Mateo Kovačić

Leo_Messi

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His current contract with Atlético runs until the summer of 2018 while his loan with Porto ends this summer.

His rumored buyout clause is as low as 25 million euros. We also likely have a first option on him as many local media have reported. If that is the case I really don't know what the hell the board is waiting for. Or maybe Braida is only interested in Serie A players? So far it seems to be the case.

"La cláusula del canterano ronda los 25 millones de euros y tiene contrato hasta 2018. El Oporto es un club que suele vender muy caro y fichar barato, por esa razón gastarse más de 20 millones en un jugador no es su forma habitual de actuar. Por otro lado, el Atlético no quiere desprenderse de una de sus joyas. El entorno del jugador reconoce que Óliver es feliz en Oporto, pero que su idea no pasa por abandonar definitivamente el Calderón."

http://www.libertaddigital.com/depo...to-se-obsesiona-con-oliver-torres-1276541761/

As seen above there were rumors of Porto being willing to buy for more than 20 million euros already in February this year. That paper claims that he has no intention of leaving though.

Regardless of what he is likely to return to Atlético and become a central piece of their midfield along with Koke. If he performs well next year for Atlético we should go all in for him next summer and preferably talk him out of extending his contract. If that buyout clause is correct (all rumors) I would buy him tomorrow.

EDIT: While Kovacic is doing well in this came we should not forget that Inter are playing against Juve's B team and that Juve has nothing to play for other than pride. They have a Coppa Italia final against Napoli on Wednesday.

Torres was bossing the midfield against Bayern in the first leg of the CL quarterfinals that was won 3-1 by Porto.
 
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Leo_Messi

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I watched Kovacic last game against Lazio away and he was brilliant in that game IMO.

Against a 9 man Lazio team. Hernanes was MoM in that game.

You can see each players grades in this link below.

http://it.ibtimes.com/fantacalcio-l...ello-sport-e-del-corriere-dello-sport-1401923

I was watching that game and he only started to perform in the second half when Lazio had 2 players sent off. Inter were playing with 2 more players for almost 35 minutes of that second half.

Today his team are playing against a Juve B team that has nothing to play for other than pride and who have a Coppa Italia final to play in 4 days time. Who moreover just played a very difficult and demanding CL-semifinal return leg against RM away in desert heat.
 
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Jombi

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Against a 9 man Lazio team. Hernanes was MoM in that game.

You can see each players grades in this link below.

http://it.ibtimes.com/fantacalcio-l...ello-sport-e-del-corriere-dello-sport-1401923

I was watching that game and he only started to perform in the second half when Lazio had 2 players sent off. Inter were playing with 2 more players for almost 35 minutes of that second half.

Today his team are playing against Juventus B that has nothing to play for and who have a Coppa Italia final in 4 days time.

I think thats too harsh. He was great when they played against Lazio as home as well.
 

Leo_Messi

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I think thats too harsh. He was great when they played against Lazio as home as well.

I don't think that I am harsh at all. Look at the grades that the main Italian papers gave him for that first half. He was very poor. Only in the second half did he start to play well but he was playing against a 9 man Lazio team.

Today, as I already wrote, he was playing at home against Juventus's B team that have nothing to play for other than pride. Still his team lost.

Sorry but Óliver Torres > Kovacic every day of the week and at night too.
 

BBZ8800

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Today, as I already wrote, he was playing at home against Juventus's B team that have nothing to play for other than pride. Still his team lost.

Inter is horrible.
Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar, any player wouldn't be able to help to this team.
 

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