Wout Weghorst
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Who did you expect?
Wouldn't mind that. Him or Thuram. Both look like exactly what we need and they'd be very cheap. I just hope they are not long-term plans, of course.
so bonkers it just might work.
realistically though this feels like a plant to force the real target out of their hole
realistically though this feels like a plant to force the real target out of their hole
We need @mazhar13 in here to lay some facts down
He could do very well for us, with a decent supply he could be exactly what we need. Definitely better than most others we’ve been linked with.
Is World Cup finalist and runner up Marcus Thuram - linked with Manchester United and Chelsea - better than Wout Weghorst of Burnley and Besiktas? Yes, I think he is. He is no worse than Martial and Sancho at the moment. He is available on the cheap and his resale value is at least 3-4x what he would cost in January.
You mean a certain Atletico player
Joao Felix.
Which is an option we don’t currently have.
Didn't he score 2 against us last season
Keep saying it we are clearly trying
Better than Aboubakar. Joao Felix on loan and we are good
I wouldn't be against this at all.
I always thought he was a good striker but unfortunately didn't work out that way when he got to Burnley.
I think he could work.
I always thought he was a good striker but unfortunately didn't work out that way when he got to Burnley.
I think he could work.
He went to Besiktas because Burnley went down and he is too good to play in the Championship.
This would make a lot of sense on a short term loan.
We don't have a single forward who has the ability to provide a box presence, aswell as having the ability to hold up the ball. And I believe having a forward who provides box presence and good hold up ability, would make a difference because it would make us unpredictable.
We don't have a single forward who has the ability to provide a box presence, aswell as having the ability to hold up the ball. And I believe having a forward who provides box presence and good hold up ability, would make a difference because it would make us unpredictable.
Why can't we just sign Mbappe or Haaland on loan?
Our bobo 
I reckon if we tried hard enough, we may be able to convince Burnley to loan us Jay Rodriguez too.
Now we’re talking. I actually wanted us to sign him before we binned off Ronaldo.
Him and Felix and we’re motoring.
Him and Felix and we’re motoring.
He even has 15 games and 7 goals with us according to wiki
Not good enough
Would be brilliant signing. Better than Felix or Aboubakar. A completely different option (that's why better than Felix not talent wise)
Okay. Although I'm not the biggest supporter of this, at least there's a logic to it backed up by data.
We got a pressing coach so we need a pressing striker.
At least its a round peg for a round hole.
Can we afford both?
Iconic WC goal, took it brilliantly
I think you know the answer to that as you’ve been quoting my posts on that players particular thread today.
If Weghorst is brought in as an addition to that player, then that’s good enough and sets us up quite nicely till at least the end of the season.
It's a stop gap. Bit underwhelming but he is a player that can play target man and isn't a bad finisher. It's about the right type of player not the best player. If Ten Hag thinks he can do the business who are we to argue?
He was indeed. Came on as a subby and scored in 83rd and 90+11 mins to be exact. (from internet, not memory)
He might very well be the hardest working striker in the world. He isnt very talented for a pro football player but he is never going to stop running and trying to improve himself.
He wouldnt be a horrible option to have in the squad….
He wouldnt be a horrible option to have in the squad….
Heavily disliked the man for his shithousery against Argentina.
But if it’s a short team deal, he ticks most boxes.
He’s a beta-Haaland.
But if it’s a short team deal, he ticks most boxes.
He’s a beta-Haaland.
He's a donkey but we need bodies, short term loan will do I guess.
I wouldn’t mind it tbh as a stop gap. He is big, awkward, can hold the ball up and will score goals given the right service.
We seem to be strongly linked to Felix plus any one of the centre forwards mentioned in the past few days. I reckon we’re after both hence why we’re looking for freebies: any cash we’ve got is going on Felix’s loan fee.
Right because Marcus Thuram is the main reason France made the World Cup Final.
Why is him getting linked with us seen as a positive, but not Weghorst supposedly being linked seen as a positive? You can't have it both ways.
Signing long term players because they are "no worse than so and so" is not a sustainable strategy, and counter to everything ten Hag has said since he joined. He wants to sign the right player, not just anyone. If the right player is not available and we are absolutely desperate for a back up option, then a short term cheap option is the way to go, not someone who will want a long term contract.
If you truly think Thuram is our long term answer up top, then fine, I don't see that. But if he is just better than what we have, that is not a good reason to sign him permanently.
That would be too good to happen.
I like him! An obvious threat in the air and his play in the ground is seriously under rated too
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