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Replacement for Hugill

Replacement for Hugill

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northender1881

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So let us assume the following:

- Jordan Hugill departs prior to window shutting to whoever pays an appropriate fee.

- The club decides there is some cash floating about for a replacement (I am not even going to being to suggest a figure for that, let’s just use our realistic imaginations)

- The only question is who could we go for at this point who could be a realistic target?

Perhaps a loan of a Premiership team would be the route we take or are there any lower-league names you can throw into the hat.

Would Neil even be looking for another ‘Target-man’ type player or prefer to look for something else?

What would everyone suggest?
 
Neil has always used a target man type - contrary to popular belief.

i like Devante Cole. People will look at his goal record and say he's shit but I think he could be a very good player.
 
Honestly couldnt tell you.

Neil keeps his transfer dealings very close to his chest.

However Hugill offers something different to every other striker at the club so a like for like (if that is possible) would be what I would suspect we would be after but would all depend on who is available.
 
Danny Graham scored a few goals last season for a shite team but has yet to score at league on level. Bar that no one springs to mind without shelling out a small fortune which we clearly won't do.
 
jumping mouse said:
Play barkhuizen as a striker. And play Horgan on the right.

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This, though I would give Mavididi a chance seeing as he is an England under 20 international and looked a massive handful at Boro when he came on.

We have options anyway, Maguire, Barkhuizen & Mavididi can all play that central role.
 
Realistically, we won't be able to afford someone who's been prolific at pretty much any level, even with the Hugill money. Even League Two goalscorers like Roofe go for £3-4m.

If we reinvested say £5m of the Hugill money into a striker, I doubt that striker would fit into our wage structure.

I think we'd end up with someone like Devante Cole as nishtar suggests. Someone who hasn't exactly been prolific yet but who has the talent and physical attributes to go on and be prolific and keep on improving.
 
Dont know but please not Danny Graham. Haven't we learnt our lesson on failed Premiership players. (Before anyone picks me up on it two exceptions Gally and Mcgeady)
 
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