01 Jul 2016 18:16:42
To reply to D16 about this new wonder kid from the Far East, what happened to Chambers he was full of "potential" and for a boat load of money he is sitting on the bench . There will be no place for Tapioca whatever his name is .
We have been down this route before, I wouldn't mind if he was as good as the lad Munich have purchased but he's not.
01 Jul 2016 20:12:35
If he's the only striker we sign then I agree with you but if he is a speculative punt for the future and we sign an higuain say, then it great we have covered all bases. I don't think we will sign with a view of first team next season, but with a chance of making it ina few seasons time, I think.
01 Jul 2016 20:43:17
We've got to find a balance when it comes to signings.
In a world where palace have £25m to bid for Benteke (allegedly) Everton can spend £30m on Axel Witsel (also allegedly) and Watford can reject bids of £35m for Ighalo (which is crazy to me and is also only allegedly) we, can't or don't want, to spend that sort of money on players who aren't the exact ones we want.
Yes, that may be a flawed system, but I can pretty much safely say none of us here know a thing about this Asano lad, other than a few of the ed's maybe.
£5m isn't that much in footballing money these days, it's basically the equivalent of buying a sandwich and a bottle of water on your lunch break.
It's a gamble, the kid could be the mutt's nuts, or he could be another Miyiachi.
I highly doubt it's going to impact our striker search, because if nothing else, I doubt the lad's going to get a work permit.
As far as chambers goes, let's not forget, the lads only 21.
Not all players can do a Hector and nail a first team spot at 20, look at Koscielny.
25 when we signed him from Lorient and before that from 21-23 was playing for Ligue 2 Tours.
if we do sign the lad, we've just got to accept it.
Personally, if he's another youngster, I'll be interested to see how he does, considering that more Japanese players seem to be finding their way to bigger European leagues:
However, if we're signing him as a first teamer and only competition to Giroud, I'll be joining you right there with my pitchfork mate.
01 Jul 2016 21:16:44
Top post D_.
Spot on mate.