Can't see Levy going for another player with a no sell-on value.From what Harry has said it took alot of time and perseverance to get Parker(a great buy),but can't see it happening in the January window.So we look for a younger less experience player or really splash out the cash.
I'm with you on that one. I'd love to see us nick RvP off Woolwich and watch them crumble. You have to admit, he's one hell of a striker. How much do you think he is worth though?
We couldn't match van Persie's wage demands, even if we could agree a fee with Arsenal, which is incredibly unlikely. Given that he's only got the rest of this season and the following one left to run on his contract, a big bid from City may tempt them, though. If he refuses to sign a new deal next summer, then I'd be very surprised if the didn't move him on, as unpopular a decision as that may be with their fans.
We'd have to bid at least £30 million, I suspect. We'd be taking a huge risk with his injury record, but I think it would be worth it. As PNP says, though, we'd never match his wage demands. That's going to be the problem with all the established strikers in whom we express an interest.
You're sounding more bitter by the day, Lidls! We really do have you worried, don't we? The problem in the summer was that we were trying to sign a Champions League quality striker who could play up top on his own. That's not what we'll be trying to do in January, so the comparison is irrelevant. Ivica Olic of Bayern Munich might be an idea, though he appears to prefer a move in the summer. He's experienced, extremely hard working, Croatian and out of contract at the end of the season. He can definitely play on his own up front, too.
We dithered in the summer, which certainly cost us the chance to sign Vucinic - the same can be said of Llorente and Rossi in January, although we subsequently played down those rumours...before going back in for Llorente late in the summer.
The problem with Pav is that he is effective off the bench, but anything but when he starts - like Jamie O'Hara was, in other words.
We're not looking to sign someone of the same quality that we were though, Lidls. Other players will be in the same position that Pavlyuchenko is, looking to move because the situation at their club doesn't suit them. Clubs will also be looking to move on some, either because of contract situations (Rodellega, Olic, Anelka), because they need the money or because they want to bring someone else in. Pavlyuchenko is currently worse than useless. I'd actually like to sell him without replacing him, if we can't bring anyone in. He's not interested in playing for us any more, so his wages are wasted and his value is depreciating.
Rodellega would've been a poor choice for a first XI striker in the summer. Hardly Adebayor, is he? He'd make a decent option and back-up though, despite his horrible recent form. Cahill would've been a poor signing for the money that Bolton wanted. I think he'll go to Chelsea in January.
Demba Ba would be a realistic choice. Now that the Toon's bubble has burst, I can see him being interested in moving to a club with genuine CL aspirations. He'd be a good replacement for Pav.
Can't see Levy going for Ba, HIAG. He's off to the ACN in January and he was free in the summer, but would cost a fair bit now, plus he failed a medical at Stoke, so there are doubts about his long-term fitness.
Don't we lose Ade in January for ACON as well? He's playing for Togo again IIRC. This could pose a serious problem, as Defoe can't play the lone striker role effectively enough (in all fairness Pav isn't great there as much as I love him but he'd probably be better than Defoe in that role) and the only other striker I can think of to do it is Harry Kane, who doesn't look ready for the Prem yet by any means. I know I've mentioned this before but I definitely remember reading from a reasonably reliable source in the summer that we had first refusal on Damiao from Inter. Does anyone know if this agreement still valid, as I believe we have some sort of 'special relationship' as a club with Inter, this was a contributing factor in allowing us to get Sandro I think? If this agreement was/still valid then surely all we have to do is say we want the player and agree terms - I remember reading in the same article that one of the main reasons we didn't get him in the summer is because Inter didn't want to lose him half way through their season or something like that. Even if Ade isn't off to ACON (which I assume he is) then we desperately need a replacement for him, especially if Pav really is off because it means we can't use VdV very effectively 'in the hole' and we don't have a partner for Defoe (unless Kane is considered which as I said is unlikely IMHO). We need to get Ade on a permanent contract quickly as well, but with any luck Citeh will look at the attacking prospects they have and decide he is surplus to requirements. Also they may well be keen to offload another player who is seen by many as potentially disruptive, especially following the Tevez saga.
Well, we could always buy a £30m dud off a team a few places below us. And just who linked us to these strikers...newspapers? Looking at strikers and being linked, just what does it mean Luke, whats the difference?, can you prove bids were made?...I can't. Someone said we went in for Llorente twice, don't believe that either. Llorente is Basque, and why Bilbao want over 30m, non negotiable, when he clearly isn't a 30m striker. I imagine our summer friendly was more than enough to put Harry off, he also watched the bloke Fulham signed from Twente, nothing doing there either. Read this **** and see what we have to put up with... "Manager Harry Redknapp is understood () to have been in contact with Bilbao officials but will wait until the Spanish side settles in London to do business. Spurs' first choice target Mirko Vucinic snubbed the club by opting for Juventus earlier in the week and time is fast running out for Tottenham to secure a top-class goalscorer before the start of the season. The north London side could face a tough fight to sign 26 year-old Llorente, however, and while he's currently valued at £17.5million that figure could increase significantly. Spurs showed their transfer limitations when they failed to meet the £28million asking price for Villarreal's Giuseppe Rossi, but Redknapp may squeeze £25million out of chairman Daniel Levy should Llorente impress in the pre-season match. Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/footba...h-spurs-during-pre-season-visit#ixzz1fnvX4wPC For a start, Bilbao had a 32m buyout clause, so the 25m this prick is suggesting shows how much he knows. Vucinic - We 'apparently' make a 15m pound bid, but Roma accept a 15m euro bid...ok! "Vucinic, who has scored two goals in 12 league appearances for the Serie A leaders this season, will be sidelined for at least 20 days, the club confirmed on Tuesday."....2 league goals so far, I feel really snubbed...not! All this comes from internet gossip sites...because there's nothing else. To answer your Q as to who...fuk knows!
Three weeks ago we were being told Ade wasn't scoring enough, so wasn't worthy of a place in the team - people were quoting his stats instead of judging his performances, in other words. Juve spent the last couple of seasons middling around the Europa places, currently they're top of Serie A. Given how Juve always performed best with a big man/little man combo up front (Vieri or Salas for the former, Inzaghi or Iaquinta for the latter), their league position alone shows that Vucinic is performing his role of holding up the ball pretty well - just like ours with Adebayor, in fact.
I thought that might have been the case the moment I posted actually, but the concern is still a valid one if he was to get injured or if City were to recall and not sell him
Have they replaced Inzaghi's diving yet, Croydon? If they offer us a ton of money, then Defoe can be offside as often as he was. Perhaps they'd consider a bid for Suarez, instead? He's certainly cynical enough to do the job, if maybe not clinical enough so far in England.
