I noticed when we were linked with him that his shooting stats aren't great, that was my main reservation. Going from outside the box into it I can imagine he'd do well, as a number 10 or inside left attacker, with his high volume of touches and carries. But when you look at his shooting stats, they're much more representative of a wide attacker than a number 9. They're certainly nothing like Isak's, who has remarkable shot accuracy.
I was quite surprised at how many of the United YouTube footy analysis channels weren't in favour of going for Ekitike, since usually people get hyped when a big transfers is suggested. I'd be interested to know how the Liverpool ones judge him.
Brentford scored more goals than Chelsea in 4th, and only 3 less than Arsenal in 2nd.A reminder that Mbeumo scored 20, Wissa 19 and Schade 11 for Brentford.
They finished 10th with 56pts.
Now Cunha has to improve on his numbers and Mbeumo 20 to get similar.
Diallo could cover Schade but at Wing back is that certain?
Bruno deeper? Maybe similar to Schade too at max.
So while i am not saying you wont add elsewhere too, at this moment you need more than 2 goalscorers to be getting top 4 c'mon.
That smug attitude is why we should filter out scousersYou can't honestly believe you were ever in for him.
You're in no position to be shopping at Harrods, not with all that you need to do in the market. And even if you tried, you'd be turned away at the door, given your smelly unwashed 15th placed attire.
Just like Whitwell says we are put off by asking priceDepends what Wilcox wants and what profiles we need but I think Ekitike is a no brainer.
We're United so doesn't matter where we are in the table we should be at the table with the other big boys competing for these signings.
I hope we can get some outs immediately so we aren't flapping about late in august trying to get a deal done with the only striker left on the market.
Obviously i wouldn’t compare Sesko to peak Torres. That would be silly. Peak Torres was one of the best striker not only in the League, but in Europe. Skillful Torres means Sesko style reminds me of Torres, with Sesko has strength in skills. But Torres could have more strength in other aspects.OK yeah, but I'm not comparing him to one of the greatest PL players of all time, I'm comparing him to Sesko who's hold up play is nothing to write home about either. He pretty much could go on either foot with a range of finishing, great positioning, great in the air and physically could handle most defenders. At 18/19 Torres had 19 goals in season, in la liga and was named Atleticos captain.
Well, this isn't a Hojlund thread so I will simply say that a break away from the game coupled with the fact that it's a new season so everything resets, feeling stronger, healthier, etc etc, not to mention having time to have Amorim's tactics drilled in to you and all you need is a couple tidy finishes in preseason to go into the new campaign with confidence high. There's nothing magical about it. I've been supporting United for 45 years. Hojlund would not be the first player to have a dreadful season and then come back to preseason and hit the ground running.So how would his confidence magically improve in the summer? Why would you risk so much on a player who has not proven anything in his career so far. It was madness to purchase him for such a fee and make him our number 1 striker, it was even madder to let him stay our number one striker last season but to do so for a 3rd season would just be beyond absurd.
He may one day become a top striker, but he is far off it currently and has done nothing to have a position safeguarded for him at this club. How low standards have fallen!
Etkike has had the most touches of the ball inside the box of any striker in the top 5 leagues.I just don't think he is Amorim's type of striker.
Ekitike seems like a more all rounded version of Zirkzee which means either we may have yo go for a traditional striker in the future or be happy with 2 strikers of a similar skill set but different skill ceilings.
I fear he ends up at the scousersEtkike has had the most touches of the ball inside the box of any striker in the top 5 leagues.
He also has the most carries of the ball into the box of any striker in the top 5 leagues
He isn't anything like Zirkzee. More Isak and shades of a young Thierry Henry.
Etkike has had the most touches of the ball inside the box of any striker in the top 5 leagues.
He also has the most carries of the ball into the box of any striker in the top 5 leagues
He isn't anything like Zirkzee. More Isak and shades of a young Thierry Henry.
Suarez was another who used to top touches in the box.
Salah has topped that stat in every single season he's played for us. Also the leading in Europe in that time period.
For what its worth, this doesn't appear to be true. Mbappe was way ahead of him on both of these statistics last year and he was certainly played as a striker.
But nitpicks aside those are very impressive stats that speak to his effectiveness as a roving kind of link up striker who spends a lot of time in the channels. Whether he can get the business done in terms of consistent goal scoring output, especially outside the six yard box, is the big question. Isak and Henry became killers in the box, Ekitike currently is the opposite of that.
I would temper those expectations a bit, could see us making back maybe 65m alongside 8m from Elanga and another 8m from Carreras could see us just make the 81m markPay the 100m Euro. He is align with our vision for 2028. 100m Euro is about 80m GBP?
Sancho 25m GBP (20m from Juve & 5m from Chelsea)
Antony 20m GBP (Betis are broke and dont have Barca levers)
Rashford €30m GBP (Barca aren't exactly busting down the door for him)
Garnacho 40m GBP (Has basically guaranteed not being sold after claiming he only wants PL)
Malacia 5m GBP (Couldn't even convince the Dutch league to take him back)
We have more than enough?
Yeah the fee is definitely too prohibitive, similar to how the wages proved to be for OsimhenHe is our only and last hope for a talented striker, unfortunately, the most expensive one and probably Liverpool's bound.
It still work out alright for us to sign him.I would temper those expectations a bit, could see us making back maybe 65m alongside 8m from Elanga and another 8m from Carreras could see us just make the 81m mark
He is the one, believe me United should move heaven and earth to get him if at all possible, he is fantastic, Definitely Thierry Henry vibes from him.
Yeah we haven't got the necessary fundsHe's definitely the best pure footballer on the market this summer as far as strikers go. You would hope he could improve his efficiency in finishing and he should help bring others into play. It doesn't really look like we are going to go for him though.
We don't have the setup or patience for them at that point in their growthThe thing is, we need to get these types if players when they move for cheap
We do have the option to loan them out for a year. We could have had him for £14 million, gave him one year on loan and brought him back.We don't have the setup or patience for them at that point in their growth
Suppose it's a good sign Evans is taking up the Head of Loans or whatever it was. But it's a moot point here right now til we see it in actionWe do have the option to loan them out for a year. We could have had him for £14 million, gave him one year on loan and brought him back.
We just need to avoid being idiots and picking bad loan destinations where they don't play, like Amad with Rangers.
