Ben Yedder | Monaco set to activate release clause?

mancan92 said:
Sorry mate.

I know people want to get excited about a new signing but the guy imo from watching him a long time is average at best. Works hard, is quite quick, has a OK touch, awful passing, can easily get lost in games, can pop up with goals. But nothing better than what we have.
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You are entitled to have your own opinion off course.. I started following him after he thrashed up out of CL. He held himself well against top players and defenders from Real Madrid and Barcelona, scored against both teams and assisted goals against them too. IMO he has a great control on the ball and is a very good dribbler. Assisted and created 36 goals just last season and as always he was his team's top scorer in Europe. Most of his assists came about by him carrying the ball from midfield dribbling pass one defender the holding the play till his team mates move into good positions then pass a killer assist.

He doesn't have the glamor of Aguero or the profile of Suarez. But he is a very good forward with excellent technical abilities for a low price. And to top it off, all what he has to do is to do better than Lukaku. He can't get a lower bar than that to be considered an upgrade.
 
If Ben Yedder is the first choice ahead of Aubameyang, this one will probably be done very quickly after Lukaku is tied up. Sevilla have already signed Luke De Jong today, could be a potential replacement.
 
Got to say, I'm rather excited about this potential transfer.
 
He’d be an upgrade on Lukaku and that’s all that matters right now. There’s other areas that need more funding.
 
mancan92 said:
Sorry mate.

I know people want to get excited about a new signing but the guy imo from watching him a long time is average at best. Works hard, is quite quick, has a OK touch, awful passing, can easily get lost in games, can pop up with goals. But nothing better than what we have.
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Yet he’d instantly be our best striker, that doesn’t rely on crosses.

We can’t rely on our attack alone currently.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
It’s eery how he looks so similar to Suarez in terms of finishing and movement.

I’m all for Ben Yedder. Been an admirer of him for a while, just never thought a big club would take a chance on him. Hopefully this is a genuine thing.
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I was half expecting him to kiss the back of his hand after every goal :/
 
I think this would be an excellent signing if we can pull off for the 35m quoted. Get 70m in for Lukaku and then put the extra 35m towards Sancho.
I’ve only seen this lad in the odd game a season when I happen to stumble across a Sevilla game but he definitely has more tenacity and build up play ability than Lukaku and we definitely need that.
 
eltigreFalcao said:
I can't imagine our city rivals building up a frontline like this one
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Tbf. Nobody heard of Sane, Sterling, Aguero before they got to City.

I had only heard of Jesus in passing and even then I thought he had died a few years back -- how wrong was I?! :(:wenger:
 
Have I missed something? When did 29 become old for a footballer?

Aguero - 31, still class and got years left
Benzema - 31, Just scored 21 goals for a struggling Real side
Surarez - 32, not what he was but still very good (21 Goals in 33 league games last year)
Ronaldo - 34, Don't need to say any more
Messi - 32, Don't need to say any more
Cavani - 32, 40 goals in 48 games last year
Lewandowksi - About to turn 31, 22 goals in 33 games last year

What actually stands out to me is that the majority of top strikers are in their 30's. The strikers from City, Real, PSG, Barca, Bayern and Juventus are all in their 30's and still going strong.

Maybe slightly older strikers is the way to go if you want results?
 
sglowrider said:
Tbf. Nobody heard of Sane, Sterling, Aguero before they got to City.

I had only heard of Jesus in passing and even then I thought he had died a few years back -- how wrong was I?! :(:wenger:
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Quite a bold statement. I really don't think you actually mean to represent many other fans voice when saying "nobody".
I mean, Sane and Sterling had already grown a lot of attention when city pounced on them, they where both very coveted youngsters admired by many. As for Agüero, he was already world class before he switched to City.
On the other hand, Ben Yedder is by himself an stablished center forward, who came to the attention of Europe when he was scoring goals for fun at Touluse. Has done excellent in Sevilla as well. He's also a regular for France NT at the moment. So is not about being "known" or "herd of". And is not about him not being good footballer

...Just don't see him as an upgrade on any forward line of top-four teams across the big leagues in Europe. Don`t see any top teams getting better by him. All due respect.
 
