It's hard to know which other strikers in the World are available. Without having a good scouting network, sources who can have a word with people at the clubs and testing the waters, we are left clutching at hope whenever we are linked with a player who is decent. Players like Kramer, Berardi, Paco Alcacer and Gabriel Barbosa are all good talents but would we ever stand a chance to sign them? Seems unlikely, not if we are not pursuing them now... other than potentially our move for Kramer. Those are young strikers who appear to have the ability to succeed, but who are likely much in demand and not only at their current club, but elsewhere too.
I want us to sign a young striker, someone who might be worth a good amount now but who is less likely to see their market value drop quickly.
But is Berahino the equivalent of Stones in his position? Is it more difficult to find a top notch local defender than forward?
It's difficult to find a top young striker that has a history of playing in the Premier League and scoring goals.
Other strikers who could interest would have included:
Kramer, Berardi, Paco Alcacer and Gabriel Barbosa Almeida
But, do you really see us signing any of those? Kramer has been linked but I'm unconvinced that we will sign him. Other than having been burned with the Soldado transfer, it would almost have been as well for us to have bought big with Lacazette, assuming that he would have wanted to have moved to us, which isn't a given. Yes, he would have cost a lot of money, but he has the talent to succeed and it seems as if players can more easily convert to Premier League football from France, than from any other national league. I have no doubt that we would have eventually sold Lacazette for a profit but as his signing would be a pipe dream at best, perhaps there's little point musing over such a scenario.
