Lukaku vs Icardi vs Belotti vs Lacazette

Which striker would you sign

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Carolina Red said:
I voted Lacazette. He's a good finisher and has the pace and dribbling ability to make chances for himself or to play out on the wing as a wide forward and he's hungry to prove himself at the next level. A front 3 of him, Rashford, and Martial would be something to see imo.
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Is he a bit similar to Sturridge before injuries ruined his pace?
 
Even though Lukaku would nearly be the perfect striker/target man for us I can't see him moving to a Mourinho side again.

However, he never blamed Mou in the press and always took the responsibility for the move himself.
 
Lukaku all day for me. Would fit into our current style of play seamlessly. I find it strange he isn't being linked more often away from Everton.
 
Thisistheone said:
What happened between them?
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Cristiano never liked Mourinho's methods and more negative approaches in the bigger matches, and Mourinho didn't like how Cristiano was basically playing his own game rather than playing for the team. It got worse from there when Cristiano sided with Casillas in order to force Mourinho out.

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I wouldn't sign any of them but if I had to pick, it would be Lukaku.
 
I would like to see how Gabbiadini turns out in next season or two. He seem to know exactly where the goal is
 
Dybala please

Then Icardi

Lukuku I wouldn't sneeze at, but for some reason I'm not convinced.
 
RC89 said:
I remember hearing little rumblings about this. Is it actually true then and do we know why?
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It's true. As for why...they worked together for 3 years and hated almost every minute of it. Sometimes people just don't get along. Put two people who don't get along in a high pressure environment for a prolonged period of time, and they will most likely end up hating each other.

With cristiano and mourinho...they don't even acknowledge each other if they're in the same room nowadays
 
Brightonian said:
Lukaku. If some of our bad recent transfers prove anything, it's that you can't value being proven in the Premier League highly enough. Look at Falcao. Unstoppable abroad, shite in England with us, shite in England with Chelsea, back to being stunning abroad. Look at Di Maria.
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Falcao came just after injury with his confidence shot. He was crap at Monaco just after he came back there too.

Zlatan is a better example. Came in top form, stayed in top form. Same Costa.
 
I have a feeling the people saying Lukaku fits our style, don't really watch him. If you say Mourinho like his strikers to be big target men with great hold up play, how can you then say Lukaku fits our style. His hold up play is by far the weakest part of his game. In fact, his hold up play is a joke.
 
septic said:
Dybala please
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Not really a striker though.

His goal ratio isn't that great this season, but that's because he plays deeper with Higuain and Mandzukic on his team. However, his playmaking skills and overall influence on the game are in another tier altogether (compared to the four options above).
 
Adisa said:
I have a feeling the people saying Lukaku fits our style, don't really watch him. If you say Mourinho like his strikers to be big target men with great hold up play, how can you then say Lukaku fits our style. His hold up play is by far the weakest part of his game. In fact, his hold up play is a joke.
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He'd definitely fit us in games where we sat back and looked to counter, which Mourinho does like, but I don't know how many goals he would score against teams that sat deep against us.

Also, maybe add Mbappe to this list. If Zlatan stays another year, maybe we'd just spend huge to buy Mbappe in the summer of 2018 as a replacement? He certainly looks the part.

This also partly depends on if we buy Griezmann this summer, though I think he's shown this year he'd be a fit as a 10 with Mkhitaryan on the right or as a RW in the 4-3-3 (and one of Mkhitaryan or Martial on the bench with the other at LW), in which case, I could see us just looking for someone powerful and good in the air since Rashford, Martial and Griezmann will all be speedy options as 9s.
 
Lukaku would be bottom of my list. Icardi seems like a total no-go because he's such a tool and the circus that comes with him. I've a good feeling about Belotti, he'd possibly be my pick. We need somebody that is a great goalscorer if they are to replace Ibra's goals.
 
