http://www.skysports.com/football/n...e-chasing-a-new-striker-but-who-fits-the-bill
They are trying their best too by linking us to every striker out there.
They are trying their best too by linking us to every striker out there.
So...what could Van Troll's Surprise be!? | LVG: "not a striker - it's something else"
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Sergio Ramos will sign and adapt his role and be a cnut up front.
Why would LvG be on a wind up, surely wouldn't want to piss the fans off...
He's saying it's someone we haven't been linked to.
Dirk Kuyt
Maybe it is someone we have been linked with and LVG is trying to throw everyone off the scent. Hes winding up the journos to see how many other strikers we can be linked with before the end of the window.
Dost anyone?
I don't think this is going to be a top player. It's someone who'll be competing with Chicharito to be backup to Rooney.
Still feel like we'll see Fellaini up front at least five times this season.
Still feel like we'll see Fellaini up front at least five times this season.
It's Gary Goals.
Mueller.
Ibra is one of those players that is fun to watch when he's not actually in your team, his ego and attitude would not be a good fit with the great team spirit we are building at United, not to mention LvG and him hate each other and I don't see him accepting a back-up role. I still think people listing #9's are ignoring the fact LvG sees all of the front 3 as strikers, the forward will be a wide right striker IMO.
Hope it's Greizman personally. Especially if di Maria wants to leave.
Looking at that bunch I'd hope it was one from either the superstar or rising talent lists as the rest are not appealing at all.
That's not how I interpret what he said. As far as I can see he doesn't say that no paper has linked the player in question to us. He just says that it's not the player we have been linked to the most.
It will either be Benzema or Ibra. You could make the case that either of the 2 would be a "surprise" and are realistically attainable. Keep in mind that Crerand said it would be a surprise for fans and that Woodward was pushing for it which means a marquee name. That rules out guys like Berahino.
In the case of Benzema, Benitez said Bale playing centrally was not an experiment which means Benzema is on the bench. We also know that Perez wants Bale featured more heavily as well. What the Real Madrid president wants, he often gets. Benzema won't be content with that which plays to the comments his agent made about early summer speculation linking him to United. He said Benzema wouldn't leave unless he wasn't first choice. Ever since he said that, the papers haven't linked us to him. Benzema is also a big name, which is the kind of marquee signing Woodward and Adidas would want.
Ibra has been linked to a move back to Milan but they are not playing European football and we can't outbid them easily for wages. He would also be a marquee signing that would sell a lot of shirts worldwide. Yes there are question marks about how he and LvG would work but LvG values winning at the end of the day. Signing Ibra would almost guarantee we win the EPL.
In the case of Benzema, Benitez said Bale playing centrally was not an experiment which means Benzema is on the bench. We also know that Perez wants Bale featured more heavily as well. What the Real Madrid president wants, he often gets. Benzema won't be content with that which plays to the comments his agent made about early summer speculation linking him to United. He said Benzema wouldn't leave unless he wasn't first choice. Ever since he said that, the papers haven't linked us to him. Benzema is also a big name, which is the kind of marquee signing Woodward and Adidas would want.
Ibra has been linked to a move back to Milan but they are not playing European football and we can't outbid them easily for wages. He would also be a marquee signing that would sell a lot of shirts worldwide. Yes there are question marks about how he and LvG would work but LvG values winning at the end of the day. Signing Ibra would almost guarantee we win the EPL.
Müeller is ten times more likely than Zlatan
if it was between Benzema or Ibra, I'd take the former every day of the week. I guess everyone would.
We weren't linked with De Bruyne, were we?
Sounds odd..................
You are quoting Graziano Pelle in that post!
I am guessing Benz or Berahino at this point.
Müeller would be my #1 guess.
First Ed with his "watch this space" comment last year and now LVG hints at a "surprise striker"...I am loving this!
First Ed with his "watch this space" comment last year and now LVG hints at a "surprise striker"...I am loving this!
Aye. If we're going to lose Di maria then griezeman would be the perfect replacement.
According to those 2, isnt Di Maria supposed to be with PSG already?
I like your thinking. Would mean the end of Di Maria/Mata for definite though
Van Gaal might keep everyone guessing until the season starts.
Arriving at Carrington.
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Player presentation press conference.
Arriving at Carrington.
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Player presentation press conference.
I find it amusing how a striker who is a "surprise" has become an oath written in the blood of LVG's first born child. If we don't sign a striker this place is gonna be hilarious
Would it bollocks.
I think it's more likely it is someone we have been linked with, but LVG just doesn't know we have.
Van Gaal might keep everyone guessing until the season starts.
Arriving at Carrington.
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Player presentation press conference.
we already had the invisible man up front for us last season, so why not?
Its funny that many people think that Cavani will join. Why? Because Di Maria is about to join PSG?
Firstly, we wont buy Cavani, just because we are selling them Di Maria. The 2 deals are mutually exclusive.
Last year, we got
Falcao from PSG ...and did not give them anybody back.
Shaw from Southampton ...and did not give them anybody back.
Blind from Ajax ...and did not give them anybody back.
Di Maria from Madrid ...and did not give them anybody back.
Herrerra from Bilbao ...and did not give them anybody back.
Rojo from Sporting ...and did not give them anybody back.
I can compile a similar list for this year's signings and you see the same pattern.
So why on Earth would anybody think that we would buy a player, just so we could sell them our player? It makes no logical sense.
Oh and as for who are we getting this Summer...I think it'll be Muller or Pedro or nobody.
Greizman isn't really a striker tho eh?
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