Maybe you didn't watch an off-game. I couldn't see him at a CL club without an awful lot of patience on their part. I wonder if his tackling stats are so high because his pace and anticipation means he's very good at nicking the ball away from the opposition while it's being moved or not yet fully under control by the receiving player. Once an opposition player had got the ball under control and then tried to take him on or put in a cross he didn't look as assured or effective.
According to this Osasuna have the option to purchase him for just £8.8m?! Would be surprising if the Pozzos had somehow messed up so much which such a clause. https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/16/manc...e-watford-defender-pervis-estupinan-12857618/
Apparently that's absolute ******** and we're recalling him. No indication yet if we want to use him or sell him somewhere else for hopefully much more than £8m. Doubt we can use him this season, would be exciting if we could though https://twitter.com/davidjaca/status/1276433867583488001?s=19
David Cartlidge @davidjaca · 2h Watford officially told Osasuna that Pervis Estupiñán is coming back to the club. Player in the middle of his first season of a two-year loan in Spain but they are recalling him ahead of time. Not a surprise at all. Yes, makes perfect sense. Apparently the plan is to use him as part of our squad next season, regardless of which league we are in.
Sounds exciting, some competition for Masina (or maybe Masina can play CB, probably better there than the useless donkeys we play there now)
Thank goodness. Bye bye to Holebas. Masina/Estupinan for LB. One position covered. Shame we cannot bring in Estupinan for Sunday down the left for his energy and willingness to attack the box.
Isn't Holebas' contract running out at the end of the season? Still a useful option going forward, though his legs have gone so it's time for him to leave with everyone's blessing
https://twitter.com/WD18Fans/status/1282738634567950339 Set to join Marseille according to the above. No idea how reliable the original source is mind you, would seem a little strange...
The WD18 tweet quoted another source - some Italian 'journalist'. I think this link picked up the original Italian 'source': http://www.topmercato.com/223082,1/om---estupinan-en-passe-de-rejoindre-marseille.html Seems to be rubbish either way mind you
http://sportwitness.co.uk/watford-sent-formal-communication-club-want-recover-player-include-squad/ Apparently we've sent some sort of formal communication - which I very much hope was herald on horseback - to Spain demanding Estupinan returns in time for next season.
It's alright, we don't want fullbacks who can pick out players. He'll never play in the Championship no matter how many 'rights' Gino tries to 'assert'.
Rewrite his contract. He will be great for us. Then sell him in a couple of years. Manure and Farcelona can do one.
Only a year left? That’s so negligent. He’s hardly going to sign a new deal so that we can sell him for more. His loan with Osasuna was supposed to run until next summer as well. So he’s off to Barca for about €3 mil then.
