Monday, March 9, 2009
Amongst the many transfer targets linked with Manchester United on Monday - Nicolas Bertolo, Douglas Costa, Alexis Sanchez, Neymar - one name really stood out, that of Internacional wonderkid Walter.
Not because the £5m-rated Brazilian striker lit up the South American Under 20 Championship with some stunning goals but because his name sounds, well, ordinary.
With compatriots Fred and Jo already having made the trip to Europe it makes you wonder what happened to all the dynamic Brazilian names of the past - Garrincha , Jarzinho, Zico, Tostão, Socrates - that instantly conjured up images of footballing genius.
Fred, Jo and Walter? They sound more like pigeon fanciers.
But to get back to the point, United's scouts were at the U20 Championships to run the rule over Gremio playmaker Douglas Costa (Douglas, that's another one) but Walter, whose full name of Walter Henrique Da Silva is slightly more evocative, was more impressive, finishing the tournament as joint top scorer with five as Brazil won the competition.
Amongst the many transfer targets linked with Manchester United on Monday - Nicolas Bertolo, Douglas Costa, Alexis Sanchez, Neymar - one name really stood out, that of Internacional wonderkid Walter.
Not because the £5m-rated Brazilian striker lit up the South American Under 20 Championship with some stunning goals but because his name sounds, well, ordinary.
With compatriots Fred and Jo already having made the trip to Europe it makes you wonder what happened to all the dynamic Brazilian names of the past - Garrincha , Jarzinho, Zico, Tostão, Socrates - that instantly conjured up images of footballing genius.
Fred, Jo and Walter? They sound more like pigeon fanciers.
But to get back to the point, United's scouts were at the U20 Championships to run the rule over Gremio playmaker Douglas Costa (Douglas, that's another one) but Walter, whose full name of Walter Henrique Da Silva is slightly more evocative, was more impressive, finishing the tournament as joint top scorer with five as Brazil won the competition.
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