Bias aside is he any good?
Darwin Núñez / signs for Liverpool
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Bias aside is he any good?
I much prefer this signing to Kane
I’ve seen enough. Sign this weapon up immediately on a 7 year contract!
You can't be serious...
Kane would cost an even more ridiculous amount.
Then he has a bit of inzaghi in himself, won't complain if he's anywhere near as good.
It's 80m Euros though isn't it? That should be 67m Pounds or so. Still high of course, but he's probably earned such speculation this season, given the going rates for players these days.
He is, his technique is actually decent people are going overboard with the lack of technique comments, he can dribble, touch ain’t too bad at all and will press and harass defenders all day.
He is more like Costa than he is Lukaku.
We haven't been linked with any players better than Darwin Nunes.
Player who presses from the front, tackles, can run, has height, scores goals, is powerful.
Surely we won't sign him. It makes too much sense. Would be the most exciting CF signing since RVN. Yes I said it.
Player who presses from the front, tackles, can run, has height, scores goals, is powerful.
Surely we won't sign him. It makes too much sense. Would be the most exciting CF signing since RVN. Yes I said it.
Haha surely not more exciting than signing RVP from Arsenal?
He reminds me a bit of RVN physically but Ruud was a superior all round footballer and a better finisher. If this lad can come here and do something half as good and gets his head down I’ll be delighted. Defending from the front, yes please
I'm warming to the idea despite my concerns over his technique. Not since prime Rooney have we had this kind of aggressive, street-fighter type forward.
We all knew RVP was a top player but to sign a CF who could have a decade being a top player at the club excites me more!
I’m not convinced by his technique or his overall contribution on the ball. Running a lot won’t make up for that.
On account of being a better footballer and all that.
He's also older and injury prone. For me not the long term signing I'd want us to get. We're supposed to be going in a new direction, Kane at this stage is a Woodward signing if ever I've seen one.
Nkunku is the one.
Damn this guy is fast and has Great composure in front of goal.
people are absolutely bonkers if they turn him down 
how many of our forwards even get close to having 1 shot at anfield, let alone 3 goals.
the kid is absolutely class.
how many of our forwards even get close to having 1 shot at anfield, let alone 3 goals.
the kid is absolutely class.
PSG spent €64M (a French transfer record back then) for a 26 year old Cavani Mk1, who went on to become their all time top scorer, by a long country mile.
He had some good finishes last night. He seems very naturally composed in front of goal he's definitely a classic 9 in that sense. He's a gamble but is this a breakout season or is he a clinical player ? The difference between the two is what makes one a great asset.
Belotti is still pretty decent, wouldn't be a bad pickup on a free.
He actually plays better offball (helping the defense, clever pressing, clever runs and movements) than with ball where his weak points are more visible, like passing and decision making.
Seems like it all depends on how ETH wants to play then and what kind of forward line he wants to deploy.
Haven’t watched him much but have read a lot, and it sounds like his comp would be Diego Costa? Is that a good comparison?
He's aggressive and presses tirelessly.
Clearly has a Darwinning mentality.
Clearly has a Darwinning mentality.
People are acting like there are plethora of striker options out there in football right now. It’s a niche market. Below 30 it’s Kane, Haaland at the top tier. Below it’s Nunez, lukaku, Vlahovic, Lautaro, Abraham then below them it’s guys like haller, jovic and so on.
Out of those names mentioned we only have a chance of signing Nunez for a decent fee. I don’t know what the confusion is. If we decide to play a false no. 9 then I can understand we should go for someone like Nkunku. Other than that our options are very limited.
Out of those names mentioned we only have a chance of signing Nunez for a decent fee. I don’t know what the confusion is. If we decide to play a false no. 9 then I can understand we should go for someone like Nkunku. Other than that our options are very limited.
Or we could identify a CF who may not score as many but would function better in a possession oriented system. I haven't a clue about the market but it depends on what ETH wants from his striker.
Costa at his peak was technically good. The worry with this chap is that he'll be another one who puts up decent numbers but hinders the general play.
Me too. But only if he's actually great.
No idea really. It's just the caf sentiment that gives off the vibe that he isn't exactly pulling any trees in the Portugese league.
Fair enough. Lets hope if we don't sign him, that we at least have another signing that can comand a similar response.
On second thought he would been pretty good for Chelsea, now that they've bought lukaku its unlikely to splurge on an another striker but I'm assuming he is on their radar.
Is he better than Santiago Nunez?
I think we'd have gone for him if we'd gone with Pochettino, but I don't see how he fits Ajax at all, so don't think we'll do it.
Not sure it's that hard to see how. As is Ajax are playing with Haller at CF. A big, strong, aerially dangerous, hard-working CF who is markedly less technical than the rest of the team and there to score goals. It's not that far off in terms of a player profile.
How does Sebastien Haller fit Ajax but Nunez doesn't?
This thread really does make me laugh. Before it was he's not good enough because it's the portuguese league. Now he's scored against Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Liverpool home and away.
Is anybody else going to tell me they don't want him because he has a bad pass in him every now and again?
Watch him to go another club and be a star, then we all say '
but we never take a gamble on up and coming talent'One thing I did notice about him is that he tends to occupy the left-hand channel a lot. Given how lopsided we tend to be towards the left of our attack anyway, I wonder if that would be an issue.
His finishing looked exceptional last night on a few occasions. Reminded me abit of Haaland.
Seen a few people say he would be another Lukaku, but if Lukaku could press like Nunez he would be on another level. I also think Nunez looks smarter off the ball when his team mates are in possession.
Furthermore, a striker is a tool more than anyone. It is all about playing to their strenghts. Lukaku himself is a great example of that.
He could rotate and interchange well with Cristiano.
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