Victor Gyökeres

[NoneHeavier]

What are they scouting? Like Amorim does not know everything about Victor already haha...

 

[bosskeano]

Considering we will probably lose 3 CB's in the summer you'd have to say that they are probably the priority.

mate...we need to score goals and find a goal scorer bc Zirkzee isn't it. Hojlund will come good hopefully but he's young.

 

[Berbaclass]

mate...we need to score goals and find a goal scorer bc Zirkzee isn't it. Hojlund will come good hopefully but he's young.

We need enough defenders first

 

[OverratedOpinion]

They paid €50m (£41m), there’s definitely a deal at £55-60m to be done as he would only have 2 years left in his contract, no one is paying £80-100m for a player anymore, just look at the Victor Osimhen fiasco, none of the big clubs would pay the £100-120m buy out clause and now you can get him at £60-65m as his contract expires in 2026.

It really depends how desperately the player wants to move and if they are in the championship he’s off.

Nah they will demand 70.

 

[OverratedOpinion]

What are they scouting? Like Amorim does not know everything about Victor already haha...

The club should not rely entirely on the managers word about a player and should absolutely do their own scouting.

 

[Woziak]

Nah they will demand 70.

Not with two years left on his contract, no one is paying that, if he doesn’t move next summer and won’t sign a new contract by this time next year, he’s down to 18 months on his contract and ‘£40m maximum then.

No one is spending any big numbers, with the Associated Party Deal causing mayhem especially with huge question marks over Director Losns by big clubs like Chelsea and Arsenal, all of the big clubs are cautious with high transfer fees and are also waiting. On new rules concerning transfers after the Lasssna Diarra case where the CJEU ruled against FIFA in allowing him to move from one club to another as his right to work and move freely in Europe, this case has already had a significant impact on huge transfer fees being demanded by the selling club.

https://amp.theguardian.com/footbal...-landmark-day-alter-balance-of-power-analysis

The next two years will see significant changes in sporting law regarding the governance of transfer fees of players and their right to freely move from one club to another with minimum compensation paid going forward. All clubs now are using this landmark case when they negotiate the amount they are prepared to pay for a new player.

 

[Berbaclass]

 

[Uncle Mainoo]

I’ll be honest I don’t think he should be a priority. Fix the wingback and CM position first. The. Priorities a top number 10.

You have Hoijlund and Zirkzee there. Atleast try and get a tune out of them. They are young enough.

 

[tenpoless]

Scout: "Boss, we have identified Gyokeres to be a very good goal scorer"
Amorim: "Ok, good job. Would have never spotted him by myself"

 

[ScholesBrain]

How he performs without Amorim would be a good litmus test of how good a striker he is.

 

[Rolaholic]

 

[bgoodall]

I’m a bit pessimistic about bringing in players under former teams of our new coaches. It hasn’t seemed to workout for us much.

 

[Blood Mage]

Great player but does this make sense? I think Zirkzee and Hojlund will score more goals once we sort out our dysfunctional midfield and wing back options.

 

[Maagge]

Great player but does this make sense? I think Zirkzee and Hojlund will score more goals once we sort out our dysfunctional midfield and wing back options.

I don't think a striker should be first priority at least. And the early signs are that Amorim will get more goals out of the players already here anyway.

 

[Schmeichels pinky]

Great player but does this make sense? I think Zirkzee and Hojlund will score more goals once we sort out our dysfunctional midfield and wing back options.

Not really, no. He’s great, but Hojlund has a similar profile and is 5 years younger. At that age Gyokeres played in the 2. Bundesliga and Championship.

 

[Ish]

I’m a bit pessimistic about bringing in players under former teams of our new coaches. It hasn’t seemed to workout for us much.

That and it puts a lot of pressure on the manager themselves, plus could easily create disharmony in the squad. That being said, some deals you just don't pass up on - not that i am saying this is one such deal. I'd prefer one of their wingbacks, in fairness, and possibly a CB.

 

[Shabby as she goes]

It’s good to be involved and monitoring etc at this stage, but fact is that Amorim has barely decided which players to play where and who are good enough.

We’ll probably need several months before Amorim can make up his mind on the problematic positions in his system (though some are pretty obvious, like LWB).

Will hojlund pick up the pace? Will Rashford thrive next to hojlund?
Zirk may continue scoring and being important, or last weekend was an exception. But probably he’s better for the 10 than the 9.

So we need to wait and see how things develop. Though I can imagine it will show we’re too thin up top, in which case Gyokeres may be a useful addition

 

[romufc]

I’ll be honest I don’t think he should be a priority. Fix the wingback and CM position first. The. Priorities a top number 10.

You have Hoijlund and Zirkzee there. Atleast try and get a tune out of them. They are young enough.

Agreed, I would go as far as to say, even the LCB issue might be a higher priority.

 

[Woodzy]

I’m a bit pessimistic about bringing in players under former teams of our new coaches. It hasn’t seemed to workout for us much.

There’s a difference between bringing in someone like Antony, who nobody really gave it a shit about even in the Dutch league, to bringing in the most in form striker in world football. In fact Ten Hag was the only one that actively brought in former players (which I still thing is absurd).

And then anyone before Ten Hag I think the former players were hit or miss. Matic under Jose was good, Fellaini was a hit if you consider the fact he performed exactly how we expected.