Both.
Haaland or Kane?
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Maybe I am just too into Kane, but I don't think a player will pop up to his level and have us get him in the near future. Him/Augero/Henry etc. are in their own leagues. We were very close with Shearer, I would like us to make the same hunger to try and get Kane because I would like to think he'd prefer to join us. This is where the "we are Manchester United" thing comes into it
but I'm sure growing up seeing United win as someone from this country will be a huge thing for him.Maybe I am just too into Kane, but I don't think a player will pop up to his level and have us get him in the near future. Him/Augero/Henry etc. are in their own leagues. We were very close with Shearer, I would like us to make the same hunger to try and get Kane because I would like to think he'd prefer to join us. This is where the "we are Manchester United" thing comes into it
So stung after the Sanchez deal but I knew and I said so at the time to anyone who’d listen that he was going to be a bust. This is Kane’s big move. You know he’ll be super psyched to win titles and another cracking player for our youth to look up to. Yeah the more I think about it the more I like it. I’ve been majorly put off Haaland but you know he’s a phenomenon.
For sure, Haaland is going to have a terrific career. But given how we've overhauled the infrastructure and reset our approach toward long term planning, I don't think he suits us. That's before we consider player for player attributes.
Ideally Haaland but I’m half expecting Ed to bump up Martial’s wages with a new contract and sign Martin Braithwaite.
Way less inevitable drama and that’s actually priceless. I never thought much of the agent stuff until recently but Pogba could end up leaving on a free again and the Haaland tour of the clubs on the eve of the CL matches. I don’t care what anyone says, that’s not ideal preparation. No it’s probably not going to lose you the game but it’s certainly not going to help you win either.
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I do enjoy this kind of what if as the chances of getting either are slim...however:
Kane is an elite player in his prime with years of consistent scoring in the Premier League, he has also added great creativity to his game. Haaland could be elite but I refuse to call him elite right now. His CL scoring gives me confidence that he will be but its so hard to compare Bundesliga to Prem.
Both will cost a fortune. Haaland moreso as that means the pizza agent involvement with crazy fees, sell on clauses, and a definite chance of departure, maybe for nothing which we may see with Pogba. Kane means no sell on either due to age, but its a guaranteed 3 to 5 years of top play. His major con is the recurring ankle injury. He would be able to rest more for us however.
I think Kane immediately makes us Title challengers as we don't have a central forward with his kind of numbers and most importantly Kane can create his own goals. Haaland would definitely be an improvement on what we have but hes still learning so there's less guarantee of immediate success.
Age wise Haaland is a no Brainer but the cons of his association makes Kane look a smarter bet
Kane is an elite player in his prime with years of consistent scoring in the Premier League, he has also added great creativity to his game. Haaland could be elite but I refuse to call him elite right now. His CL scoring gives me confidence that he will be but its so hard to compare Bundesliga to Prem.
Both will cost a fortune. Haaland moreso as that means the pizza agent involvement with crazy fees, sell on clauses, and a definite chance of departure, maybe for nothing which we may see with Pogba. Kane means no sell on either due to age, but its a guaranteed 3 to 5 years of top play. His major con is the recurring ankle injury. He would be able to rest more for us however.
I think Kane immediately makes us Title challengers as we don't have a central forward with his kind of numbers and most importantly Kane can create his own goals. Haaland would definitely be an improvement on what we have but hes still learning so there's less guarantee of immediate success.
Age wise Haaland is a no Brainer but the cons of his association makes Kane look a smarter bet
It changes, but only that everyone knows he wants to leave and has a fee. There's no reason for Spurs to be "reasonable", and "reasonable" for one of the top 2 strikers in world football at 27 from one of the richest clubs in the world is already a fee of £120m or more.
There's not a chance in hell that Kane leaves during after a full covid season and no attendance revenue IMO. Nobody will pay that.
I think if Harry Kane was available for 120m, there will be interest. Players like him and Mbappe are exception players who are proven quantities that are worth moving for when the opportunity is there. Even moreso than Haaland.
