malvolio
Senior Member
Half of them are already certified bums, likes of Marmoush and Ekitike on the way.Tell me you have 0 clue about football without telling me
Btw French players don't do well at Liverpool.
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Btw French players don't do well at Liverpool.
khaled_a_d
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Ekitike has a lot of similarities with Darwin Nunez. Great physically and in almost everything but bad finisher and lacks goal scoring record. They are banking on him turning the page and taking the next step like how Isak has done, which is very possible.
High risk high reward deal tbh, but a bit surprised they went for it
High risk high reward deal tbh, but a bit surprised they went for it
They got their data, but for me he is a stretched out Memphis Depay.
Plays for himself too much, missed the easy options, dwells on the ball and goes for one more dribble. And with all of this the finishing isn't prolific
Now if Slot can get that out of him and make him a consistent 20+ striker, then they got something.
If he jumps into that top 5-8 striker space though, I will be surprised.
Birdy
Senior Member
Dude, you are embarassing yourself with posts like this
Ekitike has fantastic technique, Nunez can't control a football. How can you put the two in the same sentence?
Let alone of tons of other differences between them
Birdy
Senior Member
He doesn't need as great an improvement as it is implied.
He was already phenomenal last season at Frankfurt.
It's all PSG's fault who did not see his talent and preferred to cash in on him, rather than wait and trust.
Funny thing is that his associative style of play would fit like a glove in the current PSG tactical system
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
A lot was said about Darwin as well, and I'm not trying to "attack" the Darwin believers because I got caught in the hype too.
Ekitiktok is a great talent and could be great, but there's a lot of things that goes into actually succeeding at a high level like this. Being able to handle the pressure is one of those things.
We'll see.
Ekitiktok is a great talent and could be great, but there's a lot of things that goes into actually succeeding at a high level like this. Being able to handle the pressure is one of those things.
We'll see.
Don Juan Laporta Estruch
Basta yaaaaaaa, Cabron ! y Bona nit 🥂
Paying 220m for two attacking players from the easiest big league for attackers to thrive, in Europe, is basically bending over, handing opposition fans a fat strap on and screaming " Please, humiliate me. "
They've overpaid by at least 50m for the two. Apparently they are geniuses over there though and Laporta is a fool because he didn't get Rashford to take a bigger wage cut on his loan.
They've overpaid by at least 50m for the two. Apparently they are geniuses over there though and Laporta is a fool because he didn't get Rashford to take a bigger wage cut on his loan.
Perhaps I'm doing him a disservice, but then again Memphis had 20 goal Ligue1 seasons in him too.
Your right that he has all the attributes of a top attacker. It is just about him maturing his mental game and refining his decision making at a top club between 23-26. Slot is top class, if a bit self-indulgent, so let's see if he is the man that can do it.
PSG probably a bit too eager to let him go, but they had Mbappe at the time and by accounts, this kid wanted to play first team and hadn't given PSG nearly enough validation that he was worthy of it. Probably should have kept some controlling stake though, ala Xavi Simons.
Birdy
Senior Member
Yup, they messed up big time.
Ekitike went to Frankfurt on loan in 2023, when they knew Mbape has only 1 year left
and he was sold to Frankfurt in 2024, when Mbape was already gone to Madrid
They merely failed to see his potential
Birdy
Senior Member
Isak in, Diaz out...
Ekitike in, Nunez out...
Wirtz in, Elliot out...
Frimpong in, Trent out...
Kerkez in, Robertson bench...
Guehi in, Quansah out...
If Pool completes the window as planned, is this the BEST transfer window ever in recent times?
Apart from losing Trent and getting Frimpong, they hugely upgraded every position, while still retained their world-class core of Allison, VVD, Salah, Mcallister, Gravenberch!
Ekitike in, Nunez out...
Wirtz in, Elliot out...
Frimpong in, Trent out...
Kerkez in, Robertson bench...
Guehi in, Quansah out...
If Pool completes the window as planned, is this the BEST transfer window ever in recent times?
Apart from losing Trent and getting Frimpong, they hugely upgraded every position, while still retained their world-class core of Allison, VVD, Salah, Mcallister, Gravenberch!
Birdy
Senior Member
Agreed!
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