Realistically mate Madrid are run better and their fans also expect a lot more. When/If he is a certified flop then Madrid will probably sell him pretty swiftly. And those big d energy fans don't get shy when they dont like a player. Antony would have already been bood.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Realistically mate Madrid are run better and their fans also expect a lot more. When/If he is a certified flop then Madrid will probably sell him pretty swiftly. And those big d energy fans don't get shy when they dont like a player. Antony would have already been bood.
Says who?
The market is crazy so the fee is the fee. Pointless caring about that these days.
It's an incredibly exciting deal and while we shouldn't expect miracles straight away, he's working with an elite coach in Ten Hag which ca only help his development if his potential is as high as some think.
It's an incredibly exciting deal and while we shouldn't expect miracles straight away, he's working with an elite coach in Ten Hag which ca only help his development if his potential is as high as some think.
Was massively impressed with him last season.
Delighted we are about to get him. He will enjoy the PL
Delighted we are about to get him. He will enjoy the PL
He seems very promising, glad we’re wrapping this up. Shame it wasn’t done for the tour, but he will still get some preseason games.
Funny thing, United signed him for the exact same amount in my FM save albeit 3 years later. 
His attributes don't look shabby either.
His attributes don't look shabby either.
Real Madrid bought a 16 year old Endrick for €70m (add-ons included) and they are praised for it.
We buy a 20 year old Højlund for €70m and the same people just cant resist the urge of whining endlessly because we could potentially have negotiated it down by €6m if we had spent another month on the deal.
We buy a 20 year old Højlund for €70m and the same people just cant resist the urge of whining endlessly because we could potentially have negotiated it down by €6m if we had spent another month on the deal.
The only fans doing any slamming are on forums, and they mostly just flap gums at one another.. match goers won't hurl at him like they don't others (bar Maguire)
Funny thing, United signed him for the exact same amount in my FM save albeit 3 years later.
His attributes don't look shabby either.
We're living in simulation.
I did try. For some reason the cafe won't let me put you on ignore
How is his pressing? Also, stamina and injury record?
Huh. I can't find it anywhere on his twitter. His pinned tweet still says 70m euros with addons. Is this something he updated on youtube or something?
Just realized he cost more than Vlahovic, who dominated serie a for two years.
feck me that’s unfortunate.You’ll just have to show some self restraint and try to avoid the temptation of talking to me.
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Scalvini will be the next one Atlanta will fleece us on then. To the Scalvini thread!
We're living in simulation.
Young lad, high potential and wants to play for the club. What's not to get excited about.
Hope he can be a star for us, even if it isn't in the coming season.
Hope he can be a star for us, even if it isn't in the coming season.
Scalvini will be the next one Atlanta will fleece us on then. To the Scalvini thread!
Well feck it, im balls deep into Ten Hag right now so if he says jump, im asking how high. Give the man what he wants. Proof will be how well we're doing in 18 months still imo.
"Dominated Serie A"
15 open-play goals his first good season and 12 in his second. The dominator himself!
If anything, the fact that he was trashed at FC copenhagen, then went to sturm and earned himself a move to the serie a all in a year screams of a great mentality, plus he went into the national team and delivered right away. He has the physical attributes, he is no weghorst on the ball either, plus he got a goal nose which is the most important aspect of a striker. There is clearly a lot of potential in this guy, and of course he can make it here.
Erm I think the point is, no one paid this sum of money for any of the players you mentioned at a similar age.
Two things can be right. We are over paying and He might be worth it.
Says everyone who reported on it?
Do you really think Levy would sell Kane for 100m to United? Come on.
Market inflation.
Everyone is paying more money now than they were 10 or 20 years ago.
Agreed. Back ETH to the hilt, even my rival supporting mates can see he’s class.
Get Acrobat in, sell some deadwood, and this is another promising window.
Wout missed a lot of chances last season. I reckon Hojlund bags 10 league goals.
I mean that's the club that also bought Vinicius and Rodrygo for 50m euros a piece, and one of them has turned out to be the best LW in the world currently (if you count Mbappe as a striker). And tbf Endrick has looked unreal in some tournaments played.
We're the club that's spent £70m a piece of Sancho and Antony, and Hojlund has only looked okay for Atlanta. It's not the same.
if Hojlund can hit double digit goals next season taht will be brilliant and money well spent....i think his pace and channel running is really going to open up space more for rashy, garnacho, sancho and antony. might even see martial pushed out wide at times.
It's funny but many only accept we overpay in the abstract or when talking about players who have already failed (Maguire, Lukaku etc). It's like they can't see the risk of spending big whilst it's in front of them.
It's an exciting signings for sure but it'd be nice if people would just be honest rather than posturing. It's obviously risky because a prospect by definition is an unknown quantity who may or may not rise to more. We can only ever truly judge return on investment in hindsight but we can discuss the risks.
