Which striker should we sign this summer?

[Igor Drefljak]

I'd actually stick with Igahlo right now. From what I've seen he offers something different to Martial and hasn't looked out of place.
Looking at whose potentially available, unless you're spending stupid money on a Kane, when we have other needs, I just don't see anybody being cost effective.

If we get Sancho, he'll add fire power to an attack that's starting to look much better, along with Rashford coming back.
A big price striker could wait until the year after for me

 

[flappyjay]

I'd actually stick with Igahlo right now. From what I've seen he offers something different to Martial and hasn't looked out of place.
Looking at whose potentially available, unless you're spending stupid money on a Kane, when we have other needs, I just don't see anybody being cost effective.

If we get Sancho, he'll add fire power to an attack that's starting to look much better, along with Rashford coming back.
A big price striker could wait until the year after for me

Everyone is pining for a new shiny striker. Spend big on Sancho. The the midfield problem relies on whether Paul stays or goes. If he leaves get competition for Bruno and a dm. That should get us challenging.

 

[steve88]

Would be happy with just Ighalo as our cf in a permanent basis, But if Kane or Halland became avaliable would have 1 of then to.

 

[Captain16Keano]

Kane. We're man united. Just go get him. Get it done.

 

[JoeyJoJoJrShabadoo]

Kane. We're man united. Just go get him. Get it done.

May be more likely than people realise

 

[RC89]

Auba?

 

[Cathy Ferguson]

Kane. We're man united. Just go get him. Get it done.

Sancho will cost at least 90m, maybe 120m including add-ons, and Kane will probably cost more. We would probably have to sell one of Pogba or Martial to afford them both. It might happen but it is not likely.

 

[2cents]

Keep Ighalo and sign Kane. It’s what Fergie would do.

 

[Cal?]

Ronaldo if he is really available for 50m

 

[mariachi-19]

Ronaldo if he is really available for 50m

More likely to happen than Kane and I doubt we will get either

 

[mariachi-19]

Kane. We're man united. Just go get him. Get it done.

He's a busted flush in the same mould as Torres when he left Liverpool. Do not want.

 

[Web of Bissaka]

Extend Ighalo's loan and buy Kane.

 

[red woppit]

I would try to sign Ighalo on a two year contract, then perhaps look at Haaland at that time. Kane, I don't think he fits the team, I think he will be very expensive, and some doubts over his injuries.

 

[ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg]

Ronaldo if he is really available for 50m

wouldn’t work for us. Still a top player clearly - but not right for where we are at. He needs to be at a dominant team, not a counter attacking side.

 

[devilish]

We can't afford blowing our entire transfer market budget on Kane. In my opinion we should instead target club's who got hit heavily by the current crisis. Id go for someone like Belotti. He's a hardworking chap whose pretty physical and he finds himself comfortable in the small box. He would will offer something different to Martial and Greenwood, he would probably accept a realistic salary and he who wouldn't mind sitting on the bench every now and then. Regarding midfield I'd go for Zaniolo. The guy is what I call a complete midfielder. He's got the inches, the physicality, the technique, the work rate, the versatility, the hunger and the eye for goals to become WC. He's the sort of player that you can play him anywhere and still do well. In fact he had done very well as no 10 as RW and in a deeper midfield role. Similarly to Torino, Roma will be desperate to balance the books and we can also add Smalling to the deal, driving the price down even further.

 

[devilish]

I would try to sign Ighalo on a two year contract, then perhaps look at Haaland at that time. Kane, I don't think he fits the team, I think he will be very expensive, and some doubts over his injuries.

That's a quite attractive proposition. However it would kill off Greenwood's chance of making it as a striker. If we then go for Jadon as well then Greenwood would be relegated to the bench. Id say lets get someone who offers something different to Greenwood but whose not at the same age as Mason is (and currently better) and who wouldn't mind the bench every now and then. I'd say Belotti would fit the bill. Meanwhile we add Zaniolo as RW. Zaniolo is doing wonders as RW but can comfortably move in CM if Greenwood does enough to claim the RW position.

