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£87 million laughably, according to the media.
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They do know it's OK to pay less for a player, don't they?£87 million laughably, according to the media.
Would have thought that Zubimendi is an upgrade Gyokeres might fail but people seem to rave about him and having him is better than notHave they? Zubimendi is a direct replacement for partey, imo partey is the better playing and no guarantee he slots straight in.
Gyokeres is an enormous gamble, he may well turn out to be a great signing but right now there's just as much chance he's the new darwin nunez and they want to ship him out again in 12 months time. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Havertz is still their first choice striker.
Eze is a good player, is he better than Martinelli? Don't think that's definitive either way, minor improvement at best but adds good squad depth if its an addition and not a replacement. although, is he anything but a rumour at present?
Then Eze better than Martinelli even if only minor
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Crazy money that. To think we got Cherki and Ait Nouri together for almost what Newcastle are paying for Elanga is mental.
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You could say that about any of our signings in the past though, or even the ones we've brought in from other leagues in the last 6 months.Have they? Zubimendi is a direct replacement for partey, imo partey is the better playing and no guarantee he slots straight in.
Gyokeres is an enormous gamble, he may well turn out to be a great signing but right now there's just as much chance he's the new darwin nunez and they want to ship him out again in 12 months time. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Havertz is still their first choice striker.
Eze is a good player, is he better than Martinelli? Don't think that's definitive either way, minor improvement at best but adds good squad depth if its an addition and not a replacement. although, is he anything but a rumour at present?
Aguero, David Silva, De Bruyne, Haaland, Rodri. All players who came from other leagues and were no guarantees. There's no guarantee about any player, but for sure Zubimendi looks a much better footballer than Partey and Gyokeres a much better option than Havertz.
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True, but it’s not as crazy as the money it would take to get MGW.Crazy money that. To think we got Cherki and Ait Nouri together for almost what Newcastle are paying for Elanga is mental.
They could’ve done better. But I guess it’s for depth. Still no left footer offensive player though. Now Murphy and Elanga. 2 running RW‘s.
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That is true but it's amplified with gyokeres given his club history and the fact hes now 27 years old, feels like a massive gamble for anybody wanting him.You could say that about any of our signings in the past though, or even the ones we've brought in from other leagues in the last 6 months.
Aguero, David Silva, De Bruyne, Haaland, Rodri. All players who came from other leagues and were no guarantees. There's no guarantee about any player, but for sure Zubimendi looks a much better footballer than Partey and Gyokeres a much better option than Havertz.
I'm not sure what you're judging zubimendi being a much better footballer than partey on, partey is a very good holding midfielder, got the experience and physicality for this league, he just had injury problems. I've seen nothing from zubimendi to suggest hes any better and certainly not, much better.
Not crazy compared to prices being mentioned for Livaremento and the actual deal for quansah.Crazy money that. To think we got Cherki and Ait Nouri together for almost what Newcastle are paying for Elanga is mental.
Elanga is HG a full international had 6 goals and 11 assists last season. He is also fastest player in the player in the PL. You cannot teach pace.
As the existence of many many sprinting coaches in the world shows, you can very much teach pace :-)Not crazy compared to prices being mentioned for Livaremento and the actual deal for quansah.
Elanga is HG a full international had 6 goals and 11 assists last season. He is also fastest player in the player in the PL. You cannot teach pace.
and if pace is all thats important then usain bolt would have the best player in the worldAs the existence of many many sprinting coaches in the world shows, you can very much teach pace :-)
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Not crazy compared to prices being mentioned for Livaremento and the actual deal for quansah.
Elanga is HG a full international had 6 goals and 11 assists last season. He is also fastest player in the player in the PL. You cannot teach pace.
Micky van de Ven was clocked the fastest player in the league last season, with surprisingly our own Nunes second. Elanga was 5th fastest.
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Was just about to post this.Micky van de Ven was clocked the fastest player in the league last season, with surprisingly our own Nunes second. Elanga was 5th fastest.
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Should beat the offside trap easily.and if pace is all thats important then usain bolt would have the best player in the world
and then fall over the ball lolShould beat the offside trap easily.
Not crazy compared to prices being mentioned for Livaremento and the actual deal for quansah.
Elanga is HG a full international had 6 goals and 11 assists last season. He is also fastest player in the player in the PL. You cannot teach pace.
Is he? Thought it was Van der Ven and then Nunes
As the existence of many many sprinting coaches in the world shows, you can very much teach pace :-)
Well...within reason. They can't make me run like Kyle Walker. They can probably help insanely talented sprinters shave tenths of a second off their PBs though, which is marginal stuff when considering how pace is used in football.
You can improve not teachAs the existence of many many sprinting coaches in the world shows, you can very much teach pace :-)
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3 goals and 3 assists?Guerra on the verge of a move to United
Manchester United are on the verge of signing Javi Guerra from Valencia FC, reports ‘Calciomercato.com’. The 22-year-old midfielder made 38 appearances last season and contributed three goals and three assists.
Don´t know what the fee is.
Sounds absolutely shite but it is the rags after all.