That in mind, let's take a look at which Premier League clubs would most benefit from bringing the 37 - year -
old striker back to England:
Not exact matches
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.
Much is expected of the 24 - year -
old this year given Liverpool's struggles in front of goal last season and they have turned to a
striker that found the
back of the net 42 times in 89 league games for Villa during his three - year spell with the Midlands outfit.
Then a whole seasons experience with 30 + year
old pros and a manager with over 40 years experience and off the
back of a cup performance in which he dueled with the toughest
striker around and didn't come off second best, he comes off all that yet he lacks confidence, plus he's second guessing his choices and doesn't look as fit as when we first signed him.
The Tigers are preparing for their first season
back in the Premier League since 2010 and manager Steve Bruce has identified the 24 - year -
old striker as one of his top targets.
The 22 year
old striker may well be ready to return to Serie A after seemingly finding himself as something of a
back - up option at Man City.
West Ham are looking for a cut - price deal with a «buy -
back clause» for Joselu, the 22 - year -
old Real Madrid
striker.
The Dutchman's wish - list consists of a new right -
back, central defender, central midfielder, winger and
striker and there are already several options in each position for the 63 - year -
old.
The
Old Trafford club's
striker Robin van Persie has
backed Van Gaal to turn around the club's fortunes after a slow start to the season --(Manchester Evening News)
The 34 - year -
old tactician is set to welcome Emmanuel Adebayor
back to White Hart Lane this week but is prepared to sell England
striker Jermain Defoe, as well as Luka Modric.
LOL It didn't take too long for the media to start the January Arsenal transfer rumours as at the start of yesterday the Guardian are saying that Arsene Wenger made a last minute offer to buy the Juventus
striker Simone Zaza, despite the 24 year -
old only moving to the Old Lady earlier in this transfer window, and are now preparing to go back for another bid in Janua
old only moving to the
Old Lady earlier in this transfer window, and are now preparing to go back for another bid in Janua
Old Lady earlier in this transfer window, and are now preparing to go
back for another bid in January.
The Japanese
striker is the
oldest professional player in the world, and has continued to find the
back of the net on a regular basis for Yokohama FC.
Louis van Gaal opted to send Radamel Falcao
back to AS Monaco after an ineffective loan spell and veteran Robin Van Persie struggled with form and fitness last season and as such there is certainly scope for a
striker signing to boost the
Old Trafford attack.
Facts you people need to put into your head; Ramsey is not worldclass, Walcott is not Thierry Henry, Giroud is not the
striker to lead us, Coquelin must not be our only Dm, Wilsher needs caring to save him from being an another Diaby, Mertesacker is
old and needs to be replaced, we need a new left
back, we need a keeper, we need to ship out Poldi and some others.
There were very few Arsenal fans that honestly expected to see our
old striker Nicholas Bendtner
back in England, never mind on the same pitch as an Arsenal team, after Arsene Wenger finally gave up on him
back in 2012.
Walcott seems to have started with plenty of focus now that the silly idea of him being a
striker has shifted from his mind, or is it Wenger's mind, but how long before the
old rot sets
back in.
Is Arsenal in the market for a very
old back - up
striker?
@john0711 But with that he would get a broken down
striker, an
old CB plus a young, up and coming midfielder... And you'd get change
back.
The final goal was scored by his
old team - mate Benik Afobe, who also left Arsenal to get regular playing time, and the
striker thinks that Jack would not be happy going
back to sitting on the bench.
First of all, it would be ridiculous for Arsenal to offer $ 50 million for a 29 year
old striker, especially when you consider how petty Wenger and co were surrounding the bid for a much younger and more deadly Luis Suarez a few years
back.
The six players are; young
striker Chuba Akpom who has been on fire this season and scored a hat - truck in the last under 21 game, Gedion Zelalem, the central midfielder who has been compared to Cesc Fabregas, Ainsley Maitland - Niles, the talented winger who was on the bench for the Stoke game, Stefan O'Connor the promising 17 - year
old centre
back who recently signed his first professional contract, Alex Iwobi the Nigerian born winger and nephew of Jay - Jay Okocha and finally the young defensive midfielder Glen Kamara who also plays for the Finland national team at under 21 level.
Matic they bought
back for 10X what they sold him for, they failed in the
striker department for several years and Costa is a very belated fix to an
old problem and Fabregas fell in to Mourinho's lap.
1) GK — better 2) LB — same, possibly better if Gibbs improves, Monreal has plateaued 3) RB — better as Bellerin will only improve 4) CB first pairing — same, as the BFG is getting
older but he can't get shorter or slower, 5) CB second pairing — better since we didn't have a pair last year 6) DM — better as Arteta is now
back up and Coquelin should get even better 7) Box to box — better if you think Ramsey and Wilshire still have room to improve and are still being kept out by Carloza 8) LW — better, Sanchez might not get too much better but Welbeck is an improvement on Podolski 9) RW — same if Theo moves up front but Ox and Gnabry have lots of room to improve 10) CAM — same 11)
Striker — better as Giroud / Theo is stronger than Giroud / Sanogo
Chelsea only have one real
striker, Costa and two average
back ups Remy and
old Drogba and they still win the league.
