SeagullinExile
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Nice swerve around the fact that we need more goals from midfield.
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[Albion] Darwin Núñez
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Nice swerve around the fact that we need more goals from midfield.
Half Time Pies
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The whole thread is about potentially buying a striker 'Darwin Nunez' because the club are looking to strengthen in that area. I haven't swerved the fact that we need more goals from midfield, its just not relevant to this discussion.
Of course Id like us to score more goals from midfield! Id also like us to sign a striker thats more clinical in front of goal and provides competition for places!
The two things aren't mutually exclusive!
Not sure where you got that from mate he scored 9 in 32 appearances over two seasons and was loaned out to Valencia
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Half Time Pies
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No he had one season at Man City and was loaned to Valencia who had an obligation to buy and did at the end of the loan period.
the 9 in 32 was in the premier league, he scored 23 in 49 in all competitions including 5 in the champions league!
Him and Aguero had a pretty unstoppable partnership in the first half of the season 2013/2014.
We have a striker who can score 9 in the premier league his name is Danny Welbeck. We’re not in the champions league!
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Half Time Pies
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And who has a terrible injury record. Which is another reason why we need strength in depth in that department!
macbeth
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Come on, that was 10 years ago and happened once in an 18 year career.
Ferguson and Wenger loved the guy, he has been unlucky. But there’s still a player there and the club are rightfully taking their precautions with him
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Johnny RoastBeef
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He scored 4 in the last 9 games of last season. Surely that bodes well?
macbeth
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yes to both of these but heralding him as someone who is going to be able to get 8 or 9 goals for us in a season or be our main source of goals altogether, as opposed to just a very good squad option, is (imo) misguided to say the least
How many goals would be a satisfactory return? He’s our player for the season
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Pretty sure we knew that would be the case when we signed him. A calculated risk
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Where did you find the info on the 1st surgery? I can only find info on the recent one. Arthroscopy to fix a long term issue that had been giving him some discomfort, quite a minor opp relative to other sorts. He should be back in training soon according to this:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/arthroscopy/recovery/
macbeth
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however many he gets. I just think EXPECTING him to get X amount of goals when he hasn't really done in previous seasons and has a very dodgy injury record isn't wise. I don't think he's someone who can be a reliable goalscorer week in week out for us, and I'd say only Maupay and perhaps Connolly (if he ups his game) could do that for us. Hence why I think we need another striker if we want to push on into the top 10.
Nuñez could be the man but demanding £35m is too steep for a player outside the top 5 leagues and who is just recovering from knee surgery. He may only be 22 but might take him a couple of years to get up to speed so wouldn’t necessarily be the magic quick fix we seem hellbent on finding. Hopefully he would be good competition for Maupay but at that price… No chance
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The Fits
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I'm not accusing Sanchez of treading water at all, clearly. Nor Zeqiri. Try reading properly and having a rest.
severnside gull
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Worth noting that Nunez is recovering from injury and currently not available to play
dejavuatbtn
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To spend big Bucks on someone who is crocked would be madness. Would we be able to insure him? There’s no guarantee anyone recovering from an injury.
Johnny RoastBeef
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There is mention of it on football.fandom.com
Núñez spent the first months of 2017 nursing a knee injury. He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 22 November 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Maxi Rodríguez in a 2–1 away loss against River Plate Montevideo, but had another knee surgery the following month.
Although it doesn't elaborate on the type of surgery, it probably was a simple cleaning up of the meniscus, a very common operation for footballers and nothing to worry about.
And if it wasn't, and there was anything to be concerned about, there is no way we would risk signing him.