Veloso Set To Leave Sporting On The Cheap & Player Bio
|Portugal international midfielder Miguel Veloso could well be set for a January transfer window exit, and for a very cheap fee, according to the player’s agent.
Fiorentina and Arsenal are ready to make a move for the player. The player’s representitive Paulo Barbosa confirmed.
“The last meeting of ours was dated two months ago, we talked about various topics and also Veloso. “With the economic crisis at Sporting, you can expect the price of £6 million to be reviewed.”
The defensive midfielder can also play at centre-half and has been linked in the past with the likes of Everton, Arsenal, Spurs, Manchester United, Newcastle, Juventus and AC Milan.
With the player’s versatility it is no wonder there are a number of English clubs looking to sign the long-haired 22-year-old.
Player Biography
Veloso is a full international (7 caps) and impressed in the European U21 Championships held in Holland last summer. He was also part of his Portugal’s Euro 2008 squad but only featured in the 2-0 group defeat to the co-hosts Switzerland.
He has been placed back in the U21 squad and recently played in the 2-0 defeat to his English counterparts as well as drew 2-2 with the Republic of Ireland U21 side. Veloso has himself stated that he unsure of his future following a Portuguese Cup final win over Porto last season though whether his next destination is Emirates, Old Trafford or White Hart Lane is up for debate. His strength, versatility and talented left-foot have led to a queue of potential suitors attempting to attract him to the English top division as well as clubs from Serie A.
His price tag has been quoted as anywhere from £6-12 million but that may not put off the Premier League clubs for long whilst the young Portuguese star is reportedly keen to make the transition. He would give balance to both Tottenham and Arsenal’s midfield that lacks can be argued to lack both strength and defensive responsibility though Veloso is also a very talented footballer. His signing would give either Redknapp’s or Wenger’s’ side the licence to use their attacking strengths with the safety net of Veloso operating behind them.
What do you think? As we’re well aware, Arsene Wenger doesn’t spend ‘big’ in the transfer window, but after a patch of inconsistent form, a defensive midfield acquistion may just be on the cards this January.
Could happen, should happen but probably won’t, we were told in the summer ‘Big’ signings would be made but didn’t happen, so I’m not holding my breathe. I doubt we will sign ANYBODY OF NOTE & will persevere will the current squad. Don’t get me wrong I support my team but have heard this all before & nothing has come of it.
Well, he would be a valuble signing and would definetly make a difference, but as D-dagooner said we will probably only sign this player instead. first name – errm
surname – nobody
and the only thing he will cost us is our precious place in the top four!
When his agent said: “The last meeting of ours was dated two months ago…”
meeting whith who?
thanx!
Velosa is not as good as most people seem to think he is. What you need to understand is that his agent has been on what one could best describe as a promotional tour for the past year and a half. What you read in the media about him and reported contacts has almost single handedly been generated by Paulo Barbosa, who is quite the liar. Any reported contacts with clubs is a mixture of exagerations and half-truths.
This is the deal; He has a decent range of passing and is a threat from set-pieces but other than that he is less than exemplary.
What we need is bite and tenacity in our midfield. Yaya Toure and Lucho Gonzalez are two far superior options off the top of my head.
Aim high guys, signing sub-standard youth internationals is what got us in this mess in the first place.
GET RID OF THE MICKY MOUSE BOARD.
Arsenal will be like DISNEY LAND.
He is too slow.
I pray Wenger sign him he will be a perfect replacement for Flamini thereby making Fabregas more expresive in the centre
How did you get to that conclusion gunbythegoon? Is it from watching Sporting Lisbon matches extensively? Or are you big on U21 tournaments? He is not particularly fast and has an eye for a pass. Fill me in on how that’s anything like Flamini?
If arsenal don’t move in for him for 6mill to replace the crappy options they have in midfield i’m going to become a tottenham fan!! Obiously i’m not, because i alredy know that there is no chance in hell this dela will happend, for two reasons, Veloso is not frecnh and he’s over 17. Those are the criteria when wenger shops for players… Exceptions are Hleb, Rosicky and Gilberto, well, we see how those three worked out, all three were key players to sucsess. But unfortunately they are not french and to old for Wenger, that is why the entire back four is french, the midfield is 21 years of age and the strikers are lazy and unfocused
Last year at this time we had Diarra, Gilberto, and Flamini playing defensive midfielder. We lost them all and Wenger had the whole summer to find someone. I don’t think he ever made a concerted effort to get anyone, just a last minute lowball offer to get Xavi Alonso. He figured either Denilson, Song, or Diaby would step up and take the position much like Flamini did the previous year when he got the opportunity. He was wrong. None of them has shown the ability to play the position as needed. The Gunners have become weak in the middle, they expose our soft back four, they don’t link up with the forwards effectively, they wilt against teams that are aggressive. It’s time for the experiment to end and to quickly bring in someone who can play the position, someone proven to be good, someone who can impact the team immediately. Can Veloso do the job? I don’t know. Will Arsenal shell out a lot of money to get someone? They can’t afford not to as not making the Champions League next year will cost them more.
We need a new manager we have at least 2 guys who are better than anyone wegner keeps picking–like simpson-vela-traore-simpson keeps scoring he is direct and can keep running compare to our lazy 2 strikers one who lives offside even schoolboys do better.
Plz Arsene we really need him in the team , he’s young and talent and most of all he could come on the cheap ( and that’s what u like most ) so go for him now but the big question r we ready to beat all the team who want Veloso1?
After watching the Chelsea v West Ham game i would go out and sign Scott Parker straight away. He is perfect for what we need. Covers every inch of grass, loves a tackle and gives the ball easy.
He would be the perfect partner for Cesc in my eyes.
He would be a good signing, but I think we should be looking for an experienced DM instead….
anyone is better than denilson and diaby
Ivan Gazidis is coming in and will start his tenure by securing the players Arsene wants in Jan.
scot parker was good against the spuds also n again good against chelsea and the fact that he would be playing 4 the Arsenal would motivate him even more. and besides he wont need to adapt to th epl! u guys watch him next weekend and you wil see wat i mean, he is better than all our other options currently in midfield!! traore should be called back and he and clichy could have the fastest left flank, i believe portsmouth has made him improve. I cant believe wat am saying! What happened to the days of looking up to the likes of pires henry lyunberg to save the day instead of the teenagers we currently ‘boast’
i think wenger should go veloso before other clubs snatch him away and also a sharp winger
I mentioned we should look at Parker on my site a few days before the chelsea game but one reader didn’t like it.
For the long term future we should look at Ever Banega of Valencia. On loan at Athletico, great passing and a good tackler. Tipped to be a partner or similar to Mascherano. He is small but tenacious.
Other random players: David Suazoo, Hernanes, Srna. Apparently arsene is looking at Cabaye an attacking midifelder.
Yep if Wenger had any ambition he’d sign this guy whatever the cost. But as someone has said on here, we’ve had promises of big signings before and nothing has happened. If we don’t sign this guy or another def mid then that would be criminal, it’s just asking for trouble in the 2nd half of the season. And if Wenger has any ambition of winning something then he must also sign a centre half and winger. Do it Wenger and make up for the big mistakes you’ve made!
Well, these are interesting thoughts. I think they are true. However, everything is
relative and ambiguous to my mind.