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[Albion] Igor Julio - SINGS for 4 years!







Bozza

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Thought we'd be stuck with Alibigor for years, would be fantastic if we can find a way to get rid.

He's a decent mid-table Serie A-style defender who at 26 is unlikely to become much better. Waste of money and waste of time imho. He played 33 games last season and I think I noticed his existence maybe five times, and frankly it wasn't a great sight those times either.
 






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Good luck to him if he gets the opportunity. Not amazing (by any stretch) but a decent squad option. Get the feeling he would look twice the player in a different system
 


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Thought we'd be stuck with Alibigor for years, would be fantastic if we can find a way to get rid.

He's a decent mid-table Serie A-style defender who at 26 is unlikely to become much better. Waste of money and waste of time imho. He played 33 games last season and I think I noticed his existence maybe five times, and frankly it wasn't a great sight those times either.
Which is why he was bought. His role was second choice LCB because he was left footed and has ok passing. He played many of those games at left back, to which he's totally unsuited, because we had no back up plan to Estupinian, despite many fans pointing out this was an area that needed strengthening.

That said I'm mostly with hkfc. With Barco in the back up left back role we should be able to upgrade LCB number two in this window, in which case I will drive Igor to Gatwick myself.
 






Han Solo

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Which is why he was bought. His role was second choice LCB because he was left footed and has ok passing. He played many of those games at left back, to which he's totally unsuited, because we had no back up plan to Estupinian, despite many fans pointing out this was an area that needed strengthening.

That said I'm mostly with hkfc. With Barco in the back up left back role we should be able to upgrade LCB number two in this window, in which case I will drive Igor to Gatwick myself.
Ye of course, I see the gap he came to fill and it was necessary to get another left-sided defender in. But need to be careful about buying 25+ year old players - they need to be good enough or there's a fair chance of sitting around with them for years (like Locadia and Andone to mention some examples) with no buyers interested. Thankfully we might get most of our money back... No idea why the hell Milan would want him though.
 


Fiskmås

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Tough one this, I won't be particularly bothered no matter what happens.

I don't think the constant shifting from LCB to LB and back has done him any favours, wouldn't mind seeing him one more season in a more settled role (even though it's more likely that he'll be a back-up to Estupinan/Barco).

The biggest fear is that he's let go and the only cover is academy players/Milner. Then all it takes is a knock to Estupinan before Barco is tied up with defensive duties instead of swashbuckling in the final third (which is one of the things I look forward to seeing the most come August).
 




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I think he deserves a chance under the new manager. If he's good enough for AC Milan...

Quite. I think it's worth considering that players have different strengths and weaknesses under different managers. BDB under Potter was a revelation, for example.

IMO Igor is already good enough for our realistic ambitions of a PL finish next season (10-15th). If he leaves I'm not sure we'd get much better at that level. Depends on the £ I suppose.
 


Balders

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Brighton back up CB who is rubbish according to a section of the fanbase wanted by AC Milan (2nd in Serie A and will have Champions League football next year)

Blimey, how expectations of our squad can change so quickly in a couple of years lol.
 








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Tough one this, I won't be particularly bothered no matter what happens.

I don't think the constant shifting from LCB to LB and back has done him any favours, wouldn't mind seeing him one more season in a more settled role (even though it's more likely that he'll be a back-up to Estupinan/Barco).

The biggest fear is that he's let go and the only cover is academy players/Milner. Then all it takes is a knock to Estupinan before Barco is tied up with defensive duties instead of swashbuckling in the final third (which is one of the things I look forward to seeing the most come August).
I don't think it is close to being 'a tough one'.

Igor cost us a fair bit of money, and its fair to assume he's on a good wage. 'First XI costs', rather than 'back up option costs'.

For those costs we definitely can - and should try to - do better.
 








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He's strong and is tidy enough on the ball most of the time. Sadly, however, he has the pace of an iceberg and turns slower than a cruise ship. If a good price can be achieved it might be best to move him on.
It was he that Jarrod Bowen turned and did for pace to score the winning goal of the conference league final.
 


brighton_tom

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I don't think it is close to being 'a tough one'.

Igor cost us a fair bit of money, and its fair to assume he's on a good wage. 'First XI costs', rather than 'back up option costs'.

For those costs we definitely can - and should try to - do better.
We paid what? Roughly £15m? In Prem costs unfortunately that's back up option money.... Maybe our view of costs can be a bit warped as normally we're going for young cheap players to develop. But for a 26 year old with Serie A experience £15m is back up option money.
 


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