Ivan Toney?
Who potentially replaces Ronaldo?
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This would be exciting and my first choice, but can’t see it happening.
Oh god no.
Depay's down the pecking order at Barca, soyeah I think he's willing to come back. Didn't we also add a first option clause in his contract? He can get his old number, the number 7 will soon be vacant.
It all depends who is realistically available at the right price.. i guess Andre Silva and Patrik Schick wouldn't break the piggy bank .
Has anyone suggested Michael Owen?
He’s available on a free again
He’s available on a free again
The reason that false 9 idea is terrible is not so much that it's impossible Bruno could do it (transplant him into the City team and I'm sure it'd be alright) but that it relies on a very drilled side where you're going to create plenty and totally control things thus spreading goals around.
ETH is not an absolute magician, you can't just go off the City template and say it's fine. It's going to take time and he'll need a finisher in that period before we become totally convincing. Asking him to get that style of play out of Bruno, Rashford and Sancho with whatever midfield we end up cobbling together is total dream land. In fact it's borderline unfair to ask a manager to take over Manchester United with the spotlight we have with Bruno Fernandes and a hideously out of form Rashford as your forward. I am pretty sure that is not what he anticipated.
ETH is not an absolute magician, you can't just go off the City template and say it's fine. It's going to take time and he'll need a finisher in that period before we become totally convincing. Asking him to get that style of play out of Bruno, Rashford and Sancho with whatever midfield we end up cobbling together is total dream land. In fact it's borderline unfair to ask a manager to take over Manchester United with the spotlight we have with Bruno Fernandes and a hideously out of form Rashford as your forward. I am pretty sure that is not what he anticipated.
That was when we sold him to Lyon - I doubt that still exists, if it ever did.
That's very magnanimous of you
That's very magnanimous of you
Not Neymar, not Dybala, not Dembele.
Stop making the same mistakes.
Stop making the same mistakes.
I like the look of Broja (in case Chelsea wants Ronaldo). Love his workrate and he's decent technically. Seems like a good fit for ETH
All the strikers we go for now will add at least 15m on seeing as we are desperate, Looks quite bad that we missed out on Nunez now
I’d take Werner and Zyiech for Ronaldo.
Not the worst idea I've seen mentioned
He's very good in the air. If that was part of ETH's admiration for Haller then he has that bit covered. Dunno about the rest.
I like the look of that Napoli forward.
6 league goals last season. Workrate isn't enough. We need a proper goalscorer
Funny thing is he actually looks like one!
They would sell him for 80m
Dybala/Gnabry.
No goals from headers though but dont want a big lump op top either.
No goals from headers though but dont want a big lump op top either.
Silva is fecking crap
There are capable players available, it's all just a matter of the Glazers being willing to spend their own cash to save the club. My pick is Osimhen and Moussa Diaby, or Schick and Moussa Diaby.
Yet I see Depay or Toney mentioned and nobody bats an eyelid… funny!
It’s a game of opinions though.
Supposedly interested in Ronaldo. Maybe a swap, naturally we'd likely still have to pay a certain fee.
Also, Ronaldo would want to go to Naples.
I see. Probably over 100m then.
Felix.
You have to be a secret Liverpool fan. How is it after two years of watching these two players completely fail for a rival you turn around and decide we should take them on instead? Are we Everton now, are we at a stage where we're supposed to take the rejects of other top clubs? Come on, have some standards. Those two are awful.
You need to be able to dribble and carry the ball to function as a false 9, Bruno can't do either.
They would never spend a cent. It's not necessary either, we could get the finances in place if we really deem it to be of critical importance.
Oh hell no.
If that happened, I think i'd just forget about United and come back in 2025 or something.
David, Osihmen, De Ketelaere, L. Martinez, Joan Felix...
I like Toney and DCL etc. they are much harder working than anyone we currently have on the books. The problem is this is a year where 3 potentially world class strikers of a really good age have moved and our hands were tied because we stupidly signed Ronadlo with yet more short term thinking.
This could be a good thing. There is an opportunity for a swap deal with several teams. It also allows ETH time to build what he would like to do without needing to manage Ronaldo. The honest truth is, it most likely means us giving Martial another chance in this team. However, with a coup for a player like Belotti, we could have two players rotating for the role rather than having a star forward. Rashford would also get an opportunity to compete for the role as will someone like Garnacho. We would be buying ourselves a year to see what we may have in that position already, without the need to accommodate Ronaldo's age when thinking about our future framework. It also means that we should be ensuring that another wide player is bought.
We can have an attacking line of : Sancho, Rashford, new player, Martial, Garnacho, Amad. Is it the best now, no. However, I truly believe the pla
We can have an attacking line of : Sancho, Rashford, new player, Martial, Garnacho, Amad. Is it the best now, no. However, I truly believe the pla
To be honest, I don't think Chelsea have used Ziyech well. I think he's better than what it seems.
You joke, but I could see us putting 50m in for him or King or someone like that.
And the drones on here would love their running about skills, and ignore they only score about 10 a season.
Haha, true.
If Ronaldo leaves he could not be replaced and they shouldn't try. They need to build a team and they need to start from the back. The deffence has been a joke for too long now.
Ten Hag is no wizard, he can't make a maguire play like a superstar all of the sudden. This team needs new players and a fresh new start.
Ten Hag is no wizard, he can't make a maguire play like a superstar all of the sudden. This team needs new players and a fresh new start.
With our budget and current situation in mind probably Belotti
Abraham or Osimhen would be nice. Both experienced but also young. I think we'll have enough budget because we won't let Ronaldo go for free. If both are not for sale, perhaps Depay is a cheaper option. He became a better player but he's shite if he plays as a single striker. Dutch squad Bergwijn plays around him and that goes allright.
Zyiech is a very good player but doesn't fit into Chelsea's narrow system. Werner as well I think would thrive under Ten Hag with his speed.
I'm sure the same could of been said about De Bruyne and Salah when they were at Chelsea before and look at them now. Look at Gnabry at Bayern.