Summer Transfer Window 2017

[Kev The Rat]

A bit worrying in a way that Koeman referred to Costa as being someone he'd be interested in. Sounds like we don't have any realistic targets in mind.

 

[hktoffee]

BTW, how we let Chicharito join West Ham I dont know.

£16M was a snip. He'll be one of the value buys of the summer.

Not a target man and he is 29 surely you would reject such idea because he has no resale value.

 

[VaguelyBrown]

Let's try this again, from about 5:10

"I don't know. I said always a warm welcome for any good player, and he's a good player."

That's very close to what he said when asked about Rooney.

 

[Kev The Rat]

That's very close to what he said when asked about Rooney.

Costa isn't coming - no chance.

 

[ijjysmith]

@davek just used the term ROFL.

What's the point in carrying on with anything now? It's all gone.

Gone.

 

[ART]

We have literally got no chance of Costa. Is there a list of available strikers who are realistic in price and who we can possibly attract with EL football?

We need pace
We need aerial threat
We need good hold up play

I just dont see who we can get in the time available, and with the prospects we can attract players with, who will fulfil this profile.

Just make the Gunners an offer they can,t refuse for the French Hunk surely he fits two of your requirements.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

A bit worrying in a way that Koeman referred to Costa as being someone he'd be interested in. Sounds like we don't have any realistic targets in mind.

It does seem like a bit of a warning sign eh? That's alright because Costa is at the John Lennon as we speak. Welcome Diego

 

[Goat]

We have literally got no chance of Costa. Is there a list of available strikers who are realistic in price and who we can possibly attract with EL football?

We need pace
We need aerial threat
We need good hold up play

I just dont see who we can get in the time available, and with the prospects we can attract players with, who will fulfil this profile.

Thinking about this, I cant think of a footballer in world football that has all the above abilities, its almost like you did this on purpose.

 

[davek]

Our number 9 doesnt need pace, he just needs to be a proper number 9, hold up play aerial threat, we dont need a complete forward with pace, if its pace you want Lookman, Sandro, Lennon, Bolasie when back can provide that.

We need pace away from home mate. Yes, Sandro can offer something and he can play centrally. Bolasie has pace but no football brain.

We are short of pace. We cant play like that all season.

 

[ijjysmith]

Just make the Gunners an offer they can,t refuse for the French Hunk surely he fits two or your requirements.

I don't believe Arsenal are the issue there.

It's the player.

 

[CRIMHEAD]

There have been like 20 strikers brought up in this thread that are realistic. Jose, Dost, Welbeck, Jorgensen, Dolberg, Batshuayi, big Welsh dude, Slimani, Vardy, Dembele, Benteke, Kruse, Wagner, Dzeko, etc.

 

[VaguelyBrown]

Costa isn't coming - no chance.

Yeah I doubt it too tbh...but still, he did say something very similar on Rooney. Maybe he's selected the same option on the press conference menu? (that's how real football works too, right?)

 

[Blue Roo]

I hope Costa isn't coming. He's a [Poor language removed].

 

[davek]

Not a target man and he is 29 surely you would reject such idea because he has no resale value.

He's £16M mate, not £45M.

*sigh*

 

[Goat]

We need pace away from home mate. Yes, Sandro can offer something and he can play centrally. Bolasie has pace but no football brain.

We are short of pace. We cant play like that all season.

Fine we need pace, despite me naming 4 pacey players, but our ST wont be the 1 providing that, theres no such thing as a pacey number 9 who is good in the air and holding the ball up, no such player.