He can't be any worse than the current incumbent of the position so I don't see why we don't at least give him (or Scarlett) a run in the side sooner or later. I am starting to wonder though if the potential Johnson signing is with the aim of converting him to a full time centre forward, in a sort of speed merchant type playing off the last man, basically like Mbappe but just a very much watered down version of course, lol. It's not something I'm hugely in favour of because I don't see Johnson having the required level of finishing ability but I'm just trying to work out the reasoning to sign him when we're quite nicely well stocked with wingers/ wide forwards yet severely lacking in quality at CF/ ST.
why would he need 6 months though, necessarily? I know he’s young and needs to adapt to life in this country, but from a footballing point of view, if he’s had a break and has trained well, surely he could be an option before December?
He's had a month's break after playing not just a full Argentine season, but also an U20 World Cup and South American U20s - and that's all since January Remember how knackered Pavlyuchenko looked when we were starting him in September-October after he'd come off a full Russian season and Euro 2008? That's why we need to ease him in, much like we did with Sandro, especially when you consider the rest of the squad had a two months break between their last fixture and our first friendly or three months between competitive fixtures
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Take it and run. Likewise for about 7+ others. Getting them off the books is the crucial thing, getting a fee as well is a bonus. I wouldn’t be surprised if come the end of the window, one or two will be “Aurier’d”/ “Doherty’d” if we can’t shift them in any capacity.
Well that's a new record: the first anyone heard of our interest in Georges Mikautadze comes when it's reported that he's picked Ajax over us That being said, between him, Gift Orban and Jonathan David, there's definitely a profile for strikers we're keeping to
I don't think we need to drive a particularly hard bargain this time, just ask if Harry can pick him up along with his other belongings at the training ground will do.