The centre-forward market...

Lash said:
Last two posts on Romano are spot on. Not to mention the sheer volume of content he puts out, means most people forget the nonsense he said previously and can distract them with a "here we go". I do think he's almost backed himself into a corner and has to do it now, but still.
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Precisely. Bury the misses, repeat the hits; anyone would do the same in his position, it’s all part of the “game”. He is a source in the sense that if he posts, it’s from an agent looking for a move for their client - but that’s as far as it goes. The clubs still have a big say even in this agent-driven age of football; when it comes to Brighton at least, I don’t remember Romano ever once actually being right.
 
RKM about to face a good opponent in Dortmund on Sky Sports now.
 
How about Valentin Castellanos? After his quadruple against Real yesterday, he will surely be of interest by many.
 
Enes Unal anyone? Seems to be performing well for Getafe the last two seasons, playing a big part in keeping them in La Liga. Perhaps better suited as a backup CF but looks like an interesting player.
 
If we can't pull off Osimhen, I think Balogun might be a good left-field choice. Arsenal won't be able to retain him next season if he's not going to be getting game time and I don't think he'd cost too much. Alternatively Nketiah. Whichever one ends up frozen out by Arsenal. Both look to have very good striker instincts.
 
userman said:
Enes Unal anyone? Seems to be performing well for Getafe the last two seasons, playing a big part in keeping them in La Liga. Perhaps better suited as a backup CF but looks like an interesting player.
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https://fbref.com/en/players/f8eca1b6/Enes-Unal

hideous stats, never scores for Turkey, though 29 in 68 in La Liga for a not very good team is the kind of thing that suggests he could be a useful backup here.
 
NoPace said:
https://fbref.com/en/players/f8eca1b6/Enes-Unal

hideous stats, never scores for Turkey, though 29 in 68 in La Liga for a not very good team is the kind of thing that suggests he could be a useful backup here.
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Yeah I’ve seen the stats and they are not looking good.. I love stats but at the same time stats don’t necessarily show the whole picture/context, which in this case is a player playing for one of the poorest teams that has the lowest possession and by far plays the most long balls in their league (surely impacts a players individual stats).
Re. his Turkey-stats I agree butt I’m not putting to much into his 4.7 matches of international football (zero goals two assist) since it is a very limited sample size.

Yeah he’s obviously not the elite striker we need, but perhaps he could be a decent shout as backup if/when Martial leaves.

Gonna watch Getafe-Celta tomorrow out of curiosity. That’s a first.
 
Priority order for striker right now looks to be

Kane
Osimhen
Kolo-Muani
Abraham
 
croadyman said:
Priority order for striker right now looks to be

Kane
Osimhen
Kolo-Muani
Abraham
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seems like EtH really rates Kolo-Muani as a legit alternative to Kane....price would be significantly cheaper and negotiations would be a hell of a lot easier
 
bosskeano said:
seems like EtH really rates Kolo-Muani as a legit alternative to Kane....price would be significantly cheaper and negotiations would be a hell of a lot easier
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Nased by the rumours, Muani would be more expensive.
I hope we wil stay away from him. We need proven no9.
 
Drifter said:
Both Spurs and United were scouting him this weekend

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Sounds crazy to some, but I wouldn't be so mad at this, if we did not get Kane or Osihmen. Tammy runs the line and works his socks off, and he scores a few. He is a better, more experienced, mature and responsible player now, and he may feel he has something to prove in the Premeirship.

He's better, far, far, far more effective, than Sancho, Martial, Antony etc.
 
jamesjimmybyrondean said:
But he's going to cost at least 80m which he isn't worth at all.
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if he's going to cost 80m as you suggest....paying another 20 odd million for the other two guys is much more logical

DJ_21 said:
Kane and osimhen are proven though with CL experience.
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agreed....age and price is an issue for Kane and i think Osimhen is actually a better fit to the way we play under EtH
 
I'd be gutted if we bought Abraham. Even in the slow league he's in now he looks average at best whenever I see him.

