[Fillipo Simone]

All January transfer talk here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[han2503]

What do you guys think of Leandro Paredes? He's being linked with us recently for January.

I like him a lot, would be a perfect replacement for Biglia. Although I'm still hoping for Barella.

Anyway, it's a good thing we're finally paying attention to the midfield.

Problem is that Biglia right now is crucial to our defensive game, his positioning and ball winning ability are irreplaceable to us atm. His passing sometimes does leave a bit to be desired as we know he has the ability to dictate and keep the ball moving as this was his main role at Lazio. So far he hasn't really lived up to those performances, but he's showing a lot of improvement in recent games

Paredes is a good player no doubt, and he'd be a nice addition to have, but I can't see him taking Biglia's place, maybe if we played with a double pivot he'd be a great shoe-in for the first 11 but for now, I don't think he'd take that position from Biglia as he doesn't offer the same defensive solidity as Biglia does imo

As for Barella, the longer it goes on, the higher his price tag will be. And I don't see him as a traditional regista, he's much more versatile, imo, he's like a Verratti in that regard, aggressive, quick, very good with short quick passes, has a good shot etc. He'd be a dream signing, but there's a lot of competition with 50m being the quoted price...

In my mind, he'd take over the position from Bona or Kessie on either side of Biglia, not be a replacement for him