If we sell Lukaku - who will our new CF signing be? Predictions in here...

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Isn't this situation where we need a Henrik Larsson type of character? Mandzukic would seem to fit the bill, and Llorente is less of a has-been than Larsson was at the time.
...but nowhere near as good a player unfortunately.
 

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I’d take Mandzukic. Very good player a couple years back and seems suited to the Prem.
 

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No one unless we bring back Rooney or vanliestroy from retirement.
 

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If the window closes and we havent replaced him, then we deserve everything we get and I am not going to vent or complain. I will still watch all the games and support the team but I will accept what we have become
 

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No one unless we bring back Rooney or vanliestroy from retirement.
Just want to thank you on what is a pretty depressing day for bringing that little Ray of sunshine in . We can think back and remember all "Vanliestroys" performances :lol:
 

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No one.

Rashford and Martial are forced to step up finally. Greenwood as backup.

Maybe Sanchez could do something as well.
 

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We will go big late in the day for Coutinho and Mandzukic and end up signing nobody.
 

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ok guys I am in work. i see the deadline is 5pm which sucks, as I always enjoyed the midnight drama. Who are we buying as our new striker? Reports coming in?
 

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Imagine paying Sanchez what we do and for him to not even be considered a viable back up plan during an injury crisis. Except you don’t have to imagine.
 

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Putting this in here as it's essentially a prediction about the Utd first team - but if Mods decide it should be in the Transfer forum I apologize in advance for putting it in the wrong forum!

Anyway, one aspect of this window that is starting to excite me quite a lot, is the prospect of selling (and replacing) Rom, and I say that as someone who likes Lukaku and wanted him to do well here.

But if he is to go, it excites me thinking of OGS - a proven class CF in his own time, signing a new CF.

I'm not really sold on the notion of Solskjaer as manager, but this aspect does genuinely excite me as I think the guy will surely be able to spot a Utd striker better than any manager post SAF.

Yet we aren't really linked with any CFs or at least I haven't seen any rumours there.

So what say you lot - IF we sell Rom, who are your predictions of our CF signing?
There won’t be that 1 big centre forward....There won’t be that defining attacking player in the mould of Van Nistlerooy or RVP....What you will see is a fluid front 3 where players frequently keep inter changing positions.You will see a flexible system that will rely heavily on speed and players interchanging positions,without a focal point of attack...

This seems to be the plan,we”ll just have to wait and see whether Ole can make this work.I”m honestly not very confident going into this season,but I hope I”ll be proved wrong...
 

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There won’t be that 1 big centre forward....There won’t be that defining attacking player in the mould of Van Nistlerooy or RVP....What you will see is a fluid front 3 where players frequently keep inter changing positions.You will see a flexible system that will rely heavily on speed and players interchanging positions,without a focal point of attack...

This seems to be the plan,we”ll just have to wait and see whether Ole can make this work.I”m honestly not very confident going into this season,but I hope I”ll be proved wrong...
That's great, but doesn't negate the notion of buying someone...