The January 2024 "Will we actually sign a striker or just Che Adams/Kieffer Moore" Transfer Thread

[Jinky]

1. Yay! I got an embedded tweet to work!

2. Don’t think we can guarantee Carvalho the minutes Liverpool want him to have. Doesn’t get ahead of Lemina/Gomes in the middle and doesn’t get ahead of Cunha/Hwang/Neto in the advanced positions.

 

[Templeton Peck]

1. Yay! I got an embedded tweet to work!

2. Don’t think we can guarantee Carvalho the minutes Liverpool want him to have. Doesn’t get ahead of Lemina/Gomes in the middle and doesn’t get ahead of Cunha/Hwang/Neto in the advanced positions.

O'Neil says Neto is the only real winger in the squad and he'd like another option. I think he'd get his fair share of minutes.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Worth remembering that the squad are going to Abu Dhabi for a week now so any business may wait until we come back. Doesn't matter too much as anyone we sign can't play the cup replay anyway.

 

[Wolvensam]

1. Yay! I got an embedded tweet to work!

2. Don’t think we can guarantee Carvalho the minutes Liverpool want him to have. Doesn’t get ahead of Lemina/Gomes in the middle and doesn’t get ahead of Cunha/Hwang/Neto in the advanced positions.

He wouldn’t play in the middle but he’d be fine in the front three as an option we could rotate game by game. Although Hwang/Cunha/Sarabia have been superb we’ve lost a lot of directness and pace with Neto injured.

My only downside to Carvalho is obviously we’d then have to replace him in the summer as Liverpool don’t want to sell.

 

[Wolvensam]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1743633180966478114

I don’t know much about Ekitike but the Twitter masses seem very excited..

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don’t know much about Ekitike but the Twitter masses seem very excited..

It's a new player, of course they are.

He's had a horrific time at PSG. Was very highly rated at Reims and I think Newcastle wanted him before they signed Isak.

Your monthly reminder here that people on Twitter still like Guedes.

 

[Wolvensam]

It's a new player, of course they are.

He's had a horrific time at PSG. Was very highly rated at Reims and I think Newcastle wanted him before they signed Isak.

I’m very wary of wonderkid strikers now .

 

[AndyWolves]

It's a new player, of course they are.

He's had a horrific time at PSG. Was very highly rated at Reims and I think Newcastle wanted him before they signed Isak.

Your monthly reminder here that people on Twitter still like Guedes.

Timely

https://twitter.com/x/status/1743638827393073650

 

[Wolvensam]

It's a new player, of course they are.

He's had a horrific time at PSG. Was very highly rated at Reims and I think Newcastle wanted him before they signed Isak.

Your monthly reminder here that people on Twitter still like Guedes.

His stats are pretty impressive for Reims when you consider the age he was there too.

Suppose we have nothing to lose with a loan option - I’m fairly comfortable now that Hobbs knows how he wants to recruit and O’Neil seems to be able to get a good return from forward players in relation to goals and assists.

It’s a shame about Sasa but, as said earlier, I think it’s down to his lack of mobility. If he does well in Germany again we’ll get the £15m back fairly easy peasy.

 

[The Bear]

Carvalho's best spell was in a free-role behind Mitrovic at Fulham. Not sure that really fits in our formation. But I guess he'll be used out wide as an option to come on for Neto/Hwang.

 

[Wolvensam]

Carvalho's best spell was in a free-role behind Mitrovic at Fulham. Not sure that really fits in our formation. But I guess he'll be used out wide as an option to come on for Neto/Hwang.

He could probably play backup to Cunha’s role pretty well. Although he’s wide of the front three he drifts and seems to often pop up in the middle/behind the striker.

 

[The Bear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1743642056382144685

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It's a no on Ings for me. Just doesn't offer enough in general play for our style. Not knocking his ability (he's scored against us often enough) but it would be a poor fit.

 

[Tony Towner]

Timely

https://twitter.com/x/status/1743638827393073650

School's back this week

 

[AndyWolves]

From ekitike to ings in about 5 posts

 

[Johnny75]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1743642056382144685

No, just no. He's not mobile, never fit and wouldn't suit a pressing style.

Percy still pushing the FFP bollocks.

 

[Wolvensam]

No to Ings from me as well. I don’t think he fits the system of that front three at all - not mobile enough.

 

[Wolvensam]

No, just no. He's not mobile, never fit and wouldn't suit a pressing style.

Percy still pushing the FFP bollocks.

If we want a striker of that profile we may as well keep Sasa (minus the never fit bit)

 

[Alan]

Timely

https://twitter.com/x/status/1743638827393073650

Something something 6/10

 

[Wolvensam]

I might keep a record of how many West Ham cast offs we get linked to in O’Neil’s time as coach.

That Ings, Antonio and Cresswell now. They’re not all Craig Dawson, Hobbsy