Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation
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Except this is the same site that said he was having a medical in France a few days ago (and said Musa was signing for us.)
Very quick, very skillful, bags of ability. For options behind the striker, he would be a good addition (Lanzini, Antonio, Ayew, Gray, Feghouli, Snodgrass, Valencia)
In midfield, I think Obiang, Noble and Nordveit are sort of vying for the same spot. Kouyate is different to the others. He can't pass as well, but he drives the team forward and is the box-to-box of the team. Maybe Fernandes can compete here? Cullen perhaps? If not, then I think we do need another CM in the Kouyate mold for competition.
Likewise, the only similar player we have to Lanzini, imo, is Samuelson. I'd love to see him given a shot as I rate him too, but if not, I think we need competition/back up for him, which is probably why Barkley is getting linked heavily.
Wingers I'm ok with our options. I'm not the biggest fan of Feghouli, but our options are decent.
Strikers, obviously this is the big one and we need 2 strikers, no real debate here. Personally I would love Iheanacho for £25m and Hernandez or another for about £12m.
I know he was touted as a big prospect before he joined Leicester but considering they had Champs League to contend with this season and he barely featured this season raises some ;hmm
I think that Cullen is more in the Noble mould than the Kouyaté, tbh, so would see him as vying with Noble/Obiang/Nordtveit should he come into the first team.
I don't disagree with any of what you said though. I think we are pretty well stocked in most areas, and would expect the likes of Cresswell to step up their form. The biggest problem we have had (IMO) isn't a lack of ability or quality, but a lack of consistency in selection (due to form and fitness).
The priority position HAS to be centre forward. Once that is sorted, any other signing should be someone who can come into the first team and is better than what we have.
Adrian/Randolph
Zabaleta/Byram - Reid/Collins - Ogbonna/Fonte - Cresswell/Masuaku
Noble/Obiang - Kouyate/Wilshere
Antonio/Feghouli - Lanzini/Ayew - Gray/Tadic
Iheanacho/Carroll
Andy Carroll, forgetting injuries, can be one of the most dangerous and threatening lone strikers in Europe. On his day he is unplayable. The only reason we are even in the market for a striker is because he is unreliable fitness wise.
So to replace him with Iheanacho, a guy with barely any minutes to his name, a few goals when being supplied by Silva, de Bruyne, Sterling, Toure, Aguero etc, and to say that guy is going to be our consistent lone striker in the PL and we will rely on him as our main man to get the goals for us to push into the top half...
Madness IMO and at £24m!
Then if possible try to move on, Snodgrass / Valencia / Sakho to recoup some money. Could be a good 20m on those 3.
We have to get out of this mindset - £24m is peanuts for a half decent striker in the PL. You have to pay this money to get into the room, never mind to start the negotiations. I dont see any buy back clause as a barrier - if we get a good 2 years out of him I will be well pleased. Its exactly what we should be doing, buying young hungry players with a potential sell on value. ;ok
Ditto with Valencia who they value at £11m, having cut his price from the original £14m they wanted from Everton.
With his injury history Sakho is currently about as marketable as Carroll, no one wants to risk spending money on either of them
and I reckon we can get 7m for Valencia and 5m for Sakho
So I reckon 20m is fair for those three.
He is too light for the prem...
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
Twist ;ok rumours suggesting Wilshere is available for £10m. I know many will question his fitness, but as long as he's our only 'injury risk' signing, I would take a gamble. He is the sort of calibre of player we would love to have, but obviously we can only dream of getting when there is ? over something. In this case his reliability, but no doubting his quality.
Would still love us to secure Defoe. Still hasn't officially signed for Bournemouth. Maybe there is still hope. Him and another forward would be perfect.