Just finishing up the Roker Report podcast with Alex Barker and he said his favourite player in Ligue 1 last season was Pierre Ekwah
Yeah I think he could be, just very risky to take him from a system where he had 90 touches per game and was very protected out of possession and putting him in a system where he'll get less than half of the amount of touches and be asked to do a lot of defensive work
Young striker Georges Mikautadze continues to be a hot name in the European market, with several clubs interested in his profile. After Daniele De Rossi 's indication last year to strengthen Roma 's attack , now it is sporting director Ghisolfi who is looking with interest at the player, but with a different destination. According to Il Corriere dello Sport , Ghisolfi is trying to bring Mikautadze to Sunderland in the Premier League , taking advantage of the drop in price due to Lyon 's relegation to Ligue 2 , which has set the value of the player at around 20 million euros. There is no shortage of competition: Eintracht Frankfurt is also interested in the striker . Roma , on the other hand, are carefully following the alternative Krstovic from Lecce , even if negotiations with Leeds are at a standstill.
If all reports are genuine we’re currently in the drivers seat in the eye of Lyon Frankfurt can’t pay yet, Roma don’t want to yet
I wonder if all these articles about Mikautadze are just a reflection that he's a higher profile player than because of any traction etc. I so want it to be true though
#Sunderland and #FCN are currently negotiating for Matthis Abline. Brentford, Burnley, and Fulham are also interested, though they haven't sent formal offers. The #BlackCats' offer is €18.2 million. The French club prefers €20 million fixed, with variables above €5-6 million. This is an open topic.
We seem very keen to drop €20m+ on a striker, if reports are to believed. I'm a big fan of Abline but Mikautadze would be a major coup. Less keen on Suarez, who actually seems like he'd be the most expensive but I still like him judging from his performances in La Liga.
FWIW, I think we have multiple bids in for strikers, we won't be signing multiple for money, it'll just be who comes off first I imagine