Lol… this did make me chuckle, but also I get the concerns. It’s not so much about what it means right now, but what it could mean for us down the line if his dad is a habitual gobshite.
That said, Kerkez does seem ridiculously excited to be joining us, and that makes me happy.
Kerkez is a young man in the game still and perhaps over time his father will take more of a back seat as Milos looks to take more control of his career…each player needs a different level of guidance/support and this could just be his way of being overprotective. It’s 1 podcast, independent and away from any professional environment, that’s spoken in their native language so I’m not sure exactly how much we can take away from that.
I’ve lived my whole life in Montenegro and Serbia, so I know this type of father very well, having encountered quite a few of them. Overbearing, thinking they know everything, utterly arrogant, always in your face, not allowing you to say a word in their presence… A lot of them have no real qualifications in life other than taking care to maximise the financial potential of their children.
One of them is the father of the tennis G.O.A.T., though, but I usually turn off the screen whenever he comes up with some pearls of wisdom. Same will go for Kerkez’ father (I had no idea he was such a prick - you wouldn’t believe the language he used on that podcast, too), though we’ll see how far Kerkez can go. I like him a lot personally, he’s ecstatic to be here, and credit to Hughes for being able to “control” and impress such a difficult person that his father is.
Deal is done for 40m is what I hear. This is an excellent signing. We have on both sides very talented and dynamic fullbacks locked down to long term deals. With Kerkez and Frimpong bombing forward, stretching the defence, and Florian pinging in those passes, we’re gonna score LOTS of goals! Very excting! YNWA.