 

[Igor Drefljak]

That's a quite attractive proposition. However it would kill off Greenwood's chance of making it as a striker. If we then go for Jadon as well then Greenwood would be relegated to the bench. Id say lets get someone who offers something different to Greenwood but whose not at the same age as Mason is (and currently better) and who wouldn't mind the bench every now and then. I'd say Belotti would fit the bill. Meanwhile we add Zaniolo as RW. Zaniolo is doing wonders as RW but can comfortably move in CM if Greenwood does enough to claim the RW position.

But then if Zaniolo is doing that good at RW like you're expecting him to do, then wouldn't that kill off Greenwoods time also?
Greenwoods still young. He's come on loads this season and if we do sign a RW, I think it's logical to move James over to the left as Rashfords backup, while giving Greenwood minutes between Striker and RW. He'll still get plenty.

I actually think having Ighalo right now would be the perfect type of striker. Older, not expected to play every game, but will put a shift in every game he plays.
This summer just isn't the summer for buying a striker. Kane may be available, but there's no way we'd be buying him and Sancho, and I'd actually rather have Sancho at this point.
But what Ighalo does give us, is time. We don't need to panic buy a player like Belotti who would still cost 40m or so (I could be wrong), but what we can do is, we can monitor the Haaland situation, keep tabs on a player like Lautaro Martinez and keep developing Greenwood, but also keep an eye on Martial because we still don't know how reliable he is as a striker

 

[Hawks2008]

Kane is the type of quality where if a player like him is available you should be in for him. That said I don't see us being able to get him and Sancho in the same window and RW is a bigger priority.

Sancho and a quality DM are just a bit more pressing needs right now, but im not very confident in our striker options. Hopefully 2021 or 2022 we are in a strong position when Haaland decides to move on from Dortmund.

 

[Mylock]

We need to keep ighalo as he offers an alternative option off the bench. Greenwood is a more natural no 9 than Martial and will be a regular starter by the end of next season, all he's needs do is to improve his work-rate and bulk up. There's no point in buying a striker if we buy Sancho and Grealish as we'll have developed our creativity no end, both can also chip in with 20 + goals between them. We will also have Bruno who should hit double figures next season if he continues his current trends. Rashford and Martial will get 20+ goals each if they get the right service. I would prefer if the goals we're divided throughout the team rather than being dependant on one striker. Kane is World Class but not for us, Werner is not a number 9, Lautaro Martinez is looking excellent player who will end up in Barcelona, Dembele hasn's shown for France up to now that he can step up to the required level, Haaland is more of a striker than a no 9. We need to learn our lesson and keep away from any client of Riola, nothing but trouble. Improve our creativity, and the goals will flow.

 

[devilish]

But then if Zaniolo is doing that good at RW like you're expecting him to do, then wouldn't that kill off Greenwoods time also?
Greenwoods still young. He's come on loads this season and if we do sign a RW, I think it's logical to move James over to the left as Rashfords backup, while giving Greenwood minutes between Striker and RW. He'll still get plenty.

I actually think having Ighalo right now would be the perfect type of striker. Older, not expected to play every game, but will put a shift in every game he plays.
This summer just isn't the summer for buying a striker. Kane may be available, but there's no way we'd be buying him and Sancho, and I'd actually rather have Sancho at this point.
But what Ighalo does give us, is time. We don't need to panic buy a player like Belotti who would still cost 40m or so (I could be wrong), but what we can do is, we can monitor the Haaland situation, keep tabs on a player like Lautaro Martinez and keep developing Greenwood, but also keep an eye on Martial because we still don't know how reliable he is as a striker

I think we all agree that Greenwood is not ready yet. I'd say let's get Zaniolo on the right. The guy has ample technique and work rate and since he's originally a CM he'll help CM as well in a similar way becks used to do.

With Italy being in such financial crisis and Roma wanting Smalling it shouldn’t cost us a fortune. Zaniolo will need to be rested so Greenwood will get his share of games. Once Mason shows that he is first team material we can move Zaniolo in CM. In my opinion he is the perfect partner for Fred/McT and Fernandez

Regarding ighalo I don't mind if we keep him for a year or two. However it depends on the fee and salary being asked.

