I never call people back in. I’m glad to see the back of them.
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This guy doesnt look special for 100 million based on the highlight reel ;). Age is on his side though at 22 years. Alvarez will be a better fit in my opinion.
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There’s no chance of Atletico selling Alvarez though. Striker options pretty thin on the ground so there will be a premium. Have no idea if Etitike is a good option
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Yep, the thing I like is that means we are going for a striker. The problem is which one.
The best names mentioned are obviously Isak and Alvarez, but they don’t appear to be realistic. I mentioned Osimhen could have been a good option in terms of quality/price but it sounds like he’s going Saudi to cash in, so that’s a non starter. Then there’s the usual “Gyokeres/Ekitike/Sesko” category, all could be good options but all come with question marks. If we do gamble with one of those, we will have to trust the stats nerds. Maybe they come up with something else.
Wont mind Delap to be honest. He is quick for his height and is a steal at 30 million. Very young and a good header of the ball. Was surprised to read this stat, didnt know he was the quickest striker - With a maximum speed of 36.55km per hour (22.71mph), the England Under-21 international has been recorded as being the fastest striker in the Premier League behind Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (36.59km per hour),
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Nope average at best for me.
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I like what I’ve seen of Ekitike, I think he’ll be a good fit.
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There is also a question mark around his attitude, and wouldn’t he be likely to play at AFCON too?
Still think we should ban Plettenberg and Falk whatever his name is.
Didn’t he go out on loan to Turkey precisely because he didn’t want to move to Saudi?
https://x.com/WhoScored/status/1927282376599646323
Yikes, this makes Nunez and Diaz look like prime Torres.
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If only we can sign a player like Torres now 
Thats 3 Premiership and atleast 2 Champions League in the next 5 years.
Yeah, that would be an issue
Possibly yeah, Chelsea were pushing but couldn’t reach a deal. But I’ve read he’s in talks and considering it now.
Quick! Start his thread before someone else gets to it!
That was your first mistake. Never believe any “rumours”.
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From the little I’ve seen of Frankfurt Omar Marmoush looked like the better of their two forwards before he moved to City. Hugo Ekitiké might come good in his own right but this does have vibes of the bad old days where we used to look at a team with a good forward line and sign the lesser partner like Voronin was to Berbatov (or Andriy Shevchenko at international level).
I think his possession stats are a big clue as to why we’re interested, I think it’s pretty clear Slot is after more control than the chaos Darwin provides…
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The new Peter Crouch.
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