I like this take, always found it curious how Martinez is seen as some kinda Suarez regen
Victor Osimhen | out of options | goes to Gala on loan
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His style is similar, but he's half the player Suarez was, if even that
14 league goals in 1983 minutes. Ronaldo got an extra 4 goals with around 24% more playing time. And three of those were penalties.
Comparing them directly in Serie A, only one of the three seasons Ronaldo spent with Juve saw him return at a better non-penalty goals per minute rate than either of Osimhen's two seasons at Napoli. Ronaldo's goalscoring there was boosted by over 7 penalty goals per season.
Ronaldo is another year older and looks WAY off.
Look at his Southampton cameo, he's starting to look his age. Missing pre season was the stupidest thing he could have done
Would be a stupid move
He is a bit of headless chicken at times, like Kulusevski, so he would find a better fit in the PL anyway, like Kulusevski.
I think sometimes individual numbers aren't so important anyway, you need to look at what they bring to the team in total.
Martial doesn't score as many as Cristiano but holds the ball and presses better. Osimhen would give us an aerial threat and Rashford like pace over the top but with proper striker movement.
The issue for me is the fee. Napoli always seem to want insane fee's which never actually materialise then settle for way less once their contracts run down.
I think only Cavani out of Hamsik/Koulibaly/insigne did they manage to get a big deal for.
Around a week ago, I had only seen a few posters suggesting Osimhen. Now that's been linked to us and our very own Caf-Scouts have gotten the chance to thoroughly investigate him on YouTube and read an article going into detail how he would be a perfect fit for United, he's suddenly the solution. Don't get me wrong, I like him, but he's done nothing to show he would be good enough for us. He's got potential for sure, but people viewing him as a top striker is more about the general lack of good, young strikers these days.
In the league he has never scored a goal against Inter, Juventus, Roma or AC Milan, which is a bit of a concern when it comes to showing up in the big games. Last time he played in Champions League was for Lille in 19/20 season, and did nothing of note except a goal against Chelsea. He has a rare combination of traits, which is probably why people consider him an elite talent. Even seen some posters suggesting Osimhen is equally as talented as Antony, which is just not true. You might like him, but purely football talent it's not even close.
If he was half the price Napoli are demanding, I would be interested to see him play here. Spending €120m on a striker that isn't even that good would see us stuck with him for a looong time, and that would be horrendous if he didn't live up to the hype.
In the league he has never scored a goal against Inter, Juventus, Roma or AC Milan, which is a bit of a concern when it comes to showing up in the big games. Last time he played in Champions League was for Lille in 19/20 season, and did nothing of note except a goal against Chelsea. He has a rare combination of traits, which is probably why people consider him an elite talent. Even seen some posters suggesting Osimhen is equally as talented as Antony, which is just not true. You might like him, but purely football talent it's not even close.
If he was half the price Napoli are demanding, I would be interested to see him play here. Spending €120m on a striker that isn't even that good would see us stuck with him for a looong time, and that would be horrendous if he didn't live up to the hype.
I would take Osimhen over Martial and a 37 year old Ronaldo any day
He'd be a very good addition but not at the money being asked by Napoli and unless you can work something out that includes Ronaldo, i don't see this deal getting done this late in the window
We wont sign him.. he will be at newcastle next season. Or at westham in 3 years time..
Not happening. Would be too expensive even with a loan and obligation. Also Napoli would want us to pay part of Ronaldo's salary which is just a ridiculous request
He really doesn't pass the eye test in the comps I have watched, looks a bit clumsy with an erratic touch and control of the ball. In his last 2 full season he has only averaged 9 then 12 passes in a game so you aren't getting much in the build up based on that. Huge threat in the air, but if Utd develop into a team who dominate the ball against deep lying defenders then outside of his aerial ability I am not seeing a lot of high level stuff there.
Need to watch a few full matches of him and get a proper feel for his play.
Need to watch a few full matches of him and get a proper feel for his play.
Ok. I trust you... so I'll try and widen my horizons and ignore the YouTube compilations, which don't look at all £100m+ worthy.
This is so hilariously right…I couldn’t put my finger on why but 100% agree that he has a West Ham vibe about him.
Ehh I don't know about that. Don't necessarily disagree with your overall conclusion, but I've definitely seen his name thrown around here all summer, by many posters. From the start he's been one of the preferred striker signings on the Caf (admittedly in a summer when there aren't a lot of quality strikers on the market).
I would take Welbeck if possible. His hold up play this year has been really impressive so far
a 1 in 2 record that was disrupted by injury. He's a good striker, not world class but he's good. Willing runner with a great leap. He's better than what we have
He's not £100m+ worthy. Of course not. Neither is Antony, but that's the market
Wait until the season is over and there will be a minimum of 5 new potential top strikers on the market, just like every year. Why would some people ever want Osimhen for that money. Anthony I can understand but not this fella.
And De Laurentiis is smoking crack as usual.
And De Laurentiis is smoking crack as usual.
He is so overrated on here, just like a ton of other players. The lad that just went to West Ham was highly rated here too and looks proper bang average.
Lukaku is a good player though. Just doesn’t fit certain styles of play.
Paqueta?
Probably talking about Scamacca who will come good.
Scamacca he’s most likely talking about.
Scamacca is correct. He may come good (doesn’t look like it) but he certainly doesnt like a quarter of the player people make him out to be. Osimhen I’ve seen quite a bit and he is not very good. He’s a decent player, that’s it.
Swap deal with Ronaldo, with Ronaldo joining permanently for free at Napoli, and an obligation buy at the end of it for Osimhen.
United pay 70-80m Euros next year (the Ronaldo going for free having weighting) and picking up all of Osimhens wage this year.
Something like that would work. Not seen enough of Osimhen but he looks strong, powerful and a real presence but shame Sesko went to Leipzig.
You're writing him off already after just 1 start in the league?
Assuming we have to sign an actual long term CF either this summer or next, which options do the posters who don't like Osimhen actually rate more?
Osimhen, Antony, Eriksen, Casemiro, Martinez, malacia and dubravka is a very very good window.
Whenever i've watched him, hes looked very good.
Of course the price mentioned is insane, but honestly i have no clue about what would be a fair price anymore. Especially if you factor in that its August 29th.
Of course the price mentioned is insane, but honestly i have no clue about what would be a fair price anymore. Especially if you factor in that its August 29th.
I prefer Toney next summer. Way too late now.
I see.
Never been much impressed by Osimhem when I watched him, but his stats are good.
He's one of the best strikers in the world if we sign him though.
I said he may come good, so not writing him off. But his touch looked bad in that game, which I’ve found is not something that gets better with just game time. I guess we shall see though.He's barely played ffs.
They must have watched a different game than me then. Also, fans excited about a new big money striker and then finding qualities that aren’t there? Can’t be, surely? Not every fanbase is as miserable as ours you know.
Would be pretty insane if we manage to sign him.
I like Toney and assume he would be quite a bit cheaper but I'm not sure that profile of CF (better in general play but a lot less actual goal threat) suits the team we're building as much with Antony and Sancho also part of the frontline.
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