Ronaldo Replacements

[Keefy18]

I've asked this a number of times in the other transfer thread for Ronaldo and no one seems to able to address it.

Who is a realistic replacement for him? He absolutely will have to be replaced, there's no way we can rely upon Rashford or Martial at CF as neither like playing there and both have struggled in the role.

Before folks answer with any old random name, lets try consider someone who would fit our style of play for ETH and within budget.

If the transfer rumors are true we have

FDJ signed for €65m
Malacia signed for €15m
Martinez & Antony are both being quoted at the 40-45m bracket

That means we'd of spent 170m on 4 players with basically no room at all for a CF - Again I'm saying IF here.

Centre Forward Options:​

Nkunku has signed a new deal with a 70m release clause I believe (Stand to be corrected)?
Schick has signed a new deal also.
Neymar is not someone I'd want near the club for any number of reasons.​

Lewa seems off to sunny Spain (Barca).​

Dybala - No thanks
Osimhen - Not sure not seen much of him myself, I imagine he's out of the price range after the other 4 signings (if they get done).
Abraham - Likely out of the price range too.

Personally I'm struggling here to think of suitable replacements that I could realistically see playing for us next season.
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[Utuhu]

Moussa Diaby will be a perfect replacement.

 

[devlinadl]

Nkunku’s release clause doesn’t kick in until next season IIRC.

 

[Keefy18]

Dare I suggest Sterling?

I'm honestly struggling like I say to think of a player that would fit the role and budget for us.

 

[Deery]

Osimhen I think would thrive in the premier league..

 

[GledTheRed]

Moussa Diaby will be a perfect replacement.

A 5'7 left winger?

 

[GledTheRed]

Ekitike looks a talent.

 

[kouroux]

Osimhen I think would thrive in the premier league..

He would cost a bomb though

 

[Deery]

He would cost a bomb though

Yeah £80m at least.

 

[DJ_21]

Dare I suggest Sterling?

I'm honestly struggling like I say to think of a player that would fit the role and budget for us.

Can Sterling play upfront? We need goalscorers, not more wide forwards.

 

[Ramos]

How about Belotti? Free agent, so that would leave some breathing room for other transfers.

 

[Irwin99]

I'm guessing Rashford or Martial will take the number 9 spot and we might get another winger (possibly) . I know that's going to be depressing for a lot of people but i guess we might have to put up with it. Bruno as a false 9 might work as well.

 

[UnitedFire]

Dare I suggest Sterling?

I'm honestly struggling like I say to think of a player that would fit the role and budget for us.

Surely massive money and wouldn't be sold by City to us and would he come to us?

Also more of a winger than a striker.

I can't see any scenario of this becoming a reality.

 

[Lee565]

Didn't mctominay play as a striker in the youth set up.........

 

[Keefy18]

Surely massive money and wouldn't be sold by City to us and would he come to us?

Also more of a winger than a striker.

I can't see any scenario of this becoming a reality.

He played CF plenty for City though too, although yes he is probably better from wide position.

Think transfer fee is about £45m. I'd have him over Antony myself tbh.

 

[ForeverRed1]

Oh my god we can’t end up with rashford and martial upfront. We just can’t.

 

[christy87]

Martial and 30 million for Calvert lewin

 

[UnitedFire]

I'm guessing Rashford or Martial will take the number 9 spot and we might get another winger (possibly) . I know that's going to be depressing for a lot of people but i guess we might have to put up with it. Bruno as a false 9 might work as well.

Rashford 5 goals in 32 last year. No sign of recovery from surgeries so previous years irrelevant.
Martial 9 goals in 59 games over the last 2 years.
Bruno 10 in 46 last year. He is clearly capable of more, but can he really be an out and out striker and can we replace his creativity or if he maintains it who is making up all the difference in goals.

