So...what could Van Troll's Surprise be!? | LVG: "not a striker - it's something else"

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

Van Gaal said:

"We have Rooney, he can play in strikers’ position, and all media had written he should play there so I listen and now you put this question so don’t know what you want. Also Chicharito and maybe Wilson and maybe there comes a surprise. It’s a process. I’m not worried about that position."

Now, I am assuming that this is not Pedro as (i) he is not really a striker and (ii) Woody has briefed the press on him so not a surprise.

I have had this feeling for a while that we might be working on something big (fueled by a rumour to this end that I heard although I don't know who the player is).

How exciting! Who could it be!?

 

[RDCR07]

Lacazette or Benzema.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Fernando Torres

 

[Offside]

Cristiano Ronaldo

 

[Striker10]

Lacazette wouldn't be a surprise though RD. Maybe a Munich forward after what they said? Who knows. Get the feeling LVG may look to loan Wilson and perhaps Adnan out for half a season or the whole of next season.

 

[Bestie07]

Ruud van Nistelrooy. Surprise!

 

[RDCR07]

Lacazette wouldn't be a surprise though RD. Maybe a Munich forward after what they said? Who knows.

Kane has been linked heavily. So too has been Cavani. Maybe even Benzema. Lacazette us caftards have wanted but we haven't been strongly linked to him this summer.

 

[ThanksBoss26]

Benzema

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

Cristiano Ronaldo

That is my first instinct - him or Bale

 

[crossy1686]

Cavani.

Which would make the Di Maria to PSG rumours true also.

 

[Vooon]

Aguero.

 

[Striker10]

Kane would be cool. I wonder how Cavanis doing since bumgate. Benzema would be a shock too for sure.

 

[Moby]

Kane.

 

[Offside]

Aguero.

Imagine..

 

[ThanksBoss26]

That is my first instinct - him or Bale

I think one of those two would be who we'd want most.

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

Aguero.

Now that would be a surprise - to be honest, he has set himself up by saying that - so I hope he does have something decent lined up!

 

[RDCR07]

Falcao.

 

[Drifter]

Benzema

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

Cavani.

Which would make the Di Maria to PSG rumours true also.

But hardly a surprise given that he has probably been the striker most consistently linked to us for about a year

 

[Striker10]

Benteke

 

[jatin]

Berahino

 

[AKDevil]

Got a sneaky suspicion something big is coming too. I'm thinking it will be near the unveiling of the new kit. The other hint he has given is about wanting players who the club believe can cope with the PL...

 

[mikey_d]

He could just mean the surprise is depay playing there.

 

[Raoul]

Lacazette probably. He's the only good, somewhat young striker available.

 

[Invictus]

Robert Lewandowski.

 

[crossy1686]

But hardly a surprise given that he has probably been the striker most consistently linked to us for about a year

Exactly.

Di Maria out
Cavani and Pedro in

 

[newgiz]

Berahino

 

[Ramshock]

He could just mean the surprise is depay playing there.

Yep, I hate to be a downer but I think this is what he meant also....sorry alsho.

 

[Jev]

By surprise I think he just means a signing. Don't think he necessarily means a muppet signing.

Cavani looks likely but I hope we go for someone younger.

 

[Ramshock]

Exactly.

Di Maria out
Cavani and Pedro in

No thanks

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

He could just mean the surprise is depay playing there.

But, again, not a surprise since he mentioned that a few days ago!

 

[Ramshock]

But, again, not a surprise since he mentioned that a few days ago!

What and people dont repeat themselves?

 

[mikey_d]

But, again, not a surprise since he mentioned that a few days ago!

But here he is talking about his striking options. So either he has decided in 2 days that depay won't be playing as a striker or more than likely his surprise is depay will see some game time up front.
Most journalists and fans are still expecting to see depay play on the wing so it would still be a surprise to most of first game of the season he started up front.

 

[crossy1686]

No thanks

The rumour has rumbled on for too long and by too many people for there not to be truth in it now. We'll sell if we feel we can get two quality players in that strengthen the team. One of them being Cavani.

 

[Kill 'em all]

Luca Toni.

 

[Ramshock]

The rumour has rumbled on for too long and by too many people for there not to be truth in it now. We'll sell if we feel we can get two quality players in that strengthen the team. One of them being Cavani.

Cavani isnt quality sorry

 

[predator]

Ibra

 

[crossy1686]

Cavani isnt quality sorry

No, I agree. I haven't seen him do anything to suggest he's worth the cash but someone somewhere thinks he is.

 

[Ramshock]

Is Pedro considered a striker?

 

[Striker10]

I don't think he meant Memphis. His English isn't the best but LVG talks about wanting 20+ goals from a striker and Depay hasn't shown that in the premiership. He can do a job in certain games but I think today would have been easier for him with more space.