72M euros is the fee included all add-on...
And what do you think the difficulty between negotiation with a player who has release clause and has not release clause....
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72M euros is the fee included all add-on...
And what do you think the difficulty between negotiation with a player who has release clause and has not release clause....
Still feel it could improve with right coaching,however it's understandable there are concerns about his ability in the air especially considering the height.
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Fully agree with this. With the amount of games he’d likely play, 16+ goals in the Prem is my expectation for him at minimum. Maybe another 6-8 goals total across UCL, FA and LC games. 22+ goals across all comps.
I get he’s a young prospect but we also have to expect him to deliver.
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Need some ruthlessness from this guy. We create tons of easy chances.
People need to get over Kane. We’ve got a 20 year old striker here for the next 5+ years. Also for an extra 20m we still wouldn’t have signed Kane because Levy wouldn’t have sold him to us the same price he’d sell him to Bayern. We’d of had to pay at least 150m to even convince him.
Wages too (500k p/w+ by media accounts). Would've been a total of 204M over 4 years instead of 75M-ish with Hojlund. The deals aren't really comparable.
I still wish we got Kane because he'd have transformed the team but given the situation now I'm happy we finished our business early and aren't stuck dealing with Levy and Kane.
Also we need to break e proposed salary rebuild again if we sign Kane.
Some post reported that he need 500+k/week salary..
Will go £100m plus £20m in addons but like you say have accepted he's off to Bayern
Yeah waiting for him and there was every chance we end up empty handed this window
reminds me of vieri
Likewise pal
It’s pounds not euro (£72m = about €84m) but yes I acknowledged the point about the release clause earlier in the thread.
Interesting analysis of why ETH chose Hojlund instead of the others (@9.10 onwards):
Thats the fee, who said we are paying 75m euros this year and its not in installments?
I really look forward to seeing him in action. What I especially like about him is that he is still only 20 years, and there is so much room for him to grow while already being quite good in certain aspects of the game. ETH does love these kind of players who are physical, versatile, show good pressing ability, have a huge work-rate and can control the play until other players arrive. I am sure ETH will develop Hojlund into an aggressive and hungry machine for goals.
That's a bit weird conclusion. So Kane and Muani were a better fit, but we didn't have 90+ million, we only had 70million for a young guy that maybe isn't quite there yet but has physical attributes. That doesn't sound too promising but I do think he has a point.
Kane is the perfect choice but we can't afford his total package (transfer fee, wages and zero resale value.) He sees ETH as a pragmatic manager who can change his style of play to suit the situation. (Something Ajax fans have said before.) But also mould/improve players.
Hojlund has a good enough base for ETH to work with -- which may be taken as a slight on Pep since Pep buys ready-made players to fit his systems.
There may be some element of truth to that when you consider that ETH has worked mainly in smaller clubs -- that had pragmatic or depended on great coaching abilities -- as compared to Pep's background of Barca, Bayern and now City.
ETH improves players versus Pep's more creative with systems?
Didn't watch the clip but that's a pretty fair assessment imo.
I'd be happy enough if the lad could provide us some decent pressing, hold up and linking job. And score a couple of goals. He's still very young and raw and it's be his first year in a new, much more difficult league.
The hype and expectation is understandable but too much won't do anyone any good imo.
Fully agreed here. I have very low expectation of Rasmus for this season, a few scrappy goals and some development in key areas would be ok. At the very least he will provide some physicality, threat on counters and occupy defenders. I guess that would already be an improvement on last season. I really hope this guy isn't expected to deliver we used to think what 80m striker is because what he is now is not why we paid so much.
I think he will be good for 15 + goals but am more concerned with performance, goals will come, this guy has all the tools.
Regardless he will be a massive upgrade on Martial and Wout, also more goals to come from Garnacho, Mount, more flexibility more creativity, more options, I don't think we will be breaking scoring records next season but think we will see 20-30 more goals than last season and that should put us right up in the race.... City will still win but we will definitely be much closer
Hopefully we see some more movement on this today, if we can get him in training for Wednesday that is ideal for the weekend matches
Eriksen was asked about Hojlund in an interview. He says he thinks he is good and has developed in the last year as a number 9. Certainly wasn’t raving about him but you get the impression Eriksen is quite relaxed about everything.
Interestingly he did mention that he spoke to Hojlund about lots of good things at Man Utd - but also bad things. I wonder what those bad things are?
Interestingly he did mention that he spoke to Hojlund about lots of good things at Man Utd - but also bad things. I wonder what those bad things are?
Glazers, outdated facilities, Maguire.
He could be downplaying it to decrease the amount of pressure he will be under. Bit kinder than saying he's the best thing since sliced bread and he's on for 25+ goals next season.
I'm glad he's also telling him the bad things. Makes him more aware and focused and not walking in the place with rose-tinted glasses on.
I love that he is left footed mostly but can shoot with his right, isn't scared to shoot, pass or hold the ball up in close spaces, has a bit of trickery, pace and great physical attributes. He can score goals from difficult positions. Super signing by Manchester United. He’s gonna do wonders in the PL. He will score 20 + goals in the league. Yes, I did say that.
What's the 411 on when he's flying to Manchester for the medical?
The toughest thing for him will be shaking this haaland comparison that’s going on.
That's the thing. The TV companies love this kind of nonsense.
logging into Facebook this morning I saw two memes about it and a article with the title he cost 20 million more and he’s not even the real one.
the only comparison is they’re both blonde and Scandinavian.
And they are both center forwards with similar strengths
Quote me on that at the end of the season
He hasn’t even kicked a ball in the prem yet. It’s unfair to compare anyone to haaland, he’s a freak. The lad needs to be given a chance and time to even be mentioned in the same breath it’s totally unfair. The fee is the reason they get compared. If he cost 20mil no one would be doing it. And I think he’ll be great for us.
Hearing a lot about how the striker market is poor. It is, but only because the manager decided not to buy Isak or Gakpo last summer. Both were cheaper and they are both better. Also, there are several strikers who have been bought and sold this window who are good enough but play for smaller teams. Scouts should be finding these guys (Hojlund would have been one such player if we bought him last year).
On the Haaland comparisons, they're both big CFs with blonde hair who play for Manchester clubs. Obviously they will be compared. If you don't like it its only because Haaland is a significantly better player.
On the Haaland comparisons, they're both big CFs with blonde hair who play for Manchester clubs. Obviously they will be compared. If you don't like it its only because Haaland is a significantly better player.
He was compared to Haaland before being linked to us.
Thats because there are a lot of similarities between the two, just albeit on different levels of quality.
Eriksen seems media savvy enough to somewhat downplay the expectations. He knows if he raves about him it’s going to bite Utd and Hojlund on the ass if he doesn’t start well.
Really excited to see him play and develop here. It's clear he's got a very high ceiling and - probably for the first time in well over a decade - I feel we have a manager capable of nurturing a player like him.
That said, I don't think we should be under any allusion that it will take time with him. Ironically, his is a signing which would make a move for a Cavani-esque stop-gap option far more sensible. I still think our team is way short of goals in the short-term from seriously competing.
That said, I don't think we should be under any allusion that it will take time with him. Ironically, his is a signing which would make a move for a Cavani-esque stop-gap option far more sensible. I still think our team is way short of goals in the short-term from seriously competing.
And they’re both CFs
And they’re both left footed
And they play in a similar way
And they’re both about the same height
And they’re both the same build
And their names are almost identical
And they’re both in their early 20s
And they both have a ‘goal a game’ international record
And they both play for rival Manchester teams
But yeah, other than that, they’re completely different.
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