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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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How Dry should our Powder be?

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Shadydan said:
Seeing as you're having problems understanding very basic English I'll make it easier for you.

You said he was better based on potential and ceiling, newsflash - Ndombele was better than 95% of Premier League midfielders before we signed him based on potential and ceiling, what does that tell you?

If that's confusing you I'll use another City graduate to make it easier for you to digest, Sancho - he was one of the best up and coming young players in the world when he left City, what happened to him?

Following the examples above do all players go onto fulfill their potential? No. Is it a guarantee that every player hits their ceiling in their career? No. Did you 100% know Palmer would be this good this early in his career? No you didn't. If you did then you should be managing fucking Man City instead of sitting in your arse in your underpants making up stories on the internet.

Now based on the above do you understand what I'm saying? I didn't even say you were wrong, you said he's better than Johnson based on potential - I questioned your opinion when you said he's better than Johnson, I asked you based on what?

Hindsight merchant.
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VonnegutBusy said:
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Airfixx said:

Man U - "Started talks"
Chavs & Arse - "Scrambling" to sign him.
Liverpool - "Amorim wants him if he's to sign as new gaffer"

€100m pricetag being tossed around.



(I see what you're getting at with your post though..... Similar age.... One good season etc.)
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Just to be clear, I think Gyokeres is a lot better than Solanke.

I just think "doing it for one season" is a thin argument. Not only do some players develop later but you've then got to weigh up what he would bring to the team and is it something we're missing.

HG? Hold up play? Goalscoring striker?

That could also apply to Toney. But then you have question marks over personality traits and I think if you gave Ange the option, there's one winner between those two.

Plus, if we're not including lower leagues for the likes of Solanke. Then Toney has only really had one good season and he's 28!
 
Richard Arlison said:
He’s 26?

Pretty good age for a striker.

Risk reduced signing because you know what he’s capable of.

Works hard without the ball. Good attitude, doesn’t sulk.

Fuck knows what a good price is for that?

I like him better than Toney or Watkins and less than Isak. If the choice is him or keep Richy/Son and spend bigger on a WF, that’s not an easy call for me
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I think if we can sell Richy for 40-50m and buy Solanke for similar it's a no brainer for me.

Like you said at a good age and a genuine CF something Son and Richy are not.

He's underrated, even without his goals he's a good player and connects well with midfield, is physical, an excellent header of the ball. Defends well from the front and good at defending set pieces.

I think he's ready for a big club.
 
Starks said:
Just to be clear, I think Gyokeres is a lot better than Solanke.

I just think "doing it for one season" is a thin argument. Not only do some players develop later but you've then got to weigh up what he would bring to the team and is it something we're missing.

HG? Hold up play? Goalscoring striker?

That could also apply to Toney. But then you have question marks over personality traits and I think if you gave Ange the option, there's one winner between those two.

Plus, if we're not including lower leagues for the likes of Solanke. Then Toney has only really had one good season and he's 28!
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Solanke (26)
Gimenez (22)
Gyokeres (25)
Sesko (20)
Toney (28)
Osimhen (25)
Zirkee (22)

This is the striker market right now, it's not that great but ST is an important positions for us that we can't mess it up so Solanke is probably the most realistic if we need a player to hit the ground running, Toney's the other one who is affordable who will guarantee goals in this league but he's probably to old anyway.
 
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