villaglint Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) Question - the one position Emery has mentioned several times he wants this summer is a striker. But I’m not sure we’ve been linked with a single striker except something about Vlahovic early on which isn’t going to happen. Interesting - do we think that our focus is more a second striker in mould of Goncalves or at a stretch Felix. Or is there a name out there that will come as a surprise to us all. Edited June 13, 2023 by villaglint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 24 minutes ago, John said: I would be. We shouldn't need to sell (the best goalkeeper in the world) to buy. Agreed. But that's what happens when you stick to the rules. Sadly, as per a certain other thread, some people don't understand that. Still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Best goal keeper in the world? Come on he’s not the best in the PL. Take the emotion out of it. Maybe not in the world, but who is better in the premier league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, villaglint said: Question - the one position Emery has mentioned several times he wants this summer is a striker. But I’m not sure we’ve been linked with a single striker except something about Vlahovic early on which isn’t going to happen. Interesting - do we think that our focus is more a second striker in mould of Goncalves or at a stretch Felix. Or is there a name out there that will come as a surprise to us all. Yes. I would think the striker may well be a wide player who can play alongside Ollie. I know there is a number that don't see the fit but Barnes has scored nearly as many Ollie last season in a poor Leicester side playing up top with a mix of Vardy, Daka or Ineacho - just imagine what he could do in a better side with service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 FIFA rate him as the best goalkeeper in the world!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, pintpotvilla said: FIFA rate him as the best goalkeeper in the world!! FIFA thought Russia and Qatar were great locations for a world cup! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Best goal keeper in the world? Come on he’s not the best in the PL. Take the emotion out of it. If we had an offer of 70m for Emi it would be a poor business decision to turn it down. We don’t have the endless pot of money some clubs have at some point we will have to turn a profit on certain players to reinvest. That said I’d be gutted if we lost him. Yet he officially won the award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, barry'sboots said: Yes. I would think the striker may well be a wide player who can play alongside Ollie. I know there is a number that don't see the fit but Barnes has scored nearly as many Ollie last season in a poor Leicester side playing up top with a mix of Vardy, Daka or Ineacho - just imagine what he could do in a better side with service. He doesn't do any off the ball work like Watkins and Emery said at end of season off the ball work is biggest area he wants to improve. He's also really poor compared to Ramsey who plays same role basically Edited June 13, 2023 by Kiwivillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, pintpotvilla said: FIFA rate him as the best goalkeeper in the world!! They gave it to Mendy the year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, barry'sboots said: FIFA thought Russia and Qatar were great locations for a world cup! Can't argue with that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, barry'sboots said: Yes. I would think the striker may well be a wide player who can play alongside Ollie. I know there is a number that don't see the fit but Barnes has scored nearly as many Ollie last season in a poor Leicester side playing up top with a mix of Vardy, Daka or Ineacho - just imagine what he could do in a better side with service. I think we will see a striker/2nd striker come from outside of the PL. I’d be surprised if we took another Leicester player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 19 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Best goal keeper in the world? Come on he’s not the best in the PL. Take the emotion out of it. If we had an offer of 70m for Emi it would be a poor business decision to turn it down. We don’t have the endless pot of money some clubs have at some point we will have to turn a profit on certain players to reinvest. That said I’d be gutted if we lost him. I think it would be poor business to sell him for £70m. The best teams tend to have a world class goalkeeper, the foundation of any team and so many teams that just struggle you can many times see they don’t have a good keeper. Clubs have so many hit and misses with goalkeepers that when you get a good one you hold to them. You would assume we could be spending £100m plus this summer and I would happily forfeit £70m of that not to sell Emi. I know it doesn’t work like that financially but you understand my point. Having a goalkeeper of that magnitude is the basis for the team and risking that on the possibility of spending half of that on another goalkeeper that may not work out is crazy imo. You only have to look at Chelsea’s two goalkeepers to see issues and even De Gea has issues at Man Utd. It’s