Player Watch Player Watch: Dominic Solanke

[Mr Pink]

Not saying I particularly want him but he's an improvement on Richardson if he's available to play

Thats the way I see it as well.

 

[Mr Pink]

I really do hope we arent leaving it to the last week of the window to see which deal we can extract best value on.

 

[lukadownthelane]

He’s a solid PL player who improves our squad and fits our system.

However he is not a sign of ambition.

 

[Styopa]

He’s a solid PL player who improves our squad and fits our system.

However he is not a sign of ambition.

It doesn't seem like we're going to make a statement centre forward signing. We are being linked with players in 35m to 50m range. That doesn't get you very much in today's market unless we uncover a hidden gem.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

eze deal from what i know only gets done if we activate that release clause . Parish and co won’t negotiate they have no reason to they don’t wanna lose him. We have looked into a higher fee with structured payments but they want that ballon payment not 12 mill a year . They don’t typically back down and I don’t see why they should !

Makes complete sense. From their pov they really won’t want to loose Eze and Olise in one window if they can help it. It would be like us selling Kane and Son in one window. One has to respect their position on this.

It will be interesting to see what the club decides to do re Eze, to use a well worn colloquialism, we ether need to shit or get off the pot. Maybe the club are waiting to see how the Neto deal plays out before deciding but i don’t see the point on waiting on Eze and hoping things will change between now and the end of the window because they most likely won’t.

All that said I’m not sure I would be particularly happy if we pivot from Eze to Solanke, I certainly think we need a versatile creative AM if/when Gio goes. If that’s not ultimately Eze then I’d hope we would revisit Baena, Sudakov, Doué etc

 

[THFCSPURS19]

He’s a solid PL player who improves our squad and fits our system.

However he is not a sign of ambition.

What is a sign of ambition?

 

[vegassd]

It will be interesting to see what the club decides to do re Eze, to use a well worn colloquialism, we ether need shit or get off the pot. Maybe the club are waiting to see how the Neto deal plays out before deciding but i don’t see the point on waiting on Eze and hoping things will change between now and the end of the window because they most likely won’t.

Absolutely this. It's makes sense if we have been feeling out clubs so far, but as of next week I think triggers need to start being pulled one way or the other.

If these links are true then it is encouraging that we are looking at the CF position. I'll ask you this because I trust your knowledge... a name that came up on the BBC round up this morning was Tammy Abraham (not in relation to us). How do you see him profiling in comparison to Solanke?

 

[lukadownthelane]

What is a sign of ambition?

Going after a player with a perceived higher ceiling with the expectation that they could become a world star.
Personally if we can only get a player like Solanke then I’m fine with it as we badly need another striker but I don’t think it indicates we’re really going after trying to close the gap with the top 2.

 

[Danners9]

What is a sign of ambition?

I am struggling to come up with a truly game changer of a striker.

I like Isak a lot; think he'd be perfect. But 100m+. If they'd even entertain the idea at all.
Otherwise it's players like Openda, Osimhen, Vlahovic maybe.

Here is 90min's list: https://www.90min.com/posts/the-25-best-strikers-in-world-football-ranked
Half the list is over 30. Most of the others are in the PL or have just moved to the PL. A couple have already moved this summer. Gyokeres is there at #11.

 

[Powder Keg]

Not saying I particularly want him but he's an improvement on Richardson if he's available to play

And having him and Richarlison would be fantastic

 

[Trix]

Going after a player with a perceived higher ceiling with the expectation that they could become a world star.
Personally if we can only get a player like Solanke then I’m fine with it as we badly need another striker but I don’t think it indicates we’re really going after trying to close the gap with the top 2.

Personally I'd rather just not bother getting a CF this year if Solanke is the best we can target.

 

[Powder Keg]

Could become a world star????? Solanke????

Personally I'd rather just not bother getting a CF this year if Solanke is the best we can target.

It’s possible that Solanke is the best available in the market. Gyok has risks and is just as expensive (and also might be going elsewhere). I’m good with it if Richarlison stays.