Ideally for me I'd be looking at Osimhen or Ferguson but I don't think they are likely. I would be happy with Hojlund as a more realistic option. Kane is a top class player and he would make a huge difference but his age worries me.
 
I wish Ivan Toney was available. Would have been a very safe option. Feel like every other striker just carries a big risk with their over priced price tag
 
jamesjimmybyrondean said:
I wish Ivan Toney was available. Would have been a very safe option. Feel like every other striker just carries a big risk with their over priced price tag
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What you mean by "being available" every team and their uncle knows how badly we are in a need of a proper striker this coming transfer window and everyone is trying to rinse as much as possible. Better go for the "premium option" and pay a few mils more and get a option everyone in wanting and that should be less risky than to take a wild guess on someone somewhat cheaper.
 
JuriM said:
What you mean by "being available" every team and their uncle knows how badly we are in a need of a proper striker this coming transfer window and everyone is trying to rinse as much as possible. Better go for the "premium option" and pay a few mils more and get a option everyone in wanting and that should be less risky than to take a wild guess on someone somewhat cheaper.
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Toney is not a wild guess and falls under being less risky considering he's 'pl proven'.
 
bosskeano said:
if he's going to cost 80m as you suggest....paying another 20 odd million for the other two guys is much more logical



agreed....age and price is an issue for Kane and i think Osimhen is actually a better fit to the way we play under EtH
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Now you see someone in the Kane thread feels that he's a better fit for Erik's system so who knows which of the two suits us better
 
JuriM said:
What you mean by "being available" every team and their uncle knows how badly we are in a need of a proper striker this coming transfer window and everyone is trying to rinse as much as possible. Better go for the "premium option" and pay a few mils more and get a option everyone in wanting and that should be less risky than to take a wild guess on someone somewhat cheaper.
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Are you referring to Kane/Osimhen as premium
 
bosskeano said:
seems like EtH really rates Kolo-Muani as a legit alternative to Kane....price would be significantly cheaper and negotiations would be a hell of a lot easier
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Wonder who his alternative to Osimhen would be
 
bosskeano said:
seems like the main three mentioned are those....could be the youngester though Hojlund or maybe Lautoro Martinez

i thknk Osimhen is honestly the best choice
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Gut feeling is that Kane is top choice and I know many (including yourself) won't agree with that
 
Still think we should sign Ivan Toney, and to hell with the potential ban. It'll mean we get him cheap, and losing him for a couple of months when Rashford can cover is far outweighed by the value for money we can get. I'm convinced he's the best option.
 
Mr Smith said:
Still think we should sign Ivan Toney, and to hell with the potential ban. It'll mean we get him cheap, and losing him for a couple of months when Rashford can cover is far outweighed by the value for money we can get. I'm convinced he's the best option.
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Doesn't it tell you how concerned clubs interested in signing him are when the rumours stopped when this news broke
 
croadyman said:
Gut feeling is that Kane is top choice and I know many (including yourself) won't agree with that
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sadly i think you might be right and i don't agree with it simply from a standpoint of age, salary and paying a lot of money to a fellow prem side for them to invest into their total squad. Yes, taking Kane would put a huge hole in their team but who knows they may actually invest properly

Kane is so much more of a false 9 right now and outside of rashford, our lack of pace up top is an issue.
 
bosskeano said:
sadly i think you might be right and i don't agree with it simply from a standpoint of age, salary and paying a lot of money to a fellow prem side for them to invest into their total squad. Yes, taking Kane would put a huge hole in their team but who knows they may actually invest properly

Kane is so much more of a false 9 right now and outside of rashford, our lack of pace up top is an issue.
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On the other hand some feel we need more of a hold up finisher like Kane more than a pace and power guy like Osimhen. Quite honestly I cannot decide what type of striker fits Erik's system
 
croadyman said:
On the other hand some feel we need more of a hold up finisher like Kane more than a pace and power guy like Osimhen. Quite honestly I cannot decide what type of striker fits Erik's system
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RvN for me would be the ideal guy but not many like him....

