Almeria Steals The New Messi

By: chris | July 11th, 2008

(Two minute intro, fyi.)

How do you top a shockingly successful season in La Liga directly after promotion? Easy. Just shatter the club’s transfer fee record and beat Manchester United and Juventus to one of the true wonderkids in world football. No word on the fee, but it’s reportedly huge.

Pablo Piatti is a 19 yo three foot seven (or thereabouts) attacking phenomenon from Estudiantes who has been likened to Lionel Messi, Kun Aguerro, Sebastian Giovinco, Alexandre Pato, etc. etc. Basically, he’s just “next”. And now Almeria, a modest club who will soon partake in only their fourth La Liga season ever, have the next big thing. Good for them.

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Category: World Football

Tags: Aguerro, Almeria, Estudiantes, Giovinco, Juventus, La Liga, Manchester United, Messi, Pablo Piatti, Pato, World Football

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• Ronald |  July 11th, 2008 at 3:32 pm

  
  
  

  hooray for the small clubs !!! hooray

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• Mat |  July 11th, 2008 at 4:54 pm

  
  
  

  why do you say steal…they bought him! not every player is supposed to go to only the big clubs…the dude looks really small though..hope he turns out a good buy..they have invested much of what they can on him..

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• JC |  July 12th, 2008 at 10:33 am

  
  
  

  I can’t believe Argentina, havn’t won the WC for 22 years…they are rotting with talent.

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• rob |  July 12th, 2008 at 11:43 pm

  
  
  

  the next pato?? is pato not younger then him

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• Aravind |  July 13th, 2008 at 11:38 am

  
  
  

  Alemria is doing superbly well with a budget lesser than Ronnie’s income alone

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