Mattia Perin

I'm just going to mention the state of Italian football.

Because it is sad, isn't it, what's happened to Italian football? But there's a goalkeeper called Mattia Perin.

You might have heard of him, you might not.

He's played a number of games for Juventus.

Following the marquee arrival of Guglielmo Vicario from Tottenham Hotspur as the new primary starter, the club began reshaping their rotational options.

Michele Di Gregorio is sealing a loan move to Premier League side Bournemouth, while veteran Mattia Perin is in advanced discussions regarding a move away to Serie B side Palermo.

In Grabara, Juventus are acquiring a highly resilient, commanding 27-year-old shot stopper with a wealth of European and international experience.

Having spent valuable developmental years in Liverpool's youth setup before distinguishing himself in the Danish Superliga with FC Copenhagen, where he won back-to-back league titles and s-

He went off in the 92nd minute.

For Mattia Perin, who, by the way, Mattia Perin is already moving to Palermo.

He's probably flying there right now.

So their second goalkeeper, who was needed in their first game, is already going off to Serie B.

But this thing is frustrating.

It's frustrating for me with Mattia Perin over and over and over, and some fans are taking the stand that, hey, I could see it, he's continuously overlooked, and he's been overlooked now again for Vicario.

What are your thoughts on the whole Perin situation in general, Omer?

Um, kinda disheartening.

You're looking at Emi Martinez, where he could've missed two, three months if he needs an operation on the finger.

So then you're like between the transfer fee for a soon-to-be 34-year-old keeper on top of the wages, and then you're like, "Okay, well, is he gonna miss up to as many as three months right off the bat?" As much as you might like Mattia Perin, I don't know if anybody really wants him holding down the fort for that long while you're waiting on Emi Martinez to get back.

And-

Yeah

I, I, I think another aspect of this is that with Vicario's current level of play being where it, it has been over the last 10, 12 months, is there overwhelming feeling that, kind of how I, I'm feeling about this knowing that it's looking, at this point as we record here, I sit here in my time zone at 3:58, let me timestamp it-

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... that he's not all that much of an overwhelming or better option than Mattia Perin?

Than any of the goalkeepers we have.