January Transfer Window 2019/20

ThestigGT999 · 31 Jan 2020 at 21:21

in fairness Ighalo scored more goals in AFCON 2019 than Mo Salah and Mane

BaZ87 · 31 Jan 2020 at 21:54

Hahahahahahaha

I love you @ThestigGT999

omnomnom · 31 Jan 2020 at 21:58

I cant even respond to that.

Just wow.

Robbo · 31 Jan 2020 at 21:58

Sounds like it'll get done, 6 month loan for £4m.

We need a striker and there aren't many around, so I'll take that. Ighalo is decent. He's also a massive Man Utd fan which always helps.

The_One · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:01

if hes flying in from china is he going to be quarantined for 2 weeks

Andybtsn · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:05

I thought Ighalo was early 20's..Such a weird signing. I remember him being terrible at the end of his Watford career.

Ighalo broke a 599-minute personal scoring drought on 13 March 2016, with a goal in a 2–1 win at holders Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, putting the Hornets into the last four for the first time in nine years.[31] On 12 August he signed a new five-year contract[32] but, the following season, he scored just one league goal and did not find the net in any of his last 15 games.[33]

Even Lingard isn't that bad surely

omnomnom · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:07

I just dont get why you arent looking towards the academy.

Shamikebab · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:15

Andybtsn said:
I thought Ighalo was early 20's..Such a weird signing. I remember him being terrible at the end of his Watford career.

Even Lingard isn't that bad surely

Well Lingard has managed 0 league goals since the start of 2019.

Shamikebab · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:16

omnomnom said:
I just dont get why you arent looking towards the academy.

Because we already have that in Greenwood. The point is getting someone more senior in to take the pressure off him if Martial should get injured.

Andybtsn · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:18

Shamikebab said:
Well Lingard has managed 0 league goals since the start of 2019.

BaZ87 · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:21

I'm guessing that Ighalo's going to be on fairly big wages over in China so assuming Utd will be taking those on, plus a £4m loan fee, that's a hell of an expensive loan.

Shamikebab said:
Because we already have that in Greenwood. The point is getting someone more senior in to take the pressure off him if Martial should get injured.

Not wanting to take the **** but you said that Greenwood replaced Lukaku. If he really was ready and able to replace Lukaku then there's not a chance in hell that you'd be signing Ighalo now, you certainly wouldn't be if Lukaku was still at the club and Greenwood wasn't anyway.

Shamikebab · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:26

BaZ87 said:
I'm guessing that Ighalo's going to be on fairly big wages over in China so assuming Utd will be taking those on, plus a £4m loan fee, that's a hell of an expensive loan.

Not wanting to take the **** but you said that Greenwood replaced Lukaku. If he really was ready and able to replace Lukaku then there's not a chance in hell that you'd be signing Ighalo now, you certainly wouldn't be if Lukaku was still at the club and Greenwood wasn't anyway.

If Rashford's injury is as serious as first though then it's obvious we needed a reinforcement, it's got nothing to do with Lukaku.

Robbo · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:27

1/3 of the wages supposedly.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1223371507096850434

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1223371165399502850

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1223358127195803648

The_One · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:28

so will he be quarentined

Shamikebab · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:28

Are Spurs really going into the second half of the season with no replacement for Kane?

Andybtsn · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:30

Robbo said:
1/3 of the wages supposedly.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1223358127195803648

Half of them must have been in the Championship surely?

BaZ87 · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:33

Shamikebab said:
If Rashford's injury is as serious as first though then it's obvious we needed a reinforcement, it's got nothing to do with Lukaku.

Oh come on. You really think if you had Lukaku and Martial instead of Martial and Greenwood that you'd be spending £5m, £6m or maybe more on Ighalo for 3 and a half months of football?

For a side that only plays with one centre forward, having two centre forwards isn't massively short. In fact there's very few sides that only play with one centre forward that have more than two recognised strikers at the club.

Robbo said:
1/3 of the wages supposedly.

I'm struggling with the logic behind this. Why would they pay a loan fee if they're not paying all his wages?

omnomnom · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:34

Andybtsn said:
Half of them must have been in the Championship surely?

20 goals and 4 assists in the championship.

BaZ87 · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:36

Leave Robbo alone guys! He's trying his best to find some positives and that's very difficult as a Utd fan right now.

Shamikebab · 31 Jan 2020 at 22:37

BaZ87 said:
Oh come on. You really think if you had Lukaku and Martial instead of Martial and Greenwood that you'd be spending £5m, £6m or maybe more on Ighalo for 3 and a half months of football?

For a side that only plays with one centre forward, having two centre forwards isn't massively short. In fact there's very few sides that only play with one centre forward that have more than two recognised strikers at the club.

I'm struggling with the logic behind this. Why would they pay a loan fee if they're not paying all his wages?

It's really simple Baz, we play three 'forwards' we currently have....3 fit who have primarily played there. Mata and Pereira have kind of filled in at times but Pereira has also had to fill in at CM too. Unless they're going to play every single game we needed more options, our squad is incredibly light. Hell last time we bought in Sanchez when we already has Martial, Rashford and Lukaku!