Superblue 6,372 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I've said a number of times that when the likes of Walcott, Llorente and Huntelaar all have six months left on their contracts and should be available for under £10m, and Demba Ba's release clause is reactivated for £7m in January, we should be looking at this group of players. All would do a good job (far better than what we currently have!) of leading the line of our first choice striker for the rest of this season well enough do get us our bare minimum goals (top 4 in the league).Strikers such as Falcao and Cavani would not be realistically attainable in January, unless of course we pay obscene amounts of money and in all likelihood get mugged off again like the Torres situation. We could buy somebody like this in the summer and added to one of the above that we could move for in January and an ever improving Lukaku, we would have a much more impressive and potent strikeforce than we currently have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I've said a number of times that when the likes of Walcott, Llorente and Huntelaar all have six months left on their contracts and should be available for under £10m, and Demba Ba's release clause is reactivated for £7m in January, we should be looking at this group of players. All would do a good job (far better than what we currently have!) of leading the line of our first choice striker for the rest of this season well enough do get us our bare minimum goals (top 4 in the league).Strikers such as Falcao and Cavani would not be realistically attainable in January, unless of course we pay obscene amounts of money and in all likelihood get mugged off again like the Torres situation. We could buy somebody like this in the summer and added to one of the above that we could move for in January and an ever improving Lukaku, we would have a much more impressive and potent strikeforce than we currently have.Agreed also add bony to your list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beigl 1,387 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I would rather take Wilfred Bony,in my opinion the better striker at the moment.Llorente struggles to score this season,17 apps 1 goal,that´s not very extraordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 The one thing I would say about Llorente this season is the way he has been treated at Bilbao is nothing more than a disgrace. When we look at how fragile the confidence and self belief is of our 'main' striker, if he had been in Llorente's shoes, he probably would have just retired from football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I think Llorente is better than Huntelaar. I don't think Huntelaar would cut it in a big league if i'm honest. I like Llorente a lot. Free transfer in the summer, defo worth getting him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Don't follow Llorente much, am I right in saying Huntelaar would be a better option though?Hmm, tricky question. Huntelaar is definitely the better finisher and he can hold up play very well, but I am never a fan of signing 29yo strikers and tbh I am not a big fan of Huntelaar; I think he wasted his potential (I remember about 8 years back when he was supposed to be the next big thing).On the other hand, Llorente is a couple of years younger and can be a very good striker, but from what I've seen his problem is consistency. His form has also dropped a lot this year. The fact that Aduriz has been prefered to him at Belbao just says it all.So yes, I guess Huntelaar would be a better signing, depending on the fee of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 On the other hand, Llorente is a couple of years younger and can be a very good striker, but from what I've seen his problem is consistency. His form has also dropped a lot this year. The fact that Aduriz has been prefered to him at Belbao just says it all.The only fact his form has dropped and he is constantly on the bench is because he already announced he wont be renewing his contract. The club is punishing him for that!I think he would be a very good cheap option and he would work well with a big name if we eventually buy Falcao/Cavani in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkyflashman 187 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 We could get Ba, Walcott AND Llorente in January and that would be far better for our team than one Falcao or Cavani I feel. Competition breeds form and lets be honest Falcao/Cavani wouldn't get much of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 The only fact his form has dropped and he is constantly on the bench is because he already announced he wont be renewing his contract. The club is punishing him for that!I think he would be a very good cheap option and he would work well with a big name if we eventually buy Falcao/Cavani in the summer.Not sure about that because he has featured as a sub for them, if the board was punishing him they would not allow him to play like Malouda and Sniejder. His replacement, Aduriz, has also scored 8 goals in 12 matches (maybe we should sign him ) so he could be keeping him out of the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Not sure about that because he has featured as a sub for them, if the board was punishing him they would not allow him to play like Malouda and Sniejder. His replacement, Aduriz, has also scored 8 goals in 12 matches (maybe we should sign him ) so he could be keeping him out of the side.You could fairly argue that, but we are talking about Bilbao (they cant even buy players) and not Chelsea or Inter.For me, Llorente is being punished. He went nuts and had a big fight with the Board when Javi was sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Yeah Llorente is being punished alright.Last season he was brilliant for them so there is no way he would have been benched for aduriz but because Llorente wanted to leave in the summer and not renew his contract bilbao started benching him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 He'll literally go for around 9m so I'm definitely for this. Even if we sign Huntelaar and Llorente and then sell them in the summer. Llorente, Huntelaar, Sturridge and Torres I can deal with.And while we're bargain striker shopping, might as well add Demba Ba! Ba, Huntelaar and Llorente for under 25m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Ba, Huntelaar and Llorente for under 25m Imagine if we sign all three of them in january . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 http://www.talksport...llorente-186914Tell me this isnt punishment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmessy 139 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 would love to see this guy at the club... would actually be a perfect compliment to our current #9... the dual nando's hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDY 1,290 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Talked up the Premier League quite a bit in an interview shown on Revista de la Liga.Can only see Bilbao keeping him on the bench as punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I believe him and Huntelaar are Arsenal and Tottenham bound. United and City don't needs strikers, Liverpool is a big pile of red shit and for us I believe we can do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 for us I believe we can do better. Well the only available strikers right now better then huntelaar and Llorente are falcao and cavani and for them we will have to pay in excess of 40m.So i think both of them(huntelaar,Llorente) can be very good signings and we certainly cant do better then them in january without spending at the minimum of 40m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDY 1,290 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Time to put in a bid now that the Ba deal looks off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Time to put in a bid now that the Ba deal looks off?Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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