The Wish List

[coleio]

I have two wishlists, 1 for Newcastle not getting CL football (Isak) and the other if they do. Have to admit the more likely path is the latter.

If they don't then we go heavy for him.

Isak - £130M
Gittens - £42M
Garcia - £18M
Huijsen - £50M
Zubimendi - £50M

Second list without Isak...

Gyokeres - £63M
Rodrygo - £75M
Garcia - £18M
Huijsen - £50M
Zubimendi - £50M

I think we extend Trossard and Partey whilst keeping most of the squad together.

I think that Saliba goes to fund a fair bit of this.

If we sell Saliba to fund some of this, which includes making the Huijsen the replacement for him then we deserve to be relegated.

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

Gyokeres vs Šeško, Gyokeres vs Šeško bla bla

Why we don't go for Osimhen? He is better than both of them. Elite box movement, he can strike a ball, xg monster, can score headers, very good 1 vs 1.

The big downside with Osimhen is you lose him two months for the Africa Cup. And reportedly his wages.

 

[MikelHadADream]

Hear me out, forget Gyokeres and Šeško, bring in Watkins on the cheap

IN:

Zubi
Rodrygo
Leao
Watkins

——————Raya
—Timber-Saliba—Gabriel—MLS
————Zubi—Rice
Saka——Rodrygo——--Leao
—————-Kai

——————Don’t care
—White—-Tomi(lol)——Kiwior—Cala
——#5 (ideally someone else)–Merino
Ethan————Ode———-Martinelli
——————-Watkins

I have a dream…

 

[Vinci]

Hear me out, forget Gyokeres and Šeško, bring in Watkins on the cheap

IN:

Zubi
Rodrygo
Leao
Watkins

——————Raya
—Timber-Saliba—Gabriel—MLS
————Zubi—Rice
Saka——Rodrygo——--Leao
—————-Kai

——————Don’t care
—White—-Tomi(lol)——Kiwior—Cala
——#5 (ideally someone else)–Merino
Ethan————Ode———-Martinelli
——————-Watkins

I have a dream…

 

[MikelHadADream]

You don’t see the vision?

 

[FinnGooner]

Gyokeres vs Šeško, Gyokeres vs Šeško bla bla

Why we don't go for Osimhen? He is better than both of them. Elite box movement, he can strike a ball, xg monster, can score headers, very good 1 vs 1.

What I understand is his wage demands are insane. Even if the reports about 500k/w are exaggerated, for sure he wouldn't fit our wage structure. Besides, Šeško might become a better player. He's still only 21. He would be my pick out of the three. As for Gyökeres, I would definitely take Osimhen over him. But like I said, I doubt we have a fair shot at Osimhen. Even if we'd stretch our wage structure for him, he will always get more money elsewhere and so far it seems that has had a big impact on his choices.

 

[Fewtch]

25 goal so far this season in the turkish league, wonder how he would translate that into one of the top 5 leagues

 

[berric]

25 goal so far this season in the turkish league, wonder how he would translate that into one of the top 5 leagues

He's the dream signing. A bit under the radar this season but you're basically getting a full package. Strong, fast, good in the air, good finisher, good presser, good hold up.

Not sure we'll be able to afford him.

 

[StefanB]

25 goal so far this season in the turkish league, wonder how he would translate that into one of the top 5 leagues

People slate the portuguese league for being ****, but the turkish league is on the same level. Osimhen is a good player, no doubt. But he will cost more than Gyokeres and has insane wage demands. He's also injured quite a bit, and he's gone two months every other year because of AFCON.

Osimhen is a bit quicker and better in the air, but that's about it. In his professional footballing career he's played in 216 games (averages 27 games a season with 74 mins a game) since the 16/17 season. He's scored/assisted a total of 145 times spread over 16.002 minutes which equals to 110,3 mins pr. G/A. He has had 2 seasons where he's scored over 20 league goals, where one was for Napoli (26 goals and 4 assists)) during their unbelievable season, and now the other in Turkey (24 goals and 5 assists).

