Why not both?
Didn’t ETH said we are targeting for an experience forward + young forward?
Didn’t ETH said we are targeting for an experience forward + young forward?
Hypothetically speaking, who would be the better fit for United: Mbappe or Kane?
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This. Mbappe all the way.
Agree. It's Mbappe easily.
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He's currently 24. Say we get 3-4 years of him or so till he becomes 28, I doubt Madrid will want to repeat the Hazard mistake and put too much money into a 28 years old player.
Such an annoying answer to a hypothetical question.
Mbappe would be the better signing. Not to state the obvious but the age difference is pretty important.
Mbappe is still to enter his prime years and to be honest I’d be keeping an eye on how consistent Rashford is going to be and if he doesn’t cut it then slot M’bappe in on the left.
Mbappe is still to enter his prime years and to be honest I’d be keeping an eye on how consistent Rashford is going to be and if he doesn’t cut it then slot M’bappe in on the left.
I think the lop-sidedness towards Kane on this is a bit mad, or just overthinking the reality part of hypothetical question too much. I love the idea of Harry Kane being up front and it's marginally realistic, but the totally unrealistic thought of Mbappe is just, so much better. So what if it ruffles Rashfords feathers a bit..
Mbappe easily.
Best player in the world.
Best player in the world.
Mbappe the better player…. Kane maybe the better fit.
Prime Di Maria or prime Bruno?
Bruno, because he's a better fit for the club and its culture.
You can't just look at how good the player is in a figurative vacuum.
The same way, Kane is obviously the better fit and less problematic dressing room influence.
As United fans, we should all have been mentally scarred by Woodward's failed attempts to make us a Galactico team. I can't believe so many are falling for the hype. Like a gullible girl who falls for every f*ckboy despite being hurt over and over again.
Bruno, because he's a better fit for the club and its culture.
You can't just look at how good the player is in a figurative vacuum.
The same way, Kane is obviously the better fit and less problematic dressing room influence.
As United fans, we should all have been mentally scarred by Woodward's failed attempts to make us a Galactico team. I can't believe so many are falling for the hype. Like a gullible girl who falls for every f*ckboy despite being hurt over and over again.
Kane for multiple reasons, mainly being the better fit as the focal point for ETH's system.
Having Rashford and Mbappe in a front line would never work, ever. So obviously Kane
Kylian is a far better player. I’d expect us to be a more dangerous team with Rashford - Martial - Mbappé than Rashford - Kane - Antony.
He's obviously a class above Kane but he'd probably cost twice as much, be here half as long despite his youth and doesn't defend. Mbappe is the better player but I'd prefer Kane. I don't think it's an accident that City have never been linked with him.
Yeah I never understand why people fail to realize how much of that Spurs team is literally built around maximizing everything Kane wants to do and him scoring the goals. It's similar to how the later Madrid teams were with Ronaldo, except Kane isn't banging in 50+ and winning CL ties on his own. He's scoring around 30 for a much worse Spurs side.
Goals are never as easy as "oh just add X players goals to the side and we win the league/challenge/etc."
It's amazing how many people don't get that. It's why PSG were so terrible despite 3 of the best 5 forwards in the world and why Keane was completely wrong when he defended Ronaldo.
In Kanes case, it's because he's England's golden boy. I remember Gabby Agnonlahor honestly argue Kane was the best finisher in the world a year ago.
As much as I'd be very happy to sign either, both signings would worry me a bit.
We didn't play well with Ronaldo despite him getting alot of goals. Would Kane be similar? It's not as though Spurs consistantly play well even when Kane is in good scoring form. Also with his age has probably only got 2 or the 3 decent seasons then no resale value.
Mbappe could cause problems in the dressing room, would only stay a couple of years. He would keep Rashford and Garnacho out of the team or force us to play them out of their favoured position on the left.
If we were spending big which I don't think we are. I don't think I would go for either (unless on a free transfer next season). I would spend the money on Victor Osimhen instead.
We didn't play well with Ronaldo despite him getting alot of goals. Would Kane be similar? It's not as though Spurs consistantly play well even when Kane is in good scoring form. Also with his age has probably only got 2 or the 3 decent seasons then no resale value.
Mbappe could cause problems in the dressing room, would only stay a couple of years. He would keep Rashford and Garnacho out of the team or force us to play them out of their favoured position on the left.
If we were spending big which I don't think we are. I don't think I would go for either (unless on a free transfer next season). I would spend the money on Victor Osimhen instead.
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Because PSG's owners wouldn't sell their best player to City.
Real Madrid could go for Kane, and they're focusing all of their energy on Mbappe.
That's not an accident. And they already have a damn good player on the left too.
I think Rashford & Kane is a better fit than Mbappe & Rashford.
Although Mbappe is the best in the world right now I’d be really worried about his effect on the dressing room and the clubs wage structure. Think a problem like Pogba x 100.
Although Mbappe is the best in the world right now I’d be really worried about his effect on the dressing room and the clubs wage structure. Think a problem like Pogba x 100.
Kane.
