If we have a 200m budget, then Morata at 78m (provided its staggered across a couple of years) is fine. We'd be getting a 30 goal striker who is just about to enter his prime. Would also allow us to go after Nainggolan, Perisic, Fabinho et al.
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If we have a 200m budget, then Morata at 78m (provided its staggered across a couple of years) is fine. We'd be getting a 30 goal striker who is just about to enter his prime. Would also allow us to go after Nainggolan, Perisic, Fabinho et al.
Yeah lets just sign Shane Long instead, basically the same level of player right? 
And that right there makes ignoring you that much easier.
Your post was alright until I read the last sentence? What the hell were you thinking?
A 30 goal striker? When did that happen?
Crazy. Thank god you aren't the manager.
When has he ever scored 30, I'm not against us signing him btw but 78m is crazy
A straight swap - Ronaldo for Morata.
No idea what you mean there...
He's perfectly capable of it imo. Could be one of the top strikers in the world in the coming years.
If the deal is structured to something like £60m plus add ons, I could live with that.
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Yeah i can see us doing it like that. The 78m bit could just be add ons (winning the league or CL etc).
You would pick the 28yr old that would be gone for AFCON every 2yrs over the 25yr old Morata?
I am quite doubtful of how well Auba would play with his back to goal and in those scrappy PL duels. Also, how effective will Auba be as he gets older and speed starts to decline.
Getting Auba would likely leave us looking for a new striker in like 3 summers from now.
MoratOn. Every player being priced like 60m, 80m, 100m. Pogba wasn't so expensive after all.
He's expensive but I have a feeling he will do well here. It looks like he's the chosen one anyway.
I don't doubt he could be good. However you don't pay for could be for the price of a proven player.
Id be happy if it was addons and performance related yes.
Something like 40m up front plus addons.
Infact I think around 52m we reportedly bid is already a generous offer and would be close to what we'll pay
I dont care how much we spend on Morata. The concern of RM requiring DDG include the deal had solved. Get it done Ed!
If you're right and Morata does become a 30 goal a season player (which he's yet to do) to go along with his already very good general play, it'd be a brilliant signing. I think it's fair that some of us have our doubts about him not scoring as many here, though.
With that said, he's only 24 so I'm not writing it off. I've liked him since his Juve stint so I also have no problems signing him regardless of whether he gets those numbers or not - it's just the fact that him being our main attacking signing and being our #9 this upcoming season is risky.
If Morata wants to leave to be a starter elsewhere and they are open to selling the price won't be £78M.
In what world is Morata worht as much or more than Auba... If we sign him, it will probably be closer to 50 million euro.
We are doing some shrewd business and I can see us paying that much.
We are doing some shrewd business and I can see us paying that much.
Firstly Auba has proven himself more than Morata. Also you're doubtful of Auba playing in the premier league but you're confident Morata will make it? Signing any player from abroad is a gamble. Lastly we do have Rashford. In three years time he will be 22 and if he progresses the way he has over the last 16 months then I have no problem in him taking over the line.
I'm a huge fan and I would love to sign him but the figures being mentioned are, quite frankly, ridiculous.
Yes Madrid just rejected a 60m Euro from us but sure we can get him for 50m Euro.
I was backing your opinion that 78m for Morata was crazy money.
Ahh gotcha
Hm, you mean like when Juve rejected the £85 million for Pogba and wanted 120?
So they say. Didn't it get reported last summer Juve rejected 95m? and also 110m? We ended up paying 89m?
Yes, but you know that's not in any way a valid comparison.
If Belotti is signing for Milan then we are running out of decent strikers to buy this summer and Moratta will be our only choice....unless we go for Vardy 
Auba is very good on press and has solid aerial presence.
Not sure where I stand on this one.
I've always thought he was a second tier striker, it's an awful amount of money to buy the second tier.
I've always thought he was a second tier striker, it's an awful amount of money to buy the second tier.
He's seriously underrated like. I think he'll surprise a lot of people if he signs for us. He's basically the player that some overly optimistic people think Rashford is.
Amongst a sea of aimless posts, the one that rang true for me, was the chap who said a lot of people thought Ibra and Cavani were sh!t as they never saw them have a good game.
I was one of those, before recognising Ibra at least was sheer quality.
How many people watch these players every week?
My viewing of Morata is a few brief Real turnouts, and his Spain performances last summer.
From those, average, but then that can happen when you only see a player for a few games.
It works the other way too. Like in the days where you only saw highlight reels of players and massively overrated them due to it.
On another note though, it always seems like we struggle to buy top class players. Most of that seems to be a false perception based on tonnes of made up press links, on players we were never after.
But when you've as much money as anyone, as much history as almost anyone, a top manager, and you'll instantly become one of the most high profile players in the world just by playing for us, it should be easier!
I was one of those, before recognising Ibra at least was sheer quality.
How many people watch these players every week?
My viewing of Morata is a few brief Real turnouts, and his Spain performances last summer.
From those, average, but then that can happen when you only see a player for a few games.
It works the other way too. Like in the days where you only saw highlight reels of players and massively overrated them due to it.
On another note though, it always seems like we struggle to buy top class players. Most of that seems to be a false perception based on tonnes of made up press links, on players we were never after.
But when you've as much money as anyone, as much history as almost anyone, a top manager, and you'll instantly become one of the most high profile players in the world just by playing for us, it should be easier!
I've already explained. But I'll do it one more time. Morata, in my opinion, is average and will only be a stop gap solution and wouldn't get us any more goals than Vardy would. In fact, Vardy has shown a lot more than Morata has ever done. I also believe that Jose is a winner and if we create as many chances as some games last season, our central striker is bound to score 20+ goals whether it's Morata or any above average CF.
Before we even go into the second and third tier strikers, I did mention all those other players that almost no one seemed to have read. In my opinion Lacazette is gettable and a far superior player. I was not suggesting that we get Shane fecking Long, that was my way of saying how much I don't rate Morata.
Yes I should change my opinion and start subscribing to the "he plays for Real so must be better than our entire squad" school of thought that many here seem to be a part of. And I am not referring to you specifically, just some posts I've read here.
I have seen Morata play in a less refined attack and do well at Juventus, while the best of Auba I have seen is in the free flowing attack of Dortmund where he is often facing goal and using is pace. Same thing can be said of belotti, who anyone can see is more grit than skill.
We need to have depth at the #9 spot of which Rashford will likely keep one. So unless Martial steps up soon, we would always need another #9 to go with Rashford.
Personally, I prefer spending on younger talents that can offer longer periods of return. This is a lesson Perez said he learnt from his first Galactico reign which was not quite successful. The new approach of buying younger talents has already paid good dividends for Madrid. Overpaying for older talents is not the best investment.
I watched some YT vids...he looks good, but nothing special. He misses a lot...so he fits ok
On more serious note...can finish with his right foot and head. Will suit the EPL.
On more serious note...can finish with his right foot and head. Will suit the EPL.
Who else is there to buy?? Any top strikers avaiable?
Sounds like he would be "good".
We need fecking top tier though.
We need fecking top tier though.
Morata has been very good for us but has suffered of being displaced by Benzema, even when the french was being poor and Morata was scoring the goals despite not starting every game. So he really is a good player that helped us a lot in the league by leading the line when the BBC wasn't scoring the goals. The price tag might seem to high and he might not be rated by all people outside of Real Madrid and Juventus but even then, what the feck are these nonsense comparisons with Welbeck? Like wtf are you guys on, he has never been that type of donkey who chokes in front of the net and he can actually score in regular basis.
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