Depth?! He would likely be our best player.
Ademola Lookman | Atalanta
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he's one of the best players in the world this season and you're talking about depth
he'd easily be our best player and one of the best in the leagueLookman and Cherki would be two players I’d be looking at for these “inside no.10” positions.
I'm wary of overrating attackers from Serie A, but obviously he'd be an improvement on what we have, and depth at worst.he's one of the best players in the world this season and you're talking about depth
Look and and Amad in the 10's looks very strong on paper, depending on how well he could adapt. Having played in the PL should help.
The thing about Lookman is that he’s played in the prem before and his athleticism and technical markers were evidently above most prem players even then. He wouldn’t need to adapt because he was already running around defences back then - he just wasn’t as clinical/productive - but he’s added that decisiveness to his game now, so yeah. I mean, these are posts for 2019 and 2021:
Atalanta forwards should be scrutinised a bit more. They system could get goals out of anyone
Hojlund wasn't exactly prolific
Should have been even more wary with him. Genuinely, the signing was ridiculous
Based on these highlights, his final third decision making is like a 20 year old left wing Garnacho, which is basically 'can I shoot?'.
how do you reconcile quoting a post asking for more scrutiny and making a verdict/opining off of one game's highlight?
in any case; he has 18 goals and 7 assists in 31 games this season - with 17 and 9 the previous - he's far better than anything we have, and that's strictly productivity. Anyone that's watched Atalanta play knows his impact goes beyond that.
My post was exactly that, 'based on these highlights', an ignorant and one-time observation. Nothing more, nothing less. Happy to be convinced otherwise or not.
Rumours today linking Lookman with a swop for Hojland.
Think that he has previously failed in EPL and certainly would not be the answer…..hopefully this is just clickbait and to see what kind of interest there would be for Lookman who has been falling out with management and is angling for a move - suppose using Utd is an easy target for agents - may also be useful in seeing what interest there is in Serie A for a Rasmus return.
I’m very wary of buying strikers who have been doing well in Italy….
Think that he has previously failed in EPL and certainly would not be the answer…..hopefully this is just clickbait and to see what kind of interest there would be for Lookman who has been falling out with management and is angling for a move - suppose using Utd is an easy target for agents - may also be useful in seeing what interest there is in Serie A for a Rasmus return.
I’m very wary of buying strikers who have been doing well in Italy….
Unless it's a credible report it's probably not worth discussing.