Stifler Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, PeepShow4life said: How come the other Spanish teams aren't kicking off with La Liga over what Barcelona are doing spending wise? Are they just used to it now? There would be riots on the streets if either of Real Madrid or Barca were wound up. I read an article a couple of years back saying that Spanish banks won’t force the closure of either club because their personal banking sections would just suffer mass withdrawals overnight. With Barca it’s even more tricky. They are a symbol of Catalan, where they are typically supported by Catalan separates, where as Espanyol their local rivals are typically supported by remainers. Iy would be political suicide for any sort of Spanish authority to wind up Barca. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kid Icarus Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 One of us! One of us! One of us! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Hurry, son! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) Maxi Wilson Harrison Really strong front three if that's it. I sort of prefer Harrison to Diaby too. Diaby is very likely the better player but Harrison feels much more suited to Howe, especially considering Maxi won't be doing much dirty work. Edited July 17, 2022 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Yeah that’s a very balanced front 3, on paper. Needs to sort out his consistency but the lad can really strike a ball (which is something Maxi could really do with improving). Don’t see it though, unfortunately; Leeds will only sell for silly money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Is Harrison a RW who’s been playing on the left for Leeds then ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Just now, SUPERTOON said: Is Harrison a RW who’s been playing on the left for Leeds then ? I think he's left-footed so presumably he'll play more as an inside forward (like ASM) cutting in on his stronger foot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 He’s left-footed but decent with both feet. I doubt he’d have any issue playing RW, might even be more suited to cutting in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I guess it's a bit old-fashioned but I've always thought that if you want your wingers to provide assists you have a right-footer on the right and a left-footer on the left. If you want goal scorers then it's the other way round. We need the latter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I think that’s the idea if you’re playing 2 up top (having wingers to provide the delivery while your strikers crowd the box). With just one up front, you need that extra fret that inside forwards provide. Your width and delivery from wide areas will come from your full-backs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 15/07/2022 at 21:14, Coffee_Johnny said: Some of the forwards we’ve been linked with, in one place. By ‘estimated’ value (transfermarkt). Strikers Osimhen, 22yrs. 24 in 51 for Napoli, previous 13 in 27 for Lille. 15 in 22 for Nigeria. Market value £55.8m. Gouiri, 22yrs. 22 in 72 for Nice. 10 in 21 for France u21. Market value £37.8m. Calvert-Lewin, 25yrs. 45 in 164 for Everton. 4 in 11 for England. Market value £36m. Toney, 26yrs. 43 in 78, Brentford; 40 in 76 Peterborough; 25 in 89 (loans); 0 in 2 Newcastle Shortsighted. Market value, £31.5m. Isak, 22yrs. 32 in 103 for Real Sociedad, previous 18 in 33 (in Germany mainly 2nd tier). 9 in 37 for Sweden. Market value £27m. Scamacca, 23yrs. 16 in 39 for Sassuolo, previous 18 in 81 (various loans). 0 in 7 for Italy (9 in 15 at u21). Market value £27m. Zapata, 31 yrs. 66 in 126 for Atalanta. Previous 40 in 141 (various Serie A). 4 in 34 Colombia. Market value £25.2m. Barbosa, 25yrs. 88 in 137 for Flamengo. 5 in 18 caps for Brazil. Market value £23.4m [Ekitike, 20yrs. 10 in 26 for Reims, also 3 in 11 Vejle BK (loan). 0 in 6 France U20. Market value £25.2m.] de Tomás, 27 yrs. 44 in 85 for Espanyol, previous 82 in 128 in three Spanish loan deals from Real Madrid. 0 in 4 for Spain. Market value £22.5m. Broja, 20yrs. 6 in 32 for Southampton, previous 10 in 30 for Vitesse. 4 in 14 for Albania. Market value £19.8m. Kalimuendo, 20yrs. 19 in 60 for Lens, previous 0 in 3 for PSG. 13 in 24 for France u17/u21. Market value £16.2m. Dennis, 24 yrs. 10 in 33 for Watford, previous 19 in 85 for Club Brugge. 1 in 7 for Nigeria. Market value £12.6m. (Has played both wings as well). Gabriel, 17 yrs. 0 in 54 Santos. 1 in 12 (Brazil u15 and u17). Market value £9m. Mara, 19 yrs. 7 in 34 for Bordeaux. 