Vieira, Marquinhos?
Cody Gakpo | OFFICIAL: Liverpool player
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Nothing like some juicy false rumours to ignite the fire in the belly of us muppets!
Two-footed quick goalscorer/winger. What's not to like?
The fact that it isn't a priority.
I want to trust ETH but this looks like a mistake to me. Gakpo doesn’t solve any of our issues and I don’t think we’re in a position where we can throw 50-60m on a punt.
Smith-Rowe as well.
I'd say that it is a priority because we need another fwd and we need goals. This lad comes in as a winger and a fwd, a dedicated attacking goal scorer.
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I would argue that we need two strikers, but not a winger.
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I think the trouble is we can't get any of his striker targets in January,plus he is probably worried about Tony staying fit
Loan deal for one would have been nice
if eth sees him as a striker i am all for it. trust him more than the experts in here
Don't mind that provided he still sees that we need a proper number 9 in the summer
that’s done then. come and get me if i’ve ever seen it!
good to see he's fluent
ETH could do what wenger did with Henry and convert him into a 9.
Dont really think he offers much in build up, is hot and cold in dribbling and looks often anonymous until he pops up with a goal (to be fair he is scoring a lot of late.
He can bring an individual spark to the team for sure, but he already has hot/cold players all across the front 3. Not sure how much we can depend on him centrally, but hey if Ten Hag has an idea for him I'm for it.
Keep saying the central strikers aren't available until the summer,we will have to make do with a wide forward for now.
The boy could be a model or movie star.
I personally think that ETH could turn him into an excellent WF/CF.
The problem these days is noone is actually playing as a no.9. In order to develop attacking players, strikers are being moved to the flanks since its less physical as a developmental step. There aren't any strikers on the market who are actually worth the fee that we would have to pay.
Gakpo has the quality. He has the shooting ability, balance and can create for others. He's good enough at these things to be used as a no.10 for Holland in a position that has required him to be a link. He seems very adaptable and for a no.9 in the modern game that has to do a lot of things, that is a massive thing.
Also consider that before he signed Haller, Tadic played as a no.9 for ETH with a similar skillset. I think it's worth the risk
Pretty sure Toney would cost similar amount and he's proven in the league. Cody could yet be Memphis 2.0
Toney could also miss the rest of the season depending on the specifics of his betting charge.
Brentford won't sell in January and as the below poster said the betting thing could be issue
Maybe not our premier targets but of course there are actual CFs out there that we could sign on either a short term basis (loan) or on low-risk terms like we did with Ighalo.
Signing a player who doesn’t credibly solve any of our needs, at a fee that will surely have an impact our summer budget seriously worries me.
Said it before...if Gakpo comes, he will have to hit the ground running. If manutd fans cant be patient with sancho who has way more tools in his toolbox, they probably wont be patient with Gakpo. While he has a good shot and a good cross, he cant dribble, has a mediocre first touch and his passing isnt above average. He will have alot of work to do to even begin to transition into a 9 at manutd. Hopefully fans give him the required time
They have seemingly no intention of looking at a short term deal or loan CF
Happy Gakpo day everyone. Unexpected really.
Is he really the best we can do for €60m?
It worries me that so many of our signings are clear EtH specific targets. It kind of points to the fact that while Ten Hag is papering over cracks and the signings so far have been decent to varying degrees of success, when it comes to our recruitment processes it's the same old thing in that it is a management led model when we've been told that recruitment has been overhauled. Obviously EtH should be consulted and happy with any signings but it also limits the breadth of our scouting to a fairly weak league when we could be missing opportunities further afield.
Saving 17m from Ronaldo's wages means we can bring him comfortably in Jan.
There's been no substantial news
All the talk here in Qatar with fellow Dutch fans and a lot of PSV fans is that he’s going to leave in January. This is a chance for PSV to get some much needed cash and they want to replace him with Karlsson from AZ.
He and EtH have the same agent and I’m sure this would be a swift transfer. I’d prefer an out and out no9 but if the manager feels this is the option he wants then no problem. What I do know is if he does play centrally and we can create for him, his finishing is Van Persie clean and pure. Lovely striker of the ball, I just fear for the physical side of things.
He and EtH have the same agent and I’m sure this would be a swift transfer. I’d prefer an out and out no9 but if the manager feels this is the option he wants then no problem. What I do know is if he does play centrally and we can create for him, his finishing is Van Persie clean and pure. Lovely striker of the ball, I just fear for the physical side of things.
He's hardly Joao Felix
Trust me, I watch him regularly, he can get away with it out wide but centrally CBs will rag doll him. He’ll need to hit the gym hard and be smarter off the ball.
That’s what gives me hope despite him barely playing as a striker. He has all the attributes you’d want in a striker. Especially his ability to strike the ball with either feet and so clean.
Good to know this is a done deal
Or the rest of his career, it's a lot of charges, and based on previous precedent it could be really lengthy. I hope that's not the case, but it's not looking good.
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