He fecked himself by signing a 6 year deal in 2018. Nobody is buying him out of that. He basically committed his prime to spurs.
Kane. This team needs quality and experience.
The calculation could be that simple but I don’t think it is. I’d rather have Haaland but the difference in the price tag between the two would be massive, probably in the range of 50m, which would go a long way toward addressing our other huge need at CDM.
We all know about Levy, but if Kane wants to leave Levy cannot hold out for 150m. 100m is still a lot of cash. He may only have 5 years left at the top level but of the board decide to go for it and see financial value in winning major trophies, 100m for Kane (plus huge wages of course) is cash well spent.
I'd love either, but especially Haaland given his age and more long term potential.
However I really can't see us getting either of them. Money is a big issue this summer, and the fees for either would be comparatively huge. And I'm not convinced Kane will even ask to leave.
If they do leave, both clubs seem reluctant to do deals with us if they can prevent it - and add in the Raiola factor for the Haaland deal. Also, Haaland will likely have options of teams more used to winning recent trophies (although we'd be huge contenders if he joined us). While Kane might be more likely to move abroad, or join City who, for some reason, I imagine the Spurs fans would be less angry at him leaving for than for United.
I'd love to be wrong about either but I'd be very surprised to see either of them join us.
However I really can't see us getting either of them. Money is a big issue this summer, and the fees for either would be comparatively huge. And I'm not convinced Kane will even ask to leave.
If they do leave, both clubs seem reluctant to do deals with us if they can prevent it - and add in the Raiola factor for the Haaland deal. Also, Haaland will likely have options of teams more used to winning recent trophies (although we'd be huge contenders if he joined us). While Kane might be more likely to move abroad, or join City who, for some reason, I imagine the Spurs fans would be less angry at him leaving for than for United.
I'd love to be wrong about either but I'd be very surprised to see either of them join us.
Brilliant
Ed Woodward "Martin Braithwaite signings generated 75% more social media interactions than Mbappe to Real Madrid"
Basically it's between a constantly lurking agent in Railo and a one-time painful experience in Levy.
i might slight minority Id take kane. we need a quick fix who we are certain it would work for. Alot of quality strikers/players have moved to premiership and didnt live up to expectation. Its a cert kane sign he scores and can play the league
Haaland for me. Both would have a big impact over the next 3-5 years, at that stage we could either sell Haaland for a profit or sign him up again whereas at that point Kane will have little value.
Kane just has no exit routes, he locked himself there with that 6 year contract. He’s 28 with a history of injuries that haven’t shown any signs of abating. He wants to break all the PL goal scoring records but there’s no club that can pay Spurs what he’s worth to them. The time to move was last summer or the one before. City aren’t dumb enough to commit 100-170 million or whatever ridiculous figure Levy would want.
The only players worth breaking the bank for are Haaland and Mbappe. Every club would love Kane but he’s stuck at Spurs. Either on a free or with a year left on his deal he could get a move. To who will depend on the league and what it looks like then.
The only players worth breaking the bank for are Haaland and Mbappe. Every club would love Kane but he’s stuck at Spurs. Either on a free or with a year left on his deal he could get a move. To who will depend on the league and what it looks like then.
Not a fan of either. Both are great players and great goal scorers. But I don’t think, baring Bayern last year, having an out an out number 9 is the way forward.
Even City, they had one of the best in the world. But Pep made Aguero adapt his game. I think football has changed. We have a team that gets goals from several different players, if we have a Kane type player the risk is that we start playing solely to his strengths and when he gets marked out of the game we’re screwed.
Even City, they had one of the best in the world. But Pep made Aguero adapt his game. I think football has changed. We have a team that gets goals from several different players, if we have a Kane type player the risk is that we start playing solely to his strengths and when he gets marked out of the game we’re screwed.
