He is having a purple patch right now but I've seen nothing of him throughout his career that suggests he can maintain this level or indeed that he anything more than a mid level, average English striker. He is absolutely nothing special at all in my opinion and would be horrifically overpriced...
They are a good team but you do get the feeling that up until now they have been super confident in their own abilities (over confident?) and that has raised their game. Big question marks now on how they will cope with a period of bad form, I suspect they will collapse because without that...
I also like Scamacca - he has all the tools to do really well in our system. One of the main criticisms of him has been that he can be a bit lazy and lacking in desire to really help his team. I think though that he is maturing as a player and is ready to kick on.
That is of course true however they still brought him through from 11 to 17 when he made his debut which are the key years in a young players development so their academy undoubtedly had a big influence on him.
Presumably because those particular players are some of the best in the world for their age? Yamal is absolutely insane for 16 years old as an example. Gavi is only 19 but already has 27 caps for Spain. These are not your normal kids. Barcelona academy must be phenomenal.
Depends on what you mean by 'top' - if you mean potentially world class then a 'top' centre forward alone would likely cost £100m and a 'top' winger at least 60-80m and a winger/10 hybrid at least 60-80m.
Clearly we are not in that market, at least not for 3 players of that ilk in one window...
That is only part of the story though isn't it - he has been one of our most creative players since he joined in terms of creating chances. Clearly he could score more than he does but he has offered a lot to the team in his performances so far. To say he isn't even worth a free transfer is pure...
I do think we lack a bit of creativity in our forward line - outside of Maddison I don't think we have anybody really who can pick out a pass with any regularity so I can see why we might be considering a Bernardo Silva type player as well as a pacey winger who can beat a player.
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