[NOT HAPPENING] Antonio Barreca

Italian media linking us with left back Antonio Barreca, Monaco defender currently on loan at Genoa. Played one match on loan for Newcastle a while ago.

The #WatfordFC search for Antonio Barreca del #Genoa . Proposal for the left-handed winger to take him to London immediately @TuttoMercatoWeb

 

Wouldn't be surprised if this was true. Clearly a player of great promise when he was younger but has struggled at the majority of clubs he's been at. Never really settled and has been constantly loaned from club to club.

I'd be surprised if this is anything more than a loan, or just a nominal fee purchase. Would be a typical Pozzo signing though. A player of pedigree who has lost his way in the game.

 

Would be a good addition at this level.

 

Good name,I'm in.

 

Fake news. We aren't in London.

 

Never played in the Championship either.

 

No but to get here you’d fly into London

 

Unless you fly to Luton

 

I liked him in The Mask of Zorro. If he brings that kind of swordsmanship to our backline, I'm all in.

 

Potential Watford signings are banned from flying into that place!

 

Effervescent signing who could add a bit of fizz.

 

This type of signing is sadly a sign of a hangover from last season.

 

Actually looks staggeringly bad according to the stats. Here’s Whoscored’s verdict.

 

Ha, I think Amrabat was the only other player I've ever seen that had a list like that. Having said that, there are some bizarre assessments of our current squad on WhoScored, my favourite probably being that Pussetto's top listed strength is "Aerial Duels"...

 

So, an awful player but probably cheap.

Fits the Pozzo model.

 

Well, we did ask for a left back...

 

A wingback in a mask you say?

 

Would certainly be a boost to the squad

 

Ha, never knew who scored had that. Troy Deeneys lists "Indirect free kick threat" - Aren't all our players indirect threats on set plays?

 

Read a few articles earlier that stated he was extremely promising a few years ago - hence why Monaco bought him for £9m. Sadly it was at that point that his promise stalled - still only 25yo though so if we could get him motivated, could actually be an astute addition. There’s clearly talent there.

If we can get him into form, he’d be more than good enough for this league in my opinion.

 

Could be a shrewd piece of business

Could be the next Isaac Success

That pretty much sums this guy up. Was tipped for a massive career. Was the Italian u21 LB and meant to cement his place in the senior squad, made a big move to Monaco and his career plummeted, basically.

Hindsight, he should have stayed in Italy.

He still has time on his side, but it’s going to require him to seriously knuckle down.

It really is hit or miss with him. If he’s managed right, works hard and get his head down to actually do something with his career, then we will have a very good player.

If he doesn’t, then it will basically be another Isaac Success.

 

Hopefully Vlad has had some input on the possible signing of this guy, and maybe Vlad thinks he can get Barreca to fulfil his original potential. If that is the case and he does not cost much then it's a yes from me, because if anyone can get the best out of this guy I think Vlad is the man.

 

Seems like a pretty low-risk move to me, if we bring him in and he does well, fantastic, if not, we still have King Ken to play there. Would probably prefer someone like Manning all told though

 

So he fits the Pozzo model?

 

Based on what we've seen of Puss so far, have we seen anything he's better at than "aerial duels" ?

 

Looking lost.

 

He could be as good as you, but on a really good day.

 

I thought we'd just sold this guy to Espanyol B?

 

It’s bewildering what could go wrong for a highly paid young man moving to Monaco.

 

https://www.violanews.com/calciomercato/prade-chiude-per-barreca-sara-lui-il-vice-biraghi/

Going to Fiorentina by the looks of it.

 

Not that I particularly wanted him, but I think he'd have been better off in the Championship rather than Serie A. Oh well, got a couple of days to get Giannoulis, or failing that, we have a bit longer to get Manning

 

Good move for him. The boys in purple are playing some exciting football.

 

Don’t know much about him but has hardly ripped up trees and suspect it would have been more a repeat of Neuton than Ngakia