Mbappe, obviously
I love, love, love Kane. I think he would be transformative of our squad and make us into genuine challengers on all fronts. However, Mbappe is a generational talent who is 24 years old and probably would win a couple of Balon d'Ors if he went to Madrid. We would be signing the future balon d'Or winner if we got him. He's technically superior, a force of nature on the pitch, and can influence games by sheer willpower. Player v player I think Mbappe is the better option.
However, raw ability isn't everything, and the circus that comes with Mbappe, the fee, the wages, the publicity chaos and everything that comes with signing Kylian Mbappe is a huge negative. I would much rather have Kane, a reliable player who fits the system and is a model professional, than Mbappe. Kane costs less and likely has a less absurd wage demand than whatever we would need to pay Mbappe. Mbappe is currently paid €72M - or £1.1M a week, and is being offered the equivalent of £11M a week by Saudis. In addition Kane has a tremendous record in the Premier League and a consistency that few others can match. He would slot in perfectly in the squad we already have, while Mbappe might need quite a few adjustments - most notably he plays at his best in the position of our current best goalscorer Marcus Rashford. When you add it all together then Kane is the better option for us in this current point in time.
However, raw ability isn't everything, and the circus that comes with Mbappe, the fee, the wages, the publicity chaos and everything that comes with signing Kylian Mbappe is a huge negative. I would much rather have Kane, a reliable player who fits the system and is a model professional, than Mbappe. Kane costs less and likely has a less absurd wage demand than whatever we would need to pay Mbappe. Mbappe is currently paid €72M - or £1.1M a week, and is being offered the equivalent of £11M a week by Saudis. In addition Kane has a tremendous record in the Premier League and a consistency that few others can match. He would slot in perfectly in the squad we already have, while Mbappe might need quite a few adjustments - most notably he plays at his best in the position of our current best goalscorer Marcus Rashford. When you add it all together then Kane is the better option for us in this current point in time.
Sign Kane. It sorts the striker situation for the next 2-3 years and then find the next big thing that could be our leading man for the next decade.
The circus around Mbappe is probably too much and as said above, there's no guarantee he would be here for that long.
The circus around Mbappe is probably too much and as said above, there's no guarantee he would be here for that long.
We have decent CB cover and RB options, if we get another midfielder in I’d say bench wise it’s as good as most bar maybe city as you’d expect
They've accepted an offer from the Saudis.
They focus their energy on Mbappe because they're a club obsessed with star players. Mbappe is a bigger star than Kane but I'm not sure he'd be as good for a team.
Kane. He’s a better fit for this current Utd side and doesn’t come with any of the baggage either. Mbappe’s talent is undeniable though.
Kane because of the link up play to the likes of Rashford, Antony, Sancho or Greenwood. Aldo Mbappe is better than all of them but the reallity is we are not getting either
Would be buzzing with either one.
If only we were in a position that it wasn’t an hypothetical question
If only we were in a position that it wasn’t an hypothetical question
He is literally the best player in the world, but Kane would be better for every team?
Makes no sense. Also the Saudis don't own City, so them accepting an offer from a Saudi club is irrelevant.
I kinda agree with him, I would rather have Kane because he helps improve the other players performances, Mbappe is not that influential to his teammates in the same way.
With Kane you will be better than the sum of all your parts.
Kane would take us closer to the top two but wouldn't win anything for the next couple of years. By then, he could be nearly finished as a top striker.
Mbappe comes with a bigger baggage, but could actually deliver a title because he is younger and has a higher ceiling than Kane.
Mbappe comes with a bigger baggage, but could actually deliver a title because he is younger and has a higher ceiling than Kane.
I think Mbappe and Rashford would be the closest we would have to Rooney Ronaldo in those 2 final years.
Stylistically it would be Kane but if we hypothetically had a choice between the two it would be insane not to opt for Mbappe, as he is comfortably the better footballer, more valuable and six years younger.
You're only focusing on passing/playmaking which I agree Kane is superior.
Mbappe's incredible pace as an outlet and as a ball carrier also carves out space for others too. He can be influential in different ways.
Inverting the question - If you ask me who'd be the better fit for PSG - Kane or Rashford. I'd go with Kane.
Kane would be the better fit for our team football-wise. We already have Rashford who's inferior but plays in a similar role as Mbappe.
Also - arguably - Mbappe's media comments at times give me the impression that he's not good for dressing room harmony.
Kane would be the better fit for our team football-wise. We already have Rashford who's inferior but plays in a similar role as Mbappe.
Also - arguably - Mbappe's media comments at times give me the impression that he's not good for dressing room harmony.
He's not going to be as effective in the PL as he was in France with it though.
Don't see how there is much debate in this one, has to be Mbappe for sure. Seems like he'd fit way better into EtH's style of play that he's aiming for as well.
Kane would be great as a central focus point but Mbappe would contribute more overall alongside the inevitable tsunami of goals he'd get with the pressing style.
Kane would be great as a central focus point but Mbappe would contribute more overall alongside the inevitable tsunami of goals he'd get with the pressing style.
Not this again...