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Di Marzio: United looking for a new striker
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Poor enough for them to want him out i guess
He's had very serious knee trouble for about 3 years and will probably want north of 300k a week.
Not sure how that qualifies him as great?
Because of the wages that would be involved with both him & Jadon
Ighalo is leaving in January, so getting a striker will eventually be another need. Jovic on loan is it’s an option to buy would be a really smart piece of business. Cavani’s age is a concern and whether he has the legs to cut it in the premier league but also worth the risk if it’s a 2 year deal.
Like none of his recent injuries have been knee related so no he clearly doesn’t have very serious troubles with his knees for 3 years.
There have been no reports of him wanting 300k. In fact all reports have suggest 200k and below. Considering we’re paying 130k for a striker as shit as Ighalo, it’d indeed be great.
Problem is he won't be asking for a back up signing type of salary. I can very much see a United briefing the British journo's telling them it's bull.
Yeah expect Ducker, Stone & co to pour cold water all over this stuff probably later on today
Jovic's out of his depth at an elite club - even if performances don't say Utd are elite, the pressure is still there.
Cavani probably not so much, unless theres a serious injury I've missed, a better option than Falcao was. We need someone who's a flat track bully, if he can still do that, quids in.
Cavani probably not so much, unless theres a serious injury I've missed, a better option than Falcao was. We need someone who's a flat track bully, if he can still do that, quids in.
This is why we'll never get rid of the Glazers. Fans like you will accept anything because it's a shiny new toy.
Are any of the major European clubs going anywhere near Cavani this summer? No!!!! Benfica was the nearest he's come to a deal. There's good reason mate. He's finished.
So could this indicate a last minute change In transfer tactics?
So Smalling, Dalot, Romero & Rojo,presumably you have already accounted for Andreas.
Greenwood is a perfectly good back up option as striker, provided that we get a right winger. I reckon Van de Beek could do a job in that CF role as well in front of Bruno. He has that dutch finesse in his finish, makes great runs and even looks a bit like Bergkamp in the face.
Cavani has played wide in a front three, hasn't he? If so, that makes sense.
This could be the Sancho alternative.
This could be the Sancho alternative.
Something's up with Jovic at Madrid. Maybe it is the pressure, but I don't think the pressure at United is quite as bad as at the Bernebau. You don't lose the ability to be a great finisher; he's still in there. It could be worth the risk, especially on a year loan, since he'll be a backup.
Cavani would miles better than Ighalo. He's not under contract either so would be a good signing for backup if we don't have to pay him ridiculous wages. Also, Ighalo is gone back to China in 3 months. He's had a nice litte vacation at his boyhood club but he's not what we need.
think this is exactly the reason we are after another striker, not sure what's hard to understand about us wanting another ST
Because we have no depth at all up front without a massive drop in standards.
Cavano would be ideal and also offers is another tactical variation up front. I like the sound of it
Cavani has played on the wing in the past.
Of course that was in his younger years. Not sure he has the pace to do it in the prem.
We need something different upfront. Someone who is an aerial threat. Who can hold up the ball when we are pinned in our own half.
Martial; definitely talented with high potential.
But I beg to defer on him being world class in a couple of years. His current attitude and the way he is applying his skills won’t take him anywhere near world class (imho).
Cavani been on a free all summer......panic sign him days before the window shuts.
This club is going nowhere but backwards. The guy doesn't suit the way Ole wants to play one bit and wont be contempt with a place on the bench, absolute shambles.
This club is going nowhere but backwards. The guy doesn't suit the way Ole wants to play one bit and wont be contempt with a place on the bench, absolute shambles.
Well he is currently out of contract and a free agent and doesn’t seem to be flush with other offers. So he may have to accept what is offered. Decent basic plus add ons for delivery would be fair.
If Telles arrives as planned, there's also the tactical flexibility to go 3-5-2 and play 2 strikers with adequate depth off the bench.
