When a manager every week plays the 4 -2-3-1 formation that leaves Giroud as
loan striker in the midst of four defenders of the opposing team, what do you want Giroud to do?
For instance, I don't understand why he refused to
loan a striker in January this year.
Not exact matches
Could we actually be bleeding
strikers (paps say benfica are flying into discuss
loan with Campbell next week???)
in an attempt to clear the wage bill so that it could be used for an incoming and dare I say bigger hitter???
Lukaku scored on both the 13th and 39th minute for Belgium before Chelsea's
striker Michy Batshuayi (currently on
loan at Borussia Dortmund) and Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne scored
in the second - half to seal a 4 - 0 win for Roberto Martinez's side.
I only hope he sees our lone
striker quality for what it is though and tries to nab Falcao / Cavani on one of those dodgy FFP
loans with a view to buy deals
in the last few days.
The nomadic
striker spent a season at Perugia before returning the England on
loan, and remained
in England until the final year of his career.
As reported by the Sun, the La Liga side offered # 3M
in the
loan deal for the
striker, however the sum offered by the club proved not to be enough report the Sun, with the Gunners also reportedly having had a
loan agreement
in place with Levante, however Perez prefers a move to Deportivo as he eyes up a place
in Spain's squad for the World Cup next summer.
Do anyone remember we got
striker on
loan in Germany 2nd tier?
Last summer the ex-Chelsea
striker Demba Ba was on the verge of joining Arsenal on
loan before Jose Mourinho put a block on the deal, but now he has moved to the Turkish side Besiktas who just happen to be playing the Gunners for the first time ever
in Europe.
The Spanish giants brought
in a host of big names this summer, signing World Cup stars James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos
in big - money deals, as well as taking Manchester United
striker Javier Hernandez on
loan on the final day of the transfer window.
The England Under - 21
striker was a huge hit at the KC Stadium during a
loan spell last season, however Sir Alex Ferguson has so far blocked any move because of his lack of genuine
strikers in his squad.
The 20 - year - old — who has featured everywhere from left - back to attacking midfield and can also feature as a
striker — scored 17 times on
loan at Vitesse Arnhem
in the 2014 - 15 campaign.
The
striker has never been prolific, and despite not finding the net during his
loan spell with Les Merlus, he moved to Brittany permanently
in 2011.
Are we really surprised by Wenger though?this is the same manager who only signed a goalkeeper with no outfield players
in the last summer transfer window and this is the same manager who brought
in an injured CM Kim Kallstrom on
loan when we were leading the league
in January 2014 and we needed a
striker!
The on
loan Newcastle
striker has netted 12 goals
in 12 games and is 9/2 to open the scoring.
Juventus: Higuain, Dybala, Simone Zaza, Mandzukic, Coman (out on
loan, will be back next year), Pjaca, multiple other
strikers all out on
loan to various clubs
in Serie A.
The 20 - year - old linked up with Dinamo on a season - long
loan last summer, and the club have now moved to sign the
striker after his impressive run
in front of goal.
U can blame Sanogo for whatever reasons even after u all put him
in your line ups before the game but i prefer blaming a
striker for missing scoring opportunities and not being
in the right position for a pass.Sanogo was up there and there were no through balls coming to him and for that he has become raw and should go on
loan!
The sales of Giroud and Walcott, and the
loan of Akpom have left us with very few
striker options and the unforeseen injury to Lacazette has suddenly highlighted our lack of cover
in the striking department.
Manchester United could be set to bring
in another
striker next summer — Javier Hernandez, who is expected to return to Old Trafford after struggling to impress
in a
loan spell with Real Madrid.
Manchester City
striker John Guidetti was crucial to Sweden's dramatic play - off victory over France and is having a blinding season on
loan with Celtic
in the SPL.
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Pardew had put Evans up for sale because he needed the funds to get a
striker in, as the Baggies have been good defensively but awful
in the «goals for» column, but Pardew has managed to get Daniel Sturridge
in on
loan until the summer, and he is very happy about it!
Linked with a return to old club Inter Milan on
loan, it seems highly likely that Liverpool flop Mario Balotelli will be another big - name
striker on the move after a disappointing season
in the Premier League.
Makelele is certainly a Premier League legend
in his own right and is currently mentoring Abraham at Swansea City where the 20 - year - old
striker is spending a season on
loan from Stamford Bridge.
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26 year old
striker Remy is currently
in the middle of a season long
loan spell at Newcastle United and has once again proven himself more than capable of scoring regularly
in the English top tier.
John Guidetti's proposed
loan move from Manchester City to Sunderland could be
in jeopardy because the 20 - year - old Swedish
striker is struggling to shake off a virus.
The
loan signing from AS Monaco scored his first goal for his new club against Everton on Sunday and the
striker will be wanting to continue that streak
in friendlies with El Salvador on Saturday and Canada on Wednesday.
Former boss Harry Redknapp offloaded a number of top
strikers including Robbie Keane, Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko and last term the White Hart Lane side had to bring Man City's Emmanuel Adebayor
in on
loan.
