Yeah and will likely mean that DM & CM are going to end up neglected yet AGAIN
Potential striker signings (who aren't named Højlund)
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Yeah and will likely mean that DM & CM are going to end up neglected yet AGAIN
Gakpo for Greenwood’s spot...I have watched extensively (on YouTube) for a long time (since I read The Mirror this morning) and I can confirm (I reckon) he would give us both a creative winger out wide and a target man as a 9 (he is marginally better than what we have)
You can thank me when he wins the golden boot.
You can thank me when he wins the golden boot.
Angel Correa is the closest I've seen in many ways.
Different position but we need to take a serious look at Olise, he looks the nuts.
Unless Pogba signs a new contract and VDB decides to stay after all (with possibility of Ten Haag), neither of which I expect nor want, I am 100% certain we will actuall sign a midfielder this summer. Still be poor in my eyes as we withougt doubt need two for me
I don’t think it matters if Pogba or VDB stay as neither of those are the type of midfielder we need
I’d be happy to see Nunez, Gakpo and Nkunku all come in this summer alongside Rashford, Sancho, Elanga and Diallo with Ronaldo, Cavani, Mata and Lingard all possibly going and the uncertainty over Greenwood.
Yes, I completely agree with that statement. But of course if they were to stay, its two more places in the squad, two more lots of wages etc etc, we definatley wouldnt sign two then, you could even have concern for one coming
I am not claiming Sancho will be worse off playing alongside Kane - I am saying he will be better alongside a Haaland/ Cavani/ Drogba or a Torres/ Eto'o/ Villa/ Vardy. And I'm saying he won't bring the best out of Kane/ a Kane type. Sancho is not going to be running in behind with the same effectiveness or frequency that Son does.
We are really talking about the same issue - the lack of a willingness to stretch the play and offer a direct, penetrative threat in the front three. Contrary to what you are saying, that doesn't have to come from the right though. Yes, Rashford should be providing some running power and yet he is not, and yes, Elanga has come in and shown the pace, energy and movement that Rashford has been either unwilling or incapable of injecting into the side. The youngster has had a really positive impact precisely because he provides what others in the team do not. So it's very strange to say our issues have nothing to do with not having a 'speedy, bulldozing 9' - it of course does, because our difficulties in stretching the play could be addressed with a conventional central striker. It's not like it would be outside the norm to have a 'proper' no.9, and though there are certainly more recent examples of 'false' 9s like Kane, Ibrahimovic, Berbatov, Firmino or Messi, it's most definitely not the default for that position. For the same reason, it's also untrue that having a traditional striker would not go some way to compensating for Rashford's poor performances - logically it would, as the striker would be providing some of the things Rashford is not and that the side is otherwise lacking. Look at the impact Cavani had when fitness permitted him a run of fixtures last season - he provided the team with another dimension in the same way Elanga has.
Even if we were to go with Elanga, Rashford's form picked up on that side of the pitch or we brought in a shiny new direct right winger, I would still say a player with a more regular interpretation of a centre forwards role would be better for the team than a player, like Kane, who constantly looks to drop into the hole. Even strikers like Lewandowski or Van Nistelrooy, who excelled more with their back to goal during build-up play and who - though they 'could' run in behind - you wouldn't say threatened the space behind the defence consistently, still gave depth to the attack by playing against the centre backs rather than converging on the ball all the time. I would rather the striker left those spaces between the lines for Sancho to move into with or off the ball (and helped create said spaces by stretching the game).
I am also excited by what I have seen of Diallo, and haven't really considered any potential buys for the right wing. I like the prospect of Sancho and Diallo on each wing. Nice symmetry. And I would like us to buy a centre forward to facilitate the use of those two. Simply, like the idea of that more than seeing either Rashford or Elanga on our right side.
Dawin Nunez is looking like my number 1 Target
Fast stretches the play,
Good Link-up play
Aerial Threat
Right age profile
Looks a modern day complete Number 9 which we desperately need
Fast stretches the play,
Good Link-up play
Aerial Threat
Right age profile
Looks a modern day complete Number 9 which we desperately need
Thing I remember most fondly about Tevez was that while he wouldn't score as many goals as Ronaldo or Rooney, the goals he did score were usually goals that won us games or earned us points. I love a player who scores important goals.
When we need a goal now, nobody really has the bottle to deliver regularly.
Seems like an all-rounder striker. Good in build up play, good aerial threat and fast. His numbers aren’t too prolific though. Are Rai reliable?
I’d be really concerned by Osimhen’s injury history. Napoli always charge way over the odds for players too.
Gakpo looks intriguing. He signed a new deal very recently so I don’t expect him to leave this Summer. Think he’ll have another season at PSV and maybe be moved more centrally as a striker (he’s been playing on the left so probably not the most suitable for us right now).
I like Nunez a lot but there’s a fair few mixed reviews on him. I think some of it is based on a mediocre first season at Benfica but he’s gotten much more confident and decisive this season.
