YOU describe him as an impact sub through the thread.
Correctly.
He may be able to start matches and he may be everything your opinion says he is. I hope so, as it seems clear we will sign him.
My points are:
1. It is your opinion.
2. There is considerable risk in paying up to £8m for this lad and there is considerable risk in starting him.
3. My opinion is that I would much rather pay more for an international who is the best striker currently in the Championship and has a full season of being extremely good on a number of fronts. We won't beat a PL club to him, but IMHO paying more for Gyokeres is less of a gamble than buying Forss.
One of these lads has done much more than the other.
And many of us have been watching just how good he is throughout last season.
Totally agree, it's all opinion. I also agree based on last season, Gyokeres is 100% better than Forss, there's no denying that.
But one thing we can all agree on, is we're not getting Gyokeres - and we're not going to be paying £12m+ for a striker.
I did say £5-8 million for Forss, so hopefully it's closer to the 5, but that's just my opinion too - nobody knows.
I just think CW will want to sign at least 1 striker permanently on a longer contract, because we're going to end up with this consistent problem of needing 3 strikers every season if we don't.
From the strikers we've looked at to sign permanently (or have been rumoured to have looked at) - Forss is the best out of the bunch.