Honestly very worrying

 

[Irwin99]

Rashford 5 goals in 32 last year. No sign of recovery from surgeries so previous years irrelevant.
Martial 9 goals in 59 games over the last 2 years.
Bruno 10 in 46 last year. He is clearly capable of more, but can he really be an out and out striker and can we replace his creativity or if he maintains it who is making up all the difference in goals.

Honestly very worrying

Yeah it kinda of is. Even at their very best, Ole's first full season for instance, I wouldn't call either of them elite level world class, more 'on the verge' and patchy.

But who knows, maybe they might work in a new system.

 

[Frank Grimes]

It's a World Cup year and there are a shitload of Premier League games at the start this season. We need to sign 2 forwards. Antony and a number 9, no question about it.

 

[Waynne]

If we didn't have a replacement lined up for him in the case he wanted to leave then it's more poor decisions from the club.

 

[Rocksy]

Osimhen would clearly be the best signing, IMO.

 

[hobbers]

Martial and 30 million for Calvert lewin

Grim

 

[Keefy18]

Grim

Why?

DCL was looking like a talent prior to that injury.

I'd seriously consider him myself. I reckon ETH could work with a young talent like that and get goals from him.

 

[Irrational.]

Martial + £60 million for Kane.

 

[Keefy18]

Martial + £60 million for Kane.

Why would Kane join us?
Where do we get 60m from after spending it on those targets listed.

Only way I see those type of funds being spent is if FDJ is in fact off after Laporta statements.

 

[christy87]

Why would Kane join us?
Where do we get 60m from after spending it on those targets listed.

Only way I see those type of funds being spent is if FDJ is in fact off after Laporta statements.

It’s one thing offering martial to Everton who are in ffp trouble it would be a non starter with spurs I say they’d rather play parrot than buy martial

 

[charlenefan]

This problem was always coming either this year or next

It seems the clubs whole game plan was to get Haaland hence the short term fixes with the likes of Cavani and then Ronaldo. What the club didn't count on was a season like the one we've just had which has left the whole club in disarray and chances of luring a talent like Haaland non existent. Once Haaland was gone it seemed we'd have to hope for someone to emerge over the next year when Ronaldo leaves. Now we're facing that reality now

If Ronaldo goes we're in for another tough season as relying on players coming off the worst seasons in their careers in Rashford, Martial and Sancho to get us enough goals looks downright foolish right now

Feck knows what we're going to do, clubs in it's worst state in my lifetime

 

[Who's Kissing Cameras?]

Moussa Diaby will be a perfect replacement.

He’s a right winger.

 

[Keefy18]

It’s one thing offering martial to Everton who are in ffp trouble it would be a non starter with spurs I say they’d rather play parrot than buy martial

Exactly! They've a great manager, one we could of had but turned our noses up to.

They look a more enticing club right now than us.

Some of our lot are absolutely away with the fairies and completely block out the mess at the club and think cause its says Man United on the door that's enough.

 

[saik]

I feel like Vlahovic would have been perfect for us. Has the physical attributes everyone says the Prem needs. I have no idea why we did not even contest for his signing. Haaland to us was always going to be a pipe dream. The policy to wait for the new manager to be confirmed and hence make no signings in January has come to bite us this summer. I say go for someone young like Sesko who is a bit similar to Vlahovic and develop him.

 

[hobbers]

Why?

DCL was looking like a talent prior to that injury.

I'd seriously consider him myself. I reckon ETH could work with a young talent like that and get goals from him.

He has a contract until 2025, and he's English, and they just sold their only other goalscorer for £60m.

Zero chance he'd cost less than Richarlison. And given his mediocre ability he's not even worth half of that.

As for Martial, he's going to spend almost all of the season either injured or "injured".

 

[SparkedIntoLife]

Rashford and Martial will have to do. I have major concerns about both of them but I could also see either one having a dramatic turnaround. Buy Ekitike or De Ketelaere to challenge them (both have top class potential). We're in trouble up front and will have to hope the rest of the attacking players step up. Sancho, in particular, needs to add more goals to his game. Fernandes will likely be our top scorer again.

