Am I the only person who doesn't want Isak and knows full well we won't get him no matter how much money we offer?Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Am I the only person who doesn't want Isak and knows full well we won't get him no matter how much money we offer?
Oh I definitely want him because he’s a the best striker in the league. However I think the chances of us spending the type of money Newcastle would demand is laughable. I don’t actually know why his name is even linked with us because it’s so unrealistic.
I believe Sesko is the striker we will probably sign.
His contract runs up to 2028 so yes it will be tricky, If Newcaslte don't get European football (which is possible) then he might really want to go to one that is in the CL, but the amount of money as you say would be crazy and would feel very galling as we could have signed him two years ago fro much much less
Not saying you’re wrong, but why don’t you want Isaak?
Putting aside for the moment you don’t think we’d get him anyway. If getting him was a possibility….why wouldn’t you want him.
I don't want him either because he doesn't give us what we need, which is a forceful threat in the box. I definitely don't want him for 150 mill or 200 mill or whatever crazy shit they are throwing out now (I assume that includes extortionate wages). I want Gyokeres for 73 mill and I want him last summer (if possible) or last January (very latest). Don't want Sesko here either, unless he's a +1.
Did you see how Obi-Martins might get a start tonight. How sickening would that be, if we're fucking around hunting behind the sofa for strikers and we already had a potential Isak sitting in the reserves. Nothing's guaranteed but if turns into the next 100 mill plus striker you can add it to our list of our fuckery in the transfer market.
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I would want Isak of course, but not at the price that he will now command - which would put paid to any further business from us.
I also have concerns abiout whether he would be as effective for us as he is for Newcastle - given our horsehoe of doom style of play; lack of quick transitions and the fact that unlike where he is now, he will be playing low blocks every week.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
Gyokeres?. Not wishing to pay 75 million for someone who is 26 and never played in a bigger league than Portugal
Yeah well he'll be 50 by the time we pull our finger out. He's 6'2", a Swedish international with 15 goals in 26 appearances (mostly not in Portugal), two footed, howitzer shot, he's got pace, he's direct, he's physical, good on the deck, can take on his man and actually beat him, good in the air and as a bonus he's a total scrote. Just the player we need in the box to bully the defence, tap some in, smash some in and score a few off his arse after a huge bundle.
Should already be here but apparently he's holding out for a summer signing bonus which we should have agreed to give him this January. He'd do us for the next 3 years which, if you divide that fee and the wages, is a bargain.
Whoever gets him will be instantly improved and I'm betting it won't be us. Now I see we're being linked with Kluivert which will the start of links with just about every striker in world football I'm sure, apart from the obvious choice staring us right in the face.
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Oh and he plays like Shearer only he's more technical. Would have him over Isak any day, not because Isak isn't a good striker but because he'd only be able to do half of what Gyokeres can. For twice the price.
Meanwhile we have two decent young strikers coming through the academy, which gives us 3 years to bed them in, which we'll likely need to do if we splash on a striker in the summer (because we won't be getting any more cash anytime soon).
Of course we could also get nobody again and that's as likely as any outcome.
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Actually scrub all that. Forgot about his sell-on fee. Won't be enough. Resume the search...
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