How anyone can compare him to the Lukaku we got is crazy imo. Forget about the goals even, for a moment, look at all those great flicks and first touches where he leaves defenders in the dust. To all of you who are asking about his technique, watch this video. He has an explosive quality about him which I think makes him more suitable to the prem than many other young forwards as well.
We've got a set budget and need at least 1 or 2 CMs and a RW. So yeah, it is either/or.
DeLigt was also following some of our players during the summer,no?
We should probably sticky this in the opener. People thinking that we have a limitless transfer budget.
Tbh , its an ever bigger jump for him than Haaland. He is not ready for the best PL teams for at least a couple of years.
No one thinks we have a limitless budget. But you push the boat out if a player comes along. It'll mean that a future budget gets reduced but if you get a player of the type you'd target in the summer now then that's worth it. I'm very sure we can make allowances and move certain funds around if a can't miss target comes along that we didn't anticipate. Doubt it's not flexible.
We have a transfer fee from the Lukaku-deal to add to our normal transferbudget. That combined should be enough for Sancho and Haaland if Glazers are ambitious on the transfer market. In my opinion we should go for a record sale of Pogba in the summer if he doesn’t sign a new contract, and then go all out for Maddison and a DM. Perhaps go for the cheaper option of Eriksen and a DM.
Disagree. He’s regularly our top performer against better and worse national teams, meaning he is good when attacking and defending. If he stops getting injured all the time he’s a sure bet to become a very good CM, for any team, after that it’s really a matter of luck, style and preference of his manager.
Agreed. If we bought Berge in Januay, him and McTominay could share playing time, and push each other to improve, until a potential Pogba department in half a year, or 1,5 years, and after that, they could play together.
If we sign Haaland, we might not need to sign Sancho, as we could take players like Ryan Fraser on a free, who could be a very good backup to Rashford and Daniel James. We could use the balance to sign a midfielder and whatever else we need.
We havent spent Lukaku money yet so it shouldn't be either/or. Lukaku money on Haaland as replacement.
I love this way of thinking.
It's as if some fans live in a parallel universe and have not learned anything from the prior disappointments we've had as a club under this board and owners.He followed SPORTbible, maybe we shouldn't be interested in him after all.For what it's worth, he recently started following United and Rashford on Twitter. They're both his latest follows.
De ligt followed everyone, reason why I'd say it's different is that Haaland only follows teams he played for and United for whatever reason. Also no brainer signing for all parties.
Haaland isn't a player like Lukaku, why are you still harping on drawing parallels to a disappointment?I love this way of thinking.
You can't be a striker if you don't hold the ball up. Neither Rashford nor Greenwood can do that at the moment. Greenwood has been playing on the RW even for youth teams this season. He's contributed with goals from the right for first team. Same goes for Rashford from the left for both Man Utd and England. Yet, when they were moved to the number 9 position, they hardly got involved. I consider them wide men because that is the evidence I have seen. Striker position is about scoring goals and bringing others into the game. Martial shows that part of the game even though he's inconsistent with it.
I was talking about the belief that "the Lukaku money hasn't been spent".
That was 10 years ago not 3 months. Nonsensical point.
Loosen up fella, I was being facetious.
Yeah I got that. My tongue was firmly in my cheek too. Your original point though about us not having the budget. We havent replaced Lukaku. That cash must be somewhere. It shouldn't impact funds available for other positions.
Must be the internet making the words 'nonsensical point' seem serious. Fair enough.
I wonder who has the stronger fanboy club.Rumor said 6 mill Euro up front, plus 4 after a certain amount of games/goals/whatever, but it was never confirmed by the clubs.
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Martial.So, the question now seems to be - Haaland or Pochettino?
I agree. Lukaku is a proven premier league and international goalscorer.
Joao Felix went for a stupid fee too, although granted Portuguese league isn't as mediocre as the Austrian one.
As dumb as the Maguire signing. We need a midfielder and RW. The striker can wait until the summer.
