Jimble
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if we've got €100m to spunk up the wall. Why aren't we dropping it on Bellingham?
You are probably spot on thereIf we had a better alternative or Neymar was available I'd say walk away.
But we can't cos we're idiots and we can't identify a better alternative.
I think Ivan Toney would have really helped in this mix.If we do get Antony and Gakpo in, that will give us a nice pool of fluid, athletic forwards. Has to be the fastest in the league. I prefer this fluid approach than having a typical no.9 striker like Ronaldo.
Martial
Sancho
Rashford
Antony
Gakpo
Elanga
That’s a tasty pool to choose from. Expecting Ronaldo to be gone. If ETH can get the best out of Sancho and Rashford, that’s the potential to be one of the best front lines.
Because Erik's main priority now looks to be an attacker who can play across front 3 not a midfielder anymoreif we've got €100m to spunk up the wall. Why aren't we dropping it on Bellingham?
I don’t think we’d be willing to pay the fee Brentford would ask for if we want Antony and Gakpo.I think Ivan Toney would have really helped in this mix.
He had lost his place to Antony, lost form and had been suffering with injuries, contract was running out. He needed a new environment and his stock was low, so Ajax was also willing to let him have his succes elsewhere.Any idea why he was sold for so little? I mean was he declining in his development or purely Antony coming? 15m seems like a great deal for someone who was very highly rated and still very young.
Dortmund have made it clear that they are not interested in selling this summer and I am guessing 100m or thereabout is what they'd be looking for next summer anyway. So you'd need to try and tempt them with much more than that and Bellingham isn't worth that (yet), IMO. Neither is Antony i suppose. Crazy transfer market.if we've got €100m to spunk up the wall. Why aren't we dropping it on Bellingham?
How much did Dortmund quote for Sancho the first summer? And remember the pandemic that was going about during the time we signed Sancho? Were clubs were needing more funds?This is still crazy to me. We got Sancho for 70 odd million and he was a much higher rated talent. Luis Diaz also went for circa £50m and Kulusevski for 45m too. The latter two were also in January where you have the same on-going season premium.
I just don't understand this at all
He had a long term injury and after his return really struggled to get back to peak form. By that point Antony had overtaken him in the starting XI and there was no way he was going to start ahead of Tadic (221 matches, 92 goals, 88 assists) either.Any idea why he was sold for so little? I mean was he declining in his development or purely Antony coming? 15m seems like a great deal for someone who was very highly rated and still very young.
We're desperate there's nothing more to it. We can only watch and hope he turns out to be worth the money but the chances are he won't as he would need to be world class or close.This is still crazy to me. We got Sancho for 70 odd million and he was a much higher rated talent. Luis Diaz also went for circa £50m and Kulusevski for 45m too. The latter two were also in January where you have the same on-going season premium.
I just don't understand this at all
we’re overpaying because we aren’t capable of anticipating and getting our business done early.This is still crazy to me. We got Sancho for 70 odd million and he was a much higher rated talent. Luis Diaz also went for circa £50m and Kulusevski for 45m too. The latter two were also in January where you have the same on-going season premium.
I just don't understand this at all
Because it would be a waste of money and we should buy Caicedo.if we've got €100m to spunk up the wall. Why aren't we dropping it on Bellingham?
Ajax has two DOF, Gerry Hamstra and Klaas Jan Huntelaar. This is a play on words.Hamsterlaar? a distant rodent relative of Hunterlaar?
because he doesnt want to move and they dont want to sellif we've got €100m to spunk up the wall. Why aren't we dropping it on Bellingham?
Yeah but apart from that..because he doesnt want to move and they dont want to sell
Then just wait and get him or someone else next summer?we’re overpaying because we aren’t capable of anticipating and getting our business done early.
we really should drop our spunk on Bellinghambecause he doesnt want to move and they dont want to sell
He had a long term injury and after his return really struggled to get back to peak form. By that point Antony had overtaken him in the starting XI and there was no way he was going to start ahead of Tadic (221 matches, 92 goals, 88 assists) either.
A change of scenery was the best option for everyone involved.
Amad is not an option for Ajax, we need an immediate starter. We've got plenty of talents with question marks behind their names already of our own.
Cheers. Ziyech seems like a great deal in terms of replacement and plenty of cash to find the next big talent.He had lost his place to Antony, lost form and had been suffering with injuries, contract was running out. He needed a new environment and his stock was low, so Ajax was also willing to let him have his succes elsewhere.
best comment in this thread.Hamsterlaar? a distant rodent relative of Hunterlaar?
Agreed. That's why I was hoping we'd go for Isak or Rafael Leao. Maybe Gakpo is similarIf we do get Antony and Gakpo in, that will give us a nice pool of fluid, athletic forwards. Has to be the fastest in the league. I prefer this fluid approach than having a typical no.9 striker like Ronaldo.
Martial
Sancho
Rashford
Antony
Gakpo
Elanga
That’s a tasty pool to choose from. Expecting Ronaldo to be gone. If ETH can get the best out of Sancho and Rashford, that’s the potential to be one of the best front lines.
Yeah, just speaks of Ajax' ambition. They could easily just replace him with Berghuis, but they aim for higher.Cheers. Ziyech seems like a great deal in terms of replacement and plenty of cash to find the next big talent.
He wants to go to liverpioolif we've got €100m to spunk up the wall. Why aren't we dropping it on Bellingham?
Almost fell asleep.Re-post:
That's because it's a nonsensical move that we're only doing to satisfy the manager. Once you accept that there's nothing else to stress on, everyone involved knows the price is outrageous...we're just desperate and late as always.This is still crazy to me. We got Sancho for 70 odd million and he was a much higher rated talent. Luis Diaz also went for circa £50m and Kulusevski for 45m too. The latter two were also in January where you have the same on-going season premium.
I just don't understand this at all
Many injuries and lack of form post2019 season. That summer he could’ve left to Atleti for 40-50m if I remember correctly, but it was either declined or Atleti pulled out.Any idea why he was sold for so little? I mean was he declining in his development or purely Antony coming? 15m seems like a great deal for someone who was very highly rated and still very young.
I imagine itll be heavily structured with bonuses and clauses.Surely we aren't thinking of paying £85m???
How very dare you - these vids are great and the creator almost got us Sesko (as well as being a resident on the caf)Almost fell asleep.
we paid 89 million 5 years ago for a 24 year old Paul Pogba.Surely we aren't thinking of paying £85m???
Sadly he does look like the current prototype of a united player.This guy is built for United.
To be fair Pogba and Antony don't have quite the same reputations, we're definitely over paying but sometimes it's worth it.we paid 89 million 5 years ago for a 24 year old Paul Pogba.