No way.
He's lacklustre and lazy. The white version of Adebayor. Sure he's an upgrade on Bendtner but not by much.
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No way.
He's lacklustre and lazy. The white version of Adebayor. Sure he's an upgrade on Bendtner but not by much.
He can control a football, that makes him infinitely better than Bendtner.
Could get him for around £3m-£5m or so, might aswell.
If he's shit, we can offload him in the summer.
He's on high wages, I think Fulham broke the bank to get him.
Would be a waste of money for an ageing, lazy striker. No thanks.
He's been a fantastic player, but right now we've got a squad of extremely hard working players. I don't see him fitting in tbh.
Let's get Adebayor back, then stick him behind Bendtner in the pecking order to reduce the size of his ego. We also need to make sure we ban any talking in third person terms.
Think you could get him for much less than that, he's only got 6 months left on his contract and has pretty much downed tools at Fulham.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munchies
He's got amazing technique and would be a great option to bring off the bench or play against the lesser teams when Giroud needs a rest.
We wont sign a top striker in Jan so players like Berbatov are a good compromise. I remember when he joined Fulham a journo asked Wenger why he didn't sign him and he said "because I didn't think Utd would sell him" so it sounds like he's a fan.
has lewandoski actually been confirmed by bayern? i remember seeing lots of talk of the move but nothing confirmed. wonder if we could convince him, especially if we qualify for CL knock outs and are top in jan
Anything over £3m is a ripoff, he is old, moody and lazy. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Munchies
ollie, we're not signing Lewandowski. He's joining Bayern.Quote:
Originally Posted by the ollie and the ivy
Why would qualifying for the CL knockouts convince him anyway? He wouldn't be playing in them.
yeah of course, forgot about being cup tied :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
but you just wonder, he would have seen the reaction Goetze got when he returned to Dortmund, and as far as i know nothing is official. don't see why we don't try it at least, dortmund would rather sell to us then let him go to bayern too
The deal's essentially done. You don't need confirmation on things like this. Sadly, Dortmund can't do anything about it and I doubt he gives a shit about fans' reactions when he's getting a twentyfold wage increase.
true, but we could offer him high wages as well, and dortmund could accept a bid from us, allowing him to talk to us. if we are top in jan, offer him very high wages, he might be tempted. keeps his reputation at dortmund, gets to make a mark in a new league, new challenge plus he is best mates with Szcesney.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
of course its a very unlikely transfer, but i see no reason why we can't give it a go.
By all means give it a go as long as we don't waste too much time on it. If he's made up his mind on Bayern there's nothing we can do, and Dortmund have no say in it either since with his contract situation. He can wait until June and walk to any team he wants.
I reckon Berbatov would be a decent short term signing. Something tells me he'd raise his game playing with better players (and I include Spurs and Manure in this).
I really think we need someone lively up front who is willing and able to shoot and score out of nothing. Giroud holds the ball up well, works hard but he's not the deadly in front of goal.
Giroud is probably the most improved player in the league (including Ramsey). He'd be very hard to replace because he gives us a lot defensively as well that most other strikers couldn't replicate. Whoever we bring in, if anyone, would be second string to Giroud so don't expect any big money superstars. That shouldn't stop us bidding £40,000,002 for Suarez just to piss Rodgers off and get him to do that funny temper tantrum thing again.
Giroud has improved for sure, just don't think he's dangerous in front of goal, he'll get goals obviously he's just not a constant threat.
I've changed my mind, let's buy all the players.
Definitely need a new striker, Bif has been excellent for us just not prolific enough in front of the goal. :coffee:
Stop it pal. He played in a squad that included Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, a prime Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra...and a Scholes playing some of the best football of his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Coca Cola presents GP'
When we're up against it in March/April you need players to dig deep and put a shift in. Berbatov would never do that. No thanks.
He'd be great against the dross in the league but we have Poldi and Theo to kill those teams tbf.
Berbatov was the top scorer in the league two seasons ago wasn't he? Still has a lot to offer.
2 years ago Hangeland was one of the best defenders in the league. Now look at him.
Can't go on the past.
I thought Benteke was great in the first few games this season but he's been shite since his injury so thats one more target off the list.
Suarez would take us to the next level i feel, a genuine match winner and a menace to every kind of defense.
Suarez really would send shock waves through the league for us. Offer 60m and see what happens. He is amazing, a one man goal of the season contender.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
Be interesting to see how many seasons Lukaku has on his contract, 3 years out on loan and sounds like he has a prickly relationship with Mourinho..... so maybe a bit of tapping up to see out his contract and pounce.
Sure. Assuming he finds his way out of Koscielny's pocket.
Won't be easy its getting quite full in there - Higuain will be in there Midweek. Best defender in the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Coca Cola presents GP'
Lukaku won't be playing for Chelsea again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumble
Mourinho seems to have fallen out with him and will almost certainly go for a marquee striker in January or summer. When Mourinho has a bone to pick he won't back down due to his ego and pride.
Lukaku won't get any game time there despite being the best striker they have. He'll almost certainly be sold this summer or next, probably after having spent another season out on loan. He has no future at Chelsea.
We have absolutely zero chance of signing Suarez.
Zero.
Forget about him.
If Liverpool didn't sell him in the summer then they're certainly not going to sell him in January when they're second in the league. And they're certainly not going to sell him to us.
I think there's no chance of us signing a top striker in Jan as no clubs want to sell in Jan plus it's world cup year so players might not want to leave. You'd also be competing will all the other top European clubs who are desperate for a top striker and will likely overpay eg Chelsea.
That's why I'm looking at stop gaps like Berbatov.
I was pretty optimistic of signing someone like Suarez , but I too have given up hope of getting him.
Lewandowski is probably the most high profile striker we can get.
Wouldn't mind Berbatov either for the time being, he's still a class goal scorer.
Very reasonable. And we can add Lukaku to the list of unattainable strikers because Mourinho is a twat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grebbo
Rather than Berbatov, if we're looking for a different striker than Giroud, we want:
1. somebody quicker (a couple of instances yesterday where a striker with a bit more pace would've won us the game)
2. somebody with a striker's poacher instincts. I.e. somebody who would've converted Cazorla's ball across the 6 yard box yesterday.
3. somebody who is half decent when taking more than one touch.
I hardly watch non-English teams but I'm sure there has to be someone Arsenal can get that isn't as good as the top notch strikers, e.g. Van Persie, Suarez, Aguero etc. but still ticks those 3 boxes.
I'd like to see us buy a young striker tbf or get Wenget in the lab and convert Draxler. Basel need to save football and knock Schalke out on Wednesday.
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Originally Posted by Grebbo
Berba will win us games where we are camped outside the opposition half for 90 mins and havent scored. He is lazy or whatever, but that man can do some special things with the ball. I'd definitely sign him up on an 18 month deal.
I wouldnt mind that Real Madrid kid either.. seems like that deal is dead!
It can be alive and dead at the same time.
But yeah, Draxler is the one tbh.
Yeah, Morata he looks quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
I'd like to see us sign a South American striker as they always seem to be 'busy' players that can finish. There must be a new Falcao/Suarez/Aguero coming through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
How's our very own Joel Campbell doing? Time for him to come home?
Well we got a young striker in the summer. Just a shame he was crocked postman. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost of Xmas Past