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Neither of them seem like the best fit for this side
Wouldn’t worry about it. 6 years ago we did a similar thing with Lacazette. Guess who was second favourite then too.Surprised so many votes for Osimhen, he's only had 1 season at this level of productivity in a much worse league than PL
Kane is a no-brainer, his game isn't reliant on pace. He has excellent movement and ability to bring him teammate into the play. Even if he cost us £100m, it's worth trying.
My memory is so fuzzy that you have to refresh it. Who were strikers we were looking at, and who were Cafs favorite?Wouldn’t worry about it. 6 years ago we did a similar thing with Lacazette. Guess who was second favourite then too.
what top class striker, who’s realistically available would you suggest instead?Neither of them seem like the best fit for this side
Yeah I feel like Erik can unlock moreOsimhen. I want young and hungry players.
IF that was possible then great but my gut feeling is Osmihen won't still be on the market in a couple of years. Mind you neither will Kane be allowed to leave on free next summer if Osimhen comes nowI think get Kane now, Osimhen in a couple of years. What is Osimhen’s contract situation? Assuming he has a few years left on it Napoli will want all the money in the world for him this summer, Kane will cost less and even if we wait a year or 2 to try get Osimhen he still won’t have reached his prime by that time.
My guess would be Kane. Great link up play, hungry to win stuff, another stabilizing presence and Ten Hag might figure the money in 3-4 years will be there anyways when Kane presumably will need to be replaced (and maybe be a Sheringham style backup who can still play well off the bench due to strength and quality and smarts).Looking at all reports so far who do people think is Erik's preferred choice?
The issue with ‘like Weghorst’ is that I see at least 3 situations every game where our players would have a relatively straightforward pass through to Weghorst and he’d be in with a chance, but because it’s him, they hold it and spread it.I think Kane despite being older and slower fits our shape a lot better than Osimhen. Tactically you can use him very like we use Weghorst with Rashford breaking off him. Im not sure Osimhen and Rashford would combine as well.
That is a very valid point,however on the other hand Osimhen fans will say Kane gets in Bruno’s way. Personally I don't think it's as cut and dried as the poll suggests.I think Kane despite being older and slower fits our shape a lot better than Osimhen. Tactically you can use him very like we use Weghorst with Rashford breaking off him. Im not sure Osimhen and Rashford would combine as well.
We’ll have 8 men in the centre circle trying to find Rashford.
I don’t have any huge faith in Ten Hag in the transfer market as such. His transfer history has long been questionable, and he has seen fit for us to use one of our limited big financial slots to sign Antony, who looks bang average (to put it kindly), although he still has time on his side.I voted a little while ago for Osimhen, but to be honest, I have a lot of faith in ETH to make the right choice for the team he's trying to build. Either option would necessitate very different tactics from the entire team so I think the discussion of Kane vs Osimhen is kind of redundant, and we should focus more on what sort of number 9 we want in general.
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None of us has any idea how much involvement ETH has had in any of our transfers. It could well be that he simply said yes in principle to Anthony because there were no other options for the right wing on the table. He probably had nothing to do with the price we ended up paying.I don’t have any huge faith in Ten Hag in the transfer market as such. His transfer history has long been questionable, and he has seen fit for us to use one of our limited big financial slots to sign Antony, who looks bang average (to put it kindly), although he still has time on his side.
He’s a great coach, but by all accounts, not a transfer guru at all.
Antony was pursued throughout the window by all accounts, and there were reports before ETH even joined that he intended to take him to his next club. I think it’s quite a stretch to imply that a pursuit of Antony was not Ten Hag’s idea pretty much on the basis that I can’t prove it. They worked together for two years prior.None of us has any idea how much involvement ETH has had in any of our transfers. It could well be that he simply said yes in principle to Anthony because there were no other options for the right wing on the table. He probably had nothing to do with the price we ended up paying.
Finding players that fit his tactical needs comparatively to what the squad lacks he's been good with. Financial part is another matter. That's where the club should be able to tell him "out of price range, here's option 2/3/4". That's what the Antony issue is.I don’t have any huge faith in Ten Hag in the transfer market as such. His transfer history has long been questionable, and he has seen fit for us to use one of our limited big financial slots to sign Antony, who looks bang average (to put it kindly), although he still has time on his side.
He’s a great coach, but by all accounts, not a transfer guru at all.
Would rather go and get Rabiot on a free IF that's what it takes to secure him this summerOshimen would be a 125m € or more signing for anyone that would go for him in the summer. Not ideal, seeing we still need to sign a high quality midfielder.
Only uncomfortable if our owners stay the sameIs anyone else a little uncomfortable spending so much on one player?
Very few strikers end up living up to the big price tag and all it takes is one bad injury and we're without our number one striker for 6 months.
Given the reported £100-120m price tags couldn't be we get Jonathan David and Goncalo Ramos for more or less that price?
At Ajax, he assisted numerous goals by swinging in a left footed cross from deep, which bends towards goal and just needs a touch to go in. With a striker like Osimhen or Kane, they would get a sack full of goals from Antony's crosses.Antony was pursued throughout the window by all accounts, and there were reports before ETH even joined that he intended to take him to his next club. I think it’s quite a stretch to imply that a pursuit of Antony was not Ten Hag’s idea pretty much on the basis that I can’t prove it. They worked together for two years prior.
He obviously didn’t set the price, but we agreed to pay whatever price because Ten Hag wanted the player above any other option clearly. Anyway, it is still early and improvement is possible.
I am also a supporter of that opinion - Kane in place of Wout and Rashford up top is what we need.That is a very valid point,however on the other hand Osimhen fans will say Kane gets in Bruno’s way. Personally I don't think it's as cut and dried as the poll suggests.
Wish we could get Kane now and still be able to pick up Osimhen in next couple of years but that's just not remotely realistic. Bit like @Andycoleno9 I am feeling very torn too.