Viktor Gyökeres - Sporting Striker
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If we want a striker we should be getting this guy. Absolute monster.
Have we got £86M to trigger the release clause?
Nah. Not buying a striker based on goals in the Portuguese league is basically rule #1 of football transfers.
Playing for Benfica/Porto/Sporting, you're turning out for a CL quality side and playing against League One quality opposition most weeks. Bas Dost was putting up prime Messi/Ronaldo numbers there. Literally means nothing.
He’s an incredible player and no one is changing my mind.
To be fair, he was also good in Championship. Great attributes and a confident attitude.
But with two strikers in their ranks, don't think United need him for the fee he would cost.
Regardless, he is better than our strikers.
You're 100% right in my opinion. I've literally just posted this in the other Gyökeres thread.
Hojlund is better than him.
We have two already? Just signed an incredibly hyped 16 y/o as well. I think we safely do not want a striker.
No thanks.
Zirkzee isn't a proper 9 like this guy. Hojlund still has a lot to learn. If we're wanting an experienced goalscorer he is the guy...
Trust me, it's not even a debate.
Do you believe the Portuguese league is overall higher level than the Championship? He went from a Coventry team that finished 12th and 5th in the Championship to the team that steamrolled everyone (lesser opposition than your average Championship side outside of 3 teams) in the Primeira Liga with 90 points in 34 games and a +67 goal difference.
Gyökeres is a West Ham / Palace / Fulham / Brighton etc. type of signing for 15-20 million. There's a reason no one is going near him for 86 million.
Sorry but
Sorry but
You'll see it if a team is going to be stupid enough to give him his big move this summer. But I doubt that'll happen.
I agree he isn't worth £86 Million but to say he's a 15-20 Million player is laughable. He'd get snapped up instantly by Arsenal or Chelsea or possibly us if he was 40/50 Million.
Would you think he's worth 40-50 million based on his Championship numbers?
Also, do you believe he doesn't have a much easier job playing upfront for Sporting, a much better team than Coventry and every Championship team, in a league where 14 out of the 17 opponents in the league are much weaker than your average Championship team? It's no surprise that his numbers massively improved.
Based on him doing it for both Coventry and Sporting.
But he has a way easier job at Sporting? He can be a good PL striker because the Championship is a very good "proving ground" for the Premier League anyways, but Sporting are just trying hard to scam a big club out of 100 million euros with the guy.
Okay, maybe he's worth more than 15-20 million, but I'm not sure I'd pay 40-50m for him. And I really wouldn't advise any top 6 club to touch him even for that money.
Fine, agree to disagree.
We can agree to disagree on Gyökeres, that's fine, but I'm really curious about how much difference is there between the Championship and Primeira Liga in your opinion?
Zirkzee not being a “proper 9” doesn’t mean he isn’t a striker. Hojlund not being the finished article doesn’t really mean anything when it comes to squad building. Name me any top club that operates with three strikers? Hell, name me any top club that operates with two proper number 9s?
Arsenal - Havertz and Jesus, moving on from Nketiah who is the closest to classic CF
City - Even when Alvarez was there you could argue he was more a second striker Zirkzee type
Liverpool - Nunez and Jota
Chelsea - Jackson and Osimhen potentially? Nkunku definitely not a striker
Spurs - Richarlison and Solanke
There’s just no realistic way could fit in another striker
Prime Messi would have more difficulty playing for Coventry than Barcelona, of course Gyokeres now plays for one of the top teams in the league, it's easier for him.
Would Haaland score as much playing for Ipswich? I don't think so.
Gyokeres is a very good player, he changed Sporting completely , they have never been this dominant, and mostly it's because of him.
He is overpriced but no way is he worth 20m. Come on now.
He is too good for the Portuguese league. Somebody take him please!
Would Haaland score as much playing for Ipswich? I don't think so.
Gyokeres is a very good player, he changed Sporting completely , they have never been this dominant, and mostly it's because of him.
He is overpriced but no way is he worth 20m. Come on now.
He is too good for the Portuguese league. Somebody take him please!
My Arsenal supporting mate has him on his dream list (along with Adringa from Brighton) for this season which funny enough both of which they haven't even been linked to. He's a proper fan and knows his stuff, so i'd imagine this guy has to be good. Although i did have to remind him that after sticking up for Havertz last season, he wants a proper striker.
Top goal scorers in the league again with 7 goals in just 4 games, his last goal secured a win against Porto.
Last season 43 goals in total with 29 goals in the league.
He is no RVP, but he is better than what we have been served in top by our attackers.
Last season 43 goals in total with 29 goals in the league.
He is no RVP, but he is better than what we have been served in top by our attackers.
He's bullying the entire Portuguese league.
Need to watch him play to see the difference. Not only is he great at positioning, his combination of strength and speed is amazing. Very clinical and my does he strike the ball clean. Has the ability to be a poacher and score goals all by himself. Just watched how he manhandled Pepe last year. Will be interesting to see how he does in the UCL, especially against City and Arsenal.
Would be a perfect signing for Arsenal. Can see him competing with Haaland for top scorer if signed by them. Was really surprised CFC didn't go for him given how they were in for Osimhen.
Can't see us signing him though, would be too much money to spend on one position while we have bigger concerns elsewhere. We also have Hojlund and Zirkzee with Chido waiting in the wings.
Could be a Darwin. Could be an Isak.
Can't see us investing in another expensive forward though, our eggs are in the Hojlund basket.
Can't see us investing in another expensive forward though, our eggs are in the Hojlund basket.
I've seen enough of him. Would love him at arsenal.
He is at the same price of Hojlund, but what we do, we buy a player that scored 6 goals in Italy as a CF for 75m.
Yeah, that is a broken basket. On top of being not that good CF, he is also injury prone.
"he was priced out of a move"
The time to gamble on him was before he went to Sporting. A few of us on here were calling for this transfer at that time.
They can eat shit. We can probably get Osimhen for less
I don't think INEOS will be buying 100M anybody, any time soon, least of all somebody from Sporting, and I wholeheartedly agree. Even Real doesn't pay such fees, anymore. Let's leave stupidity in the past
Yes. Now it's too late as we will not pay big money on him anymore.
You know many 20 year old strikers who score 10 non-penalty goals in their debut PL season with extremely limited supply for an incoherent attacking team and 5 goals in the CL? List them.
Højlund isn't injury prone ffs. Injuries happen. Look at Haaland, he is even more injures. You call him injury prone too?
People love a good moan.
I told you, there's a reason no teams are going near him for that price tag. He's not that good.
He's just gone from a half-decent Championship side to the dominant team in an overall weaker league than the Championship. Of course his numbers have improved. Better team, weaker opposition compared to what he had at Coventry.
Some people already know that Hojlund is better than him, I wonder how long it will take for the masses to clock it too.
He's just gone from a half-decent Championship side to the dominant team in an overall weaker league than the Championship. Of course his numbers have improved. Better team, weaker opposition compared to what he had at Coventry.
Some people already know that Hojlund is better than him, I wonder how long it will take for the masses to clock it too.
Hojlund is not better than him.