 

[Adcuth]

I'm not happy with martial as a #9. I'd seriously bring in sancho get rid if the likes of Smalling, Sanchez and Lingard then give those wages to Ronaldo for 2 years while we try and bring Haaland in. If he's on about returning to Madrid possibly we should be in for him

 

[Cal?]

wouldn’t work for us. Still a top player clearly - but not right for where we are at. He needs to be at a dominant team, not a counter attacking side.

He has been the star player in some of the best counter attacking sides in the history of the sport.

 

[ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg]

He has been the star player in some of the best counter attacking sides in the history of the sport.

not at 34/35 in the PL.

GREAT player, but that ship sailed a long time ago.

 

[Cal?]

not at 34/35 in the PL.

GREAT player, but that ship sailed a long time ago.

I think he'll be topscorer in the PL if we sign him.

 

[JJ12]

Sancho and Ighalo

With Rashford Greenwood and Martial. Chong will also get his chances.

 

[Bebestation]

I think Ole wants to sign a left footed ST.

1. He wanted to keep Lukaku (left footed)
2. Our main striker targets nearly confirmed in the past are dybala and Haaland (both left footed)

3. Our main tactics are either 4231,433, - all arguably using strikers in wide positions such as Rashford and Greenwood cutting in to shoot like Lukaku did last season, or a 352 where strikers in partnership as a right footed and left footed striker can be deadly.

4. Considering we have 2 right footed strikers in Rashford and Martial, we can also have two left footed strikers by adding one more on top of Greenwood leaving things balanced.


In my opinion, Ole may be going for the Norwegian left footed striker Sorloth from trabzonspor, or just go again for Haaland either this year if another club goes in for him considering he has a release clause the year after (apparently madrid want him) or just wait for that year with Sancho and Ighalo if he can be bothered to deal with his agent.

Having more left footed players would make us deadly in playing 433,4231 and 352.

 

[Lelouch geass]

Someone like Law. Skilful, hardworker, tenacious, and deadly.

Someone like batistuta. Power physique hard hitter and deadly

 

[Isotope]

Someone like batistuta. Power physique hard hitter and deadly

Wouldn't say no to Batistuta lite also.

 

[-Supreme-]

I think Ole wants to sign a left footed ST.

1. He wanted to keep Lukaku (left footed)
2. Our main striker targets nearly confirmed in the past are dybala and Haaland (both left footed)

3. Our main tactics are either 4231,433, - all arguably using strikers in wide positions such as Rashford and Greenwood cutting in to shoot like Lukaku did last season, or a 352 where strikers in partnership as a right footed and left footed striker can be deadly.

4. Considering we have 2 right footed strikers in Rashford and Martial, we can also have two left footed strikers by adding one more on top of Greenwood leaving things balanced.


In my opinion, Ole may be going for the Norwegian left footed striker Sorloth from trabzonspor, or just go again for Haaland either this year if another club goes in for him considering he has a release clause the year after (apparently madrid want him) or just wait for that year with Sancho and Ighalo if he can be bothered to deal with his agent.

Having more left footed players would make us deadly in playing 433,4231 and 352.

Agreed.

I have stated on here the importance of having left footed players even at LB position, as we saw with Williams with his preference of cutting back on his right where all our attackers do that constantly at our left flank and this makes the team attacking play hugely unbalanced and not being able to utilise the full width of the pitch.

 

[JohnnyLaw]

I think Ole wants to sign a left footed ST.

1. He wanted to keep Lukaku (left footed)
2. Our main striker targets nearly confirmed in the past are dybala and Haaland (both left footed)

3. Our main tactics are either 4231,433, - all arguably using strikers in wide positions such as Rashford and Greenwood cutting in to shoot like Lukaku did last season, or a 352 where strikers in partnership as a right footed and left footed striker can be deadly.

4. Considering we have 2 right footed strikers in Rashford and Martial, we can also have two left footed strikers by adding one more on top of Greenwood leaving things balanced.


