Slot's Summer Signing Suppositions

[ric.williams]

A more controversial “option” linked today, Anthony Gordon.

I don’t think the reports are true for a second because Newcastle would want a big big fee.

I didn’t understand why they paid so much for him in the beginning but there’s also no doubt that he has developed hugely this season. 10 goals, 10 assists.

do this include 'penalties won'?

[Harv]

A more controversial “option” linked today, Anthony Gordon.

I don’t think the reports are true for a second because Newcastle would want a big big fee.

I didn’t understand why they paid so much for him in the beginning but there’s also no doubt that he has developed hugely this season. 10 goals, 10 assists.

and people want to throw Nunez in the trash despite him getting 30g+a's

[BG1973]

Apples to oranges.

[Harv]

lol

[RichC]

If Salah goes, Olise would be a decent replacement as a winger coming in off the right.

Really like Olise and if he's got c.£60M release clause you'd hope we'd be in for him.

Slight worry with the hamstring injuries but I think he'd be a good signing.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Olise vs Kudus, injury and work rate comparison of both? Who would fit best in slots team? Like both players however am interested which of the two would suit us best...interested as well in terms of their external ethics (e.g. decent human being? Social behaviour etc.)

Work rate would favour Olise by some distance I suspect.


Possibly end product too if this season is not an outlier.


Though think a lot would depend on what role you wanted them for. Olise would suit the right wing more imo and has that left footed winger thing that the likes of Bowen and Salah have going on. Similar looking work rate to Bowen now that I compare the two a little.

Looks to have a bit of physicality to his game as well.



Kudos is better in a more central attacking role imo. Either as an AM or a LAM or RAM rather than an out and out winger.



As for social markers, I hear Olise favours Walker crisps and does not like mushrooms or eggs in his brekkie role. More a meat man.


Kudos on the other hand leans towards King Crisps and for some weird reason prefers a breakfast panini with a veggie filling. So possibly is a serial killer.

[Corndog]

and people want to throw Nunez in the trash despite him getting 30g+a's

I personally dont want to see Nunez go.

I think he’s got a great return even if he isn’t very efficient with his shooting.

It would not be easy to find a striker capable of a higher return? There aren’t that many out there doing it in a top league

[Kenneth]

**** assists when it comes to centre forwards, 11 goals is a poor return in the league's most productive team in terms of chances. There are 13 players with more in the league and they're not even all strikers, and there are plenty of strikers doing more in all of the top leagues.

[spud_gun]

**** assists when it comes to centre forwards, 11 goals is a poor return in the league's most productive team in terms of chances. There are 13 players with more in the league and they're not even all strikers, and there are plenty of strikers doing more in all of the top leagues.

i like it when Ken gets angry.

[Corndog]

**** assists when it comes to centre forwards, 11 goals is a poor return in the league's most productive team in terms of chances. There are 13 players with more in the league and they're not even all strikers, and there are plenty of strikers doing more in all of the top leagues.

I think you underestimate how hard it is to sign someone

It’s a team game so it’s not so simple.

Probably one of Gakpo or Nunez should go, I’d keep Darwin and bring in another centre forward

[Fivex]

Keep Darwin but only due to the unquantifiable risk of what Harv will do if he leaves now.

[Doc_Piptorious]

I think you underestimate how hard it is to sign someone

It’s a team game so it’s not so simple.

Probably one of Gakpo or Nunez should go, I’d keep Darwin and bring in another centre forward

Meh it's dead easy.

I make sure the transfer settings are not set to strict, I go to the takeover option so that my transfer kitty is at 500 million or one billion, then I buy who I like.


Edwards has a laptop so no reason what he cannot do likewise.



Guessing you meant one of Gakpo or Diaz should go though?


Diaz I would sell if a double our money type bid came in.

Nunez I doubt we will sell. Though we might replace him as the starting striker if Diaz was sold.

Sell Diaz and we still have Nunez, Gakpo and Jota (if fit) that can play on the left. Put the Diaz money then towards the unicorn that is an available nailed on 20 goal a season striker.


Or sell Diaz, stick one of the other three one left, shove Salah into the striker role (or false 9 role) for a season, and get Olise or better for the right wing.

[Corndog]

Meh it's dead easy.

I make sure the transfer settings are not set to strict, I go to the takeover option so that my transfer kitty is at 500 million or one billion, then I buy who I like.


Edwards has a laptop so no reason what he cannot do likewise.



Guessing you meant one of Gakpo or Diaz should go though?


Diaz I would sell if a double our money type bid came in.

Nunez I doubt we will sell. Though we might replace him as the starting striker if Diaz was sold.

Sell Diaz and we still have Nunez, Gakpo and Jota (if fit) that can play on the left. Put the Diaz money then towards the unicorn that is an available nailed on 20 goal a season striker.


Or sell Diaz, stick one of the other three one left, shove Salah into the striker role (or false 9 role) for a season, and get Olise or better for the right wing.

Yea I’d agree with that. If the club could line up a left wing replacement for Diaz. I think Mitoma would have had an incredible season if not for injury.

Nico Williams would also be interesting

[Doc_Piptorious]

Yea I’d agree with that. If the club could line up a left wing replacement for Diaz. I think Mitoma would have had an incredible season if not for injury.

Nico Williams would also be interesting

Seen his name mentioned a lot. Looks a really big talent for his age but meant to be on pretty big wages along with no doubt a really big transfer fee needed to get him.


Would imagine it would take a 150k a week or better wage to get him along with a 70 or 80m fee. Hell of a lot for a 21 yo that looks really promising.


Does stack up stat wise with the much older Mitoma in terms of on the ball numbers.


Think if I was looking abroad for a similar aged winger that can play on either flank or through the centre then someone like Xavi Simons would be more on my radar. Just seems to have a lot more end product already and has shown he can move to another leage and still put up good numbers.


The guy I would love to have a crystal ball to see how good he might get is Barcola at PSG.

He looks like he has the engine and work rate of someone like a young Kuyt and works back like Kuyt did, but going forward he has real pace and can also go at packed back lines with his dribbling. Plays a hell of a lot like Vini Jr did just before he turned into a goal machine albeit a much taller and more lanky Vini jr.

[Harv]

**** assists when it comes to centre forwards, 11 goals is a poor return in the league's most productive team in terms of chances. There are 13 players with more in the league and they're not even all strikers, and there are plenty of strikers doing more in all of the top leagues.

lol