2 in 9 for France u20/u21. Market value £2.9m. Wingers Diaby, 22yrs. 22 in 92 for Leverkusen, previous 2 in 25 for PSG. 0 in 8 caps for France. Market value £54m. Danjuma, 25 yrs. 10 in 23 for Villarreal, previous 15 in 47 for Bournemouth. 2 in 6 caps for Netherlands. Market value £45m. Asensio, 26 yrs. 28 in 160 for Real Madrid, previous 11 in 90 (Mallorca & Espanyol). 1 in 28 for Spain. Market value £36m. Paquetá, 25yrs. 18 in 65 for Lyon, previous 1 in 37 for Milan. 7 in 33 caps for Brazil. Market value £31.5m. [Gordon, 21yrs. 4 in 49 for Everton. 4 in 7 caps for England U21. Market value £18m.] Sarr, 24yrs. 23 in 89 for Watford, previous 13 in 59 for Rennes. 10 in 47 for Senegal. Market value £24.3m. Hudson-Odoi, 21yrs. 4 in 72 for Chelsea. 0 in 3 full caps for England; 4 in 9 U21. Market value £22.8m. Harrison, 25yrs. 26 in 154 for Leeds. 0 in 2 for England U21. Market value £16.2m. Cornet, 25 yrs. 9 in 26 for Burnley, previous 31 in 184 for Lyon. 6 in 29 for Ivory Coast. Market value £13.5m. [definitely not happening] Toney added Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Leeds fans seem fairly split, which I found surprising, but all seem to agree that he struggles for consistency and can be guilty of overdoing it when taking players on. The stats don't lie in terms of his output though. I like him but wouldn't go anywhere near the £35m Leeds are asking for though, that's a price where you bring in someone from abroad who's another step higher than someone like Harrison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I thought Leeds wouldn't even entertain it tbh but it sounds like the club are happy to sell players and also that Marsch is looking to essentially play a wingerless system - so may be more of a goer than we think. I get the impression it's been basically lined up all summer but we've been exploring other options first like Diaby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Didn’t Toney score even less goals than Mitrovic did in his first season? In open play that is. If so then why would Toney be considered good enough for us now when you think of the direction we aim to take. Might as well flush the money down the toilet instead of spending that much on a backup player. Get a young very very promising striker and then next summer go big if we can attract the top quality we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: I thought Leeds wouldn't even entertain it tbh but it sounds like the club are happy to sell players and also that Marsch is looking to essentially play a wingerless system - so may be more of a goer than we think. I get the impression it's been basically lined up all summer but we've been exploring other options first like Diaby. Wingerless ? They have just spent big on a LW from Feynoord Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 (edited) I’d be happy/content with Harrison as long as it’s not more than 25m. Would be a solid addition and mean that we can spend more money elsewhere. Say Paqueta or Nunes or Fofana. Also a young quality striker. For 25 he could automatically become a very good squad player for next season too. Edited July 17, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Wingerless ? They have just spent big on a LW from Feynoord I think he plays that 4222 system that all the Red Bull cultists do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SUPERTOON Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I definitely think we can do better than spend £35 million on him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 £35m is too much like. I wonder how much Sarr would be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 How much would someone like Madueke cost? A player with much higher ceiling potentially. One that can grow into a top quality PL player relatively fast? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: I definitely think we can do better than spend £35 million on him tbh. Yeah that's my initial thought. He's a good player, for sure but towards the end of the window, possibilities will open up, I'd rather keep our powder dry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 For 35m we'd be better off dipping into the potential wonderkid market in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 We would be much better spending around 20 million on Dennis who can cover upfront as well. Not saying he’s my first choice but would make more sense given we are working within a budget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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