Federico Chiesa

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I'd be astonished if he's even in the top 10 targets for that position.

He's missed 35 matches in the last 2 seasons. Basically missed 50% of matches. 1 whole season.

We all love Callum Wilson but all agree that his injuries means he misses too many game. Signing Chiesa is just as big a liability, if not worse considering the Italian is clawing in 150k a week to warm the injury table. Players don't take wage cuts mid 20s.

At 27, crippling injury record, huge salary demands, this signing goes against every single point of the NUFC recruitment team's check list.

He'd match Joelinton and get paid more (30k - the club need to sort that asap) than Isak (120k/week). The whole leadership ground and senior players in the squad that have taken us to UCL qualification and won us the Carabao would be raging to hear some sicknote Johnny come-lately is gonna match top dollar wages.

Not sure what you mean by 'less and less'? There are a dozen top quality right wingers, younger, better, less money, better fit for NUFC than this washup.

Here are 3 players who are light years ahead of Chiesa. I'd be buzzing should we sign any of them.

1.Takefusa Kubo - 24yrs old - 41M ?
RWF specialist.
https://www.transfermarkt.com/takefu...spieler/405398
https://www.sofascore.com/player/kubo-takefusa/880218

2.Karim Adeyemi - 23yrs old - 41M ?
RWF, LWF, CT
https://www.transfermarkt.com/schnel...=Karim+Adeyemi
https://www.sofascore.com/player/karim-adeyemi/940054

3.Maghnes Akliouche - 23yrs old - 39M ?
RWF specialist.
https://www.transfermarkt.com/maghne...spieler/745200
https://www.sofascore.com/player/mag...iouche/1130939

All quite different in their skills and qualities. They all hit the Eddie Howe criteria. Good lads, do the dirty work off the ball.

All have some work to do to become the finished article. Again the perfect profile of player Eddie and co love. Diamond in the rough that needs polish.

Chiesa - Hard pass.

Chiesa Injuries

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Chiesa valued at around 17m. If we're not gonna spend the 40-50 which we have done for most of our successful transfers. Then this geezer might be a more thirifty option.

Evan Guessand - 23 yrs old. He's had a great season in France. Right footer on the right plays 2nd striker as well. 25m.

https://www.sofascore.com/player/evann-guessand/930245
https://www.transfermarkt.com/evann-...spieler/500689