The Samba Call: Corinthians' Reported Pursuit of Swansea's Ronald

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The Samba Call: Corinthians' Reported Pursuit of Swansea's Ronald

The summer transfer window is buzzing with speculation, and one name currently generating significant interest in Brazil is that of Ronald, the 24-year-old Swan

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[Swanjaxs]

If we apparently paid £2 million for him, £3 million would be good business.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

You'd think he'd be tempted by this chance to return home. Unless there's a large improvement him&his advisors must know he's not making it to the prem money train and Corinthians are a big club over there.

Having said that, he's only 24, got 2 years left on contract, and 9 goal contributions in 46 isn't bad, plus defensively and work rate wise he's good. There's potential for him to improve again next season.

But I'd sell at the right price, it would have to be 6.5mill if Saudi clubs fancy him. Brazilian tax.

 

[Swans Jack]

Maybe I'm just greedy, but reported we paid 1.5 or just below that for him, I would like to see at least us get more for him than we bought him. Is £5 Mill asking alot. It won't happen. But I would like to see this. Side Note, is this just black and white getting funds in or is it also that we are looking for a better player in his position, ie, our new signings?

 

[bakajack]

Maybe I'm just greedy, but reported we paid 1.5 or just below that for him, I would like to see at least us get more for him than we bought him. Is £5 Mill asking alot. It won't happen. But I would like to see this. Side Note, is this just black and white getting funds in or is it also that we are looking for a better player in his position, ie, our new signings?

I likewise believe that right now we don't have better on the right wing, selling your best right winger for just 2m euros when you paid 1.5m for him would for me represent poor business. Bringing in a replacement would always be an unknown quantity, even proven talent does not necessarily mesh well with teammates and tactics.

Unless we tripled our money (4.5m+) then for me we should turn it down. 9 goal involvements in 46 games for a side that completely misfired and had nonsensical tactics under the previous regime still represents 1 goal or assist in 5 games. If you take out the goalless month under Williams and the winless run that cost him his job then those figures look far better.

If you only look at his numbers after Sheehan took over:
1 goal and 1 assist in 13 games

On paper one goal involvement every 2.2 games is not great reading admittedly, but he is a known quantity in the squad and will benefit greatly from genuine threats being offered through the middle (Eom) and on the left (Inoussa) to greatly reduce the chances of any of those players being doubled up upon by defenders

 

[JackSomething]

I'm in agreement with those who say it would have to be a fair bit more than £3m to be worth selling him. It would be a different story if he was going into the final year of his contract and adamant he wouldn't sign a new one in the future, but he's still got 2 years on it.

I'm personally looking forward to what he can do after a pre-season free of Williams' setup.