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Doesn't feel like that's on the cards thoughKane and Højlund for 140-150m would be great addition.
Doesn't feel like that's on the cards thoughKane and Højlund for 140-150m would be great addition.
You don't think we will buy two strikers? I am pretty sure we will. We need goals and we don't have a striker in the team.Doesn't feel like that's on the cards though
He's got young kids, his wife's expecting, no way can I see him uprooting his family to a country with the media spotlight and unable to speak the language that Spain will beYou underestimate the pull of Real Madrid and Levy's determination to sell him to Europe than to any EPL side.
Yeah he probably won't even want to uproot his family even up the M6,hope he proves me completely wrong thoughHe's got young kids, his wife's expecting, no way can I see him uprooting his family to a country with the media spotlight and unable to speak the language that Spain will be
Could see two if it was something like Martinez and Hojlund or Kane and free agent like Thuram. However cannot see us signing Hojlund AND Kane due to budgetYou don't think we will buy two strikers? I am pretty sure we will. We need goals and we don't have a striker in the team.
United should just provide a helicopter to transport him around and he can stay where he isYeah he probably won't even want to uproot his family even up the M6,hope he proves me completely wrong though
Not even sure that would convince him,however he can't fail to be impressed at that much effortUnited should just provide a helicopter to transport him around and he can stay where he is
I don't think we have a choice to be fair, we need two strikers. But if course budget will play a part in this.Could see two if it was something like Martinez and Hojlund or Kane and free agent like Thuram. However cannot see us signing Hojlund AND Kane due to budget
Have you considered that IF we blew a pile of cash on Kane, there would be no more money, therefore Greenwood would stay on..?Could see two if it was something like Martinez and Hojlund or Kane and free agent like Thuram. However cannot see us signing Hojlund AND Kane due to budget
Maybe we need a cheese room as well to swing this?No wonder with access to the cheese room
I'd imagine it's somehting like this.No wonder with access to the cheese room
Osihmen would be about €70m more, so not quite a 'bit more'. I think it would be even higher than that, to be honest.Kane for £100m is a disaster IMO.
Yes we need goals but at £100m and 30 years old, we are getting almost no resale value. It would make so much more sense to pay a bit more for Osimenhen, get several years out of him and potentially get most of or more than you paid for him back to re-invest. I'd even gamble on a player like Ramos who can get goals, is younger, will cost less and could improve massively under Ten Hag.
City have done this with Haaland + Alvarez, Liverpool with Nunez + Gakpo, Barca went the other way and bought Lewandowski but he was a third of Kanes price and gets as many goals.
We haven't learnt our lesson, you can't just throw money at a problem without a long term plan. Chelsea being the perfect example this year.
Yeah he is definitely someone that has the capability of moving back in later years when a Hojlund/Ferguson becomes main 9. Whether he would want to do that of course is another thingLewa was also dominating the Bundesliga for several years before that, well past Kane's current age and Bayern didn't start desperately seeking a replacement at 29 r 30. Benzema was the key man for Real Madrid all through his early 30s when they were winning consecutive CLs. Ronaldo (prior to the self-parody year/s of late) was a genuine force and spearheading Madrid to CLs well past Kane's current age. In today's climate , relying upon strikers past the age of 29 is hardly something to be ashamed of or to be seen as a lack of 'long-term planning'.
Obviously the plan is to buy a younger striker to play in concert- every brief has indicated this, as well as potentially reintegrating a certain player or replacing them with one of similar pedigree. Even if it wasn't, Kane could literally play for another 7 years as a no.10 version of Modric behind rapid split strikers, or in a '2' with Bruno behind the front 2: he's one of the best playmakers in Europe and his passing and football intelligence, if not so much his acceleration, is close to or on par with De Bruyne. He'd be an incredible medium-term signing if played alongside capable mobile players...
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I call bull, isn't Benzema staying for another season, and I doubt they'd like to spend big on an old timer like him.Tweet
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Benzema is off to Saudi. I don't believe Kane would abandon the chance to break the pl goals record though.I call bull, isn't Benzema staying for another season, and I doubt they'd like to spend big on an old timer like him.
He said he's staying recentlyBenzema is off to Saudi. I don't believe Kane would abandon the chance to break the pl goals record though.
Wasn't that disproven? Either way the guy has lived his whole life in England and has 3 kids who've just started going to school so i doubt he's going to uproot his entire family to move to unfamiliar territories and that's without mentioning the already alluded to prem record.Benzema is off to Saudi. I don't believe Kane would abandon the chance to break the pl goals record though.
I don't think it's that easy a decision. Real are in a league that's in a bit of a slump, they're certainly rejuvenating their whole team and they've made some quality additions, but I wouldn't say they're on an upward trajectory compared to their last 10 years. They've got a manager who is a good man-manager but I'm not sure if he's the most exciting one to play for. While United will easily afford him a great opportunity to claim that PL scorer record at a club that's on an upwards trajectory in the most exciting and competitive top league around. Of course, the gap to City is vast but there's allure in being part of the team that gets United back (hence Varane, hence Casemiro). Anyhow, I think he'd be a great player for us over the short-term, but my preference would be to build more long-term than spunking that money on him (though I wouldn't complain for the first couple of years).If it’s a straight shootout between us and Madrid I fear for our chances. He might prefer United for the PL record but come on, if Madrid come calling it’s a dream come true for any footballer. No use discussing who spurs would rather sell to either
This is a life decision for him. He is not thinking only about trophies, he's also thinking how his family will feel in the new place. That was probably the reason for his rejection the Bayern Munich offer. He would have won German League and top scorer title for 99% and would have been at a club that is always one of the top 4 favourites for winning the Champions League.I don't see it as automatic that Kane prefers Madrid. Hard to say. Depends what he values. If he values winning top level trophies, then no, it wouldn't be a contest. They're better placed. If he values sun, it wouldn't be a contest.
But most of his legacy is built around statistics and goalscoring. He'll be abandoning that by going to Spain. Maybe he doesn't want to move country right now. Which league does he prefer? All things to consider.
or wants the PL recordI'll respect Kane if he goes to Real, seems like the sort of bloke who likes fish fingers and chips, with Eastenders on the TV too much to play abroad.
Been a tight game, they're winning through two lucky punches. Yes, they are more than a Harry Kane better than us but this game is not the evidence.If it wasn't apparent before this, after watching this match you absolutely just cannot believe that the difference between us and Man City is spending 100 million on 30 year old Harry Kane, sorry.
That massive gaping hole in the centre of our attack would go a long way to closing the gap. Kane is one of the few players that City struggle to deal with, on top of that.If it wasn't apparent before this, after watching this match you absolutely just cannot believe that the difference between us and Man City is spending 100 million on 30 year old Harry Kane, sorry.
We didn't create any notable chances. We had 1 shot on target and that was the pen. City were poor, we made it difficult, but all of our attacking players were poor.Been a tight game, they're winning through two lucky punches. Yes, they are more than a Harry Kane better than us but this game is not the evidence.