Transfer Target - Miloš Krasic

The following was submitted by Kevez

Full Name: Miloš Krasic
Born: 1st November 1984, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
Height: 1m 85cm
Position: Winger/Attacking Midfielder
Current Club: CSKA Moscow
Former Club: FK Vojvodina
Squad Number: 17
Club Career: 216 appearances, 31 goals
International Record: Serbia, 29 caps, 2 goals at full international level
Did You Know? Krasic was part of CSKA Moscows 2004-2005 UEFA Cup winning team, the first ever Russian team to win a major European trophy.

First Impressions

Krasic looks to be a very useful player not least because of his versatility as despite being primarily right footed, he can play down either flank or as a central attacking midfielder. He is very quick and looks a very tricky and clever player who can pick out an excellent through ball and a decent cross. On the evidence that I have seen he looks like he can certainly hit a ball from long range and if anything could be better at shooting from inside the box – An exciting prospect.

Do We Need Him?

As I said in a previous scouting report in this series one area of weakness in the squad in my opinion is the lack of flair and creativity in the central midfield area and Krasic looks like he could be a Kinkladze type player if employed in that role. The player particularly prefers to play in a central role than out wide. As it happens we currently look well stocked with left wingers at the moment although that could well change this summer but if we are looking to play a right footed winger down the correct side again then there would appear to be few better options in world football than Krasic particularly as SWP hasn’t particularly impressed everyone this season and Krasic appears to have the type of pace that Shaun once had.

The Likely Cost

There doesn’t appear to be any talk of a minimum release clause so I would rate Krasic in the region of £15-£20 million which would be a similar fee to what City paid CSKA for Brazilian striker Jo. I’d be guessing that if they are looking to cash in this summer that they will want the full fee up front rather than a clause based deal which was the case for that particular player who flopped.

Chances Of Success
I’d probably rate our chances of signing Krasic at about 7/10 as there is no doubting that he is a top player but that reason coupled with the fact that he currently plays in Russia will no doubt mean that we would face stiff competition for the player from several of Europes top clubs as he will be a highly sought after player at the likely asking price – However if a bidding war did ensue then CSKA would probably prefer to sell to the likes of City as they would almost certainly maximize their return on the player.

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