Son is also 32.
Let's not pretend he has a long career ahead of him.
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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024
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Let's not pretend he has a long career ahead of him.
Not sure what you're referring to?
Not talking myself into it. Just see it as the only realistic signing.
We’re never signing Gyokeres. As
Starks
said, he’s got an £80 million pound release clause and Sporting are persistent shits. There’s no pressing need for them to sell. I don’t think the club even entertains a transfer fee of over £50 or so million.
Sell him
Different point but I agree we should be thinking ahead … When Son hangs up his boots (right now he looks fit as the butchers dog) I hope our future striker options come from the group coming through — Lankshear, Veliz, Scarlett.
you might have noticed the market is still dead - except for ffp avoidance schemes.
and until he's fit again even less chance of buyers.
I see, so you want to use the two extremes to make a point.
Both teams buy dross, it's just that Utd pat ridiculous amounts for their dross.
Are you feeling me now?
Not talking myself into it. Just see it as the only realistic signing.
We’re never signing Gyokeres. As
I don’t think the club even entertains a transfer fee of over £50 or so million.
That's exactly my point mate.
Toney really shouldn't be the only realistic signing for this club and fans would be within their rights to see it as a lack of ambition from the club to just wait it out for the price to drop on a forward who is almost certainly way down the list.
I'm fully aware of that, but using Utd as a template for "go out and get them" is ridiculous, they're no benchmark for getting the right players, regardless of cost.
We play with a centre forward every game we’ve played under Ange.
I don't think he can cope with the amount of football he's gonna have to play. He looked like a shell of himself for large spells last season.
Bit like Harry at the Euro's, Son needs to be hooked at 60-70 minutes. Every game.
Not a traditional “
not a traditional target man like Toney though.
Toney isn't just a traditional target man
Exactly, if we are going into the market then it has to be an obvious upgrade.
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Would take Ramos if he's available.
So 75M for a decent player is fair market value and well within our budget
Why wouldn’t we do it
Someone would pay 20M imo - I assume that’s roughly what’s left on the balance sheet
Saudi?
There is a serious lack of quality number 9’s out there just now. Look at the Euros. Who was the best one? Georgian guy who I’m not going to attempt to spell. Then after him? Fucked if I can think of anyone that played well. But for a ropey handball and an inch here or there, Lukaku wins the golden boot.
Couple this with us playing quite well in the last couple of games last season without a recognised 9 and maybe we are looking to do that as either plan A, or plan B when Richarlison is inevitably injured.
Not one of the links we have so far to a 9 excites me. Talk to me about Osimhen or Martinez and my ears prick up. Otherwise, I’d be ok with Toney at a push.
Couple this with us playing quite well in the last couple of games last season without a recognised 9 and maybe we are looking to do that as either plan A, or plan B when Richarlison is inevitably injured.
Not one of the links we have so far to a 9 excites me. Talk to me about Osimhen or Martinez and my ears prick up. Otherwise, I’d be ok with Toney at a push.
Or do we just wait?
I'd take Toney. I think he'd be more useful just by being available and HG than Richie.
But the other option is to just wing it another season and try again next year.
Cause we sure as shit ain't gonna push the boat out to sign a ready made top talent.