Pretty good video
One thing that is very obvious when watching clips and videos of him is that he is absolutely tailor made for the PL. Big, strong, athletic, fast. I don’t think he’ll have any trouble adapting to the physical side of English football. Something that the likes of Sancho, Antony, Donny really did (still do) struggle with. This guy was built to play in the PL.
Not starting, hmm. Who's playing up front?Funny thing, United signed him for the exact same amount in my FM save albeit 3 years later.
His attributes don't look shabby either.
Endrick is 16 and has done absolutely nothing. He shows his talent in Brazil. Can you honestly tell me you would be happy if United paid €70m for him?
He has not looked "okay". He is one of the highest rated youth strikers. It's nauseating how United fans are upset about this. You think it's completely rational to pay €70m for a 16 year old in Brazil but not a 20 year old who plays for Atalanta?
More expensive than Haaland or what 
Would rather splash the cash on Vlahovic for that price tag. Proven Serie A quality
Would rather splash the cash on Vlahovic for that price tag. Proven Serie A quality
I have barely seen him to comment on the fee individually. My only concern with the fee is if it effect us buying other players, as I still think we need a second keeper, a second striker, another cm and another centre back in a ideal world. Dont see that happening, but we should at least sign two more after him to seriously progress.
We were always paying a premium for Hoijlund, having paid so much for Amad from them and being such a shortage of quality young strikers in Europe currently. But payig more to get the deal done and him into training and preseason could be a big thing.
As for the "we need a proven goalscorer, his record isnt great" blah blah blah. Omishen would have blown our budget (and is only proven for a season), Kane may have been a fortune for possibly a season or two....we are not ready to challenge for the title, so I was personally against the deal, we arent yet just a missing link like Cantona away from a title........and anyway, last season we had Martial....on the bench and Weghorst who may as well have been.....signing any decent striker hugely improves us and he seem mentally, physically, age wise and ability the perfect fit.
I think some of the criticism for the likes of Antony weere unfair......now lets see how he does this season where he actually has a striker to feed and run off....think people are obsessed with goals from a striker siging, what he offers extra to the likes of Sancho, Antony, Fernandes and new signing Mount could be massive as well as taking a bit of a scoring burden away from the likes of Rashford.
Excited to see him in action as have only seen youtube and about 20mins for Denmark
We were always paying a premium for Hoijlund, having paid so much for Amad from them and being such a shortage of quality young strikers in Europe currently. But payig more to get the deal done and him into training and preseason could be a big thing.
As for the "we need a proven goalscorer, his record isnt great" blah blah blah. Omishen would have blown our budget (and is only proven for a season), Kane may have been a fortune for possibly a season or two....we are not ready to challenge for the title, so I was personally against the deal, we arent yet just a missing link like Cantona away from a title........and anyway, last season we had Martial....on the bench and Weghorst who may as well have been.....signing any decent striker hugely improves us and he seem mentally, physically, age wise and ability the perfect fit.
I think some of the criticism for the likes of Antony weere unfair......now lets see how he does this season where he actually has a striker to feed and run off....think people are obsessed with goals from a striker siging, what he offers extra to the likes of Sancho, Antony, Fernandes and new signing Mount could be massive as well as taking a bit of a scoring burden away from the likes of Rashford.
Excited to see him in action as have only seen youtube and about 20mins for Denmark
Can't believe all the doom and gloom in here, he's going to be an awesome signing. You don't need to be a great striker to score loads of goals in the Premiere league anymore, your team just needs to create a lot of chances and the vast majority of the Prem does nowadays with all the high paced attacking football and high lines.
FFs Bamford scored 17 with 8 assists under Biesla and he wasn't even on pens, then you have Watkins, Wilson, Mitrovic, Toney all scoring freely last season when they were on the pitch. You also had Kane bagging 30 in a crap team, Haaland could have easily hit 40 if he wasn't being rested near the end and then there's Jesus with 11 all the while missing half the season with a bad knee injury and not being able to hit a barn door when he was fit (he could have 7/8 against Leicestershire alone) and the big one, Awoniyi got 10 playing for Forrest in 1400 minutes.
All this talk of him struggling to hit double figures is nonsense, if he plays the majority of the minutes I would not be surprised if hits 20+ Prem goals this season.
FFs Bamford scored 17 with 8 assists under Biesla and he wasn't even on pens, then you have Watkins, Wilson, Mitrovic, Toney all scoring freely last season when they were on the pitch. You also had Kane bagging 30 in a crap team, Haaland could have easily hit 40 if he wasn't being rested near the end and then there's Jesus with 11 all the while missing half the season with a bad knee injury and not being able to hit a barn door when he was fit (he could have 7/8 against Leicestershire alone) and the big one, Awoniyi got 10 playing for Forrest in 1400 minutes.
All this talk of him struggling to hit double figures is nonsense, if he plays the majority of the minutes I would not be surprised if hits 20+ Prem goals this season.
If he can score 10 goals, hold it up and work for the team better than Martial I’ll be happy.
Looks like he has pace and power so that’s a great foundation.
Looks like he has pace and power so that’s a great foundation.
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