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Will Escott
Player Valuation: £500k
Why on earth would we buy Long? Isn't he just a slightly quicker Naismith?
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Long: if the price is reasonable then he's a player who comes in and sits patiently on the bench and leads the line well when called upon. Can get a goal too.
He'd be an able stand in if Lukaku is out of the team for a few matches and a decent player to put on in the last 15 to shake things up alongside Rom.
He'd be an able stand in if Lukaku is out of the team for a few matches and a decent player to put on in the last 15 to shake things up alongside Rom.
Butland yes.
Shawcross literally goes against everything Martinez is about - he's the one type of player he wouldn't buy. He's really not all that either, wouldn't exactly take us on to the next level.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
He's vastly superior. He can pass to a team mate.
I'm with you here Dave, though I do think that it would be a case of basically getting another Naismith-esque player. I think if we are looking to get a back up forward in as just that (and not someone who would start out wide left but could deputise up top if needed) then I'd prefer a loan as I think we'd get better value.
USABlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Yeah because stoke will sell us 2 of their key players mid season, not to mention they're also in a cup semi....OK mate
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
No hope in hell of getting Butland
Would be a massive step back for us to spend the amount of money he'd cost for what he'd offer. He's a grafter, but not much else - a good option for a mid to lower Premier League side if the price was right.
How much?
Plus Shawcross (as well as been not all that) is their captain and Butland would almost certainly consider moving here a sideways step (plus he'd cost £20mil).
Haha we're mid to lower at the moment...
But yeh I agree in principle. If the price was right (e.g. like Lennon) or we could get him on loan I think it would be a decent signing to fill the back-up striker role.
TheFinnFan
Finners
Naismith is gone and we wanted RB cover. I wonder if Martinez has other targets in mind...
By "price is right" I mean around £4m, no more. Even then I'd see it as a stop gap. £8m+ for someone like this would be irritating to me.
Weirdly, he'd be a good signing for the RS as he runs about and puts pressure on the back line, which is what they need for Klopp's style. Benteke will never do that.
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