VP89 said:
If Ben Yedder is the first choice ahead of Aubameyang, this one will probably be done very quickly after Lukaku is tied up. Sevilla have already signed Luke De Jong today, could be a potential replacement.
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Could also be a replacement for André Silva, isn’t his loan deal up?
 
Is there a comparably proven striker out there available for anywhere near the quoted price for Ben Yedder? I cannot think of many TBH more over a striker who would replace and improve on Lukaku (not saying he is better per se but in terms of how Utd play) and still give plenty of room for Rashford, Martial and Greenwood.

We definitely need options and given the specifics it is a very hard position to fill and not completely upset the apple cart, Yedder may come in and be so good he cannot be dropped or moved around, but bring in a £100m striker and immediately you have Rashford and Martial living permenantly on the wings.
 
We need a top goalscoring forward if Lukaku goes and this guy can score. A good deal, while Greenwood is coming through.
 
mancan92 said:
Sorry mate.

I know people want to get excited about a new signing but the guy imo from watching him a long time is average at best. Works hard, is quite quick, has a OK touch, awful passing, can easily get lost in games, can pop up with goals. But nothing better than what we have.
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I honestly don’t know who you’ve been watching
eltigreFalcao said:
Quite a bold statement. I really don't think you actually mean to represent many other fans voice when saying "nobody".
I mean, Sane and Sterling had already grown a lot of attention when city pounced on them, they where both very coveted youngsters admired by many. As for Agüero, he was already world class before he switched to City.
On the other hand, Ben Yedder is by himself an stablished center forward, who came to the attention of Europe when he was scoring goals for fun at Touluse. Has done excellent in Sevilla as well. He's also a regular for France NT at the moment. So is not about being "known" or "herd of". And is not about him not being good footballer

...Just don't see him as an upgrade on any forward line of top-four teams across the big leagues in Europe. Don`t see any top teams getting better by him. All due respect.
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But he’d be an upgrade for us,
 
Ok, so i have a fringe concern about this guy. If you say his name quick, in Mirpuri it sounds like sister fecker.
 
kouroux said:
Callum Wilson is a good player who's struggled with injuries, I don't see it as criticism. I rate Ben Yedder even higher
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For a reasonable fee, I would actually like the idea of signing Wilson.
 
AKDevil said:
I’ve not forgotten all the huge missed chances when he was also passed the ball in dangerous areas and his awful technical ability though.
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rashford did a fairly good impersonation of him at time too! I'm willing to bet Lukaku will have a better tome at (presumably) Inter than Pogba if he goes to Real or Juve
 
I want this to happen to be honest. I always wanted a low center of gravity attacker with thick legs and arse at United.
 
sglowrider said:
Tbf. Nobody heard of Sane, Sterling, Aguero before they got to City.

I had only heard of Jesus in passing and even then I thought he had died a few years back -- how wrong was I?! :(:wenger:
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Im sorry what?

Before Aguero got to City he was already know as probably the best young striker in the world.
Sterling was liverpool's best young talent since gerrard
Sane was the most exciting prospect out of Germany when he was signed.

They were all top exciting propsects.

Edit: Just seen your follow up post :cool:
 
Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber said:
When I think about it. Getting this guy as Lukaku's replacement is being done with Greenwood's development in mind.....
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This is what I've been thinking about certain signings we could make and I think in the case of a Centre Forward or Centre Back, signing a more experienced player who is going to give us about three good years while taking pressure off Martial/Rashford to score, or the reliance on Sanchez to stay fit and come good is the right decision. It also, as you say, gives more time to develop our younger forward players.

I'd be fine with the same at CB. If we think Tuanzebe is going to be the one, we could sign Alderweireld to play with Lindelof and let Axel develop for 2-3 years. It'll be good to have some experienced heads around when you look at how many players we're pumping into our first-team squad around the ages of 21-24. By the time these lads hit their peak the 'old guard' will be trotting off and our new youngsters coming in. It could be really exciting in a few years time.
 
izec said:
I want this to happen to be honest. I always wanted a low center of gravity attacker with thick legs and arse at United.
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Yeah, this is exactly what I put into my FM scout filters "Leg thickness 20" "Arse rotundness 17-20".
 
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