Yes, just like Martial "sorted" it all those years ago. You can't just pay over the odds.
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Yes, just like Martial "sorted" it all those years ago. You can't just pay over the odds.
I think this gets done, but he's far from a sure thing, but it's an exciting option.
So what? There is Ferguson, Watkins, Ramos, Vlahovic
Then yes, he is certainly the answer
He will improve us massively and has room to grow. We looked so much better with a half-fit Martial this season, I honestly think having a competent striker, key word being competent will improve us a lot, and occupy defenders making things easier for Rashford, Antony etc
Hes a big risk though I agree, I think we'll bring in another experienced striker along side him too anyway. However hes the type of signing I like because he has a lot of potential and could really explode in a year or 2
Very debatable that any of those are currently the answer either. Although I do rate Ferguson in particular.
Ferguson is a fantastic talent but would cost about the same as Kane I suspect.
I dont think Watkins is good enough nor do I think he is as big a talent as Højlund.
Vlahovic would probably be a good signing. No idea about his price.
Kolo Muani too
This is hugely presumptuous. He's played one season. Unless it was Nunez/Haaland level numbers there is absolutely nothing to suggest this.
I'm not against his signing, but he should never brought in now with a plan to be our main main next season.
I don't think so personally. He would easily make more of an impact than Wout surely? That's the current barometer
I can't decide if Watkins can make the step up,also unsure whether Vlahovic fits what Erik wants from a striker
I was basing this on that fact we had no striker basically, and having watched him hes better than Weghorst
I think he looks good and is the type of player we should be bringing in, but something along the lines of 50-60m Euros including add-ons feels like more than a fair price to me. If Atalanta demand exorbitant prices go elsewhere, the guys not proven quality by any means and we must have a shortlist of young strikers lying around somewhere.
No, he’s not. I agree. I still hope we get him for a decent fee. SJ takes over and we break the bank for Kane too. Don’t know how much we can spend due to FFP though.
This guy will probably cost like 100m and again he’s not proven. We get ripped off no matter who we go for.
So who is? Lemme guess Kane and Osimhen
I was just stating that he is an option.
SJ taking over does nothing, we still don't have that much to spend, we won't be signing both Hojlund and Kane and we've already given up on Kane because of Levy
Right but with a fresh summer window we shouldn't be looking at "just being better than Wout".
We should be looking at a combination of experience with Hojlund or a stone cold goalscorer like Kane.
Hojlund alone isnt the answer, most certainly. Hojlund + Vlahovic/Ferguson/Ramos/Watkins however, and you're spreading that burden to other players who can chip in.
I've answered this.
I never said we should, I'm saying that why we'll get an improvment. Also I think we'll sign an experienced striker and Hojlunds potential is really good
Ferguson wouldn't cost the same amount as Kane.
I also have no idea where people are just overrating Hojlund from. He's had one season in Serie A and not many minutes played.
Watkins however proved capable of netting 15 in the Premier League season for a lesser side. I'm not saying one is better but just finding it odd that Hojlund is some banker talent and Watkins "isn't good enough".
Then we agree - my original post said Hojlund certainly isn't the answer.
Him with another striker might well be.
We're not signing Ferguson, nobody is. I don't understand why people can't understand this, he just signed a new contract until 2028 why on earth do you think Brighton will just kowtow to us and give us Ferguson for a cheap price if he's such a wonderkid?
Ferguson is a massive talent and is already playing in the premier league. He will cost an arm and a leg. Anything less than 100 m would surprise me.
Given the reports from italian media the price for Højlund seems to be around 60.
I have yet to see anything that suggest Watkins has any special talent.
I have followed Højlund much closer though so I might be wrong about Watkins.
But Kane often dropped deep as a 10 (at least, that was what I thought). A 10 with 22 passes per game is shite. That's why I was surprised with that Kane's stats.
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More often than not, these promising strikers fail to reach those 3 strikers (Lewa, Haaland, Osinhem) numbers. Not saying he won't reach those 3 numbers. Who knows.
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Any CF coming into the team now only needs to find the back of the net 15 times next season to be a huge success.
Rashford after a 30 goal season will carry the pressure of being the main goal scorer. If a young forward like Hojlund can come in and help him out then that's perfect.
Rashford after a 30 goal season will carry the pressure of being the main goal scorer. If a young forward like Hojlund can come in and help him out then that's perfect.
Huge succes you say. I happen to know of a young forward who could do that fairly easily.
It was against Lazio (finished 2nd) in a league game of February of this year.
29 y.o. is still fairly young, but not as footballer.
You can't seriously think that even if MG came back he would be the exact same player he was before he was suspended
You have take into consideration that Kane cannot afford to make safe passes. The reason he drops deep is because he is getting no service and if he drops deep and plays safe passes then there is no point.
Agreed. I was just surprised with his low 22 passes per game stats. It seems normal for many strikers, but I (wrongly) perceived Kane as a 10 often.
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If he relied on beating people (dribbling) then perhaps, but you can't take away someones finishing.
Who said hed be cheap? Also Brighton are known to sell if bids come in from big clubs for a player they promised a move to. In fact I think it was reported this was the case for Ferguson specifically.
Ye he is, I’ve not seen many reports of him though, I know we was linked to him earlier on in the window but think they’ve died down now
He's a 30-40M player tops, if reports are true about Atalanta asking for 70-80M se should stay clear.
There's not a striker on the planet that is attainable that is almost guaranteed to hit those numbers barr Kane and Osimhen himself and we quite obviously can't afford either so it's pointless to think like that.
After those two and Ferguson, Hojlund is probably the most exciting player left.
We already have the answer, just brings a lot more quesions
Make you wonder, had SAF ever bought and relied on low scoring striker as his main one? RvN wasn't really WC when we bought him, but his numbers in Eredivisie was good.
But he could be Thierry Henry also, not encouraging numbers on his previous clubs before Arsenal.
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