Don't see why so many are keen to get rid of Garnacho when we have so many other areas that need fixing, and as you say, he's a great bench option to have, as he showed yesterday. He may not fit the system but he's young and can hopefully learn, maybe he can play left wingback, maybe if he gets a bit more composed he can fill in as one of the 10s. Given that we're likely to lose Casemiro, Rashford, Lindelof, Evans and will need new CB, LWB, CM, CF, why add to the churn by getting rid of a talented youngster who we'd then have to replace as well.
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They won't get a better package for these two. They want both off their books and it would be the best deal for both. Maybe 40m at a stretch with instalment payments.
Ah that's not as crazy as I thought then. I'd rememberer €400k being mentioned somewhere.
I saw that on one site alright but not reported anywhere else and it wouldn't make a lot of sense to throw 400k at him if €230k would make him the highest paid player in the league.
Well I was more thinking that we might need a more elite striker, but he does have all the attributes so it then occurred to me that Amorim could potentially get the best out of him, in which case he could become an elite striker.
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Vlahovic this season is on
7G and 1A in 16 Serie A games and
4G and 1A in 5 UCL games
Is he what we’re ultimately looking for? Perhaps, perhaps not. He’s 24, already good and can still improve
Is he an actual striker and in that sense exactly what we’re looking for now? 100%
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I’m definitely not keen, nor was the poster I responded to, I’m just indifferent as they were.
I’d be genuinely disappointed if we sold Mainoo, I like having academy players who can potentially play in our starting XI in and around the club.
Garnacho has great qualities for his age, but he also lacks some of the physicality and explosiveness needed to be a wingback, and he doesn’t have the composure or quick interchanging passing qualities of a ball carrying No10 like Amad.
I think the point is more that a sale of Garnacho in the summer to let’s say Atletico Madrid (who may lose Griezmann next season) would go some way to providing the funds to improve the starting XI.
Would I sell a bench player to fund a new striker, LWB etc? Absolutely.
Maybe pre and post-tax figures? 400k is likely 230k take home and other websites do say its near 400k.
Apparently he has a year and a bit left on his contract. I haven't seen too much of him so can't tell if he'll be good enough to challenge for the title.
Totally agree we are so broke in our attacking front three that we need to move 3 out and 2 in this January.
Vlahovic is not the quickest, either but Osimhen is rapid. Interestingly Vlahovic plays as the SS/10 for Serbia behind Mitrovic. If we could get rid of Rashford/Antony/Zirkzee for Osimhen and Vlahovic with no additional money being outlayed, then this is a great deal?
Exactly He’s not quick doesn’t press but is a much better footballer than Hojlund, but is so slow compared to him, maybe not a better footballer than prime Zirkzee which we have not seen, if Zirkzee had Pace he would be Amorim’s ideal SS/L10 in his 3421 system.
That's largely because Mitrovic is better at being a centre forward and Vlahovic is better at twatting it from 40 yards. Enthusiastically.
The starting United striker, in most cases, should be our best player. I get that we don't exactly have an embarassment of riches upfront but our next few transfers have to be 100% nailed on starter quality if this club is going to go anywhere in the next few years. The striker position is the number one priority for me, its the sharp edge of the sword which most directly contributes to wins and too many times over the past five years we have settled for sticking plasters.
The fact they are willing to trade him for Zirkzee doesn't fill me with confidence.
That being said I'm sure the lad is probably a more well rounded player than Hojlund is currently, but in my humble opinion, we should be doing all we can to get Gyokeres.
Mainoo isn't really playing in a two man midfield though is he? The whole thing with 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1 is that having three center backs frees up one of the CM's to get further forward and the two no10's are an extra option creating a box around a 3-man midfield.
This is quite different from being asked to play in a two-man midfield in a 4-4-2 or as a genuine holding midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 where you might be covering for attacking wingbacks.
Personally, I think Mainoo looks like he's taken a big step forward in form after coming on against Newcastle and playing well yesterday. At his age I wouldn't necessarily expect him to last 90mins every week but he'll get there I think. This is the same player who popped up with a late winner against Wolves last season so not like he's always subbed off and knackered.
One of the major issues is that we only have Ugarte and Mainoo to rely on. If we could get some cover for each of them then we could rotate more effectively and ensure they are all getting the rest they need.
Personally I love Vlahovic, but he's never really fulfilled his promise since he went to Juve. Then again, Juve are such a crap team going forward its hard to know whether he might thrive at a more attacking outfit or not. I'd happily swap him for Zirkzee though.
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Shame he’s linked with us then.
I dont think were too bad GOING forward..... its when we are near the oppo box we haven't a clue.
I just read he only has 1.5 year left on his contract. So better get something for him now than walk out the door for free end of next season. Especially if it gives you a replacement you (Motta) believe in
He’s the number one starting striker at Juve. Good track record in the CL top games.
Would you rather have Gyokeres in the summer than Vlahovic now?
I’d get Vlahovic for Zirk this winter. Vlahovic takes the starting striker spot, allows for the pressure on Hojlund to ease.
Then lets see how it goes second half of the season and if necessary still sell Hojlund and get Gyokeres
That upgrades you from Hojlund and Zirkzee to Vlahovic and Gyokeres at minimum cost
Interesting…..
He has been atrocious as second striker. He even publicly questioned the national team manager for playing him there.
A lot of his goals were actually penalties which does lower it somewhat and his overall play isn't brilliant, Hojlund looked very good in Italy and I think we should be aiming here.
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I think our environment isn't the best to bring in someone already struggling at their club and expect him to be the one who lifts this team. Another thing to be wary of is the lack of pace, then the wage he'd expect and how that will make it difficult to move on from if it doesn't work. This league is not too kind to slow players.
I'd rather we stick with Zirkzee or loan him out to recover his confidence and re-establish his value then use him in the summer to sort of the several positions we need to attend to. Look elsewhere for striker with better attributes and re-evaluate in the summer if and when we do sell Zirkzee.
I'd rather we stick with Zirkzee or loan him out to recover his confidence and re-establish his value then use him in the summer to sort of the several positions we need to attend to. Look elsewhere for striker with better attributes and re-evaluate in the summer if and when we do sell Zirkzee.
If Vlahovic stinks the place out we will have another job getting rid of him. Just seems a big gamble to me while Gyokeres played under Amorim, scored a feck load of goals and against prem opposition. I think Hojlund is fine as an up and comer in the squad, he's just being asked to be the best player on the pitch when he isn't ready.
Also we need a LWB more urgently than a back up striker, then either a CM or left sided CB depending on how Martinez performs for the rest of the season.
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I read that as sell, not seal.
Great. Any details on the new salary?
Not from good sources. The tetchy ones say it's treble, so £90k-a-week.
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Antony seems a decent option for the wingback position. I hope he gets used there considering how overplayed Dalot and Maz are.
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Because he has no real position in the starting eleven and he’s one of the few players that other clubs actually have an interest in and would go for a decent amount.
It’s the start of Jan; why the feck are sky sports treating it like it’s deadline day.
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Italian clubs are hilarious.
That seems insanely high for Serie A