Isn't it more or less a done deal?
Strikers we could buy?
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Isn't it more or less a done deal?
I also think it's almost a done deal. But there are reports about Bayern Munich holding talks with him (However, I don't know if BILD is reliable). They mentioned things like this:
Bild also claim that Ibrahimovic sees Bayern as a better option to achieve his final goal of winning the Champions League.
Last year, Ibrahimovic admitted he would consider a move to Bayern Munich.
“Sure, the Bundesliga would appeal to me. One day, it may happen. I still have a bit of time [in my career],” the Swede said.
“Clearly, if I go to Germany, then I’ll go to Bayern Munich. For me, they are one of the five best clubs in the world.”
I thought that Renato Sanches was almost a done deal and we know where he ended up, so even I consider Ibra a done deal, I'm not 100% sure for now.
Honestly? I'd take a punt on Vardy given the 20m fee, the fact he obviously isn't keen on Wenger and Arsenal and he's at an age whereby he won't hamper Rashford too much
Zlatan and I'd argue we need another one, so I'd be happy to bring Chicha back. Think he would be brilliant under Mourinho.
I didn't want to make a new thread but I think this is a legit question still, I am not knee jerking on Ibra but we can't ignore the fact that the PL for a 35 year old is a big ask, and no top team in the world starts an 18 year old as it's main striker, I think we may need to address this sooner rather than later, the big problem is that there are so few options.
I thought that we may be ok until Summer to get a new striker and hope that is still the case, but Zlatan really needs to start taking his chances as he is costing us now.
Ibra isn't in form but we've been playing shockingly bad for a while now, can't solely blame him.
We need top class wide players more than a striker. When Zlatan goes, Martial and Rashford should be competing for the number 9 spot.
We need top class wide players more than a striker. When Zlatan goes, Martial and Rashford should be competing for the number 9 spot.
Aubameyang will be for sale, me thinks.
Martial!
Cedric Bakambu? Aubameyang? Icardi? Martial/Rashford upfront?
A. Griezmann is coming in the summer. Just hold out till then lad
Lewandowski has a £50m buyout clause in his contract. Just throw buckets of money at him and he'll come. Also, while we're at it, get Seamus Coleman from Everton and give them Rooney.
Credible source?
Honestly wouldn't want Lewandowski.
We don't make enough chances for the ones that he'd miss.
We don't make enough chances for the ones that he'd miss.
I'd rather see Martial up front.
Griezmann or Icardi, if we keep Zlatan/Rashford/Martial up front, we aint winning anything any time soon, Zlatan will continue his decline and Rashford/Martial arent good enough to play as the main striker for title contenders.
Would love to see Lukaku join.
Already tired of Ibra tbh. He seems like a nice enough guy and good to have around the dressing room but a nailed on starter week in week out he is not.
Already tired of Ibra tbh. He seems like a nice enough guy and good to have around the dressing room but a nailed on starter week in week out he is not.
Please let this be true.
I'd either put Martial or Rashford up front or break the bank for either Dybala or Griezmann (is more of a secondary striker).
Eventually United may learn that throwing around vast sums of money not the way to solve your problems, which go much deeper and wider ... starting with the manager and the way that the club has become more geared to business deals than to actually playing football.
He's a second striker though and very hard to accomodate when you have Pogba.
Aguero may be leaving and he seems to like Manchester.
I hate to say it but I agree with Glaston in this case. United have a squad strong enough to be competing for the title this season, but we're really struggling due to wrong team selection and imo formation, so throwing more money might not necessarily solve that problem.
But if we were spending on a striker, rather than throwing money at Lewandowski, I'd much prefer us to target the best players who are in their early to mid 20's rather than Robert who'll turn 29 next summer. Of course, players don't suddenly become rubbish overnight when they turn 30, but we'd be getting Lewandowski at his peak for maybe 2 years. And given the fee and wages required to get him, I'd rather get a top player giving us 5/6 years at his peak.
United lack quality width. A real consistant threat. We had that for a good part last season in Martial but right now our best work is coming from Valencia who won't always be able to produce the goods. The problem is we don't get similar quality coming from the left so we're predictable. The perfect striker I think would be Hernandez but unfortunately he wanted more game time. We can't rely on Rooney off the bench so I would try nick Sturridge off Liverpool. I know it wouldn't be a popular choice but he's selfish which I like. We've don't really have a selfish striker and that's what we could do with. Someone greedy. Someone who will keep working to improve their finishing. We don't have that and as a result, we miss far too many chances.
I'm fairly happy with our strikers for now. I'm just not enthralled by them playing on the left and right. I think we need a proper wide attacker for the left side.
The reason why we don't have width on the left is because Shaw and Martial aren't starting. Shaw has the pace to overlap, while Martial has the dribbling ability that neither Rashford nor Lingard have. We don't have a proper right winger though, unless the plan was to play Mkhitariyan there (but given that he hasn't made the bench for the last 2 games despite being fit, I doubt it).
If Inter are stupid enough to sell Icardi (they won't be), then problem solved.
Cool story. Its an unwritten law, that no player of Bayern have a buyout clause.
Inter aren't very bright. They handled better players then Icardi for next to nothing (ex Roberto Carlos and Pirlo)
While it'll have to be in conjunction with other changes to bring success, bringing in Lewandowski would be an incredibly buy.
Not that I see it happening.
Shaw has pace but almost zero attacking threat, he cant really dribble past a man and his delivery is never good enough for a player in the box to score, hence his 2(?!) assists in his career so far.
I agree, he's not the best attacking full back, but he's very solid defensively and his pace means that he often overlaps the left winger. Last season, around September I believe Shaw got like 3 assists in 4/5 games (2 for England and 1 against Swansea was it), but injury struck and he's not been quite the same going forward since. Shaw hasn't dribbled past a man since his run that resulted in his leg break, but it doesn't look like he's lost his pace, so imo it's psychological rather than ability.
At the beginning of last season when he was in the form of his life, his attacking threat was very good and he interlinked with Memphis very well.
Berahinho
We don't need another bloody striker. Spending a feckload of money is not the solution to all our woes. We've two of the best young strikers in the world in our ranks, why not actually use them in their favoured position?
Yeah a streak of what 5 matches in his career, he was excellent then. But he generally he misses the finesse and execution to actually deliver good passes.
Amazing though isn't it. I mean most on here thought the summer transfer business was extremely good and people were very excited about it. How things change after 8 odd games! It's just turning into a never ending revolving door of players coming in and out at the moment which in no way is good for team building, understanding or morale.....
Yeah I didnt count the England assists, he was good attackingly for thay short streak and who knows how good he could be if he got the opportunity to develop that season.