Summer Mercato 2011

[ZvonimirBoban]

Have you seen Honda played? As he is not an unknown from Japan as he played in CL, ANd WC already. I am pretty sure he will do well in Milan and Serie A or any team he ends up at. At this point I think Honda is a better player but As I said earlier if I have to choose between the two, Ganso is the one as his upside is huge and he is not a bad player currently either.

Honda might not be a guarantee gateway for Milan to the Asian market but it certainly won't hurt. As mentioned, he is not a bad player actually he is a very good player and if he signs by Milan today, he will be in the starting 11 and is the most complete midfielder Milan have.

Another thing if Montolivo, and Marchiso is going for around 20 mil, than Honda is a bargain at 25. Since I don't think there are any Italian midfielders between the age of 23-29 who are better than him.

Honda is inconsistent. He was often even benched in CSKA. That's what makes his price down. I think 20M are max for him, he should be no more expensive than Hamsik. Marchisio is expensive because he's Juve's youth product, one of the best they currently still have. Montolivo are nowhere near 20M even though he's captain, because his contract will expire in 1 year.

But I agree he is versatile, strong, has good technique, a lot of willpower... a better version of Boateng, I would say.