Crystal Palace are interested
in taking West Brom
striker Peter Odemwingie on
loan.
Chelsea have been offered Atletico Madrid's Brazil international
striker Diego Costa, 25,
in a swap deal involving Belgium international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 21, who is currently on a three - year
loan at the Spanish club — Daily Star
The Belgian
striker joined the Reds from Ligue 1 outfit Lille last summer but was immediately
loaned back out to the club
in order to continue his progression and has scored seven league goals this season.
Arsenal sanctioned the sale of academy graduate Benik Afobe
in January to Wolverhampton Wanderers, after the
striker enjoyed a successful spell on
loan at MK Dons.
The former Anderlecht man could well be
loaned out again next term if any incoming boss decides to invest big money
in a big name
striker signing.
However, with three
strikers shipped out on -
loan in January and an increase
in substitute appearances it appears the 19 year old believes he can make a success of himself at the Emirates.
With rumours that Manchester United could still consider making Radamel Falcao's
loan at the club permanent
in the summer transfer window, here's a look at five
strikers who'd make better signings than the goal - shy Colombian flop...
Vargas, who can play
in either a wide attacking role or as a
striker, spent last term on
loan at Valencia before impressing at the World Cup finals, scoring
in Chile's win over Spain
in the group stages.
Podolski was finally granted his desire exit from the club with Roberto Mancini's Inter Milan agreeing a short - term
loan deal for the
striker with a more permanent move expected
in the summer.
On
Loan * Akpom (depends on our striker buy) * Crowley (he needs to step up and fulfill his potential) * Zelalem (had hot and cold season with Glasgow, would be great if he can be loaned out another year) * Maintland - Niles (hot and cold too, plus we are packed on the right) * Bielik (lets see what he is made of) * Glen Kamara (Midfielder that is 21, it is a loan or he will be sold) * Stefan O'Connor * Mavididi (goes on loan so Malen can play first role in
Loan * Akpom (depends on our
striker buy) * Crowley (he needs to step up and fulfill his potential) * Zelalem (had hot and cold season with Glasgow, would be great if he can be
loaned out another year) * Maintland - Niles (hot and cold too, plus we are packed on the right) * Bielik (lets see what he is made of) * Glen Kamara (Midfielder that is 21, it is a
loan or he will be sold) * Stefan O'Connor * Mavididi (goes on loan so Malen can play first role in
loan or he will be sold) * Stefan O'Connor * Mavididi (goes on
loan so Malen can play first role in
loan so Malen can play first role
in U21)
The Dons have earned something of a reputation
in recent years for developing young talent, with Chelsea
striker Patrick Bamford having flourished on
loan at the club last season and teenage defender Brendan Galloway recently having been sold to Everton for a six - figure fee and midfielder Dele Alli having been linked with a host of the country's top clubs this summer.
The
striker is
in high demand at the end of the season, with on
loan club Real Madrid almost certain not to sign the forward on a permanent basis, while parent club Manchester United also look set to cash
in.
Despite Wenger talking up a lot of our Academy youngsters
in the summer, only Jeff Reine - Adelaide (31) has actually been newly promoted to the side although Akpom (32) and surprisingly Sanogo (22), who were both out on
loan last season, have been kept as
striker backups, despite Arsenal having bought Lucas (9) and already having Giroud (12), Walcott (14), Welbeck (23, when fit) and Sanchez (7) all capable of covering that position as well.
We have also been linked with a few
strikers and the imminent departure of Joel Campbell on
loan to Villarreal
in La Liga together with the deals taking Lukas Podolski to Inter Milan and Yaya Sanogo to Crystal Palace have left some room for another forward or winger.
The 21 year old
striker, who has scored 19 goals
in all competitions this term, is seemingly keen to only return to Chelsea if there is the offer of first team football and isn't too keen on yet another
loan spell.
Manchester City have turned their attentions towards the signing of
in form Aston Villa
striker Christian Benteke as manager Manuel Pellegrini looks to add a fourth
striker to his squad, report the Sun, with the Belgian international the latest player to be considered as the replacement for Alvaro Negredo, who was allowed to depart on
loan to Valencia
in the summer.
I read that PSG are more willing to sell Ibrahimovic than Cavani, he is a bit old, will be 34
in October, but still a top class
striker... It will be very nice if we can get him on
loan or for cheap, because he can't last much more longer, maybe 2 - 3 years
in top level.
Honestly, at times Wenger has surprised us (ie mid summer: Sanchez, Chambers, Ospina, Debuchy) and most of the time disappointed us (end of summer: not getting a defender to replace Vermaelen,
loaning off Jenkison and leaving us with depleted defense, getting Welbeck instead of WC
striker while he was
in Rome on transfer deadline day, getting players like Kim Kallstrom, Squillaci, Silvestre, etc..)
On top of that Gareth Southgate has called up our under fire defender Calum Chambers and our on
loan striker Chuba Akpom to face USA
in a friendly and then Norway
in a qualifier.
To me, a
loan or purchase of Remy would be fine but if we can bring
in any top
striker let's do it.