Victor Osimhen | out of options | goes to Gala on loan

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Lukaku also offered very little in terms of an ability to harass and pressure opponents off the ball, while also regularly being outfought in the air and on the ground by players he seemed to have a physical advantage over.

Lukaku had many issues and while his technique was certainly one, people over-focus on that relative to other faults.
 
Rinnegan240 said:
The Caf wants a striker with the touch of Dennis Bergkamp, the aerial prowess of Batistuta and Harry Kane’s playmaking for around £50M and around 23 years of age.

I remember all the “Haaland is a donkey” posts from times past. The Caf is incredible.
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:lol: so true. If he isn’t a R9 regen, don’t bother.
 
giorno said:
It really isn't. Haaland's touch is at best average. He isn't and probably never will be a plus to his team's buildup on the ball. What sets him apart is what he does off of it
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Well, we have to agree to disagree.

I saw Haaland play live when he was 15 in the first division against grown men in Norway. He was probably 25 cm shorter back then and got the chance mainly due to superb technical attributes. He is no Zlatan/Berbatov/Benzema, but to compare him to Lukaku is simply lazy.

His ability to control a ball perfectly in an instant is world class.
 
croadyman said:
What would you consider a fair price for him,also Levy is an absolute nightmare to deal with just look at Carrick & Berba
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Well he's got a year left on his contract in the summer so while something like 80m would be overpaying I wouldn't complain at the club paying that (not like it's my money)
 
Adam-Utd said:
In England especially for United it was a stand out problem. He couldn't hold the ball up and his first touch lost him so many chances.

That has stuck with people.
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“Nah nah nah not a lack of technical skills, just a bad first touch.”

I think you’ll find someone’s first touch is quite a key component of their technical skills…
 
daba said:
“Nah nah nah not a lack of technical skills, just a bad first touch.”

I think you’ll find someone’s first touch is quite a key component of their technical skills…
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That's great but no idea why you are tagging me tbh. I haven't mentioned technical skills once.
 
quirkey said:
33 (almost 34) and £39.5m
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If Sterling is £48m at 27, and Lewa is £40m at 34, surely Kane for £70m at 29/30 is a decent price

Did not we just pay £60m plus for a 30 year old world class player?

Anybody saying not more than £30 or 40m living in 2010
 
The difference between lukaku and Haaland is night and day in my opinion, and the biggest difference is the hunger/desire. Haaland would literally step over bodies to get to a goal scoring chance, lukaku has never had that
 
golden_blunder said:
The difference between lukaku and Haaland is night and day in my opinion, and the biggest difference is the hunger/desire. Haaland would literally step over bodies to get to a goal scoring chance, lukaku has never had that
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Haaland also has that smartness in and around the penalty area we have seen in players like RvN and Solskjaer in the box. But in combination with being huge and great pace.
 
Osimhen's technique is being vastly underrated on here. Yeah he is not the silkiest but he is not a liability either. I mean there are some calling Moffi and Nunez as his equal. Cmon now
 
Scored again. Looks a completely different player this season compared to the last 2.
 
This guy would become an instant fan favorite at Old Trafford.
 
And look at that, pace, strength and then the back heel to Lozano who then assisted the second goal.
 
charlenefan said:
And Kane isn't? We also desperately need a CF
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You missed bolding the “top teams”? How many goals v … Spain, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, France? How many CL games influenced?

Im not saying he’s not a good goal scorer (and he might do ok for us and score tons v Bournemouth, Leicester, etc) .. I just wouldn’t pay silly money and I don’t think he’s Casemiro level .. it’s an opinion.
 
BeforeKeanetherewasRobson said:
You missed bolding the “top teams”? How many goals v … Spain, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, France? How many CL games influenced?

Im not saying he’s not a good goal scorer (and he might do ok for us and score tons v Bournemouth, Leicester, etc) .. I just wouldn’t pay silly money and I don’t think he’s Casemiro level .. it’s an opinion.
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He's scored loads of goals against the big 6 in EPL though
 
We have to get him if only for the fact he looks like he could be so much better as well
 
avgp_1 said:
Osimhen's technique is being vastly underrated on here. Yeah he is not the silkiest but he is not a liability either. I mean there are some calling Moffi and Nunez as his equal. Cmon now
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He is rubbish from a technical point of view. He is a Chris Smalling in attack. And that is in Italy. In England, he would look 10 times worse then Lukaku.

Stay away from this guy. In the fast paced technical attacking style of ETH, Rashford looks bad; Victor would look like a fan on the field with n-th times and videos of him breaking attacks and the flow of the game.

A player great in Serie A and in FM, but with 0 future in the PL.
 