Gyokeres on the other hand is more durable and a bit stronger, plus he's a far better link player. Since the 19/20 season he's been involved in 245 games (averages 40,8 games a season with 74,1 mins a game). In that time he has scored/assisted 181 times spread out over 18.168 minuets which equals to 100,3 mins pr. G/A. The last 3 seasons he's scored over 20 league goals with Coventry (21 goals and 12 assists) and Sporting (29G/10A, and 38G/7A).

For me it makes no sense to go for Osimhen over Gyokeres, and especially when you consider his off field antics and high wage demands. Gyokeres is a late bloomer and he'll score tons of goals for us. So would Osimhen, but Gyokeres is a better player and when you look at their stats from EL this season it's pretty much identical except for Gyokeres having far better passing stats while Osimhen is a beast in the air.

 

[Fewtch]

He's the dream signing. A bit under the radar this season but you're basically getting a full package. Strong, fast, good in the air, good finisher, good presser, good hold up.

Not sure we'll be able to afford him.

People slate the portuguese league for being ****, but the turkish league is on the same level. Osimhen is a good player, no doubt. But he will cost more than Gyokeres and has insane wage demands. He's also injured quite a bit, and he's gone two months every other year because of AFCON.

Osimhen is a bit quicker and better in the air, but that's about it. In his professional footballing career he's played in 216 games (averages 27 games a season with 74 mins a game) since the 16/17 season. He's scored/assisted a total of 145 times spread over 16.002 minutes which equals to 110,3 mins pr. G/A. He has had 2 seasons where he's scored over 20 league goals, where one was for Napoli (26 goals and 4 assists)) during their unbelievable season, and now the other in Turkey (24 goals and 5 assists).

Gyokeres on the other hand is more durable and a bit stronger, plus he's a far better link player. Since the 19/20 season he's been involved in 245 games (averages 40,8 games a season with 74,1 mins a game). In that time he has scored/assisted 181 times spread out over 18.168 minuets which equals to 100,3 mins pr. G/A. The last 3 seasons he's scored over 20 league goals with Coventry (21 goals and 12 assists) and Sporting (29G/10A, and 38G/7A).

For me it makes no sense to go for Osimhen over Gyokeres, and especially when you consider his off field antics and high wage demands. Gyokeres is a late bloomer and he'll score tons of goals for us. So would Osimhen, but Gyokeres is a better player and when you look at their stats from EL this season it's pretty much identical except for Gyokeres having far better passing stats while Osimhen is a beast in the air.

It was a tongue in cheek post (posted in the Gyökeres thread but now moved) aimed towards posters who think scoring a lot in a poor league necessary means you will not score a lot in the big leagues. We already know how Osimhen would translate to a top 5 league since he's already played in the serie a. He'd score about the same as he's doing right now in the turkish league.
With Gyökeres physical qualities I don't see why he wouldn't also score 20+ in the prem

 

[Taurul]

250k / week is not so high for Osimhen

 

[Bloodbather]

Most of the arguments in favor of Gyökeres apply to Osimhen as well. Great finisher, physical player, hungry for goals, etc. Osimhen is the greater athlete, though, and he's already proven himself in Serie A. Sp**s couldn't handle him at all when they played Galatasaray this season, so he was in pretty good shape playing against a PL side, as bad as Sp**s have been domestically.

The concern with Osimhen is his injury record and the fact he goes to AFCON every two years. He's been largely healthy this year, though.

Honestly, I'm probably more comfortable taking Osimhen than Gyökeres. But I wouldn’t be mad about either.

Between Šeško, Ekitike, Gyökeres, and Osimhen, the decision really isn't straight forward with any of them. They're all good signings with different risks, imo. Isak is the only one closest to a sure thing, but I don't think that's doable.