Kane is a much more polished finisher than Osimhen, 100%. I don't think EtH plays a style that invites teams to have the ball and specifically play for the counter but his 9 is asked to do a lot of pressing and the wingers have more of the defensive freedom which is why that makes me wonder about Kane at his age and his legs.
 
Mr Smith said:
Still think we should sign Ivan Toney, and to hell with the potential ban. It'll mean we get him cheap, and losing him for a couple of months when Rashford can cover is far outweighed by the value for money we can get. I'm convinced he's the best option.
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I agree the impending ban would reduce his market value which we could then spend on Johnathan David as another back up striker.
 
bosskeano said:
RvN for me would be the ideal guy but not many like him....

Kane is a much more polished finisher than Osimhen, 100%. I don't think EtH plays a style that invites teams to have the ball and specifically play for the counter but his 9 is asked to do a lot of pressing and the wingers have more of the defensive freedom which is why that makes me wonder about Kane at his age and his legs.
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Yeah the pressing thing is a concern,hence why I think we need to get a second striker who can provide that as well
 
croadyman said:
Yeah the pressing thing is a concern,hence why I think we need to get a second striker who can provide that as well
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i mean look at Weghorst...he's a giant donkey....but he is relentless when he presses. Martial and Rashy are asked to press but they don't go that hard but it's rare you see the wingers press high to jump passes from ball side to the opposite CB

having two strikers who can rotate would be great but given the market, not sure we have the bank account for that without selling Martial and who would buy him?

we have garnacho, rashy, antony and sancho for the wings so well stocked
 
bosskeano said:
i mean look at Weghorst...he's a giant donkey....but he is relentless when he presses. Martial and Rashy are asked to press but they don't go that hard but it's rare you see the wingers press high to jump passes from ball side to the opposite CB

having two strikers who can rotate would be great but given the market, not sure we have the bank account for that without selling Martial and who would buy him?

we have garnacho, rashy, antony and sancho for the wings so well stocked
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What are the pressing stats like for Thuram/Dembele just out of interest. Yes obviously would be a dream to have Hojlund and Kane but can't see it due to other holes.
 
The only one who's fairly proven and in a right age is Osimhen but knowing Napoli they'll ask a lot for him maybe more than 120M.

Vlahovic is another option but with Juve qualifying to UCL I don't think they'll sell, plus he's not having a great season.

The best one is Kane who's proven as world class but will be 30 next season, Id love to have him here but having so many key players in the wrong side of 30 means we should be fighting for top titles right away I don't think we're at that point yet.

The other options are mostly youngsters with potential. Ramos, Kilo Muani, Hojlund.

It's a small market not many good strikers currently which increases the prices.
 
SAFMUTD said:
The only one who's fairly proven and in a right age is Osimhen but knowing Napoli they'll ask a lot for him maybe more than 120M.

Vlahovic is another option but with Juve qualifying to UCL I don't think they'll sell, plus he's not having a great season.

The best one is Kane who's proven as world class but will be 30 next season, Id love to have him here but having so many key players in the wrong side of 30 means we should be fighting for top titles right away I don't think we're at that point yet.

The other options are mostly youngsters with potential. Ramos, Kilo Muani, Hojlund.

It's a small market not many good strikers currently which increases the prices.
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Yeah see Napoli asking for nearer €150m,whether you could get Kane and Hojlund together for that figure remains to be seen
 
croadyman said:
Yeah see Napoli asking for nearer €150m,whether you could get Kane and Hojlund together for that figure remains to be seen
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Hojlund is not rated as highly as the others I think we could get him for 50M. Kane I think spurs are going to ask for 100M at least, we'll see if they risk losing him for free next year.
 
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