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That definitely sounds like Solanke. I've seen a fair few Spurs fans anti the idea but would he be that bad a buy given what Ange wants?
Gyokores got his goals in the championship and Portuguese leagues thoughGoals vs xG stats for domestic league 23/24 season-
Possible #9 transfers:
Solanke - 19 goals from 19.6 xG
Alvarez - 11 goals from 13 xG
Toney - 4 goals from 6 xG
Openda - 24 goals from 22.1 xG
Gyokeres - 29 goals from 22.5 xG
J. David - 19 goals from 17.5 xG
Gimenez - 23 goals from 22.8 xG
Others (just as a barometer):
Son - 17 goals from 12 xG
Johnson - 5 goals from 10.6 xG
Kulusevski - 8 goals from 4.7 xG
Kane - 36 goals from 30.6 xG
Analysis - Out of the possible CF transfers, Gyokeres finishing was stand out while all the PL options actually underperformed their xG.
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The goals don’t move though. He’s a finisher but it’s his all round game that stands out for me. If you add goals to what he’s got in his locker then you’ve got a player. Pay what’s needed and that sorts our centre forward issue out. I actually could not give a fuck about what he costs. We can afford it. Spend big just now and you don’t have to for a few windows because our players are all young,hungry and improving. Getting the right quality in just now saves us later when you might only have to buy one or two to freshen things up.
Yeah who wants to come to little old Spurs and be paid a fortune!Yeah, you're living in dream land if you think those players would come to us if they were available
We need additions in both areas and financially it's completely viable.
Realistically, Lille is playing in the preliminary round of the Champion League so they will not want to sell their best striker before August 14. If they beat Fenerbache, I think they will not sell David this summer even he has only 1 year left on his contract.The big striker search: Latest on Jonathan David, Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak
Sky Sports News understands there could be up to 12 clubs in the market for a centre forward this summer; Sky Sports takes a look at some of the best options, with Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres and Jonathan David - both linked with a transfer to the Premier League - among those assessedwww.skysports.com
With just a year left on his contract, Jonathan David is another seemingly affordable option for a Premier League club, and a good one after his exploits in the French league over the last few seasons.
He was behind only Kylian Mbappe for goals and assists among centre forwards in France last season, with 19 and four respectively. In 2022-23 season, he was top of the combined xG and xA metric for any striker across the top-five leagues, according to Wyscout's data.
I think we'll end up going for Half-Fullkrug, he's got more potential.
Supposedly we agreed a fee with Milan yesterday.
I have to say that, whilst I haven't seen him play extensively, that was exactly the impression I got with Alvarez. Had his moments, but looked a square peg whenever I saw him, really underwhelming.