Adisa said:
I have a feeling the people saying Lukaku fits our style, don't really watch him. If you say Mourinho like his strikers to be big target men with great hold up play, how can you then say Lukaku fits our style. His hold up play is by far the weakest part of his game. In fact, his hold up play is a joke.
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I'm with you here and I like Romelu. His back to the goal play is not acceptable for any squad with top 4 ambitions or Champions League ambitions.

He's excellent in transition when he has the ability to play in space, but at United people would get frustrated over how many times he turns the ball over or how many times the ball bounces off him as if he's a brick wall
 
pocco said:
Lukaku would be bottom of my list. Icardi seems like a total no-go because he's such a tool and the circus that comes with him. I've a good feeling about Belotti, he'd possibly be my pick. We need somebody that is a great goalscorer if they are to replace Ibra's goals.
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Belotti has been immense this year and he looks such a livewire but compared to the other players he's only now really burst onto the scene. This is actually his first good year in terms of goalscoring exploits. The other 3 have been doing it for 4-5 years each. There's therefore a risk that this might be a one-off, an outlier, a "unicorn" season for him.
 
DWelbz19 said:
Not sure what it is about Lacazette but I just don't really see it in him. There must be something missing if West Ham were the biggest PL side looking at him a year or two ago?
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I agree with this. Something about Lacazette just doesnt feel right, could be a massive flop for us is my gut feeling.

Icardi or Belotti for me.
 
I'm not really in a position to make a choice because I don't watch Everton regularly or have the time to watch Serie A or League 1 but that Belotti fellow just from his highlights is a beast of a human being. Can almost evision him playing rugby.
 
Not sure i would want any. I think Rashford has enough to be our msin man one day and signing one of these would ruin that chance.

We do need a striker but not a world class one. We have one in the making.
 
MrBest said:
Not sure i would want any. I think Rashford has enough to be our msin man one day and signing one of these would ruin that chance.

We do need a striker but not a world class one. We have one in the making.
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Rashford is a few years away from being world class, Ibra will stay one more year tops and if we want to be elite, we will have to have another world class striker after Ibra immediately. Rashford is far away from that and another year like this wont bring him much closer. I think he'll stay 2nd striker for a few more years if he ever becomes United's 1's striker.
 
MrBest said:
Not sure i would want any. I think Rashford has enough to be our msin man one day and signing one of these would ruin that chance.

We do need a striker but not a world class one. We have one in the making.
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So you are saying that we need a Hernandez type of striker to be a squad option?

I think Rashford has shown bits but he's not had many chances up front for us to say "let's not renew Ibra and play Marcus at the top". He needs to gradually get more play time leading the line first.

It's a bit of shame Ibra is not even being substituted when the games are essentially over, no amount of training will give him the experience of leading the line in-game.

Personally, I'd not sign a striker this year, but try to get Ibra to renew. Knowing that next year would be his last, I would give Rashford more play time up front than this year. If shows to be nowhere near ready by the end of the year, we'll have to sign a top striker. If he shows like he can do it, put faith in him and sign a Hernandez.
 
UDontMessWith24 said:
I'm not really in a position to make a choice because I don't watch Everton regularly or have the time to watch Serie A or League 1 but that Belotti fellow just from his highlights is a beast of a human being. Can almost envision him playing rugby.
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He reminds me a bit of Alan Smith (smudge) before his injury, as a play-style... the way he loves a scrap, his enthusiasm, his fighting spirit, his energy. If he were to come here and started scoring some goals, the fans would love him to bits
 
Lukaku has proven himself here and would be a good option and I would like either Dybala/Griezman behind him with Martial on the left and Miki/new right winger on the right wing. Miki could also fill in at other attacking midfield positions and Rashford upfront and on the left. I think Lukaku would be great in this setup plus we would have a fronline which would put most teams in trouble.
 
