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braineclipse said:
I agree he's not a top level player/striker.

Top level strikers move for way more than Richarlison unless there are contract issues or other issues going on.

We probably did overpay a bit, but not by a massive amount imo. That's close to the going rate for a good, not top level high level proven striker. Which kind of returns to a repeating point here. Come on Levy back the manager, just pay what it takes to get the player the manager wants and needs.
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I sometimes find it difficult to figure out if we overpaid for him. Gut feel says yes we did by about £15 million.

But then I think how much would a striker at his peak with not contract issues that would get you 20 goals a season cost? £125-150m? Therefore what about one that would get you 15 goals a season?

I think Richi is probably a 12-15 goals a season striker so we weren’t too far off. Having said that I wouldn’t have paid more than £45 for him lol
 
RunTMC said:
I sometimes find it difficult to figure out if we overpaid for him. Gut feel says yes we did by about £15 million.

But then I think how much would a striker at his peak with not contract issues that would get you 20 goals a season cost? £125-150m? Therefore what about one that would get you 15 goals a season?

I think Richi is probably a 12-15 goals a season striker so we weren’t too far off. Having said that I wouldn’t have paid more than £45 for him lol
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A fit richy is a 1 in 2 striker
He doesn’t ever mean he to stay fit
That’s the killer now
He is physically unreliable
Then add in his lack of versatility as a type of striker and you have some issues
But the fee was the fee needed for them to sell him
 
Bedfordspurs said:
A fit richy is a 1 in 2 striker
He doesn’t ever mean he to stay fit
That’s the killer now
He is physically unreliable
Then add in his lack of versatility as a type of striker and you have some issues
But the fee was the fee needed for them to sell him
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He was 1 in 2 for an about a 15 game stretch one season. He’s not a 1 in 2 striker over the length of his career.
 
We probably paid a little too much for Richi BUT realistically you can't even cast judgement on the price, his worth, his ability as the whole thing has been blighted and disrupted by injuries.

Of course, an assessment of his capability to stay fit should be made before signing on the dotted line (id assume it was?) and he did have that run of games (around when he scored a great goal at Goodison) where he showed he could really be effective and a player.

But the fitness issues overrides everything including, imo, the need to move him on. It not just curtails his desire to show the player he is BUT hinders any forward planning a manager is required to do week to week.
 
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