In my opinion, Ole may be going for the Norwegian left footed striker Sorloth from trabzonspor, or just go again for Haaland either this year if another club goes in for him considering he has a release clause the year after (apparently madrid want him) or just wait for that year with Sancho and Ighalo if he can be bothered to deal with his agent.

Having more left footed players would make us deadly in playing 433,4231 and 352.

Or maybe he just wanted another striker option with Lukaku wanting out and the most talented forward options available were the ones that you mentioned and the fact they were left-footed is just a coincidence.

 

[POF]

I think Ole wants to sign a left footed ST.

1. He wanted to keep Lukaku (left footed)
2. Our main striker targets nearly confirmed in the past are dybala and Haaland (both left footed)

3. Our main tactics are either 4231,433, - all arguably using strikers in wide positions such as Rashford and Greenwood cutting in to shoot like Lukaku did last season, or a 352 where strikers in partnership as a right footed and left footed striker can be deadly.

4. Considering we have 2 right footed strikers in Rashford and Martial, we can also have two left footed strikers by adding one more on top of Greenwood leaving things balanced.


In my opinion, Ole may be going for the Norwegian left footed striker Sorloth from trabzonspor, or just go again for Haaland either this year if another club goes in for him considering he has a release clause the year after (apparently madrid want him) or just wait for that year with Sancho and Ighalo if he can be bothered to deal with his agent.

Having more left footed players would make us deadly in playing 433,4231 and 352.

I think you're putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5.

He wanted to keep Lukaku like he wants to keep Sanchez now. He'll say that in public to keep his value up but he clearly wanted both out from as soon as he took over.

If you want to have a good culture at a club then that needs to start with the senior players in your squad. Both were surplus to requirements under the "no dick head policy".

Haaland was a great talent with a low release clause that Ole knew well. It's just coincidence they were both left footed.

Before the COVID 19 outbreak, I would have been perfectly happy with Igalho. He's a fantastic experienced option who gives the team a different dimension and gives young players time to develop.

Now, it's really hard to know what the financial situation of other clubs will be like after this. There may be some great options available.

Kane as a footballer would be ideal but I don't rate his character. His "swear on my daughter's life" nonsense so he could get awarded a goal over Eriksen shows how small time he is and he goes through long spells of poor form.

 

[Bebestation]

I think you're putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5.

He wanted to keep Lukaku like he wants to keep Sanchez now. He'll say that in public to keep his value up but he clearly wanted both out from as soon as he took over.

If you want to have a good culture at a club then that needs to start with the senior players in your squad. Both were surplus to requirements under the "no dick head policy".

Haaland was a great talent with a low release clause that Ole knew well. It's just coincidence they were both left footed.

Before the COVID 19 outbreak, I would have been perfectly happy with Igalho. He's a fantastic experienced option who gives the team a different dimension and gives young players time to develop.

Now, it's really hard to know what the financial situation of other clubs will be like after this. There may be some great options available.

Kane as a footballer would be ideal but I don't rate his character. His "swear on my daughter's life" nonsense so he could get awarded a goal over Eriksen shows how small time he is and he goes through long spells of poor form.

Ofcourse I was trying to link 2 things together because I think we personally need more left footed strikers or atleast RW.

Then I looked at the tactics we had used last season, how wide Lukaku had been used to cut in on his left foot. Greenwood is clearly his replacement doing the exact same thing but is one player enough and one who is young?

Then the links from past like dybala, Haaland and maybe more now recently sorloth are left footed players that give us a balance.


Liverpool- Salah, shaqiri, elliot, wilson
City - Sane,B silva ,mahrez, foden can cover
Barcelona - messi, Dembele, griezmann
Madrid- bale,odegaard,kubo,ascensio brahim, Rodriguez (back in the day)
Chelsea - ziyech
Arsenal- pepe

Seems its valued a bit by the teams trying for European level success and not so much generally lower down.

Personally I've been impressed with Ole's tactics like his 4231,433 and especially his 352 which can be a bit defensive, but what we need is not only amazing players but the the right attacking balance in our players to make this work and that's why we need more left footed players in opinion

If Kane & Sancho, comes here we will have James, Rashford, Martial, Sancho, Kane possibly even possibly the likes of Gomes and Ighalo as right footed players with Chong and Greenwood as left footed players.

