New Striker

[OneTrueLegend]

I think we need a proper target man, Gamero is too short for that, Bas Dost just bought a new £1m house in Portugal, so he probably won’t move in January.

We have been linked with Turkish striker Cenk Tosun yesterday, but he is wanted by a few prem teams. Willian Jose is probably one of the better ones we have been linked with, but he just signed a contract extension.

The truth is we need at least 2 possibly Tosun and then a player to compete with him and DCL

 

[jtl60]

The sad state of affairs is that Kone would improve what we've got at the moment!

 

[Hogwild]

Gameiro will likely leave Atletico and is good. However he is also vertically challenged, 30 and may not want to play in England.

Willian Jose would be awesome, but I don't think we have a chance.

Bakambu is fast and strong with a nose for goal, but not likely to come (unless he and Bolasie are mates - Yannick seems to love the club).

Volland is one I have watched since he was at Hoffenheim, but I don't think he will leave Germany.

Dembele is a real possibility. Young, strong and can finish.

Batshuayi is the best case to me. Ticks all of the boxes and knows the league.

We will, of course, sign none of them. At this point as long as we stay away from the Dutch league......

I am honestly more concerned about our defense. That needs sorting now. We have to stop leaking goals. Even with a new striker I doubt we start scoring in bunches. We have to fix the cluster#### at the back. Left sided CB may be our most important signing.

On the plus side there is the possibility of Ross, Seamus and Bolasie coming back after the holiday....

 

[Camboselecta]

Thought I'd gone back in time before the window closed then mate!

We've desperately needed a striker since the days we only had Kone to look towards when Lukaku wasn't on form - just as well we have the likes of Steve Walsh to find someone to bring in...

Yeah too true. With out him we might have found ourselves just off the bottom of the table and contemplating the unlikely move of getting Big Sam in to keep us up.....oh hang on....

TBH what does Walsh do? Will this window see him sign players other than number 10's? was that him or Fat Head?

I vote for Yakubu anyway.

 

[bluefam]

I vote for

1) Giroud - we can but dream!
2) Boakye - the boy looks a talent
3) Big Ben - if all else fails whip in some crosses...

 

[CRIMHEAD]

Jose SHOULD have been the backup plan to Giroud. Had a release clause that wasn't brutal and think he probably could've been gotten for low 20Ms. Strong on the ball, got a bit of nasty to him, outstanding in the air, and has some serious ball skills, just is a bit inconsistent. But he would score and create chances for sure against some of these team.

I still think Slimani would be a great get from LCFC. Never stops working, tough as hell, super competitive, great in the air, terrific movement - runs all over the pitch. He's not fast and we do need pace, but he's not been used at LCFC much at all.

But CB is still a huge concern.

 

[MikeH72]

It will be Kenneth Zohore.

And he will cost an insane amount. Get used to it.

He'll be our Gestede for Boro last season.

 

[Frang]

Jordan Rhodes or lee trundle

 

[DualityNSNO]

Gameiro will likely leave Atletico and is good. However he is also vertically challenged, 30 and may not want to play in England.

Willian Jose would be awesome, but I don't think we have a chance.

Bakambu is fast and strong with a nose for goal, but not likely to come (unless he and Bolasie are mates - Yannick seems to love the club).

Volland is one I have watched since he was at Hoffenheim, but I don't think he will leave Germany.

Dembele is a real possibility. Young, strong and can finish.

Batshuayi is the best case to me. Ticks all of the boxes and knows the league.

We will, of course, sign none of them. At this point as long as we stay away from the Dutch league......

I am honestly more concerned about our defense. That needs sorting now. We have to stop leaking goals. Even with a new striker I doubt we start scoring in bunches. We have to fix the cluster#### at the back. Left sided CB may be our most important signing.

On the plus side there is the possibility of Ross, Seamus and Bolasie coming back after the holiday....

Have you seen Batshuayi play, honestly?

 

[D410]

We will need 2 strikers - i suspect one of them will be an expensive loan.

 

[sotnas]

Get Slimani in on a bargain.

 

[Yarrgh]

Wish we'd took a short term loan punt on Costa now. Or kept Valencia. Or both.

We need 2 strikers in my opinion. Be they loans or overpriced purchases. I hope that our mob of morons are ready to go the second the new manager okays or suggests a suitable replacement - I want them in on the day the window opens.

 

[jackyboy]

Should have gone for Vardy or Slimani once Leicester signed Kelechi.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Fast pacey strikers please rather than target men.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Should have gone for Vardy or Slimani once Leicester signed Kelechi.

They were building a squad whereas we decimated ours.