05 Jun 2026 13:03:02
I know that there are other positions that need to be filled, but I really wouldn't like to trust Moyes with signing another striker.
I really wanted Franculino Dju last summer when he was available for about £15m, but instead we wasted £27.5m on a bag of ****.
The current names in the frame appear to be Jesus and Delap and to be honest neither fill me with confidence.
Our 2 strikers aren't good enough and need to go, but I have a feeling and hope that I am wrong, that Moyes will keep Barry. If that is the case then we will still need 2 strikers.
I would still love to get Dju, but our failure to get into Europe will go against us and his price will have doubled also. An experienced striker would also be useful and I gather that we tried to get Lukaku in January. I would certainly take him on a 2 year contract as if he could stay fit he still knows where the net is. He is also rumoured to be available for about £12m. Conte has just left the club and it has been reported that the owners want De Bruyne and Lukaku gone.
05 Jun 2026 15:04:07
I am with you on Dju Shropshire. He would offer us something completely different up there as he can actually play football.
You are spot on. I think we missed the boat on him last summer and then he suffered the serious-ish injury in winter.
Can see someone like Lille or Benfica going for him. They always seem to get the lads in from the lesser leagues that are about to explode and then sell them on for a ridiculous profit.
Isn't Lukaku on ridiculous wages?
05 Jun 2026 17:53:24
He spent the season on the training table. Send him to MLS.
05 Jun 2026 17:57:12
He will be on a decent wage BN, but I think that he's desperate to have another crack at the Premier League and he did play his best football in this league with us, so may feel that he has unfinished business.
The other advantage is that TFG will know all about his demands, having had him at Roma. Definitely think he is worth a punt.