Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes ,Bernando Silva 
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Regarding adjusting to the league and the transition from Portugal, yeah, thatās the biggest question and you never really know.
Many flops, but also many huge players came from there and have done an amazing job.
I think you could probably use Bruno Ratnandes as a good example/reference.
Itās good heās recent example who plays in the current era so it makes him even more representative.
I was seeing his highlights in portugal for years, and he looked OP. Goals from all the positions, skills, passes etcā¦ Also a player who dominanted the league for a few years in a similar way. I absolutely thought he would never be able to translate anything near that to a top league. Obviously I was wrong. Arguably the best transfer United did in the post Ferguson era.
The way fans in Portugal are speaking about Gyokeres, not just Sporting fansā¦ They all agree he is undoubtedly the best player the league has seen in years, including Bruno.
Doesnāt have to mean anything in the end, every player is a specific example, but Iād say thatās a positive sign.
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we have been linked to him and apparently he is one of those players that Arteta has been speaking to for many monthsā¦i reckon he will be with us next season.
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Ultimately heāll have to prove it elsewhere (hopefully here) but heās the real deal in my eyes.
Like you said at that size to move and dribble like he does? Heās a tank. Then there the workrate with the possession won, pressing, passing
Lethal finishing and complete all round game, heās a rarity in Europe tbh. Shades of a bigger more athletic Suarez, at this moment isnāt another striker like him around heās very unique considering how all his attributes blend together.
Iām highly anticipating seeing him against better CL opposition
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He has that Suarez-esque unpredictability to his game.
Regardless of any question marks, we should try him out.
At 26, he is at his peak.
I like Gyokeres but what are the odds of us dropping 100m on a 27-year-old striker next summer?
#1 priority is likely a top level LW or a versatile attacker that can either play across the front line or switch from LW to attacking midfield like Wirtz. Weāre going to be in the same situation we were this August, needing this kind of player, and Sterling will go back to Chelsea.
#2 priority is likely to be a DM or 6/8 player to replace Partey, who will leave on a free.
#3 priority is probably another defender as at least one of Zinchenko, Kiwior, or Tomiyasu will go.
#4 priority is probably a better backup GK.
I can see us signing a striker if the right opportunity comes along (like we tried with Sesko) but not sure that weāll be looking to make that the biggest buy of the summer.
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Basically, I agree of what you said.
How much we are willing to pay for Gyokeres? I guess it has to be āa lotā to get his service. We will not be the only one interested in him for sure, and possibly a bidding war will happen.
For me, the rise of Nwaneri, we are not in desperate need for an attacking midfielder. A wide player is more like it, because I donāt think we will renew Sterlingās loan, at least we are not going to pay a significant amount on him. We need a permenant wide player for both side.
Partey and Jorgi will go, at least one. As of now we donāt see anybody from youth team is capable to fill this back up role. Ode, Rice, Merino, Nwaneri, Partey/Jorgi is definitely not enough. So we will need a CM/CDM.
We possibly will need one to replace Kiwior/Tomi/Zinny.
Donāt see we have enough money to go all out on Gyokeres.
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ohh heās already 26/27? Why did I think he was only 22 
Nwaneri is an unproven attacking mid
He should have no bearing on a striker signing
if he is āunprovenā, which means not yet up to standardā¦
does it mean we need a cover for Ode?
I think after this Odeās injury, Arteta wonāt make the same mistake again and have no one cover this position.
Gabriel Jesus should be finished here which is another reason why a striker will be needed in my view
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https://x.com/MarioCortegana/status/1840812013422792897
Says Chelsea, Liverpool, and Barcelona also all interested.
Not a bad group of suitors.
yeah, forgot him.
definitely need a replacement.
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Another freaking defender
Arteta has created his defender āĀ£200 Pass Goā feature at the club. Itās a given now haha.
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Quite the Reis to try and sign him.
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I think people forget / donāt realise that Gyokeres played in the Championship for Coventry. His last season there Coventry were so close to PL promotion via the playoffs losing on penalties to Luton.
Heās shown he can produce in England in a very physical, demanding league. Personally Iād be quite confident of his ability to adapt to the PL if we did got for him.
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Weāve made a signing
https://x.com/DailyAFC/status/1842198351476854940?t=FVIp47vYATUk31ua-EycBg&s=19
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He definitely looks like a bull. So mature.
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