I want us to spend money, I refuse to look at logical reasons.
Cody Gakpo | OFFICIAL: Liverpool player
- Thread starter Zoo
- Start date
- Status
Fair enough
I personally am still not too bothered if he joins them because even though he's a good player, I don't think he addresses a core need for us. However, if Ten Hag truly wanted him you worry about how he'll take this news.
Darwin Nunez, which is an absolute tragedy for any fans sat in either corner of the Stretford End who might've been looking for a stray ball to take home as a souvenir.
To me he doesn't make a massive amount of sense for us so it's not a loss. I'd like to see someone natural down the middle. Not a bit of this and a bit of that, primarily off the left, or a "project striker." He'd probably work for Liverpool as they have options down the middle that we simply do not at this time.
WHO!!!!
We're either getting Felix...or Mbappe, then!
you would think the leeching cnuts would get some money from somewhere to help with a top four finish.
I don't know, fortunately that's not my job as I don't think I'd be very good at it. We have people employed to figure this stuff out.
Not fussed. Good player but as has been said many times on here, he isn't what we need.
We need a striker.
We need a striker.
Probably. Don't disagree. But my original point is that he hasn't done anything to warrant double or even 50+ ( he was agreed for 31m in the summer. )
Or we are somehow seen as a lesser alternative to Liverpool
How does that work when we have an agreement with the player and Liverpool hasn't (so far)?
Liverpool will be favourite for the fourth spot unless United do something in the window now, I don't think they will. Surely Arsenal are better positioned to sign Felix too? Could be one last f*ck you from the Glazers.
ETH signings have been good in fairness. Just don't think we need to sign, Gakpo. Would prefer to sign an actual 9 in the summer. Not saying he wouldn't be a success wherever he ends up. We are broke and up for sale. Who knows what the hell is going on in the background. As long as the Glazers own us we can at least assume it resembles a circus.
Even if you're not bothered, which I think a lot of us sort of fall into that category to varying degrees. He will strength Liverpool, and it's annoying to see them gain another attacker who will change games for them. We're still calling upon the likes of Elanga.
I am not that sure ETH wants him that much. We were clearly keen in the summer when we were also looking at Antony but I think it was always an either or situation. I think our prior interest has been used by PSV to drum up business and try to inflate his price.
Don't think Klopp gives a feck about playing those sort of reverse psychology games tbf.
He just cares about improving his team
So now people suddenly rate him?
Leeching cnuts will end their reign with one last gulp of blood.
And Antonio Valencia being offside
Says who
no he wasn’t. PSV always stated they want record breaking transfer for Gakpo (Lozano, 45 mln)
Interesting that Liverpool have moved for him. Diaz and Jota might be out but they're still well stocked in the LW position. Carvalho and Elliott have both had minutes there for them.
Might explain why Klopp played Oxlade-Chamberlain there today if he was trying to prove some point.
I still maintain that I'd rather see us sign an actual centre forward than Gakpo, though. If we did sign him it was always going to be a signing of convenience, rather than what was best for the balance of the squad.
Might explain why Klopp played Oxlade-Chamberlain there today if he was trying to prove some point.
I still maintain that I'd rather see us sign an actual centre forward than Gakpo, though. If we did sign him it was always going to be a signing of convenience, rather than what was best for the balance of the squad.
This thread, a few pages ago. I wouldn't really know either way, but going by reports agreement with PSV is/was the issue, not with Gakpo
I don't know what to believe these days after this recent development.
We do and they’ve identified Cody Gakpo. So unless you know better just got with it.
I’m not convinced about him.
I personally still think there's two spots up for grabs even with how well Newcastle are playing and I think we can definitely grab one of those two spots. However, we need a morale booster signing this window for sure. Something that markedly improves us and lifts everyone's spirits at the club.
People really need to cool it with the "Ten Hag will be furious" comments.
Anybody who thinks Ten Hag was screwed over in the summer needs their head checked. He wanted Licha and got him. He wanted Eriksen and got him. He wanted Antony and got him. He wanted Malacia and got him. He didn't get Frenkie De Jong but instead got multiple Champions League winner and world class defensive midfielder Casemiro.
It's not reasonable to expect that the manager will get every single player he wants, and so far Ten Hag has done pretty well with transfers if we're being honest. I don't think it's actually unreasonable for us to hang fire with Gakpo either; he's obviously a talented player but the player we badly need is a striker and it's not entirely obvious that Gakpo fits the mould.
Anybody who thinks Ten Hag was screwed over in the summer needs their head checked. He wanted Licha and got him. He wanted Eriksen and got him. He wanted Antony and got him. He wanted Malacia and got him. He didn't get Frenkie De Jong but instead got multiple Champions League winner and world class defensive midfielder Casemiro.
It's not reasonable to expect that the manager will get every single player he wants, and so far Ten Hag has done pretty well with transfers if we're being honest. I don't think it's actually unreasonable for us to hang fire with Gakpo either; he's obviously a talented player but the player we badly need is a striker and it's not entirely obvious that Gakpo fits the mould.
Of course. And the club that spent 220m in the summer including 85m on a RW from Ajax at the insistence of ETH when he could have spent half that on Gakpo if he really wanted him aren’t backing the manager.
How long will it be before people claim we paid the same/more for Diallo than Liverpool for Gakpo?
Hope not. Joao Felix has done next to feck all to justify that massive transfer fee that Atletico paid to get him.We're going for Felix aren't we ?
Ten Hag better be thrashing Murtough's office at the moment for the Gakpo fiasco.
Timber, thanks to LVG
Be interesting to see how United dig there selves out of this one, same old story.
That's sort of how I feel. I was never convinced that signing a left winger who I'm not sure is top quality was the long-term answer to our issue up front but it gives a rival even more options while we lack depth pretty much across the squad and we've seen that Klopp has been able to maximise the talent of attacking players.
Who signed him?
LW options
Rashford
Garnacho
Sancho
Elanga
we need our funds spent elsewhere not another winger
Rashford
Garnacho
Sancho
Elanga
we need our funds spent elsewhere not another winger
This is quite good news, he doesnt make them much better. Just gives them more options, Diaz and Jota are much better.
We don't need him.
We don't need him.
It's also funny that it was 55-60m€ a day ago, now PSV wants less than 45m€ from the scousers. PSV can go do one.
- Status