It's a really simplistic take to just look at the numbers. As a footballer he's far better than Rasmus in just about every aspect.
I dont think simple things like winning the ball in the air, being an aggressive nuisance to defenders, having more direct play and getting shots off quicker is something that's just a Mckenna style at Ipswich vs Manchester United.
yes, maybe if we had a proven goal scorer and we were looking for a young back up but we don't have 30m to gamble at the 9 position bc we need goals
Nah, Hojlund scored about half of his goals within a 6 game period. He's been pretty awful in the vast majority of games he has played.
Shaw and probably Jones were of the right quality. They just got destroyed by injury to the extent they weren't able to reach their potential (although Shaw still went on to have two seasons where he was one of the best leftbacks in the world, so we can only wonder how good he could have been without the injuries).
Just like Delap. They are both not good enough.
I expect Delap to do better but a lot of what you are saying is projection. Delap has operated with a lot more space due to teams playing a high line against Ipswich and this has afforded him a lot more time on the ball than Rasmus has typically been given. Yes he is better in the air but 99% of footballers are as that is Hojlund's most glaring weakness, despite that Delap has not scored a single headed goal so yes he is better but he is not actually very good in this area.
That does not alter the fact that even for 100M the player you want simply is not there. Leaving aside the possibility of signing any bigger names which ranges from slim to none in most cases, there is not a single player potentially on the move this summer who is a certainty to score 20+ goals in the PL.
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Not to rain on your math here but you are suggesting a wildly improbable impact from 1 player alone.
Exactly
Yeah why we didn't sign Guirassy when he was available for something like €17m I don't know
Hojlund was a mistake. We spent 70m for a striker who scored 9 goals in the Serie A was bonkers. The Amad deal was crazy as well. We paid 19m (exc add ons and bonuses) for a player who played like 4 games in the Serie A. Then there was rumors that he wanted Ederson as well. Considering how he negotiated with Atalanta then they would have probably taken us for the cleaners as well. It's almost as if our former DOF wanted to make sure that if things went wrong with United he'll land a good job with them. It's all conspiracy theory of course.
️Many reasons: longevity, yet to enter physical peak, less mileage on the legs so likely to deal with pressing systems for longer, resale value, lower wage demands*
True. But I’d never suggested we are just going for the cheapest option, and I also think David would be entirely ill suited to the PL but could do well in La Liga or Serie A.
Personally I don’t think Guirassy would be a good fit for us
Yeah we simply have to sign a proven striker like you say irrespective of CL qualification. Obviously the options will be reduced without being able to offer it. I just haven't seen anything yet to suggest we want to bring in an experienced number 9 too.
This feels like the sort of thing I’ve said in the last few summer windows. Something along the lines of ‘I hope the club/manager sees something I don’t, because on the face of it this is a baffling decision’, only for that thing to happen like we all thought it would.
Well as discussed with @devilish Shick or Sesko have impressive stats particularly aerially. Obviously Gyokeres is the ideal target but clearly he wants to go elsewhere so off the table.
Schick could be intriguing but you have to factor in that he is 29 with a pretty lengthy injury history and has not been that prolific in all bar a couple of his seasons. The price could be lowish, around 30M, but that is only if Leverkusen agree to sell which is not certain. Sesko is not certain to agree to a move at this point, he seems to be being very deliberate about his career progress so far, if he does move then the release clause is around 80M for a player with a similar goal scoring record to Delap in an easier league so no certainty of success there. I just don't see that there is anyone who is available and is going to bring a certainty of better production than Delap, it is just not a great market for strikers at the moment.
I think thats fair - I didnt put too much thought into how he'd be vs a low block and how that affects his game. That being said, his physicality and willingness to be a nuisance would cause a lot more havoc for defenders than what Hojlund has offered, and I think that would lead to gaps in the opposition's defensive structure.
We’ve got £90m ish cash and another £90m ish from the RCF (which I’d assume we’d like to avoid using).
Ye but it doesn’t mean he wouldn’t flop at either of those teams, or he could shine at them teams because there more settled than we are. Also some of the players we’ve signed over the years have been linked with city, Fred and maguire to name a couple.
