Danny Ings | Signs for Liverpool (lol)

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devilish said:
He's not RVP but he will come on cheap, he will accept the bench and if shit hits fan we will recoup most of the money spent.
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Why would he come here to sit on the bench?

If we can splurge £200m+ in the transfer market in a couple of years, I don't believe the possible recoupment of 5m/10m on a failed striker is an important consideration. Much more important is that any player we buy is likely to prove a success, and that we don't drop critical points while we're trying to integrate a striker who's not the right fit.
 
I like Austin more and than certain player named Harry Kane but we will not splash that much money for him..

anyway no risk, pacy striker, could challenge for 2nd striker with RVP, if he's off than with Wilson but JW will out on loan I suppose
 
Sure why not. It's for free. His movement really impressed me when we played them and it doesn't seem like Van Gaal's system needs/wants a 30 goal striker anyway from the MNF analysis and the recent few games we've seen. We don't create much for any individual striker.
 
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He'd be a good squad player imo but I would have preferred someone like Dybala who is genuine talent and could really push for a starting place.
 
I'm pretty sure we'll play 433 next season, we won't need 4 strikers in this case. 3 will be enough.

Alot will depend on RvP, will he stay as 2nd choice or not? I'm 100% sure Hernandez will be gone, he's not a van Gaal type of player. A striker needs to be able to hold the ball and be involved in the game, Hernandez doesn't offer this. I don't think van Gaal is too keen on loans for players he likes: Wilson seems one he rather keeps to train himself. He can get minutes and a few cup games.

Assuming RvP leaves: finding a striker between the age of Rooney and Wilson who doesn't want to be a guaranteed starter is going to be difficult. I don't think van Gaal wants another year of shoehorning in strikers.

Ings has the profile of a striker van Gaal likes: hard working and can play with his back to the goal. He will be cheap and is only 22, being English always is a plus. He probably won't mind being 2nd choice to Rooney (unlike RvP) and we wont rely on him purely for goals. Is he really of the quality we want at Manchester United? Probably not, but I haven't seen that much of him. I doubt we're after him, but I could understand why we would be.
 
C'est Moi Cantona said:
Not a chance, but then again if we're playing 4-3-3 then I can't see the point in someone like Cavani either, Rooney is our number one striker and for me RvP is the perfect backup next season, he will be content to play second fiddle, and will already know what is expected of him, plus he will get us goals with this system.

Ings would be good for the smaller cup games, and late on in matches when the game is won, he might just step up a level too, for £5 million it'd be risk free, plus we'd probably get close to that in a loan fee for Wilson.
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Will he though? Van Persie doesn't think he's over the hill, he's not 35 and thinking of having one last Hurrah. I doubt the captain of Holland is thinking that he'll be happy to play super sub the season before the next European Championships.

I'm not saying I want Danny Ings, just that I can see the logic in targeting this profile of player if we only want someone to play second fiddle to Rooney. If we hadn't p'd off Chicharito I say he'd have played the role well but I doubt he wants to stay, and it seems Van Gaal isn't keen on him anyway.
 
Kag said:
That's a solid game of football, that. It's easy to see why he would be of interest to us.

Hernandez will be sold. Wilson needs to be playing regular football and should go out on loan. If we are to persist with Rooney and Van Persie then Ings is a sensible signing as any. It could be inspired, in fact.
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Well from the times I've seen Ings this season, although he plays with a partner, he seems like he could fulfil that lone striker role. He's got tremendous energy, quick as lightning, works the channels well, holds it up good and brings people into play. Guess he's your typical modern day striker, in the way that he's pretty good at all aspects of his game. Van Gaal likes this in his strikers too - strikers who don't just score goals, but have a good overall game too. At only 22, Ings has plenty of time on his hands to improve, and could prove to be a very shrewd signing, if rumours are to be believed.
 
Just saw that he was free this summer, he could be a good 'project'.
 
devilish said:
He's not RVP but he will come on cheap, he will accept the bench and if shit hits fan we will recoup most of the money spent.
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Why should it matter how cheap he is if he's not good enough? I can't think of any time we've bought a player from the Premier League just because he was cheap. Even when Sir Alex was in his "value" mode we didn't show any interest in players like Ings. The closest thing to it was cheap punts like Buttner, de Laet, Obertan etc. and obviously none of them were particularly useful signings.

Ings would just make the squad bloated. He's barely good enough for Liverpool never mind us.
 
Maybe Van Gaal sees something in him most of us are missing. Having watched Neville's MNF analysis of Rooney's efforts this weekend, perhaps Van Gaal thinks this is a job Ings is capable of too?
 