 

[Keefy18]

He has a contract until 2025, and he's English, and they just sold their only other goalscorer for £60m.

Zero chance he'd cost less than Richarlison. And given his mediocre ability he's not even worth half of that.

As for Martial, he's going to spend almost all of the season either injured or "injured".

But you said it would be grim to offload said injured martial for DCL?

I get your sentiment re his price tag, most likely right considering the loss of Richarlson.

Still I think DCL is a better player than Martial and more suitable for ETH style.

Wouldn't be top of my list but wouldn't write it off fully either.

 

[Infra-red]

If we goes, we will need to make a sacrifice elsewhere in the budget to accommodate a new striker. I expect we'd drop interest in signing a CB (L. Martinez) and try to make do with what we have there, while getting in a striker in the £30m-£40m range.

 

[JB7]

But you said it would be grim to offload said injured martial for DCL?

I get your sentiment re his price tag, most likely right considering the loss of Richarlson.

Still I think DCL is a better player than Martial and more suitable for ETH style.

Wouldn't be top of my list but wouldn't write it off fully either.

Any scenario that ends up with us signing DCL is fecking grim. It would be our “£35m for Andy Carroll” moment. He’s utter shite.

 

[DickDastardly]

Rashford has bulked up, my guess is - not a coincidence.

We've obviously been preparing for this.

It's Rashford down the middle with Sancho on the left and Antony on the right.

(Garnacho, Martial, Elanga the replacements)

And now that we have a scouting system in place, i'm guessing we'll find a new CF on the market soon enough.

The likes of 18,19 year olds who play for RB Salzburg or something like that.

January window is not that far, and things could crystalise real soon for ETH.

The likes of Roko Šimić or something along that line will soon come up.

We don't have to buy the next Haaland when he's already most wanted, we could easily target them sooner and build them up.

 

[BlueHaze]

We literally had the replacement already grown through our own academy but he was too much of a daft cretin and threw his career down the drain and on top of that we have clueless neanderthals running the club so we are fecked either way.

 

[marktan]

Swap deal with Nomar

PSG need a striker, Mbappe gets to play out wide, Messi and Ronnie join forces to conquer the universe and retire into the sunset holding hands and gently caressing each other

Everybody wins

 

[cyril C]

I've asked this a number of times in the other transfer thread for Ronaldo and no one seems to able to address it.

Who is a realistic replacement for him? He absolutely will have to be replaced, there's no way we can rely upon Rashford or Martial at CF as neither like playing there and both have struggled in the role.

Before folks answer with any old random name, lets try consider someone who would fit our style of play for ETH and within budget.

If the transfer rumors are true we have​

​

FDJ signed for €65m​

Malacia signed for €15m​

Martinez & Antony are both being quoted at the 40-45m bracket​

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That means we'd of spent 170m on 4 players with basically no room at all for a CF - Again I'm saying IF here.​

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Centre Forward Options:​

​

Nkunku has signed a new deal with a 70m release clause I believe (Stand to be corrected)?​

Schick has signed a new deal also.​

Neymar is not someone I'd want near the club for any number of reasons.​

Lewa seems off to sunny Spain (Barca).​

Dybala - No thanks​

Osimhen - Not sure not seen much of him myself, I imagine he's out of the price range after the other 4 signings (if they get done).​

Abraham - Likely out of the price range too.​

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Personally I'm struggling here to think of suitable replacements that I could realistically see playing for us next season.​

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I think you have basically quote all names. I believe we have a net budget of 120m, so 3 of the 4 names quoted would be end of it. Assuming we can sell Martial, AWB, and may be 1-2 more, then perhaps we can get the 4th name plus 1 more. But then

half of the CF options that you quoted are either too old, too lazy, not a proper CF. Are you going to spend 70m on a bet?