I won't be massively dissapointed if we don' sign Osvaldo, but i do think we should add an attacking player (striker or a winger) to our squad. So if Osvaldo isn't coming, I would welcome if we were to turn our attention already to other targets (whichever they might be)
Both Rickie and JRod came from the Championship and developed into strong Premiership players so why couldn't the like of Deeney or the like make the step up?
Rickie came from League 1. There must be gems out there, but there are also players like de Ridder and Forte. We have stepped up a level and Nicola is trying to buy at that level...however, still hard for us to attract such players, especially good strikers who are at a premium.
Liverpool and Chelsea might beg to differ! Sure he isn't among the best and he has some work to do to round out his game, but to say he isn't "strong" is a bit unkind. I reckon most other teams would happily take him.
I don't think he is a strong Premiership striker. His finishing is not good enough at current. I like his work-rate and ability to work space, but his finishing has been really quite poor on numerous occasions.
