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Krzysztof Piatek

YiddoTom90

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Dont forget drogba was nothing till mourinho got him at 26. Nearly identical stats. Even if he was half as good i'll take it
 

JayB

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It’s very difficult for us to recruit strikers because of Kane so snapping up a talented young striker who is seeking a change of scenery at a reasonable fee is about the best situation we can hope for IMO. He may not set the world alight but we are unlikely to be able to bring in anyone who is clearly at a higher level. All for this personally.
 

BringBack_leGin

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Dembele and Milik are both quality. Both arguably too good to be no2 to Harry. Piatek is a step down from both imo.
Over the past 2.5 seasons in the same league, Milik has 29 in 59 for a better side than Piatek plays for, compared to Piatek’s 26 in 56. Very similar strike rates, and Milik had far more experience to start with at a decent level having joined Leverkusen at 19. That’s suggests that if nothing else, Piatek is a natural goalscorer.

Dembele is harder to judge having only played in second tier leaves... even Janssen tore up Eredivisie.
 

YiddoTom90

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Over the past 2.5 seasons in the same league, Milik has 29 in 59 for a better side than Piatek plays for, compared to Piatek’s 26 in 56. Very similar strike rates, and Milik had far more experience to start with at a decent level having joined Leverkusen at 19. That’s suggests that if nothing else, Piatek is a natural goalscorer.

Dembele is harder to judge having only played in second tier leaves... even Janssen tore up Eredivisie.
Milik has been ravaged by injuries though
 

SpartanSpur

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It’s very difficult for us to recruit strikers because of Kane so snapping up a talented young striker who is seeking a change of scenery at a reasonable fee is about the best situation we can hope for IMO. He may not set the world alight but we are unlikely to be able to bring in anyone who is clearly at a higher level. All for this personally.

It's certainly an interesting option, been looking at it this way myself. Does sound a bit like a panic signing (which is kinda true tbf) and he doesn't look complete enough to be a world beater but seems to be a deal that makes a lot of sense on paper, should the sun be accurate.
 

BringBack_leGin

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Milik has been ravaged by injuries though
That’s why I compared based on games played rather than time spent.

I’m not saying Piatek is as good as, I’m saying that the numbers are clearly good, and his reputation suggests he has the physicality to cut it.
 

CantSmileWithoutYou

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The last time we signed a genuine striker that wasn’t Dutch, I was shaped like a bronzed god
Like this...
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HodisGawd

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He looks like a squad player, which is fine as we ought to have had one to step in anyway
 

H-SF

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Over the past 2.5 seasons in the same league, Milik has 29 in 59 for a better side than Piatek plays for, compared to Piatek’s 26 in 56. Very similar strike rates, and Milik had far more experience to start with at a decent level having joined Leverkusen at 19. That’s suggests that if nothing else, Piatek is a natural goalscorer.

Dembele is harder to judge having only played in second tier leaves... even Janssen tore up Eredivisie.
Milik has a far more optimal frame for a target man, is almost Firmino-esque with how he drops deep and links with teammates and is also a good finisher. Much more complete than Piatek from what I’ve seen.
Dembele has played UCL for Lyon and Ligue 1 consistently for a while now, and has never played in Holland, so I don’t really see your point there.
 

Johno1470

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Bang average back up for Kane. Sure he did well for Genoa for one season but he’s not cutting the mustard at Milan and he’s been replaced by an Ibra that can’t even run anymore.
 
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