How many strikers Inter wants?? They would be the Juventus of CF?
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Yeah its the SAF way. Why get a midfield when you can just get another striker?
Tier 1 Source for me, the guy who broke the Daniel James transfer a month before everyone. It makes sense if Sane leaves.
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When Martial was out injured earlier in the season we struggled to score. Average was less than a goal a game.
I agree but as I said buying a 19 year old striker for me is not the answer. No matter how much talent Haaland appears to have he is still playing in the Austrian league. It’s still a big risk he can’t step up.
But saying that I can’t suggest an experienced option that isn’t going to cost £60m plus.
If we get Sancho as well our front line is a made up of 19 to 21 year olds. I think you need at least one experienced player in there.
So because we're buying a striker we're ignoring midfield? Maybe we plan to buy for both areas of the pitch?
Don't know if he is ignoring it. Maybe just waiting for the right person. Paying 20M for Haaland is a bargain. Even if it doesnt work out.
Martial and Rashford are pretty experienced now to be fair. I know what you're saying, having a 26-28 year old who's won titles would be useful. But they wouldn't be happy sitting on the bench.
Well we haven’t been linked with any midfielders that can be obtained in January. There is no chance of getting Maddison in the winter. Have you seen any links to realistic midfield targets? The media are not that far away these days.
Yes, our weakest part is midfield, but that doesn't mean we are OK in attack, either.
We severely lack depth in our attack. Any one of Martial, Dan James, or Rashford gets injured and we are screwed. Specifically for the CF position – Greenwood is a great talent, but he can't play week-in-week-out if Martial gets injured, and we will be seriously hurt. And Martial is quite injury-prone, so buying Haaland is a smart decision. Not to mention that he is a different kind of striker from Martial/Greenwood, offering options in attack depending on who we are playing and how we need to break down their defense.
We should really get Hwang Hee-chan from Red Bull Salzburg before Liverpool buys him + Haaland. Imagine Hwang as our new nr 10 linked up with Haaland, Rashford and James.
That’s a line up no one in PL can stop. Check out Hwang and also, his like a new Son and we can get him for pocket money, 50 mill for both?
That’s a line up no one in PL can stop. Check out Hwang and also, his like a new Son and we can get him for pocket money, 50 mill for both?
This was always going to be the case. He's the hottest realistically available property in football today. I read that we were "confident that we were in the lead" to sign sign him. I don't know what drove that confidence, to be honest. We're a team in transition with no real guarantee to be playing in the CL next season. All it takes is any of Bayern, Barça, Man City, Liverpool, PsG, etc, do declare their interest publicly and we're pushed back in that queue.
What made us believe that we were going to get a free run at a kid this good? If we get him, it'll be an incredible coup for us, but I don't think we've got any reason to believe we're favourites.
Kajumba has close ties with the Sancho camp too, got his transfer to Dortmund first, had Sancho first interview in Germany and his contract renewal. This is what I feared and makes him even harder for us to obtain.
Makes sense too as I'm guessing Bernardo Silva will drop in where David Silva plays, freeing up the RW spot.
I'm guessing they're tired of their old toys in Mahrez and Bernardo then?
Think its a combination of Martial’s injury history and a deal that is just too good to pass on. Dont think they are that focused on a striker anymore now that Greenwood is making strides
Besides, if he comes for 20 mill., it’ not like it’s gonna take away much funds from other signing.
1000!
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If Sancho wants to start every game, City ain't the club for him. Their squad will only get more stacked due to their bottomless pile of cash.
Don’t fear City getting him. He ain’t a major upgrade on what they have. Sane probably is the superior player.
Sane is probably also leaving
Is Haaland going to be happy/wise going from regular football to limited football at a bigger club though? Yeah it would be great for United to have him on board but no so good for him.
Not sure why people think he will get limited football here. I actually think he’ll start alot. He is the no9 Ole probably knows and trusts the most out of him Martial and Greenwood
Calm down, troops. They are working on midfielders, too. It's just that those may not be available in January, and we may have to wait till the Summer... Or maybe not, according to these guys:
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Haaland is not going to start in front of Martial unless Martial is injured or being rested. That's crazy talk.
