SinineUltra 1,170 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 We have been linked with Godin for the past 3-4 years, doubt there's any truth to it. Very prone on getting red cards, in that sense he is inconsistent and can be a headache at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,591 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Oh also, it'd be nice to sign Luis Muriel before he becomes one of the best strikers in the world Reminds me of #9 Ronaldo. Just not as clinical. Colombia is actually getting a golden generation of players. They where awesome in the early nineties with El Pibe, Asprilla, Valencia, Higuita and such. But after the whole drug cartel problems, Colombia took a drastic turn. Now they are starting to get back. We should consider having a look at the market from the future on. As we did with Belgium and capitalize on some promising talents. And yes Muriel is an interesting prospect. He recently signed a long term contract with Udinese. Leif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 What are people's thoughts on Soldado? He's been quoted as saying he would be open to moving to the Premier League.He wouldn't be my first choice, but taking Cavani and Lewandowski out of the equation I don't see many better options that may be available for a fairly reasonable price on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary gordon 1,777 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 What are people's thoughts on Soldado? He's been quoted as saying he would be open to moving to the Premier League.He wouldn't be my first choice, but taking Cavani and Lewandowski out of the equation I don't see many better options that may be available for a fairly reasonable price on the market.Always liked him. A no nonsense type striker is what we've needed here for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 i think we could go after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. he would only cost around £10m. would be 24 by the new season and scored 19 goals and got 9 assists in the french league last season. he is really fast and talented and with the right service he could be a monster.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMzuck1BxMk BlueLyon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 That's why I did not mention the signings of Hazard and Mata and such because those signings were necessary. But spending big does not always mean getting better quality. I don't want to get into the Schurrle discussion here, but I think we can all agree that we could have someone similar to him in may be half the price. And spending 60m on one player is just ridiculous. That is what I mean with change of transfer policy, I'm not saying we should become Everton and never spend more than 10m, just that for every Mata there should be an Azpi. Who could we get that is similar to Schurrle for half the price?I agree with the spending 60m on one player part. Don't mind Cavani here but the price is just ridiculous. That's one sticking point but another one is we don't really have other quality options available out there that will suit us. I desperately want to see us buy Lewandowski (for only 30m Euros FFS!) but he seems certain to join Bayern and there's hardly anyone else. (don't come saying Ba-Torres-Lukaku as STs is enough please!) That is unless we get desperate and go for Rooney, Gomez.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Who could we get that is similar to Schurrle for half the price?I agree with the spending 60m on one player part. Don't mind Cavani here but the price is just ridiculous. That's one sticking point but another one is we don't really have other quality options available out there that will suit us. I desperately want to see us buy Lewandowski (for only 30m Euros FFS!) but he seems certain to join Bayern and there's hardly anyone else. (don't come saying Ba-Torres-Lukaku as STs is enough please!) That is unless we get desperate and go for Rooney, Gomez....Mata cost less than Schurrle. Don't tell me you think Andre is better? We also bought KDB for 7m and he is better as well. We sold Danny for 12m and he is the most similar player to Schurrle I could think of. Point is, we paid over the top for Andre.I stand with what I told you the other day on twitter: We will NOT sign a striker this window. We have three strikers for a system that only utilizes one of them, and even of loan Lukaku out, neither Ba nor Torres are going anywhere. You can't just keep needlessy throwing big money at your problems. That is the mentality we need to get rid of. In fact needlessly throwing big money is what created this problem when we bought Torres.We can't keep spending just for the sake of spending to get the shiniest name out there. Spending big does not mean solving problems, in fact if we look at our recent history, our "average" money signings have mostly worked much better than the big money signings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Mata cost less than Schurrle. Don't tell me you think Andre is better? We also bought KDB for 7m and he is better as well. We sold Danny for 12m and he is the most similar player to Schurrle I could think of. Point is, we paid over the top for Andre.Funny. Those players you mentioned, we either have bought them or sold them. Get where you're coming but your inability to name a player that is similar to Schurrle right now and cost half of the price we bought him makes your point rather invalid here. You have the point but no name to back it up.I stand with what I told you the other day on twitter: We will NOT sign a striker this window. We have three strikers for a system that only utilizes one of them, and even of loan Lukaku out, neither Ba nor Torres are going anywhere. You can't just keep needlessy throwing big money at your problems. That is the mentality we need to get rid of. In fact needlessly throwing big money is what created this problem when we bought Torres.We can't keep spending just for the sake of spending to get the shiniest name out there. Spending big does not mean solving problems, in fact if we look at our recent history, our "average" money signings have mostly worked much better than the big money signings.We already had that discussion. Won't go into that again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Funny. Those players you mentioned, we either have bought them or sold them. Get where you're coming but your inability to name a player that is similar to Schurrle right now and cost half of the price we bought him makes your point rather invalid here. You have the point but no name to back it up. No, I intentionally only mentioned those related to us in order to make it relevant. There are loads of players that fall into that category. Off the top of my head: Remy, Turan, Muniain, Ljajic (would probably cost the same but is sooo much better), Rakitic, Lamela...etc Should I go on? And didn't Nani want to leave united? I'd love him here and he'd cost much less than Andre.This is something that annoys a lot, that whenever we are linked with someone that is hyped, everyone seems to act like he's the only player in the world who will be our savior. But teh fact is, unless we are attempting to sign Messi, there are plenty of other fish in the sea. TorontoChelsea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 No, I intentionally only mentioned those related to us in order to make it relevant. There are loads of players that fall into that category. Off the top of my head: Remy, Turan, Muniain, Ljajic (would probably cost the same but is sooo much better), Rakitic, Lamela...etc Should I go on? And didn't Nani want to leave united? I'd love him here and he'd cost much less than Andre.Now you're talking...Decent players there you mentioned but not sure how many of them are better than Schurrle especially when you don't really know how much they would cost. And Nani? Really?! NANI?