Erling Haaland

[Grumpyman]

My only concern is that the Bundesliga is a strikers dream and his goals are inflated compared to what he could score with us.

This.
I would love to have him but there's no guarantee he's going to be a success here. Staggering amounts of money for a potential Shevchenko.

 

[itisrising]

This.
I would love to have him but there's no guarantee he's going to be a success here. Staggering amounts of money for a potential Shevchenko.

His CL record kinda quells the Bundesliga doubt. He's been prolific all his career. Just his attributes alone should be enough reason to think he'd be brilliant in the PL.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

His CL record kinda quells the Bundesliga doubt. He's been prolific all his career. Just his attributes alone should be enough reason to think he'd be brilliant in the PL.

You sign a player for their attributes. Regardless of numbers. If we had signed Lewandowski and he didn’t repeat his numbers, it wouldn’t have been a failure; you would judge by his technical contribution and capacity to decide games.
I actually think it’s a huge plus for any striker to spend time at Bundesliga. They all improve there
For instance, someone bumped the Isak thread. I would be far more uncertain about his ability to replicate his performances in the PL than most Bundesliga or Serie A strikers

 

[Keeper!]

My only concern is that the Bundesliga is a strikers dream and his goals are inflated compared to what he could score with us. On the otherhand hes scored more goals than hes had games in the chumps league so who knows

 

[Dobsy]

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Interesting article in The Guardian today about Sancho and Grealish. Wilson writes about how Sancho has always played in a very structured team with a relatively simple expectation of what he's needed to do. United is a bit of a dog's breakfast by comparison.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...d-be-thriving-if-each-were-at-the-others-club

 

[Keeper!]

Interesting article in The Guardian today about Sancho and Grealish. Wilson writes about how Sancho has always played in a very structured team with a relatively simple expectation of what he's needed to do. United is a bit of a dog's breakfast by comparison.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...d-be-thriving-if-each-were-at-the-others-club

He has gone to a club coached by a muppet, the amount of players signed by them that have gone backwards says it all, long may it continue.

 

[01cravend]

One thing that seems to be totally airbrushed over about this lad is that he constantly gets injured. That's not a good sign at 21 years old.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Winners walk away from big deals once they get too big and rely on their cheat code of a manager to get them through without the player. Everyone knows this.

I don't remember hearing in The Rock ;)

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Worth it. What Kane would have reportedly cost if we went for him last year.

Not difficult to work out.

Call it £120m if Levy had caved.

Call it £350k a week over five years - another £84m in wages.

Call it (conservatively) a £10m signing fee and another £5m for his brother.

It would have been roughly a commitment of £220m for Kane, eight years older and not in the same class.

 

[asahartford1]

Not difficult to work out.

Call it £120m if Levy had caved.

Call it £350k a week over five years - another £84m in wages.

Call it (conservatively) a £10m signing fee and another £5m for his brother.

It would have been roughly a commitment of £220m for Kane, eight years older and not in the same class.

I agree. That is why it was unfathomable that 82 % of posters wanted to sign Kane.