 

[Sungod]

Between Šeško, Ekitike, Gyökeres, and Osimhen, the decision really isn't straight forward with any of them. They're all good signings with different risks, imo. Isak is the only one closest to a sure thing, but I don't think that's doable.

For me its between Hugo and Šeško.
Arteta needs his CF to do a lot.


For winger Gordon PL proven or Barcola if he isn't happy at PSG (These are minor upgrades at high cost)

or Gittens Cheaper and Mallick Fofana cheapest.

Xavi as AM or Another creative player who can take load of Ode.

 

[Dutch D]

If I go pure fm mode I'd try to sell Havertz, probably to the desert, but that seems implausible.

Rodrygo-Barcola/Trossard - Ekitike/Havertz - Saka/Nwaneri
Rice/Merino - Ødegaard/Dowman
Zubimendi/Partey
Lewis-Skelly/Calafiori - Gabriel/Kiwior - Saliba/White - Timber/White
Raya/Garcia

I understand some people want another creative midfielder because Ødegaard has been lacklustre, but I want us to utilise Nwaneri as much as possible, so rotating with Ødegaard and Saka (who both dont het rotated enough) should provide him enough platform. Long term I want to see MLS in midfield, but one more season at inverted LB will get him the most minutes. Is there a RCB or RB coming through the Academy who is exceptional? Any spare funds could go to recruiting top talent there.

Alternative to Ekitike is Delap if the fee is insane (should be similar to Marmoush). I like what he offers in terms of box positioning/movement, carries, pressure and a good shot. Think it could work well.

 

[Sammy1887]

If I go pure fm mode I'd try to sell Havertz, probably to the desert, but that seems implausible.

Rodrygo-Barcola/Trossard - Ekitike/Havertz - Saka/Nwaneri
Rice/Merino - Ødegaard/Dowman
Zubimendi/Partey
Lewis-Skelly/Calafiori - Gabriel/Kiwior - Saliba/White - Timber/White
Raya/Garcia

I understand some people want another creative midfielder because Ødegaard has been lacklustre, but I want us to utilise Nwaneri as much as possible, so rotating with Ødegaard and Saka (who both dont het rotated enough) should provide him enough platform. Long term I want to see MLS in midfield, but one more season at inverted LB will get him the most minutes. Is there a RCB or RB coming through the Academy who is exceptional? Any spare funds could go to recruiting top talent there.

Alternative to Ekitike is Delap if the fee is insane (should be similar to Marmoush). I like what he offers in terms of box positioning/movement, carries, pressure and a good shot. Think it could work well.

That's your FM mode? FML

That Team ain't winning a thing.

 

[ArsenalInMyHeart]

Gyokeres 60m
Eze 60m
Gittens 45m
Zubi 60m
Garcia 25m
LB 20m

 

[Legend14]

Zubi is likely already signed.

Given this, I would sign Rodrygo if there is any chance to do so. He’d be the highest quality of any of our rumored summer signings. If not possible, then Leao.

Then I would sign either Šeško or Gyokeres because they seem to be the two 9s available. Not sure which, but maybe Šeško seems a step faster and more capable with his head.

I would love Eze at 10, but Arteta would not sit Ødegaard.

No need to sign any defenders other than a keeper who is not cup tied.

 

[Dutch D]

That's your FM mode? FML

That Team ain't winning a thing.

No, because I kept Havertz in the squad as you can see. I dont really understand how you think adding Rodrygo and Ekitike is mid, but I guess you dont rate them and/or Ødegaard and Nwaneri highly?

 

[Sammy1887]

No, because I kept Havertz in the squad as you can see. I dont really understand how you think adding Rodrygo and Ekitike is mid, but I guess you dont rate them and/or Ødegaard and Nwaneri highly?

Dude you wrote FM mode and then went ahead with including Merino and Zubimendi in midfield.
If you want to go FM mode then a lot of those players don’t even come into the first Team except a few obvious ones.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Hugo
Eze
Mbeumo
Andrey Santos
Zuba
Garcia