If we are going to spend 60+ million on a striker than we might as well go all out for Mbappe...Especially if Ibra will stay for a year more than sail of to the sunset. At 18 his skillset and ability is already ridiculous. Have him share CF spot with Ibra for a year as understudy (cause face it, Ibra will not be able to play same amount of games next season and number of actually hard games will just keep on increasing, especially if we are in CL), he'll play a lot of games, and than take over. He has the build, the strength and speed to play what Jose wants from his striker. For those that will say that we have Rashford...I don't see him ever leading the line alone, especially for Jose. He can be one of two strikers or inside forward on either wing but not a man to lead the line. And we should absolutely not miss out on Mbappe, he's the next generation dream striker and is already ready to contribute being just 18...shades of fat Ronaldo...
 
MadMike said:
He reminds me a bit of Alan Smith (smudge) before his injury, as a play-style... the way he loves a scrap, his enthusiasm, his fighting spirit, his energy. If he were to come here and started scoring some goals, the fans would love him to bits
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That celebration is made for Anfield
 
mazhar13 said:
Cristiano never liked Mourinho's methods and more negative approaches in the bigger matches, and Mourinho didn't like how Cristiano was basically playing his own game rather than playing for the team. It got worse from there when Cristiano sided with Casillas in order to force Mourinho out.

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Alexrad said:
If we are going to spend 60+ million on a striker than we might as well go all out for Mbappe...Especially if Ibra will stay for a year more than sail of to the sunset. At 18 his skillset and ability is already ridiculous. Have him share CF spot with Ibra for a year as understudy (cause face it, Ibra will not be able to play same amount of games next season and number of actually hard games will just keep on increasing, especially if we are in CL), he'll play a lot of games, and than take over. He has the build, the strength and speed to play what Jose wants from his striker. For those that will say that we have Rashford...I don't see him ever leading the line alone, especially for Jose. He can be one of two strikers or inside forward on either wing but not a man to lead the line. And we should absolutely not miss out on Mbappe, he's the next generation dream striker and is already ready to contribute being just 18...shades of fat Ronaldo...
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He will stay one more year in Monaco as that would be best for his overall development. If Ibra stays for one more year, we'll have enough time to take a sound decision whether he'll be good enough to lead the line for a club of our stature. He will still be only 19 next year. I don't think Jose will go into a season depending on Mbappe and Rashford alone. But I can see us being interested in Belotti or Lukaku who would be in the ideal age to make a step up.
 
Does anyone know any real reason (contract, personality, play style...) that keeps Lacazette still being at Lyon? Statistically he has been scoring there for fun for almost 4 consecutive seasons but there are not many reports suggesting his move to any big clubs, except some news between him and Arsenal last summer.
 
Lukaku looks like an absolute donkey to me. First touch of a bear, poor close control, below average link up play. Yes he scores goals but so did Andy Carrolll, Benteke and Bony at smaller clubs and we all saw what happened when they got their big moves. These type of players need crossing teams to make it work. Maybe I'm wrong and his power and athleticism sees him thrive

I voted Lacazette, he's got the best technique, dribbling, first touch and link up from those players. although I haven't seen much of Belotti.
 
MadMike said:
So you are saying that we need a Hernandez type of striker to be a squad option?

I think Rashford has shown bits but he's not had many chances up front for us to say "let's not renew Ibra and play Marcus at the top". He needs to gradually get more play time leading the line first.

It's a bit of shame Ibra is not even being substituted when the games are essentially over, no amount of training will give him the experience of leading the line in-game.

Personally, I'd not sign a striker this year, but try to get Ibra to renew. Knowing that next year would be his last, I would give Rashford more play time up front than this year. If shows to be nowhere near ready by the end of the year, we'll have to sign a top striker. If he shows like he can do it, put faith in him and sign a Hernandez.
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Agree with u. Resign ibra for another year and give Rashford more opportunities at the top next year. Most his games are coming on as a winger and thats clearly where he shouldnt be. I would sign a back up like hernandez,im scared that ibra gets injured and rashford would not be able to do on his own. Back up helps share that burden.
 