What does this mean?

In a 433 to me - we have higher quantity of players suited to the LW & the RW can be pushed out on his right foot at times and find it hard cutting at times. Thats not too bad if we are setting up chances for a player like Kane but then this isolated Rashford trying to cut in on the left hand side by himself (I also see this when watching england).
352 you have can have even less central space to work with if you are isolated requiring good positioning and quick chance taking to build a central partnership ( happened a game where martial and Greenwood were trying first game as 352 but struggled and should have maybe played behind each other).

This is a very basic way of looking at it but ultimately i dont see why if a choice between Kane and Haaland arose would he not consider the fact that Haaland is a left footed striker able to play in a 352 partnership cutting in with Rashford/Martial or just lead the line himself and get supplied by Sancho aswell.

 

[Bestietom]

Victor Osimhen, or Mousa Dembele.

 

[POF]

Ofcourse I was trying to link 2 things together because I think we personally need more left footed strikers or atleast RW.

Then I looked at the tactics we had used last season, how wide Lukaku had been used to cut in on his left foot. Greenwood is clearly his replacement doing the exact same thing but is one player enough and one who is young?

Then the links from past like dybala, Haaland and maybe more now recently sorloth are left footed players that give us a balance.


Liverpool- Salah, shaqiri, elliot, wilson
City - Sane,B silva ,mahrez, foden can cover
Barcelona - messi, Dembele, griezmann
Madrid- bale,odegaard,kubo,ascensio brahim, Rodriguez (back in the day)
Chelsea - ziyech
Arsenal- pepe

Seems its valued a bit by the teams trying for European level success and not so much generally lower down.

Personally I've been impressed with Ole's tactics like his 4231,433 and especially his 352 which can be a bit defensive, but what we need is not only amazing players but the the right attacking balance in our players to make this work and that's why we need more left footed players in opinion

If Kane & Sancho, comes here we will have James, Rashford, Martial, Sancho, Kane possibly even possibly the likes of Gomes and Ighalo as right footed players with Chong and Greenwood as left footed players.

What does this mean?

In a 433 to me - we have higher quantity of players suited to the LW & the RW can be pushed out on his right foot at times and find it hard cutting at times. Thats not too bad if we are setting up chances for a player like Kane but then this isolated Rashford trying to cut in on the left hand side by himself (I also see this when watching england).
352 you have can have even less central space to work with if you are isolated requiring good positioning and quick chance taking to build a central partnership ( happened a game where martial and Greenwood were trying first game as 352 but struggled and should have maybe played behind each other).

This is a very basic way of looking at it but ultimately i dont see why if a choice between Kane and Haaland arose would he not consider the fact that Haaland is a left footed striker able to play in a 352 partnership cutting in with Rashford/Martial or just lead the line himself and get supplied by Sancho aswell.

All of those players you mention that are left footed will genuinely play wide right. Haaland would not and Lukaku only did it rarely.

United does need a player who is comfortable playing on the right. They could be left footed and I would even agree that preferably they would be, but the key is a player who operates well from the right. A left footed centre forward doesn't give you that.

Sancho is right footed but can operate effectively from the right and if they get him that would be great. Chong, on the other hand, is left footed but far more effective on the left.

If being left footed was so important, why is it that United went for Igalho and Josh King as striking options when the Haaland deal didn't go through? Because the objective was a physical option as a target man up front. Which is his stronger foot is irrelevant.

 

[Bebestation]

All of those players you mention that are left footed will genuinely play wide right. Haaland would not and Lukaku only did it rarely.

United does need a player who is comfortable playing on the right. They could be left footed and I would even agree that preferably they would be, but the key is a player who operates well from the right. A left footed centre forward doesn't give you that.

Sancho is right footed but can operate effectively from the right and if they get him that would be great. Chong, on the other hand, is left footed but far more effective on the left.

If being left footed was so important, why is it that United went for Igalho and Josh King as striking options when the Haaland deal didn't go through? Because the objective was a physical option as a target man up front. Which is his stronger foot is irrelevant.