There are formations with two CFs that we could play, by the way - esp. if we are trying to break down some bus-parking sides, you know – the kinds we seem to struggle with the most.
No big club is going to put Haaland in a starting 11. At some point he has to graduate from where he is and join big leagues. At least in England, teams play so many games that he will be playing a lot. And it sucks to say, but with how injury-prone Martial is - Haaland has better starting chances coming to United than going to the likes of Liverpool or City. Where else would he go?
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Why would they sell Maddison in January?
How can Ole trust him when he doesn't even play for him? Is Haaland any better than Greenwood who's already proving himself at United?
Maybe because Maddison wants to leave in January and they can command a good fee?
Literally the worst chief exec if football if true. Six years in and still uncomfotable in the role. Please go.
Haaland aside, nobody worth their salt is going to be available in January. I'm expecting nothing. Sancho just strikes me as a pipedream, I'm sure he's probably not ruled us out but the fact is come the summer, we won't be getting a clear run at him and I'd expect our rivals will be more attractive immediate options for him. Personally I see him at Liverpool, I can't convince myself otherwise. I think they'll sell Salah this summer.
I have never understood this kind of thinking
If Sancho wants to come here it won't matter what other options he has or whether we have clear run at him or not he would simply choose us it would be just the matter of agreeing fee with Dortmund.
He played for him at Molde. The last part is a bit of a silly question
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To replace a left winger with a right winger? And why would Sancho go back to City without the guaranteed playing time? Realistically Pep isn't really going to stick around for much longer beyond this season. I'd understand if Sancho was a local lad or something, but he isn't.
I thought people were joking initially with these comparisons but it appears not
Sancho plays LW too... he actually looks better there from what I have seen.
In terms of being a player who is in the box and anticipating scoring chances. Martial just isn't that player. I would not be surprised to see Martial lose his spot to Haaland before the end of the season. Or Martial played as the 10 and a link player
We could of course play a 2 striker system too. But the type of finisher and in the box striker Haaland is, I can see him starting quicker than most think
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Ha yes bit of a brain fart there
Sure. If he proves himself the spot is his. I just meant - he will have to prove himself.
Also agree with you 100% about the style differences between Martial and Haaland. Ironically, many people seem to think that Ole's system doesn't favor in-the-box poacher. Some argue that was partly why Lukaku had to leave, he was too much of that kind of player. I think Ole is more multi-dimensional than that kind of black-and-white picture, and having both kinds of strikers gives us more options to break-down different kinds of opponents. Clearly, we are struggling with being too predictable, right now.
Bottomline - Haaland is a bit of a gamble, but it's a good gamble and no more of a gamble than Dan James recruitment was. I think, most would agree that Dan James has ended up being a fantastic addition, even if he's still developing. Hopefully we'll feel the same about Haaland, soon.
No idea. Lots of Money? And we really need a good midfielder, ASAP? Sounds strange to me, as well.
That is the problem with focusing on Sancho and letting other players join other teams. Since a year now people think that Sancho would be a certainty, but without CL football, he wont join, that is a cert. even with CL football, it is open. We now have Chelsea and City to compete with domestically. I hope the club has some backup options. Chiesa should be high on the list
Sancho has just got Dortmund to the next stage of the CL in Feb. He won't be going anywhere in Jan. They'll be no getting a free run before the summer.
With Maddison links, I doubt it during the season with the run they're on but I wonder if we've agreed to sell Pogba to Madrid for ~100m and we've sold Maddison on replacing him. Really I see Pogba leaving at the end of the season and potential high profile players waiting to see how we finish.
With Maddison links, I doubt it during the season with the run they're on but I wonder if we've agreed to sell Pogba to Madrid for ~100m and we've sold Maddison on replacing him. Really I see Pogba leaving at the end of the season and potential high profile players waiting to see how we finish.
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