I would take either Deeney or Rhodes, but Deeney would be my preference as he has exactly the style we have been looking for over the past 6 years; he is a proven finisher and that is something that the league does not change. At £7-10M he will not be cheap and speculative, to a point, but shy bairns get nowt - this is the time to take a punt. Whickham is a good lad but not for us, I hope. For what it's worth my money is on Deeney coming in.
I'd be interested in him actually. Give him a run of games and I think he'd come out of himself as more of a player rather than the bit-part appearances at Old Trafford. That said, I'd say we will be wide apart on agreeing anything/him wanting to come here.
So, if WBA get £1.2m from this expected transfer, we have to pay circa £10m for an equivalent replacement, we're not really any better off.
danny Welbeck? that would be a dream signing for city that's for sure there's not one ****ing chance he'd be here I would love it though
I wouldn't want Deeney, Rhodes or Wickham. They're no improvement on what we had. That said, if it is one of those, I'd be behind them 100%. (Lets pray it's Welbeck though )
Are we after Welbeck? http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...hester-uniteds-danny-welbeck-transfer-4046635
CMPunk i know he's been linked with big clubs but if you don't try then you don't get, ive just looked him up when he signed for Swansea for 12 million and one big reason he signed was because of Swansea getting in the Europa League, i know its very unlikely and its a massive long shot but like i say if you don't try then you haven't got a chance. If you could get him for around 18 million and recieve 12.5 for Long then to me it would be fantastic however i know he will properly want a bigger club but why not test the water
nah, its just bollocks made up by the media he would be s ****ing great signing though and a big upgrade on long so there's as much chance of me signing for city
Heard a whisper that Burnsy has claimed he knows the name of our number 1 target and is a well known name and a potential great signing for us
Why does it scream hoof ball? We have seen that we have quality movement and passing ability in our centre-midfield, we also have pace and crossing ability on our flanks, so why would a Jelly / Deeney partnership scream hoof ball? They can both finish better than Long and they can both pop-up in the right place at the right time. Sagbo is also a quality player who must not be overlooked as a partner to hold balls up for any decent striker to run in and then, take his own chances when offered. This is all about options and, if it pans out right, we will have plenty of them. As an aside, a bit O/T, I could fully understand it if Quinn went, but if Elmo went I would be very disappointed - he is a cracking character who raises his game when others drop theirs. We have had other seasons when we have looked at transfers with eyes very wide open, but this is the first season when we are looking at realistically signing real game-changing quality. It is, potentially, a coming-of-age for the football club.
I'd say two of those will be better once they've been given the opportunity, the other is better now & will improve.
If Wellbeck is indeed available, Spurs, Everton and Newcastle and Southampton would be getting their cheque books out