That's why I mention the 352 where theres strikers in partnerships and I mention the strikers as everyone is sure Sancho is coming here instead so it balances us out.

Furthermore in a 433 playing something like a false 9 in Martial and a narrow strikers in Rashford and Haaland wouldn't hurt anyone instead of wingers hugging touchlines (which to me is closer to what happens when we play with Rashford and Greenwood anyway who line up as threee strikers upfront alongside Martial in comparison to liverpool who to me play deadly inverted wingers that can beat man by dribbling and finishing as they like by taking their defenders on more often.

If we want a left footed RW/RAM we can look at the likes of Zaniolo, Chuekeweze, Kangin Lee, Neres, dembele, brooks, and some other even up and coming british players (16-20 year olds dembele etc) if we are willing to be patient - though we have been linked to some as back up like brooks - nothing really shines as much as Sancho because he seems made for us after all this time.

We then buy him and I still think we could use more left footed strikers for tactical balance as I said before because ultimately if we are not going to have a left winger in our squad we need to have some more left strikers.



* The Norwegian striker Sorloth didnt do well in his season here and the defence doesnt look the best but notice how he can play as both as a central striker but as a right sided narrow striker with a left foot trying to interlinking with the others.

It's not what I mean about sorloth in particular but what I expect to see in a left footed striker if Ole does go plan to buy one on top of Greenwood who will play the same way long term and will hang less and less on to the touchline as they interlink with teammates.

 

[sherrinford]

Ofcourse I was trying to link 2 things together because I think we personally need more left footed strikers or atleast RW.

Then I looked at the tactics we had used last season, how wide Lukaku had been used to cut in on his left foot. Greenwood is clearly his replacement doing the exact same thing but is one player enough and one who is young?

Then the links from past like dybala, Haaland and maybe more now recently sorloth are left footed players that give us a balance.


Liverpool- Salah, shaqiri, elliot, wilson
City - Sane,B silva ,mahrez, foden can cover
Barcelona - messi, Dembele, griezmann
Madrid- bale,odegaard,kubo,ascensio brahim, Rodriguez (back in the day)
Chelsea - ziyech
Arsenal- pepe

Seems its valued a bit by the teams trying for European level success and not so much generally lower down.

Personally I've been impressed with Ole's tactics like his 4231,433 and especially his 352 which can be a bit defensive, but what we need is not only amazing players but the the right attacking balance in our players to make this work and that's why we need more left footed players in opinion

If Kane & Sancho, comes here we will have James, Rashford, Martial, Sancho, Kane possibly even possibly the likes of Gomes and Ighalo as right footed players with Chong and Greenwood as left footed players.

What does this mean?

In a 433 to me - we have higher quantity of players suited to the LW & the RW can be pushed out on his right foot at times and find it hard cutting at times. Thats not too bad if we are setting up chances for a player like Kane but then this isolated Rashford trying to cut in on the left hand side by himself (I also see this when watching england).
352 you have can have even less central space to work with if you are isolated requiring good positioning and quick chance taking to build a central partnership ( happened a game where martial and Greenwood were trying first game as 352 but struggled and should have maybe played behind each other).

This is a very basic way of looking at it but ultimately i dont see why if a choice between Kane and Haaland arose would he not consider the fact that Haaland is a left footed striker able to play in a 352 partnership cutting in with Rashford/Martial or just lead the line himself and get supplied by Sancho aswell.

I think you’re letting your imagination run wild a little bit.

Lukaku played off the left on the rare occasion that he was actually selected when we went with the ‘big-game’ diamond formation. Rashford was the starter of choice for that role in the first instance and selected most often there. Rashford is not left footed.

Greenwood has been used on the right in our standard 4-2-3-1 shape or in our most-used in-game change of shape (to a front four), as an impact sub. It’s not particularly comparable.

Dybala is an established high-calibre player. Haaland is a wonderkid. It’s unlikely either would have been bought to play off the right. We actually bought Fernandes and Ighalo. Right footed. Far more relevant - one is an attacking midfielder which we needed and the other is a striker which we needed. By far the player we are most strongly linked to, for the right hand side and generally, is a right footed Sancho.

