastore has been sucking the last 6-7 games.

He will start playing like a star again in a couple of games, then suck again, then play well again and so on...


When he's on he's as good as it gets on his position but he has the tendency to be very inconsistent.

[sonic21]

Update :
There's a lot of pressure around psg. Imo he's too weak mentally. He's been the worst player of the team. Really disappointing.

wake the f@#k up

[DAF86]

I saw the game today, he played very well.

[sonic21]

last game and against porto tuesday, he was good. Ancelotti tried a 4-4-2 for the first time with him playing on the right.