My objections to this transfer depends on what happens with RVP. I personally think he still has something to offer us and if he stays and we sign Ings as a 3rd option with Wilson going on loan, I have no complaints. However, regardless of the nominal fee involved, I don't think we should be reliant on Ings as the immediate replacement should something happen to Rooney. Imagine Rooney gets booked and is out of the second leg against Real Madrid and we need a goal, would anyone feel comfortable with Ings starting?

He's shown some potential and is worth a punt, but he's too big a risk to gamble on him being a direct replacement for one of our best players.
 
manutddjw said:
My objections to this transfer depends on what happens with RVP. I personally think he still has something to offer us and if he stays and we sign Ings as a 3rd option with Wilson going on loan, I have no complaints. However, regardless of the nominal fee involved, I don't think we should be reliant on Ings as the immediate replacement should something happen to Rooney. Imagine Rooney gets booked and is out of the second leg against Real Madrid and we need a goal, would anyone feel comfortable with Ings starting?

He's shown some potential and is worth a punt, but he's too big a risk to gamble on him being a direct replacement for one of our best players.
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I don't think he is. I'm sure Van Gaal has a big rep striker in his sights as well.
 
Do not want. Hopefully bullshit story, just like the Cavani crap they print every year.
 
Pretty underwhelming. Then again, I must admit I haven't watched him every week.
 
I don't we should compain if LvG and our scouts think he's good enough.. Also he's going to be pretty cheap acquisition for a young english forward
 
Personally, don't want him here, don't think he's good enough. At the same time, our striking options aren't really a worry to me. RB, CB, CM... if we get those three sorted (with genuine world class players) and then sign Ings, I'd be happy enough.
 
Don't know why all the furore, signing Ings for next to nothing would be pretty shrewd business.

He's a good striker playing for a shit side, he's only 22 and is among the strongest and quickest strikers in the league.

Cavani for £50m, now that would be a shit signing.
 
hobbers said:
Don't know why all the furore, signing Ings for next to nothing would be pretty shrewd business.

He's a good striker playing for a shit side, he's only 22 and is among the strongest and quickest strikers in the league.
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It's like when people suggested we should sign Junior Hoilett just because he was out of contract and looked decent-ish for a poor team. You have to be doing something special to go from relegation battler to title challenger, the cost of the player is a secondary concern. Ings hasn't done anything remotely special.

People just like the idea of new players. If they're free, all the better. Top clubs don't follow the same logic.
 
As some have said, Ings, Berahino, or Austin would be a huge mistake. They're all good players but not the level we should be targeting.
 
Honestly we could do worse for 4th choice, quality-wise and price-wise. I think it'd be a disservice to him though, he could easily be first choice at a decent side. I'd like to say I think he'd block James Wilson's progress, but I think his injuries may do that for him, unfortuantely.
 
Brwned said:
It's like when people suggested we should sign Junior Hoilett just because he was out of contract and looked decent-ish for a poor team. You have to be doing something special to go from relegation battler to title challenger, the cost of the player is a secondary concern. Ings hasn't done anything remotely special.

People just like the idea of new players. If they're free, all the better. Top clubs don't follow the same logic.
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Obviously I'd much rather we sign Dybala or Vietto, failing that probably Lacazette or Berahino. But I'd probably have Ings in at fifth in terms of young strikers out there with potential.
 
Dream transfer. We're lucky that Barcelona are banned this summer and we only have to beat Real for his signature.
 
Wilson Litchmore said:
.....and you're not passing 'a football god judgement' of ADM then?
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Di I pass a judgement on ADM? I said I was critical of him because of us financing Madrid's coffer and ADM's heart was not set on joining us in the first place. Had PSG not been imposed with the UEFA fair play ban he would have gone there and not to us. I never said he was a bad player or not United's quality.
 
Its amazing how many people say oh he's only 22 he has plenty of potential yet at the same time write off Phil Jones who is 5 months younger and has displayed infinitely more in terms of ability, potential and performance. Ings to me seems like a decent enough player who has some scope for improvement and could do well in the right system but who will never actually be good enough to be a regular first choice for us and is the type of buy that lead to us having to have a massive clear out in the past year.
 
Don't understand how he can be linked to us, its easy to look good in a crap side. He strikes me as an upper mid table type of player like Southampton and Everton. Not Man United, if we are going for strikers we have to for better talents.
 
I have not seen enough of Ings to rate him. If he is like Lambert or Holt who are the main goalscorers for a lower table team, then it would not be wise to go for him.
 
LLMU said:
I have not seen enough of Ings to rate him. If he is like Lambert or Holt who are the main goalscorers for a lower table team, then it would not be wise to go for him.
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Holt?? Have you not seen even one highlight of his? Ings plays almost like a seasoned Spanish forward. Lots of movement and a good eye for goal whilst helping the build up with neat, quick touches.
 
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