 

[keithtighe93]

He’s absolutely an upgrade on Richi.

Guy scored 19 PL goals for Bournemouth last year, Richi’s never passed 13.

Better footballer for me, can control it and hold it up well, more pace and runs the channels.

If we can swap one in and one out for the same price more or less, it’s a no brainer for me.

If you look at his career trajectory, he’s been getting better for the last 4 years now after being messed around a bit by Liverpool & Chelsea.

Last year wasn’t a one off, it was a natural progression.

 

[Styopa]

Going after a player with a perceived higher ceiling with the expectation that they could become a world star.
Personally if we can only get a player like Solanke then I’m fine with it as we badly need another striker but I don’t think it indicates we’re really going after trying to close the gap with the top 2.

I think it depends on other moves we make. If we buy Neto, Eze and Solanke, that's different from just buying Solanke. But switching from Eze to Solanke (if that's what we're doing) would feel like a downgrade to be honest. I know they're different positions but still. It would also leave a lot resting on the Neto deal because just signing Solanke from here would be very disappointing.

 

[Danners9]

He’s absolutely an upgrade on Richi.

Guy scored 19 PL goals for Bournemouth last year, Richi’s never passed 13.

Better footballer for me, can control it and hold it up well, more pace and runs the channels.

If we can swap one in and one out for the same price more or less, it’s a no brainer for me.

If you look at his career trajectory, he’s been getting better for the last 4 years now after being messed around a bit by Liverpool & Chelsea.

Last year wasn’t a one off, it was a natural progression.

the pressing stats are quite good, too:

 

[JonnySpurs]

Could become a world star????? Solanke????

Personally I'd rather just not bother getting a CF this year if Solanke is the best we can target.

I dont disagree with this but with Richy's tendency to get injured and the additional games we have this season, we can't have Son as occasional backup, with one of Veliz, Scarlett or Lankshear after that. Kulu can do a job as well but it wont take long for fans to be screaming that we should have signed Solanke, David or the like when Richy is out for another 2 months and the backup options aren't good enough. Just saying.

With that said, gun to my head, if it's a choice between Neto & Eze or Neto & Solanke, then I'm taking the former. That's just me tho.

 

[Trix]

It’s possible that Solanke is the best available in the market. Gyok has risks and is just as expensive (and also might be going elsewhere). I’m good with it if Richarlison stays.

Then just fucking leave it. We'd have Richy, Son and Lankshear as the options. I've said it so many times, I don't want to buy any senior players on 5 year contracts unless they are seen as real upgrades and long term options. The money being talked about for a player who is 26 and has had one good PL season, whilst doing his best work on the counter attack is insane.

 

[barry]

Could become a world star????? Solanke????

Personally I'd rather just not bother getting a CF this year if Solanke is the best we can target.

He's saying Solanke won't become a world star, and a club with ambition would target someone with that potential. He's essentially agreeing with you.

Where you differ is he would accept Solanke as a stop gap. I'm with you and think we should just allow it, until something better comes along.

 

[barry]

Makes complete sense. From their pov they really won’t want to loose Eze and Olise in one window if they can help it. It would be like us selling Kane and Son in one window. One has to respect their position on this.

It will be interesting to see what the club decides to do re Eze, to use a well worn colloquialism, we ether need shit or get off the pot. Maybe the club are waiting to see how the Neto deal plays out before deciding but i don’t see the point on waiting on Eze and hoping things will change between now and the end of the window because they most likely won’t.

All that said I’m not sure I would be particularly happy if we pivot from Eze to Solanke, I certainly think we need a versatile creative AM if/when Gio goes. If that’s not ultimately Eze then I’d hope we would revisit Baena, Sudakov, Doué etc

that's not exactly the phrase, but I think I prefer your way. Bravo.

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

If he was £30-35m and a replacement for Richarlison who would actually be available more regularly for us, it wouldn’t be a terrible move.

For £65m as a marquee attacking signing though? Absolutely insane if we do it.