If we manage to pull the below off, that would be a very successful window. You'll see if we sign Kane that the numbers of Rashford and Greenwood would shoot up significantly, he absolutely gets the best out of his teammates and brings them into the game. The added benefit is seeing that many English players in a United lineup would send most Caf members to meltdown.
Henderson
Wan-Bissaka [CB Signing] Maguire Shaw
Rice Pogba
Greenwood Fernandes Rashford
Kane
[Backup GK Signing]
[RB Signing] Tuanzebe Lindelöf Telles
McTominay Fred
Diallo Van de Beek Elanga
Martial
Henderson
Wan-Bissaka [CB Signing] Maguire Shaw
Rice Pogba
Greenwood Fernandes Rashford
Kane
[Backup GK Signing]
[RB Signing] Tuanzebe Lindelöf Telles
McTominay Fred
Diallo Van de Beek Elanga
Martial
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Oh no you're right, the newly discovered concept of marking will be the end to football as we know it, I just pray someone figures out how to counter this paralyzing move before every striker in the world retires.
Either
But haaland if I had to choose
But haaland if I had to choose
Haaland.
A whole paragraph of the lowest form of wit
What's to say when Kane signed a new deal he had a private agreement with Levy saying if he hadn't won a trophy in X amount of time he has to let him go? Deals like this are done but not made public for obvious reasons. Contracts are basically there for one thing, decent transfer fee when sold before it runs out.
Pretty much. Even if we assume Kane has 4 good seasons left in him, hes going to cost a fortune. Haaland wont drop in value for another 8 years
This. Each one of them comes with their own pros and cons, but both are world class. In terms of immediately lifting this team, I'd guess a fit Kane would be better for now. But both would be massive transfers which would mean spunking our whole budget on one of them (assuming they'd be open to come to us)
Kane is guaranteed success. He has showed many season that he is one of the best players in the PL.
(I said exactly this for Sanchez as well.)
(I said exactly this for Sanchez as well.)
That is a ridiculous statement. One big injury or a sustained drop in form and his value could plummet as it would with any other player.
Kane! Dream signing.
Kane. He is more creative than I imagine Haaland ever becoming, in addition to being just as good of a scorer. He's in his prime right now, and his style of football isn't one that will really decline that much in the upcoming years since he doesn't rely much on pace. The only question mark over him is his injury record, which I will admit I'm not 100% sure the specifics of.
Haaland easily. Can’t believe the amount of people saying Kane, he’d cost just as much, get injured three times as much, and is a lot older.
Really... I mean I get why you say that but let's say he signs a 5 year contract and after 4 years says he won't sign a new deal ... I mean raiola wouldt exactly talk him out of that
Knowing our luck he’d have one good season then start creaking. Just a bit sick of us signing 28 year olds and acting dumbfounded when they need replacing after 18 months.
Exactly this. He's engineered his way into spending his prime years at Spurs with no way out. He's stuck.
Sign me up for Kane in an instant please
Not only is he more realistic, even though Levy would surely squeeze a Prem record fee for him, he's one of the greatest goal scorers the league has ever seen. Would be much less a question mark than Haaland.
The only potential drawback would be his injury history but his productivity when on the pitch outweighs those concerns in my eyes.
This is the kind of move I'm certain Fergie would've pulled off earlier.
Not only is he more realistic, even though Levy would surely squeeze a Prem record fee for him, he's one of the greatest goal scorers the league has ever seen. Would be much less a question mark than Haaland.
The only potential drawback would be his injury history but his productivity when on the pitch outweighs those concerns in my eyes.
This is the kind of move I'm certain Fergie would've pulled off earlier.
Håland is obviously the rational choice, but for some reason I just really want to see Kane play for us.
Both Bale and Modric should have played for us, so it's only fair we get Kane now
Both Bale and Modric should have played for us, so it's only fair we get Kane now
Haaland because of his age
Kane. People thinking that because Haaland is younger that'll mean you'll get him playing for you for ten years. Ha, his agent will be pimping him out to other clubs inside of 24 months.