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He's no Bilal Ilyas Jhandir
What happened to the last stocky they signed?
What happened to the last stocky they signed?
For all those saying we don't need him, a couple of injuries (baring in mind there's at least one a game) and we do.
Why on Earth would he do that? Free transfer = freedom to move and better terms for him.I expect he will sign some kind of deal by January even if it's just a favour to Bournemouth so he doesn't leave for nothing. Would be a steal on a free for any team aiming to finish in the top half.
Yeah, for sure. Seems a no brainer. Of course it's not free, but it should be minimum hassle and as free as it gets.Never mind injuries, we need a higher caliber of player coming off the bench full stop. Mata and Lingard are absolutely useless.
I'm not his biggest fan but he's played on both the left and right wing for Bournemouth. He can play right wing, but as we recently noticed, so can Dan James.Wouldn't be against signing him. Those saying he would be another left sided player, we're not exactly well stocked on players. An injury to both James and Rashford and we're screwed.
The obvious response is who can we buy who is going to get us closer? And will they want to join us at this point in time?He's probably not good enough for where you want to be. He arguably doesn't get in ahead of Rashford or James, he's about a similar level. You need players that are going to improve your first team.
Liverpool are looking at him because they already have Mane and Salah and need better backup.
Signing a player that would be backup at Liverpool probably won't get you closer to them.
The obvious response is who can we buy who is going to get us closer? And will they want to join us at this point in time?
This summer gone, the biggest winger on the market was Pepe - who was a good player but unproven at the CL highest level.
A free transfer for a decent but not amazing winger saves funds elsewhere. As we’ve seen in every summer, we clearly have limited funds we’re willing to spend; which seems to be abo. 4-5 players translating to a budget of around £100-150m. If we can’t get hypothetical players who are Salah and Mane level, Fraser-levels will do alright.
For the most part, those are just names, really. Sancho was phenomenal last season but is struggling this year. If we were to assume this is just a temporary blip and his potential is as sky-high as last season, he's going to be in the £100m+ bracket, with a whole host of teams trailing after him.He's 25, 26 in Feb and I'm not sure he's the sort of player that has bags of untapped potential. He may very well be playing as well as he's every going to play now.
Sancho, Neres, Dembele, Asensio - these players are all younger than Fraser and would improve the starting XI straight away. One first class signing is likely to have a bigger impact than 2 or 3 average ones. If Liverpool didn't have Mane, Salah and Firmino, their midfield wouldn't look as good as it does, especially not on paper. First class players raise the standards of the lesser players around them.
If those first class options aren't available, a better alternative than Fraser would be younger player with arguably with more potential, like Dwight McNeil for example.
For the most part, those are just names, really. Sancho was phenomenal last season but is struggling this year. If we were to assume this is just a temporary blip and his potential is as sky-high as last season, he's going to be in the £100m+ bracket, with a whole host of teams trailing after him.
Ousmane Dembele has rather large question marks over his attitude, fitness, and actual ability (he has been so-so for Barcelona even at his highs). Again, were Barcelona looking to sell, he'd most likely cost a large sum of money.
Marco Asensio hasn't kicked on at all since breaking through. I'd say quite positively that Ryan Fraser is actually the better player currently. Asensio scored 1 goal in 30 La Liga matches last season and is currently out with a lengthy injury.
Can't really comment on Neres. But the biggest and brightest Ajax stars last season were De Ligt, De Jong, Ziyech, and van De Beek. Blind and Tadic were more important too.
McNeil looks alright, yeah. But you can be certain Burnley will be looking for an awful lot of money also. The type of money where you question whether he has bags of 'untapped potential' to be worth that price.
Ultimately bringing me back to my initial point; all those you mention, none are established guaranteed hits. For the most part those signings have just as much potential to falter as they do to succeed. I don't necessarily want Fraser. Especially if he's not on a free. I just don't think there is much out there at all that is significantly better to be sniffing our noses at.
Why on Earth would he do that? Free transfer = freedom to move and better terms for him.
I can only recall Cristiano doing it and that was not just loyalty but also getting the #1 in transfer fees award.
Nothing compared with the bumper extended terms he can get in January with only a few months to wait.He might get a decent pay rise out of it for the rest of the season.
We also need better backup though.He's probably not good enough for where you want to be. He arguably doesn't get in ahead of Rashford or James, he's about a similar level. You need players that are going to improve your first team.
Liverpool are looking at him because they already have Mane and Salah and need better backup.
Signing a player that would be backup at Liverpool probably won't get you closer to them.
Signing a player that would be backup at Liverpool probably won't get you closer to them.