BS post, Real Madrid dropped a fortune on a 16 year old. Van Nistelrooy wasn’t a proven striker either, but we took a punt on him.
fecking hell I've addressed this too many times now. Move on.
Says who?
Have you? What is your idea of spending well? I’ve not seen you suggest better options.
He was lighting up the Eredivisie, hardly a proven striker. I remember a certain Brazilian striker scoring 30+ goals in Holland flopping in PL.
It's a forum. I'll support him and hope he plays well, but what is the point in having a thread about a new signing where you're not actually allowed to discuss what the player's good at, what their expectations should be, how it impacts us going forward, etc? Let's be real, most of the people overjoyed and screaming at others for being negative probably haven't actually watched him play outside of compilation videos that only show his strengths. Most of the Danish posters who would have watched his games for Denmark and Kobenhaven, who will obviously want him to do well here, have reacted positively about him joining but while also being a bit realistic and saying they're unsure if he's ready for Utd.
You want to spend well in today's reality, then forget about Muani, Kane and Hojlund. You start season with Martial and Sancho in attack and a cheap striker on loan. That's the logic, that will lead us to usual results, while opponents pay way more for some players, who aren't even world class just yet, and on top of that they're making additional purchase.
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Ive actually gone round in circles with presumptuous posts like this and won't waste my time further.
Who?
Ah…the old guilty until proven innocent argument. Courageous.
Yeah, run away. You called out the most obvious thing on the planet right now, which is inflated price. Go get your medal.
Post the f*ckin tweet then, if you have one.
We could have negotiated the price with spurs a bur but yeah those wage demands are insane. Interesting to see if that's what he demands from Bayern too.
What?
We’ve been linked to Abraham, Watkins and Toney who are all PL experienced. Personally I’d look at Bowen from WH too. Vlahovic and Osimhen could be explored too. There are options out there, what people think of them is just opinion. Are we really sure Hojlund is the absolute best option for the money?
He will, and he'll get it (or something close). Bayern have historically fewer compunctions about wages compared to paying huge transfer fees, so the bigger obstacle is likely to be Levy's floor price for a player with 1 year left, aged 30 etc.
With signings, you're rarely sure of anything. I know this is a crazy idea but maybe the best thing is to watch them play.
This blind optimism is ridiculous. Have you not seen how bad his haircut is? Not to mention that travesty Onana is currently sporting atop his noggin.
Then come on the Caf and furiously shitpost slagging the lad off, amirite?!
Fair point. #erikout
Are you 14?You think Bowen's a substitute for a CF? I'd trust Abraham less as a finisher than this guy, both 'eye test' and xg wise. Watkins will be closer to 100m; Villa have no incentive to sell whatsoever. Toney is OOA for 6 months and again will be pushing 75-80m. Osimhen will be wildly expensive; just because Italian clubs aren't spending as much as the rest of Europe, you still have presidents turning down huge offers (SMSavic at Lazio a couple of years ago had 120m offer turned down for him; Napoli have stated that their top two players won't go for less than 150m). Vlahovic had one unequivocally good season and otherwise has also been extremely spotty - he was definitely worth considering as an option, but would have cost at least the same and with questions about his own play/reliability.
Yeah, can that really be legit?
Did you finally went daily shopping to see for yourself how the prices go up ?
I'd say Hojlund has a higher ceiling than any of those you listed (maybe bar Oshimen), although likely not on the level of some of them yet either.
I can't imagine Bayern Munich are paying him that much.
What do you define as a stone cold sure hit though? And do we include the ridiculous price tag too in that evaluation? Because IMO the jury is still out on him. I've watched probably every Chelsea game last season and he wasn't spectacular for that amount of money. Yes, he was their best midfielder but the rest were absolute garbage so it doesn't say that much. I'd rather pay 75m for a striker prospect than 110m for a CDM, who alledgedly is an amazing box to box yet I haven't seen it in the Prem. I wouldn't classify him as a stone cold sure hit at all.
The BBC reported that last week. Nothing to do with Red Cafe or a thread.
