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Reports: Italian media claim Roma forward Juan Iturbe to Watford is done

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Last update 19 minutes ago - Published on 18/12/2015 at 20:18
Juan Manuel Iturbe is heading to Watford on loan with option to buy, accordingo to reports - with the total value of the deal with Roma £14.2m.
According to Sky Sport Italia, the deal has been done after a meeting today between Giallorossi director Walter Sabatini and Watford patron Giampaolo Pozzo.

Sabatini had already confirmed to reporters that they were “in negotiations” with Watford for the striker, and on Friday evening Sky Sport Italia reported that the deal had been struck.

Watford will take Iturbe on loan for six months at a cost of €1.5m (£1.1m). There is also an option to buy at the end of the season already set at €18m (£13.1m).

That would bring the total cost of the operation to £14.2m.

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will sign Iturbe on loan from Roma, with option to buy. Massive coup for club

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   Iturbe chose #WatfordFC
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   over Bournmouth. Couldn't blame him tbh
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Wow!

 

Looks to be potentially a top drawer player for us

 

Good Lord above!
Loan move very smart-need to be very sure before that level of outlay, especially as it has to a good fit for the team. But if QSF thinks it is right then...
I just hope his crossing is as good as his other talent, that would make us very effective. (Although dear IG seems to think heading the ball is a foul or a medical risk judging by his enthusiasm for doing it !)
I am so impressed at how we are STEADILY building a squad for current AND future success.

 

I don't think that can be signed till jan

 

Hope he proves to be more useful than the last 2 signings from Roma.

Very wise move to have him on loan first to check him out (and for him to check us out)

 

DANG!!!

Bloody hell bloody hell...

 

It's great to be doing business early. This means registration can be done straight away on 1st January. It may also mean he can pop over and start training with us now? That might not be possible but you never know.

 

Signifies intent. Feeling even better about my top 6 bet. Are we trying for champions league in first season?

 

Got a reasonable left foot, I perceive.

 

This signing shows the extent of WFC's SENSIBLE ambition, compared with Naarwich & B'muff in particular, and a few others along the way. Even if the sky falls in we won't have to keep him on some astronomical wage.

 

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Regardless of the decisions that I'll take and that will be taken on my future, I wanted to take this opportunity to say goodbye in a manner affetuosa the city of Rome and all the fans of Rome...
Unfortunately things didn't go as I had hoped, and I am the first to suffer.

The disappointments and the setbacks in life should be affeontate with the same dignity of successes and victories.

The only certainty is that I've worn with pride and honor the shirt nasty. I've always given the 100 %, Without spare me ever.

For this shirt I have suffered, cried and rejoiced

But we must have the courage and humility in life to get up and continue to believe in themselves.

Maybe mine is just a goodbye. In that case I'll come back stronger than ever.

I'll always in my heart these colors that I honoured and respected. I would like to thank the company's technical staff and in a special way to Walter, who has always supported me in difficult times.

But above all I thank my comrades, and i wish him all the best successes

Forever, come on Rome
Juan Manuel

 

He has a great left foot, Shame about the other one .

 

If i was a AS Roma fan i would be proud that Juan was/is one of my players .

 

So--who will he replace if a first choice starter? Not Jurado (manager's favourite) but maybe Anya? or Abdi?

 

Do you play him at all - surely has to work his way into the side.

Hence the loan deal rather than a permanent transfer?

 

Moving into the heavy pitch period of the season and supposedly cold so more injury prone and a bit of rotation needed

 

yes... and mind you.... QSF was talking about rotation over the xmas period too.