Gonzalo Higuain

[LAM09 7,043]

And who would that 40 million player be? And are we forgetting about Pedro?

 

I'd rather have a Martial or a Bailey over a winger around 40 million (someone like Felipe Anderson cause he's worth 40 in today's market) and Shaqiri. Quality over Quantity always.

 

Hazard plus Pedro makes 2, or are you classing Moses as a winger?

 

We aren't getting Martial for our transfer budget and 40m should be more than enough to wrap up a deal for Bailey, especially considering Bayer finishing 5th. Lozano could also be an interesting proposition in the price bracket.

 

Think some are forgetting our the board is still in place; only expect big money signings, if cash is coming in first.

 

In addition, value doesn't always equate to quality.

 

60 million if the figure mentioned around is right would be a really bad value IMO. I'd rather we get Martial even if it means sending Willian the other way. I don't mind if we overpay for talent and youth, but paying high fees for the likes of Higuain and Giroud is a bad investment.

 

15m~ for Giroud was great business tbh.

[AK-3001 286]

2 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

 

Hazard plus Pedro makes 2, or are you classing Moses as a winger?

 

We aren't getting Martial for our transfer budget and 40m should be more than enough to wrap up a deal for Bailey, especially considering Bayer finishing 5th. Lozano could also be an interesting proposition in the price bracket.

 

Think some are forgetting our the board is still in place; only expect big money signings, if cash is coming in first.

 

In addition, value doesn't always equate to quality.

 

 

 

15m~ for Giroud was great business tbh.

Bailey for 40? I'd buy you a pint if he moved for 40 million..

Value doesn't equate to quality for sure and I agree to it. But we can't be playing value game and buy Shaqiri and a 40 million winger (PS. Not gonna be Bailey) to replace Willian. We will not have an upgrade at all, rather, just 2 more players, one of whom is Shaqiri and he doesn't deserve to start for a top 6 club here. The other 40 million winger will have to be really good, but I can't see any realistic 40 million quality wingers at this point of time.

 

Anyway, a lot of this is hypothetical.

[LAM09 7,043]

Bailey for 40? I'd buy you a pint if he moved for 40 million..
Value doesn't equate to quality for sure and I agree to it. But we can't be playing value game and buy Shaqiri and a 40 million winger (PS. Not gonna be Bailey) to replace Willian. We will not have an upgrade at all, rather, just 2 more players, one of whom is Shaqiri and he doesn't deserve to start for a top 6 club here. The other 40 million winger will have to be really good, but I can't see any realistic 40 million quality wingers at this point of time.
 
Anyway, a lot of this is hypothetical.

Just for reference, how much do you value at Bailey?

[bluesman2610 1,415]

1 hour ago, LAM09 said:

1 hour ago, AK-3001 said:

Bailey for 40? I'd buy you a pint if he moved for 40 million..
Value doesn't equate to quality for sure and I agree to it. But we can't be playing value game and buy Shaqiri and a 40 million winger (PS. Not gonna be Bailey) to replace Willian. We will not have an upgrade at all, rather, just 2 more players, one of whom is Shaqiri and he doesn't deserve to start for a top 6 club here. The other 40 million winger will have to be really good, but I can't see any realistic 40 million quality wingers at this point of time.
 
Anyway, a lot of this is hypothetical.

Just for reference, how much do you value at Bailey?

Bayer value him higher than 40m in fact their price tag is closer to 70m

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[xPetrCechx 13,570]

[Special Juan 28,091]

Sounds like Morata going the other way in this deal.

[Artandur 939]

17 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Sounds like Morata going the other way in this deal.

So we spend big on a striker a year ago, are doing it again now and will have to do it again in 2 years ?

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

This is the kind of business we should never do. I‘d rather start with batshuayi than buy a 30y.o. in decline for 50n plus. This has sheva written all over it.

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

I feel like Morata can do just as good of a job as Higuain.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

We're not stuffed with goal scoring wingers or midfielders at the moment, as a matter of fact Hazard is not your goal scoring, star player and Willian/Pedro's end product is average at best. Giroud won't score you an awful lot of goals, he's more of a perfect target man nowadays and Morata I find him a good player, technically very good, but not a goal scoring machine to be honest to score the odd 20-25 goals every PL season. 

Sarri and Higuain have a special relationship and I think he needs a man he can totally trust up front knowing he'll have enough creative players around to bring him the ball in front of the net. Higuain had that monster season a few years back under Sarri and I think he was the first to score 36 goals in a single Italian first league season since some bloke did it in the 1925 or 1926 or something like that. If Sarri trusts him I am all for this transfer, first few months are going to be a bit difficult for Sarri until he gets his ideas straight, he needs a goal scorer he can trust to make life a bit easier even when the team has a rough patch. 

[Unionjack 7,531]

1 hour ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

I feel like Morata can do just as good of a job as Higuain.

I know Ive got an overdose of dopamine right now with the 2 most exciting bits of news we have had in awhile but am still hoping for similar. But still wondering IF Sarri might get into Moratas head and give it a reboot.

  Eden or A.N.Other - Higuain - Willi or Martial or A.N.Other

                     Kante - Jorginho  - Golovin

             Emerson - Rudiger - Rugani - Dave

                            Tibo or Alisson

[LAM09 7,043]

Bayer value him higher than 40m in fact their price tag is closer to 70m

That was the fee going around during the season. Their failure to finish in the top 4 will have a bearing.

[Unionjack 7,531]

6 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

8 hours ago, bluesman2610 said:

Bayer value him higher than 40m in fact their price tag is closer to 70m

That was the fee going around during the season. Their failure to finish in the top 4 will have a bearing.

Last I saw was 53mill

[LAM09 7,043]

Last I saw was 53mill

That might be slightest more realistic than 70m.