Absolutely. This PL experience thing is just a myth. If you sign good players, you get good results, no matter where they've spent they're career. You can't overstate the importance of quality scouting and recruitment. It's the single most important part of running a modern football club. It can be done, we just have to know where to look.
I was just giving examples of players based abroad who score goals and would cause a meltdown if we signed them. I believe all of those would cause meltdown level excitement on here. All signings have an element of risk. Even Messi could break his leg in his first game.
Didn't the Monaco owner put the whole squad up for sale? We've been linked with Ben Yedder before. If Wet Spam can sign Haller and Leicester can sign Tielemans and Wolves can sign Moutinho and Jimenez then why can't we be a bit ambitious? They might not be the most realistic signings but I was just giving examples of proven goalscorers who could be targeted.
I'd be fine with him as second choice but we really desperately need a striker to make this site melt down like Darren Bent did. We need a statement signing striker.
He only picks Stones because he plays for one of the top 6. Mings is better than him and Konsa will be in a year (if he isn't already). Stones is not a good defender. What about his game has impressed you? He looks like there's an error in him every time the ball goes near him. Sorry, but we can get twice the player for half the money if we do our research correctly.
The way I look at it is, Abraham is unlikely but not impossible.
I'd be happy to welcome him back but also part of me knows that is for nostalgic reasons and that we could get much better value elsewhere.
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If Stones is so good, how come even during a CB crisis last season, Man City still didn't trust him? And even now when they are short by at least 1 CB, there's rumours he's not wanted. He a shocking defender. At 47 million, I'd argue that's the worst transfer of all time. Wouldn't go anywhere near him.
He's the driving force of their team, with Harit and Serdar adding some creativity. I'd happily take any of those three but we probably need McKennie most as he would add a bit of grit to our midfield and has bags of energy. Can be a nasty piece of work at times too, which we also need. Can also fill in at full back. Good player.
McKennie is very good and would be well suited to the PL. Very energetic, combative and will run through brick walls for the team. Looked like the only player who cared for Schalke towards then end of the season. Sargent, I'm not sure about. Don't think he'll make it at top level.
He did indeed. He was friends with Paul Faulkner and was very "in" with senior club officials. I know for a fact who he was and he was the real deal and ITK before it was "cool". I miss those days.