poor business because you’re spending a large chunk to replace him and he’s a difference maker in terms of points and games which leads to more money. Keep him! We don’t need to sell if we are aiming to progress which is what we are trying to do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, zab6359 said: I think we will see a striker/2nd striker come from outside of the PL. I’d be surprised if we took another Leicester player. The same people that were convinced last week from the Leicester side that Tielemens was signing for us are sure Barnes is also signing for us just a week or two later. I dismissed their Tielemens claims but they were spot on before it was announced so Barnes coming wouldn’t surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 minute ago, nick76 said: I think it would be poor business to sell him for £70m. The best teams tend to have a world class goalkeeper, the foundation of any team and so many teams that just struggle you can many times see they don’t have a good keeper. Clubs have so many hit and misses with goalkeepers that when you get a good one you hold to them. You would assume we could be spending £100m plus this summer and I would happily forfeit £70m of that not to sell Emi. I know it doesn’t work like that financially but you understand my point. Having a goalkeeper of that magnitude is the basis for the team and risking that on the possibility of spending half of that on another goalkeeper that may not work out is crazy imo. You only have to look at Chelsea’s two goalkeepers to see issues and even De Gea has issues at Man Utd. It’s poor business because you’re spending a large chunk to replace him and he’s a difference maker in terms of points and games which leads to more money. Keep him! We don’t need to sell if we are aiming to progress which is what we are trying to do. Don't disagree. I love him and would want to keep him, although I'm not sure he'll have the longevity of many keepers as he's quite a heavy build. But what if he wants to go?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 13, 2023 Moderator Share Posted June 13, 2023 34 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Best goal keeper in the world? Come on he’s not the best in the PL. Take the emotion out of it. And base it on, let's say, an award maybe? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, barry'sboots said: Don't disagree. I love him and would want to keep him, although I'm not sure he'll have the longevity of many keepers as he's quite a heavy build. But what if he wants to go?? Cross that path when it comes. Everything he’s said I’d be surprised and especially our progress under Emery. There would only be a few teams that might get him and I don’t think it would be Chelsea or Spurs, it would have to be a Madrid or City imo, somewhere guaranteed to win trophies. Edited June 13, 2023 by nick76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 2 hours ago, KMitch said: No idea about the source but it's so far out of left field that it might be legit. Benfica's starting keeper to replace Olsen? Seen a lot of this on twitter this transfer window, and it’s really frustrating. Anyone with 100 followers writes something and then puts a journalist as a source and everybody believes them. Not seen this qql guy mention this keeper or us but people will believe whatever they want 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, zab6359 said: Best goal keeper in the world? Come on he’s not the best in the PL. Take the emotion out of it. If we had an offer of 70m for Emi it would be a poor business decision to turn it down. We don’t have the endless pot of money some clubs have at some point we will have to turn a profit on certain players to reinvest. That said I’d be gutted if we lost him. He's right up there. Top 5 easy, #1 plenty of the time. I'm leaning towards your thinking though. Not sure £70m is enough the way prices are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, zab6359 said: Best goal keeper in the world? Come on he’s not the best in the PL. Take the emotion out of it. If we had an offer of 70m for Emi it would be a poor business decision to turn it down. We don’t have the endless pot of money some clubs have at some point we will have to turn a profit on certain players to reinvest. That said I’d be gutted if we lost him. £70m is poor business. We don’t need to sell. So why should we take such a figure?! The market is very high and you could easily demand £100m. Given the lack of world class keepers in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted June 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, zab6359 said: Best goal keeper in the world? Come on he’s not the best in the PL. Take the emotion out of it. If we had an offer of 70m for Emi it would be a poor business decision to turn it down. We don’t have the endless pot of money some clubs have at some point we will have to turn a profit on certain players to reinvest. That said I’d be gutted if we lost him. I don't think our model of making money is going to rely on selling our best assets. Far more likely it will be the likes of Archer, Tim and the likes, similar to Chelseas model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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