Those boys were probably lucky to miss this morning!
In other rumours/ news. I read last night that we might be looking at Huntelaar as another back up striker. Think he is with a german team from memory Schalke? Must be getting pretty old. Seems like a gamble but if he is cheap, might be a different option.
He's nearly 30.
14 goals in 21 appearances last season (League, Cup, Domestic) not sure if he was injured as that doesn't seem like many games...
In total, 91 goals for Schalke in 139 games over the past 4 seasons.
Yeah, injured for basically the first half of the season. Schalke had an excellent 2nd half of the season, his form one of the reasons for that.
It's a given that we need an out and out striker if (when) Suarez goes. all 3 of Sanchez, Higuain and Huntelaar have excellent stats regarding goals and assists. Not Suarez type figures but then, those performances only come along every other season from a player.
If Sturridge continues to improve and comes close to last years tally, plus another 20 goal a season striker + some defensive strengthening, I think we're in a good position. People keep saying "you can't replace Suarez's goals" and that's probably true, but in reality, we wouldn't need as many if we had a bit more grunt at the back. Johnson should be second fiddle to Flanno now, it's the left I'm really concerned about.
Jose not up to standard? He's going to be like a new signing imo!