What matters is that the qualities a player possesses, how they look to use them and from which positions fit with and compliment the players currently in the team. A player being left footed and with the ability and tendency to cut in on their good foot is not a prerequisite. We don’t need a left footed wide attacker for balance. We could use one, of course. But just using a left footed player does not mean you achieve a greater balance. Assuming Bruno, Martial and Rashford in the other three attacking positions in our shape, a prime Giuly, Thomas Muller or Ljungberg on the right would be a terrific compliment. Dybala would not.

 

[Bebestation]

I think you’re letting your imagination run wild a little bit.

Lukaku played off the left on the rare occasion that he was actually selected when we went with the ‘big-game’ diamond formation. Rashford was the starter of choice for that role in the first instance and selected most often there. Rashford is not left footed.

Greenwood has been used on the right in our standard 4-2-3-1 shape or in our most-used in-game change of shape (to a front four), as an impact sub. It’s not particularly comparable.

Dybala is an established high-calibre player. Haaland is a wonderkid. It’s unlikely either would have been bought to play off the right. We actually bought Fernandes and Ighalo. Right footed. Far more relevant - one is an attacking midfielder which we needed and the other is a striker which we needed. By far the player we are most strongly linked to, for the right hand side and generally, is a right footed Sancho.

What matters is that the qualities a player possesses, how they look to use them and from which positions fit with and compliment the players currently in the team. A player being left footed and with the ability and tendency to cut in on their good foot is not a prerequisite. We don’t need a left footed wide attacker for balance. We could use one, of course. But just using a left footed player does not mean you achieve a greater balance. Assuming Bruno, Martial and Rashford in the other three attacking positions in our shape, a prime Giuly, Thomas Muller or Ljungberg on the right would be a terrific compliment. Dybala would not.

I'm not here to say I know what's happening but one thing I do know is that Ole does change his tactics and I don't see why that would suddenly change if we buy Haaland, Kane, Sancho, Dybala, Sorloth or whoever's we are being linked with.

We play 4231 against some simpler teams to break down and then 352 against more tougher teams as well and in that situation our strikers may be lined up in channels that Ole may want as left footed on the right and right footed on the left.

I just dont think we have alot and we could do with some considering it looks like we are going for a right footed RW.


It is imaginative, but that's what this thread is about - which striker should we sign and in my opinion a left footed one would be balanced in terms of a certain level to the squad.

Right footers - Martial,Rashford,Sancho,James
Left footers - Haaland/Sorloth, Greenwood, Mata Chong

4v4

 

[Craig Ward]

Ok, just thinking outside the box a little.

I dont think this will happen but throwing it out there.

Martial - he's good but he isn't the one is he? He's inconsistent and will always have doubts as a pure no.9. There will always be better options

So imagine this as a transfer window from us:
Sell:
Martial / *Lingard / Sanchez
Sign:
Kane / *Sancho / Ighalo

*Adding as attacking minded midfielders to complete the look of our attack

So we'd have:
LW: Rashford/James
RW: Sancho / Mata / Greenwood
No.9: Kane / Ighalo / Greenwood

While unrealistic, Kane over Martial as our focal striker would be immense. Kane is a better No.9, no question.

I think we will realistically just sign Ighalo and then play the negotiating game over Sancho and another midfielder and try and sell Pogba but if we are thinking big, Kane over Martial makes us better

 

[jamesjimmybyrondean]

In my opinion Jimenez is the type of striker we need and at the perfect age too but he might be costly.

I've seen alot of people saying we should sign Ighalo but i think we should go for Edouard. Signing Ighlao from China for 15-20m on 120k wages is just as much or even more of a risk as signing Edouard who is one the best young strikers for 30m on 50-100k wages

 

[Isotope]

I know we're all excitedly waiting for Greenwood to take the mantle. In between, I'd love to have a striker like (peak) Rooney. Skillful, bullish, clinical, and can get a goal out of nowhere. Superb workrate and teamwork were also his other traits.