Cavani Martial
Telles Pogba Bruno Fred AWB
Shaw Maguire Lindelöf
deGea
Telles Pogba Bruno Fred AWB
Shaw Maguire Lindelöf
deGea
Might also be a bluff to make BVB blink.
If Cavani is available, I'm surprised Jose is not all over it. They've been looking for a Kane back up for ages.
We do need an backup to Martial, that's for sure. I'd take Jovic if we had an option to buy in there, otherwise we are just developing Madrid's players for them.
Cavani though, no thanks. He's never played in a top league before and 33 is not the age to start.
Cavani though, no thanks. He's never played in a top league before and 33 is not the age to start.
Cavani would be a really good option to bring off the bench in the second half when we can't break down a low block.
Telles providing the crossing would be perfect.
It would give us another dimension that we don't have in the team.
I'm glad we are making smart budget signings that are low risk, high reward.
Di Marzio. Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time.
If we can get Jovic on loan with some sort of option to buy clause that would be great business. I still think there's a player inside there. Many outstanding players never find their place at Madrid and that's not a black mark on any player IMO.
As I said in another thread, Cavani on a short term deal would be great business as well, once the wages aren't too high (I assume if we do get him then the wages are deemed as something we can afford) and he doesn't demand to be a guaranteed starter.
As it is we only really have three competent attackers in Martial/Rash/Greenwood, and even with Sancho a possibility, having a quality backup striker is never a bad thing.
If we can get Jovic on loan with some sort of option to buy clause that would be great business. I still think there's a player inside there. Many outstanding players never find their place at Madrid and that's not a black mark on any player IMO.
As I said in another thread, Cavani on a short term deal would be great business as well, once the wages aren't too high (I assume if we do get him then the wages are deemed as something we can afford) and he doesn't demand to be a guaranteed starter.
As it is we only really have three competent attackers in Martial/Rash/Greenwood, and even with Sancho a possibility, having a quality backup striker is never a bad thing.
And Robertson and TAA's crosses for Firmino, Salah and Mane are worthless as well?
Liverpool should bring back Benteke and Carroll to really utilise their full backs' crossing ability.
I'm confused. Wasn't Cavani going to join Benfica? Didn't he miss the CL to save himself for that move? What happened? Why the fck would we be interested at this point?
Mou is also looking for a striker, probably more than us. So I think he's nailed on for Spurs.
The fact that these strikers dont play the way Ole wants to play is a good thing.
It's a plan B for when Martial starts or a Plan A for when Martial isnt working.
We need a good collection of different players - we have good defensive fullbacks in our system; now it's time to figure out the attacking ones. We have a good support striker/link up player in Martial but we need that good traditional striker. The same with most of our position ie some traditional wingers instead of all being inverted etc
It's a plan B for when Martial starts or a Plan A for when Martial isnt working.
We need a good collection of different players - we have good defensive fullbacks in our system; now it's time to figure out the attacking ones. We have a good support striker/link up player in Martial but we need that good traditional striker. The same with most of our position ie some traditional wingers instead of all being inverted etc
Yeah this kind of striker would definitely give us a different dimension that we don't already have
We could absolutely do with another striker.
Why does everything need to be a panic signing? Really don't get some of our fans, a rotation striker to come of the bench is a panic signing? "Doesn't fit the profile" is nonsense. It's great that our policy is signing relatively young committed player but signing Cavani does not hurt this philosophy one bit. A great short term option until we get the player we want. A panic signing will be Sarr instead of Sancho, even if he's "young and hungry".
Yeah don't see any of the bottom three leaving,has also gone very quiet on the other two as well.
I was thinking when Di Marzio would have some transfer news for us 
I was thinking when Di Marzio would have some transfer news for us
You can guarantee the usual journos have probably now got word of this and will putting something together as we speak
But why haven't we signed him earlier then? he's been a free agent for the past 6 weeks. He will demand too much money to be brought in as a squad player, we've just started to clear out the deadwood then we'll re fill it with 250k a week, 34 year old, injury prone Cavani sat on the bench.