So how much will our main striker purchase cost?...

[Weststander]

£23m per exaggerating SSN.

£17.75m per Telegraph/Times/Independent/Guardian.

 

[Megazone]

Even if a piece saying that Izquierdo, March, Brown, Gross and Knockaert as the various options to provide an attacking threat or service up front is a nice problem for Hughton , because well it is.

I'm not questioning the quality of option we have going forward. It's the timing of the article which is worrying. We're in dire need of a centre-forward and we've been pretty unlucky recently when it comes to bringing one in.

 

[Weststander]

This. We will probably have Barber on SKY Friday morning saying we had one or two targets in mind but we just failed to get the deals over the line.

"But touch wood, #together will get us the requisite 10 wins and 40 plus points".

 

[chaileyjem]

I'm not questioning the quality of option we have going forward. It's the timing of the article which is worrying. We're in dire need of a centre-forward and we've been pretty unlucky recently when it comes to bringing one in.

Yep. Exactly. Essentially the thrust of this Argus article here.
Is that article positive then ?
http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/alb...___but_two_points_dropped_could_prove_costly/

PS: Articles in the argus are unlikely to have much bearing on whether Everton are happy with a loan deal rather than a permanent deal for Oumar Niasse or whether Cardiff will accept a bid for their striker given they are top of the Championship.

 

[junior]

2 x loans.

 

[The_Viper]

How much?

Double if not triple the cost of getting this job done in July. Clubs now know we are literally desperate to sign a new striker and will price theirs accordingly. I wouldn't be surprised if we got nobody in up top because we get quoted such massive prices now. But we shall see, we are where we are now so may as well just sit back and hope the club get something done.

 

[FatSuperman]

2 x loans.

I think you'll find that is exceedingly unlikely

 

[Withdeanseagull]

Between 10 and 15 mil imo.

 

[Marshy]

I think you'll find that is exceedingly unlikely

Not if one was from abroad... unlikely but possible

 

[perseus]

Not this summer for a permanent transfer.

 

[junior]

I think you'll find that is exceedingly unlikely

Why? I mean why any more unlikely than us spending £18m plus?

 

[FatSuperman]

Why? I mean why any more unlikely than us spending £18m plus?

Because we can only get one more loan from the domestic league. The other would therefore have to come from abroad (as mentioned in another post) - so it's possible, but really quite unlikely that a foreign league will loan us a decent player to get PL experience.

 

[Pevenseagull]

£25m Mario Balotelli

Let the awesomeness ensue

 

[Cheshire Cat]

2 sets of shirts.

 

[ofco8]

I've gone for <14m as I think it will be £0. I can't see us buying a new striker now, possibly loans though!!.

 

[Lurchy]

Because we can only get one more loan from the domestic league. The other would therefore have to come from abroad (as mentioned in another post) - so it's possible, but really quite unlikely that a foreign league will loan us a decent player to get PL experience.

Ahem, examples of fwds from last season...Jonathan Calleri at West Ham? Simone Zaza at West Ham? M'Baye Niang at Watford? Negrado at Boro?

 

[Baaaald]

If we are going to do it properly over £18m. However I fear the answer will be £0m!