My ‘mate’ Charles De Ketelaere has just suffered a dislocated shoulder so may be out a few weeks and probably will need surgery. Should be fine for the Summer though. More people will join the CDK bandwagon soon. We must sign him.
Gakpo looks intriguing. He signed a new deal very recently so I don’t expect him to leave this Summer. Think he’ll have another season at PSV and maybe be moved more centrally as a striker (he’s been playing on the left so probably not the most suitable for us right now).
I like Nunez a lot but there’s a fair few mixed reviews on him. I think some of it is based on a mediocre first season at Benfica but he’s gotten much more confident and decisive this season.
My ‘mate’ Charles De Ketelaere has just suffered a dislocated shoulder so may be out a few weeks and probably will need surgery. Should be fine for the Summer though. More people will join the CDK bandwagon soon. We must sign him.
Osimhen will cost minimum €80m plus adds on since Napoli signed him for €70m plus €10m adds on. I guess you could see the fees is good value as good long term striker signing.
looking like Liverpool’s main target.
Chiesa is my pick if not Haaland but would he come to us ?
Torn ACL I believe. Will be out most if not all of 2022. Super player though. Don’t see him leaving Juve.
Chiesa is not a striker though
Osimhen's goalscoring record isn't good enough for that sort of money, compare his record in italy with Lukaku's for example. He wasn't even prolific in france either. Napoli overpayed for him and will want their money back and then some, not worth it.
Oh thats pretty bad hes a really good player too world class strikers are very slim pickings these days
Don't know if this source(Portuguese I think) reliable or not but I do remember its name when we wanted Bruno
Napoli paid €70M for Osimhen which seems overpriced and they'd want at least a €20M mark-up on that from us, the deal makes no sense budget-wise. Alexander Isak is a talented footballer but not very prolific, like Richarlison from Everton.
Romano mentioned the other day that we may look at Nkunku as a striker option, as @Invictus said, he's a Swiss army knife of an attacker.
There's a links to Darwin Nunez today coming from Portugal, we've had a number of dead-end Benfica links in the past but here's a look at him, not great technically and a tad cumbersome but looks quick and physical.
I know a lot here like Jonathan David, he looks a bit raw and awkward to me but he's done reasonably well for Lille over the last couple of seasons.
Patrick Schick has had 3 solid seasons in the Bundesliga with 20 in 20 this season, but I've seen a few comments that he's not physically cut out for the PL.
Romano mentioned the other day that we may look at Nkunku as a striker option, as @Invictus said, he's a Swiss army knife of an attacker.
There's a links to Darwin Nunez today coming from Portugal, we've had a number of dead-end Benfica links in the past but here's a look at him, not great technically and a tad cumbersome but looks quick and physical.
I know a lot here like Jonathan David, he looks a bit raw and awkward to me but he's done reasonably well for Lille over the last couple of seasons.
Patrick Schick has had 3 solid seasons in the Bundesliga with 20 in 20 this season, but I've seen a few comments that he's not physically cut out for the PL.
Nkunku would definitely be a good shout given Ralfs RB links...
As talented as he is, he’s not really a striker is he?
I’d really prefer someone who could fill a lone forward role effectively, something a player like Nkunku shouldn’t be expected to do.
Why not both Nkunku and Jonathan David ?
I will gladly sell Martial and bring Nkunku in
Darwin Nunez or Patrick Schick would be good for us.
Nkunku is such a good, all round player. In the video above he looks like a natural CF of a high level, but I've seen him play in midfield and look equally as impressive there, carrying the ball past players, creating with his passing. He's got it all. I'm sure everyone will be in for him.
I'm in two minds, I like pace in my striker but also love a huge lad who can bully centre backs. Schtick is a big lad right?
Nkunku seems the sort of player Liverpool would buy and turn into a world beater
Can someone explain to me this Schick hype? He flopped in Serie A, was not doing anything special in BL before this season. He's 26.
Why in the hell United should buy this average player?
Why in the hell United should buy this average player?
He definitely looks like an oldschool #9.
We could change Haaland's name by deed poll and then buy him that way.
Probably because Ralf likes him. Ralf can spot good talent considering lot of players Liverpool signed (Matip, Konate, Firmino, Mane, Keita) were Ralf's babes.
It's absurd Haaland is not a real target when you spend $80 million on Maguire or $75 million in Sancho. Cristiano's was "free" but his wages should be super expensive, for a 36 yo guy.
Anyways, IMO Nkunku or Patrick Shick could be reasonable options. I would bring both.
Anyways, IMO Nkunku or Patrick Shick could be reasonable options. I would bring both.
Front 3 of Sancho, Nkunku and Nunez would be nice.
I can see a lot of interchanging between them.
I can see a lot of interchanging between them.
I’ve hinted at this a few times recently but the whispers that Lewandowski could be our next stopgap striker are starting to become a bit more audible
Could see it happening. Ronaldo & Cavani move on. Bayern sign Haaland.