Louis van Gaal is set to spend fortunes again this summer, with a top class
striker, creative midfielder and centre
back set to go to
Old Trafford.
Giroud is the
Old fashion British Center forward type of
striker who plays with his
back to goal.
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striker
The 26 - year
old striker has never looked
back and his delighted manager has this week lifted the lid on why Alexis has done so well so quickly for the Gunners.
Seemingly upset with his current role with Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super Lig, former Arsenal and Manchester United
striker Robin van Persie appears poised to move
back to his
old stomping grounds as soon as the January transfer window comes along.
After a disappointing spell with Manchester United last season, where he found the
back of the net just four times in 26 league appearances, the 29 - year -
old will be hoping to silence a few of his critics by regaining the form which made him one of the most potent
strikers in European football.
The decision to let those
strikers leave
Old Trafford came
back to haunt the Dutchman against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night as his side struggled with the absence of captain Wayne Rooney, who missed the game at the Philips Stadion through injury.
Arsene Wenger has made it clear that he wants the young Arsenal
striker Yaya Sanogo to go on loan to a Premiership club this month, but it now seems clear that the 21 year -
old would much prefer a move
back to his homeland with Bordeaux, and the French giants are keen on coming to an arrangement with the Gunners.
According to the Metro,
striker Anthony Martial and starting defender Matteo Darmian are expected to be
back in the lineup for their match against Watford at
Old Trafford on Wednesday.
19 - year -
old striker Jerome Sinclair has been barely used at all since appearing in the FA Cup for Liverpool
back in January.
Theo Walcott, Denilson (
back) and Robin van Persie (knee) are also rested for the trip to Belgium, so 18 - year -
old striker Sanchez Watt could be in line for his debut.
i don't think now is time to take chances, i hear Man - U will spend 350 million pounds in the next two years Chelsea who is already a full squad and still toying with the idea of buying Messi, City will sell few deadwood and buy big and we are thinking of signing 38 year
old striker, i love TH but come on guys we are suppose to be fighting
back to greatness and catch up to Europe's elite, Man - U is linked wit every player we the Arsenal supporters are asking for and guess who will buy them.
Back in 2012 when the Polish international was with Bundesliga big guns Borussia Dortmund, the Red Devils were offered the opportunity to bring the
striker to
Old Trafford, but decided to weaken their opponents Arsenal rather than take the gamble on him.
This injury to the Tottenham and England international
striker Harry Kane, reported by Sky Sports, is nothing like those situations as the spuds are expecting to have him
back very soon, perhaps even in time to face Real Madrid in the Champions League next week, but it does mean that our north London rivals will be without their talisman and top scorer for the trip to
Old Trafford this weekend.
Speaking ahead of today's trip to Arsenal, Bruce spoke fondly of Welbeck and his ability,
backing him to succeed at Arsenal despite some doubts over the signing when it happened, as the # 16m
striker never truly broke into the starting lineup on a regular basis whilst on the books at
Old Trafford.
That shouldn't stop punters from
backing the
striker to find the net on Sunday against his
old club Chelsea, which means it could be a good time to use betulator.com to work out your maximum winnings.
Former club Atletico Madrid are interested in bringing the 27 - year -
old back to the Spanish Liga but Chelsea want to sign a world class
striker before concluding the deal.
The 28 - year -
old's last goal against Leverkusen was in the 2013 - 14 campaign, but our first goalscorer prediction would
back the
striker at 6.00 with Betway.
30 - year -
old striker Filip Djordjevic has hired French agents ahead of this summer transfer window with his ultimate aim being to move
back to Ligue 1, according to L'Équipe.
Liverpool completed the signing of Belgium
striker Divock Origi but the 19 - year -
old was immediately loaned
back to French club Lille.
The 21 - year -
old striker is out with a
back injury, suspected to be a stress fracture.
FC Porto loaned Freddy Guarin to Inter and Fernando Belluschi to Genoa, two players who were rumoured to be unhappy at Porto, while they brought
back Lucho Gonzalez (from Marseille)-- a player who had won four leagues with Porto in his previous stint and been one of the best players in the Portuguese League at the time — and Marc Janko from Twente, a 28 - year -
old striker who is expected to boost Porto's forward depth.
Dasvidania, Russia Following five years in Russia with Dynamo Moscow, 33 - year -
old former Germany
striker, Kevin Kuranyi is aiming for one last hurrah
back in the Bundesliga, where he used to star for Stuttgart and Schalke.
Ageless England
striker Jermaine Defoe left last season's relegation victims Sunderland for top flight side Bournemouth and former Arsenal centre
back Martin Keown believes the 34 - year
old would be an
old wine of inspiration for the Cherries side.
Sporting signed Xandão (a young center
back) from São Paulo and Ribas (a 23 - year -
old striker) on loan from Genoa, and they recalled Renato Neto, a young midfielder who graduated in Sporting's academy and was on loan at Club Brugge.
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney struggled during the early weeks of the season featuring as club's lone
striker, but since the arrival of Anthony Martial has now seen the United skipper gets
back to his more skilled role as the 29 - year -
old suits has been better in form and given the lack of coverage the Gunners midfield offers the team's defence, Rooney will be able to find a lot of space and play his best of the season so far.