Sure but what if Kane gets injured? He can't remain injury free forever. Spurs need for quality alternatives is just as strong. Just like City, Utd and Liverpool. Spurs big mistake last season was relying too heavily on one striker and not having strong enough back-up once Dembele and Alli were suspended.Originally Posted by Özim
Possibly, but Vardy will also take time to adjust as we have a different style, different players etc he's shown from his record he doesn't hit the ground running.
My preference for Janssen is simple, he's younger and has got time to improve, Vardy is at his peak and it will be downhill from here and his record other than last season is nothing to ride home about (whereas the other guy is 21 so you can't judge his record really).
I talk abut going for the cheaper option in this case because the cheaper player has potential and could become a top player, so in a straight choice between him an Vardy I prefer Janssen due to his potential and the fact he'll be around for much longer. Obviously I'd prefer a Lewandowski but it's clear we're not going for top strikers, we don't even attempt to and just watch other clubs snap them up so there's no point even talking about those.
As for Xhaka, I'm not dismissing him as much, he may be very good, I just think 33 million for a player noone knows is very steep, especially when a household name like Gundogan went for 20 million. But it is what it is, I hope he's as good as what we paid but the truth is I know nothing about him and I can't say he's stood out when playing for Switzerland as a world beater either but time will tell. If he's as good as we hear that's fantastic, it just seems a lot for someone unknown that's all, especially when we scoff at the price of some more established names.
I don't disagree, but at least they have someone with goals in them, we don't and that's my issue.
Should we be looking at Higauin?
Yes we should, him and Janssen would be ideal, a guy who guarantees goals and a younger player with potential, Liverpool are apparently interested.
We never get the top strikers though, we're never willing to pay up for them, Suarez, Higuain are proof of that.
We really messed up ditching Higauin for Suarez because we ended up with nothing at all in the end.
With Vardy, I'd suggest we keep him as an option because it would be criminal if we end up with nothing again. We can't go into another season depending on Giroud.
But we should be making a move for Higuain without question.
Yeah, I think we're gonna have to try and unearth the next big thing, if we ever want to see a real elite striker at the club - can't see us ever paying what it takes for anyone who's already made a name for themselves, especially with so few of them around and demand so high?
In the meantime, maybe we can work around the problem, or at least make it less of an issue? If we had another wide forward as good as Sanchez on the other side, for example, then could we get away with having a striker who is only 'very good', rather than 'elite'? I kind of feel that this CF issue is becoming a bit of a cop out now - if we can't inject more world-class into the side through the CF spot, then we should be looking at doing it somewhere else...
Spuds open talks with Janssen.
FFS! Why are we so slow on this?
Looks like because we'd rather wait on a 29 year old journeyman who doesn't even seem that bothered about coming.
FFS the one time you want Wenger to sign someone younger he does the opposite.
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