Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

[selassie]

Real would be fools to sell Morata, but he is the striker we should be going all out for, though they'd probably insert some buy back clause again there. Aubemeyang would be the perfect fit for us, but can't see him going for less than 50million which is probably the max we would ever pay for a striker. Higuain is probably the most realistic signing for around that fee.
The plan B is to hope that if Real hold on to Morata then perhaps Benzema becomes available. He seemed a little unhappy up until Zidane took over there...He'd be well-rested this summer too, might be up for a new challenge somewhere.

If Morata goes back to Real and they make him available we'll be last in the queue to sign him, we simply don't compete for players who have many suitors and like you said he'll go for big money, Real have already said they will sell him to the highest bidder, that immediately rules us out. Same for Benzema who I'm sure would be on a lot of teams lists if he was made available.

[fakeyank]

Dont rate Morata or Benzema. Aubamayeng though is a different beast... I think he would settle down real well and take the PL by storm. Will we get him? But as well, we have Sanogo who can play there...

[I am invisible]

Dont rate Morata or Benzema. Aubamayeng though is a different beast... I think he would settle down real well and take the PL by storm. Will we get him? But as well, we have Sanogo who can play there...

No chance! If Dortmund are unwilling to take 25-30m for an almost-out-of-contract Mkhitaryan, then I can't see them letting Aubameyang go, who is signed up until 2020...

[Niall_Quinn]

Dont rate Morata or Benzema. Aubamayeng though is a different beast... I think he would settle down real well and take the PL by storm. Will we get him? But as well, we have Sanogo who can play there...

I think Aubergine is being touted around at #80mill now, media speculation no doubt but that's roughly what it would take to buy him out and then there would be wages on top. Big, big wages because of the big, big fee. In all honesty, can you see it?

Forget about Morata and Benzema too, unless absolutely nobody else wants them.

I know we all poo-poohed Vardy, but he was the one. Realistic at least.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No but Pogba is.

Probably wish you hadn't said that now.

Not really. You didn't quote anyone so just had a guess.

Congrats to Marketing on signing Pogba by not signing him.

[Marc Overmars]

Morata has re-signed for Madrid.

Presumably to be sold on now for big bucks.

[Niall_Quinn]

Morata has re-signed for Madrid.

Presumably to be sold on now for big bucks.

Yep, the agents will be thrashing around biting lumps out of each other.

[Özim]

I think Aubergine is being touted around at #80mill now, media speculation no doubt but that's roughly what it would take to buy him out and then there would be wages on top. Big, big wages because of the big, big fee. In all honesty, can you see it?

Forget about Morata and Benzema too, unless absolutely nobody else wants them.

I know we all poo-poohed Vardy, but he was the one. Realistic at least.

We may not sign a decent striker, but frankly so what, it's not like we're going to be winning the title or the CL, we all know that right.

If we were going to sign someone of top quality then fine as it would at least bring more entertainment for the fans, but players like Vardy I have zero interest in us signing, too old, too unproven and nothing special about them.

So if we do sign noone so be it, we're use to it nowadays, hopefully that money can one day go towards the top forward that we crave.

[Özim]

Not really. You didn't quote anyone so just had a guess.

Congrats to Marketing on signing Pogba by not signing him.

It was pretty obvious seeing as I posted it after the Pogba comment.

[Özim]

No chance! If Dortmund are unwilling to take 25-30m for an almost-out-of-contract Mkhitaryan, then I can't see them letting Aubameyang go, who is signed up until 2020...

The other problem will be attracting players like him when more successful clubs are interested, the challenge is no longer just about money but also about desirability and in a straight fight with the big clubs we'll lose out thanks to the last 10 years, if anything in a way we're now less of a big club than we back then.