Or he's been watching the football we're playing.
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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)
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That's a good shout actually. Mourinho probably doesn't have much pace these days, but you probably don't need lot of pace to fit into Nuno's 'tactical style'. At least they'd be on a similar wavelength in terms of their hatred of progressive exciting possession-based attacking football...
I think it depends why we might pursue him.
Long term squad asset, who can score up to 10 goals a season and give us an out ball - then okay.
But only at a reasonable price. Much is also on the basis of any so called interest.
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He was involved in 11 of their 36 goals last season.... Only bettered in that team by Gibbs White who was involved in 13 of them.
I don't mind overpaying for the right players, I've harped on about it enough, but only if we're marginally overpaying.
Eze hasn't done nearly enough to merit a £70M price tag. £50M I could swallow, but £70M? That's not a marginal overpay, it's daylight robbery!
You've said yourself that he 'could be' as good as Maddison. Conversely, he may never get anywhere near him. He's what, a year younger than Maddison and not even close to producing what Maddison does. That says to me that he's less likely to reach that level.
The more I think about it, the less convinced I am the Eze has enough about him to take that step up.
Of course, I could be well wrong, but for £70M he's not close to being worth the gamble IMO.
Let's get Gibbs-White then
You seen Gift play?
Or lose a handClever way of getting sacked and paid for it .....
I can't see us paying 50 million, probably will offer them Spence plus 30m maybe a different player.
Said that when he broke through at Wolves. Kid has masses of talent.
Richarlison was good before we signed him. Who's to say Johnson won't shine under Ange? 22 years old and playing in a poor Forest side.
Too expensive, Forest paid 42m, they would probably want 60/70m
I agree but more nerdier football watchers than myself dont see how he hits the right data points either.
I wanted him last summer but was disappointed with him last season, plus in the game I watched him live at our home game I thought he reminded me of a shitter version of Walcott.
This is true actually, spending £50m on Johnson would be much better than the rumored fee climbing up into the £35m range for Orban. I have really soured on Orban as I’ve watched two of his recent games in full. What purpose does a 5’9” CF who has never won a header in his life and isn’t at all involved in build-up have in the Premier League?
Johnson’s profile is excellent, really - well sized, right sided wing forward who can play across the 3, excellent pace and burst, exuberant runs in behind, proven goal-assist record in England, only 22 - and importantly, homegrown.
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His performance is not. He doesn’t have the required technical capability, the top footballing brain and instincts, the vision and creativity to play in tight spaces, nor is he really a top dribbler who can beat players with skill, he just sort of runs into space.
The problem is, why exactly are Forest only pricing him at £50m if he’s so important to them, and why exactly does he never really seem to impress in small spaces?
You're speaking as if a 22 year old kid is a finished product. We as fans seem to harp on all the things a player can't do where as a good manager (Ange... hopefully) figures out how to get the best of a player.
We should have sold him the summer after we bought him for whatever Inter were willing to pay, remember they were sniffing around?
I just hope one of the rumours about him going are correct. Not on loan either. I'll party like when Sissoko was sold when he goes
I'm going to choose to believe that Paratici sees the baseline level of technical ability to grow into his athletic skills if we buy Johnson but I personally don't see it.
I see noodle armed Adama Traore.