Mircea Lucescu: ‘Douglas Costa is not yet at Ribery’s level’

As Douglas Costa settles into his new home in Munich his former manager Mircea Lucescu has issued him a reminder that he still has much work to do. Lucescu is manager of Shakhtar Donetsk and saw Costa leave his club for Bayern Munich in a €30 million deal on Wednesday. He wishes his former player […]
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2015-07-06 16:25:00

As Douglas Costa settles into his new home in Munich his former manager Mircea Lucescu has issued him a reminder that he still has much work to do.

Lucescu is manager of Shakhtar Donetsk and saw Costa leave his club for Bayern Munich in a €30 million deal on Wednesday. He wishes his former player all the best but thinks he still has a long way to go to match the likes of Ribery.

“I do not think Douglas is good enough to start for Bayern straight away. Ribery and Robben are at different levels. But Douglas can progress and become as good as them. He has the quality, but the Bundesliga is at a different level compared to Ukrainian Premier League.”

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