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Now you're talking...Decent players there you mentioned but not sure how many of them are better than Schurrle especially when you don't really know how much they would cost. And Nani? Really?! NANI?!! Yes, Nani. He's inconsistent offensively but he always tracks back and defends the wing well. He's also one of the few remaining "traditional" wingers who can actually cross and can give us a different option than the ones we currently have.I think we've moved way off topic here. Move this to the general transfer talk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeboii 1,844 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Would love us to get Luis Muriel before people realize him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,327 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Now you're talking...Decent players there you mentioned but not sure how many of them are better than Schurrle especially when you don't really know how much they would cost. And Nani? Really?! NANI?!! loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Yes, Nani. He's inconsistent offensively but he always tracks back and defends the wing well. He's also one of the few remaining "traditional" wingers who can actually cross and can give us a different option than the ones we currently have.I think we've moved way off topic here. Move this to the general transfer talk? Mata was more expensive than Schurrle. Most of those you mentioned will not come for half of £19m. Nani for example, was the same price as Schurrle and signed at even a younger age. He wouldn't got for £9m-£10m, nor would the others you've mentioned. But yeah agreed that this should be moved to the general transfers discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Lukaku someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 yes, Cavani was underwhelming, but how much is his fault and how much is his team being completely dominated by a much more superior Spain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 i think we could go after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. he would only cost around £10m. would be 24 by the new season and scored 19 goals and got 9 assists in the french league last season. he is really fast and talented and with the right service he could be a monster.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMzuck1BxMkPace whores work in the Premier League. Walcott/Bale are big examples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Yes, Nani. He's inconsistent offensively but he always tracks back and defends the wing well. He's also one of the few remaining "traditional" wingers who can actually cross and can give us a different option than the ones we currently have.I think we've moved way off topic here. Move this to the general transfer talk?@CHOULO19, Nani is not only inconsistent offensively but inconsistent overall as a player. You will see him perform OK for 2-3 games and then see him go completely missing for the next few games. He touted to be the next world class player, the next Cristiano Ronaldo (similar ilk) and all that but up till now, he hasn't really fulfilled his potential including maximised his talent to stand out from the rest. Even when he's not injured, he's always been in and out of Fergie's squad previously and that itself should already tell its own story about him as a player. Moreover, the fact that United are even thinking of selling Nani should already give you a few hinters on what they think about him. If he's good like you're trying to make him out to be, they would be adamant in keeping him but yet, we keep on hearing these rumours about him being sold and other clubs interested in him. Nani may be one of the traditional wingers left but I wouldn't want another inconsistent and average player in the squad when we've already got a few.And those posts have been moved to here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Mata was more expensive than Schurrle.Most of those you mentioned will not come for half of £19m. Nani for example, was the same price as Schurrle and signed at even a younger age. He wouldn't got for £9m-£10m, nor would the others you've mentioned. But yeah agreed that this should be moved to the general transfers discussion.Well I read that the Schurrle deal will reach 24m. But of course there is no certain value as the club did not disclose the fee.Anyway, I'm positive that Nani would not go for more than 12m. He has fallen out of favor at united and he wants to leave. He was signed for 19m because he was supposed to be the next Ronaldo. Most of the names I've mentioned would go for a lot less than Schurrle. Remy is rumored to have a clause in his contract that if QPR got relegated he could leave for something like 7m! All the players I mentioned should cost under 15m (except Lijajic, but he is some player!) and I'm not saying that they all will, just that we could certainly have found someone similar to Schurrle for a lot less money than we paid. @CHOULO19, Nani is not only inconsistent offensively but inconsistent overall as a player. You will see him perform OK for 2-3 games and then see him go completely missing for the next few games. He touted to be the next world class player, the next Cristiano Ronaldo (similar ilk) and all that but up till now, he hasn't really fulfilled his potential including maximised his talent to stand out from the rest. Even when he's not injured, he's always been in and out of Fergie's squad previously and that itself should already tell its own story about him as a player. Moreover, the fact that United are even thinking of selling Nani should already give you a few hinters on what they think about him. If he's good like you're trying to make him out to be, they would be adamant in keeping him but yet, we keep on hearing these rumours about him being sold and other clubs interested in him. Nani may be one of the traditional wingers left but I wouldn't want another inconsistent and average player in the squad when we've already got a few.And those posts have been moved to here...Yes, Nani did not live up to his potential. But that was a long time ago, it is completely unfair to keep comparing him to Ronaldo. But compare him to the average winger in the PL and he is still a pretty good player. I think he'd make a great squad player. I said offensively he is consistent, but his work-rate cannot be questioned. The reason united don't want him is that they have a similar player to him in Valencia, and he does not fit Fergie's system. Anyway, we already got Schurrle and there is no way Nani is coming here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenhazard17 281 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Any chance we sign Alvaro Morata? I rated him very high. Maybe Jose could do something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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