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Confirmed Signing Neal Maupay

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people are mad if they thought we are getting anyone better for this specific role in our squad

He's a decent player. Quick, a proper snide, works hard, presses from the front and even if his finishing isn't the best, he gets on the end of those chances.

We have friggin Rondon up front and finished 16th last season. We've got a PL-proven player, with 26 goals in the last three seasons (would make him our 3rd-highest scorer in that time) for £12m.
 
It’s a pragmatic signing, it’s what we need at a price we can afford on a player who has shown the level he can operate at in the Premier League. Whilst not exciting or transformative it’s the kind of signing we need right now.

Everyone getting excited about Onana (me included) but he is a young lad unprove in the Premiership. There are no guarantees he won’t turn into a Moise Kean type signing. We simply can’t afford too many of those kinds of signings.
 

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Expert trolling from the club.
 
dixiesdisciple said:
I’m hoping he’ll get on the end of some of those Demari Gray cross/shots that fizz across the 6 yard box.. I can’t remember the last time we had a proper poacher doing that.
Absurd we couldn’t get it done for today mind.
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Probably Brighton that delayed the deal, it's in the best interest for us to don't have a striker for a few games and they had time to see of they got a better offer from another club, we probably could have had him last month but would have cost us extra.
 
He’s not a dirty player, if that’s what you mean? He’s not big enough to be a bully either. He is like an angry little wicketkeeper sledging and nibbling away at the batsman - or in this case his marker, scrapping for everything and running his socks off. I cannot praise his work rate enough.

He is a classic wind up merchant, getting into the head of his defender, little barbs, an “accidental” step on the toes at a corner. He knows his game, he’s never going to be a Messi - he is a player of “small gains” making a larger whole.

It does seem a little damning with faint praise to talk about “running around a lot” as a key attribute, but his runs make space for others and he is actually a very intelligent player.

I must take issue with a few comments earlier in the thread saying he is good back-to-goal. That is absolutely not his game, and we have really struggled in games when he was isolated. When he plays poorly, the ball seems to just bounce off him. But he keeps on working and playing on the shoulder all the same and is guaranteed to earn a chance from that alone.

I should also add that I’m sad to see Neal go and bear him no ill will. He’d be third choice as it stands with us if he’d stayed, but I’d certainly rather have him in the squad than not.
 

Blueclouds said:
Probably Brighton that delayed the deal, it's in the best interest for us to don't have a striker for a few games and they had time to see of they got a better offer from another club, we probably could have had him last month but would have cost us extra.
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Doubt Brighton will be in the bottom 5 so I don't see why they would purposely delay the move. Highly unlikely they'll be anywhere near relegation.
 

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