Sammyjunn said:
Rashford is a few years away from being world class, Ibra will stay one more year tops and if we want to be elite, we will have to have another world class striker after Ibra immediately. Rashford is far away from that and another year like this wont bring him much closer. I think he'll stay 2nd striker for a few more years if he ever becomes United's 1's striker.
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Agree but im assuming that ibra will stay anther year. Hes clearly the main man for next year or two. I would expect more from Rashford next season and to begin to start stepping up. Although only 20/21 next year he has shown signs of maturity. Problem with a world class striker now is it hinders his development. The modern game allows one guy at the top and if lukaku for example comes in and score 25 goals a year, rashofrd goes down the pecking. As an.England fan i really want this guy to suceed .. maybe a bit too much! Give the guy responsibility and he thrives. He showed that in his first season. A back striker will ease the burden and by then i hope we have wingers thay cut in more and actually score goals on the regular.
 
What are the chances of us Signing Sanchez? If anyone I'd like him as a striker
 
Cheekiey said:
What are the chances of us Signing Sanchez? If anyone I'd like him as a striker
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I don't know if he wants to stay in the EPL, or he's done and wants to head to another league. I don't see him as a Mourinho type striker though, not enough of a team player and isn't really a target man either. Wenger would rather die than sell his best player to Mourinho. Just too much against this transfer happening, I'd be really really surprised.
 
Robbie Boy said:
I wouldn't be that well informed on French football but yeah, that all sounds fair enough.

Off topic, where do you see Lacazette ending up? Is he good enough for the absolute top teams?
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There is a lot of discussions about him in France, some think that he is very talented while others think that he is overrated because of his lack of production in CL. Personally, I like him a lot and I believe that he has mainly been victim of Lyon's roster, their midfield and defense aren't good enough for the CL and no striker can perform without a team behind him.

Now, I don't think that he should join an absolute top team, I think that a team at the level of Dortmund will be a better fit, maybe Napoli?
 
JPRouve said:
There is a lot of discussions about him in France, some think that he is very talented while others think that he is overrated because of his lack of production in CL. Personally, I like him a lot and I believe that he has mainly been victim of Lyon's roster, their midfield and defense aren't good enough for the CL and no striker can perform without a team behind him.

Now, I don't think that he should join an absolute top team, I think that a team at the level of Dortmund will be a better fit, maybe Napoli?
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Aye, I have read mixed reports about him over the years and the fact that he's still there, tells me that top teams have possibly decided against signing him.

Don't know about Napoli; they are scoring for fun and have the likes of Milik, Insigne and Mertens. Maybe Dortmund would be a good shout if Aubemeyang moves on.
 
Robbie Boy said:
Aye, I have read mixed reports about him over the years and the fact that he's still there, tells me that top teams have possibly decided against signing him.

Don't know about Napoli; they are scoring for fun and have the likes of Milik, Insigne and Mertens. Maybe Dortmund would be a good shout if Aubemeyang moves on.
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Yeah, I think that a lot of coaches put him in the "different kind of striker" like Mourinho said about Martial. Personally I think that it's a mistake that's what people did with Aubameyang, Henry and how some seem to see Mbappé because they have the ability to play wide and play well, people see them as out and out players.
 
abhayselvan said:
He will stay one more year in Monaco as that would be best for his overall development. If Ibra stays for one more year, we'll have enough time to take a sound decision whether he'll be good enough to lead the line for a club of our stature. He will still be only 19 next year. I don't think Jose will go into a season depending on Mbappe and Rashford alone. But I can see us being interested in Belotti or Lukaku who would be in the ideal age to make a step up.
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I agree that he will most likely stay one more year but...I feel that he's one of those players that don't come around very often, one of those that can have such an impact that if anyone goes for him in the summer we should do all that's needed to secure him instead. We have the money to compete with anyone. Even if he has to spend a year sharing striker spot with Zlatan...it would maybe even be preferable for him to have someone like Zlatan around and he would still get a lot of games being just 18 still. I'm certain we would do fine with him leading the line from 2018-19 once Zlatan is gone. Belotti or Lukaku might have bigger impact right now but not in the long run. Also if Zlatan is staying we won't bring someone in their prime to sit on the bench half the games. Mbappe makes even more sense in that regard.
 
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