Fabio Rochemback said:
He's scored loads of goals against the big 6 in EPL though
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As his team’s penalty taker he’ll always get a few. He’s about to PK his way to becoming England’s record goalscorer without anyone mentioning it, and in 5 years time nobody is going to ask for a breakdown.
 
As for Osimhen, he has such extreme gifts but also such extreme weaknesses that he could go either way.

I would have good cause to be confident of success if we signed him, but I’d also have no problem if we ‘missed out’. My instinct would be to pass on him though, he really is poor and clumsy in possession which is hard to overlook. If we were to create a high volume of chances he could score loads, but may well end up one of those ‘he’s scoring goals but the team functions better without him’ type of strikers.
 
Rozay said:
As for Osimhen, he has such extreme gifts but also such extreme weaknesses that he could go either way.

I would have good cause to be confident of success if we signed him, but I’d also have no problem if we ‘missed out’. My instinct would be to pass on him though, he really is poor and clumsy in possession which is hard to overlook. If we were to create a high volume of chances he could score loads, but may well end up one of those ‘he’s scoring goals but the team functions better without him’ type of strikers.
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Exactly. United looks decent with Rashford in the 9, looks much, much better with Martial in the 9. A very technical player makes this team go places.
 
jackal&hyde said:
He is rubbish from a technical point of view. He is a Chris Smalling in attack. And that is in Italy. In England, he would look 10 times worse then Lukaku.

Stay away from this guy. In the fast paced technical attacking style of ETH, Rashford looks bad; Victor would look like a fan on the field with n-th times and videos of him breaking attacks and the flow of the game.

A player great in Serie A and in FM, but with 0 future in the PL.
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Yeah that's a terrible take. His weaknesses are overblown here. 10 times worse than Lukaku?! Hilarious

His games against Leicester and Liverpool show he is no slouch against PL defences.
And Rashford's struggles at #9 are nothing to do with EtH's football. He is terrible on his own, with his hold up play and bringing others into the game and finishing. His work off the ball is not worth comparing with Osimhen. It's all been seen before.

Napoli can move the ball very fast themselves, to say Osimhen will struggle with that shows you don't watch him enough. He is made for the PL. Yeah he is no Martial or Jesus with the ball but his other facets are terrific
 
jackal&hyde said:
He is rubbish from a technical point of view. He is a Chris Smalling in attack. And that is in Italy. In England, he would look 10 times worse then Lukaku.

Stay away from this guy. In the fast paced technical attacking style of ETH, Rashford looks bad; Victor would look like a fan on the field with n-th times and videos of him breaking attacks and the flow of the game.

A player great in Serie A and in FM, but with 0 future in the PL.
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What a terrible post :lol:
 
devil99 said:
If Sterling is £48m at 27, and Lewa is £40m at 34, surely Kane for £70m at 29/30 is a decent price

Did not we just pay £60m plus for a 30 year old world class player?

Anybody saying not more than £30 or 40m living in 2010
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I didn’t say anything? You asked how much Lewandowski cost and I gave you an answer.
 
quirkey said:
I didn’t say anything? You asked how much Lewandowski cost and I gave you an answer.
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I know . My first answer was some one mentioning not more than 30m for Kane because he will be 30
 
Definitely won't leave until the summer with Napoli absolutely flying in Champions League
 
Rozay said:
As for Osimhen, he has such extreme gifts but also such extreme weaknesses that he could go either way.

I would have good cause to be confident of success if we signed him, but I’d also have no problem if we ‘missed out’. My instinct would be to pass on him though, he really is poor and clumsy in possession which is hard to overlook. If we were to create a high volume of chances he could score loads, but may well end up one of those ‘he’s scoring goals but the team functions better without him’ type of strikers.
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To be fair he is on course to actually win his own league; not an easy feat, f.e Haaland at Dortmund couldn't produce the same.

I do think it's a bit funny though. Us in the Europa League turning our noses up at the (potentially) Serie A winning main striker.
 
devil99 said:
If Sterling is £48m at 27, and Lewa is £40m at 34, surely Kane for £70m at 29/30 is a decent price

Did not we just pay £60m plus for a 30 year old world class player?

Anybody saying not more than £30 or 40m living in 2010
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With 1 year left on contract, the 70m for ex becomes 50m.
 
Rozay said:
As his team’s penalty taker he’ll always get a few. He’s about to PK his way to becoming England’s record goalscorer without anyone mentioning it, and in 5 years time nobody is going to ask for a breakdown.
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He has scored loads of non-penalty goals against the big 6 though.
 
mav_9me said:
With 1 year left on contract, the 70m for ex becomes 50m.
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If Spurs qualify for the CL then Levy won't let him leave for £50m despite a year left on his deal, lets hope they don't qualify.

But we'd be buying a player with no sell on value and would likely cost £80 over a 4 year deal who might be slowing down, tough decisions for the club to make.
 
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