[NOT HAPPENING] Ike Ugbo

Discussion in 'The Transfer List' started by The Recluse, Jul 1, 2020.

  1. The Recluse

    The Recluse Reservist

    https://the72.co.uk/176773/west-bro...nited-and-crystal-palace-for-chelsea-starlet/

    A few sites linking us with Ike Ugbo (21), a 6' 1" centre forward entering the final year of his contract at Chelsea.

    Plenty of others interested too with West Ham & West Brom regularly mentioned as well as Crystal Palace, Derby & Nottm Forest.

    Ugbo played for Dutch side Roda last season making 28 appearances. He scored 13 goals and contributed 3 assists.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Ugbo
    https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ike-ugbo/profil/spieler/339943
     
  2. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    He's had some seriously successful loan periods while he's been at Chelsea!
     
  3. Clive_ofthe_Kremlin

    Clive_ofthe_Kremlin Squad Player

    Talkin' 'bout hey now, hey now, Ike Ugbo one day.
     
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  4. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    Hope we could also get Tino Anjorin from Chelsea and build the team around them.

    Watford would have The Soul Of Ike and Tino.
     
  5. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Could Turner round our fortunes ?
     
  6. We don't need another hero
     
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  7. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Important to note that Roda are in the 2nd division of Dutch football lol.

    I can't see how this guy would be good enough even for the Championship, unless he's another to just fill up our youth team.
     
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  8. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Damn, I only visited this thread to do that.
     
  9. The Recluse

    The Recluse Reservist

    Ugbo isn't coming, he's signed on loan with Cercle Brugge.
     
  10. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

  11. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    16 in 32 in Belgium isn't terrible, how many did Perica get out there?
     
  12. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    8 in 16 according to Wiki.

    Ugbo is younger though and had a good season the year prior (albeit in the Dutch second division).
     
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  13. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    In that case I'm more for it. Surprised he is still at Chelsea to be fair.
     
  14. wfcSinatra

    wfcSinatra Predictor Choker 14/15

    Exactly half, does everyone score just 1 in 2 in Belgium?
     
  15. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Wow. He would be fantastic in the prem if he could really be as good as Perica and also scored goals in the Dutch second division too !
    Championship standard at best !
    We need to be looking at proven scorers in a major league, not yet another fair-to-middling striker who has scored in the Belgian league....
     
  16. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    Agree with the sentiment in general.

    I've watched a fair few clips of Ugbo while looking at possible striker signings, but hadn't thought him worth posting in the transfer suggestions thread.

    I'd be fine with us taking a punt on someone like him if he's cheap and will be 2nd or even 3rd choice, behind a couple of other striker signings with a bit more pedigree, but I'd be surprised if he's ready to be make much of an impact as a regular PL starter.
     
    Last edited: Apr 28, 2021
  17. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

  18. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    Sounds like a great clubbing scene tbf.
     
  19. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    2 Belgians 1 waffle cone.
     
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  20. Cthulhu

    Cthulhu Keyboard Warrior Staff Member

    Why do I think we are going to see that phrase a lot before the window ends?
     
  21. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    Well after Uche Agbo was such a success for us, I'm all for signing Ike Ugbo.
     
  22. Maedhon

    Maedhon Academy Graduate

    Who was the youth team striker who used to play for us that had a similar name as Ugbo and was highly rated? Think he left for United
     
  23. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    I think you're referring to Ogo Obi. Went on trial with Man U, didn't get signed, now playing in non-league.
     
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  24. reids

    reids First Team

    Ogo Obi? We kept him but he was released a few years back, now a PE teacher whilst also kicking around non-league with the likes of Hayes & Yeading etc

    Great interview with him here: https://www.isthmian.co.uk/football-and-me-the-ogo-obi-story-61767
     
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  25. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    Exactly this. I'm happy for us to sign anytime with a mad name. Brice Dja Djedje being a personal favourite.

    It's being linked to dull dung like Charlie ******* Bell that boils my piss.
     
  26. lutonh8a

    lutonh8a Squad Player

    Maybe we should go in for Tanmy Abraham he can barely get a kick of a football at Chelsea these days.
     
  27. ForzaWatford

    ForzaWatford Squad Player

    In the Athletic that we're after him in a £5m deal now.
     
  28. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

  29. LeedsOrn

    LeedsOrn Reservist

    Looks decent and will probably make us money at that price. But none of him, Muani (with whom we’ve been linked extensively) Cucho and Pedro - all really exciting young players with a lot of potential to grow - look like they presently have what it takes to be definitely good enough as a starting striker, particularly a lone frontman in a 4-3-3. Maybe the club is hoping that if they throw enough decent yet cheap young players at the wall, one of them will stick and explode in value. I’d be very well to take that approach in other positions, but seems risky for a CF.
     
  30. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    According to a journalist guesting on Talksport earlier, Chelsea want £40m for Abraham, so that will certainly not be happening (for that among several other reasons).
     
  31. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    If we're considering paying £5m for this guy, does that mean he represents our striking upgrades for the season? An admittedly impressive goalscoring record at a relegation-threatened team in the Belgian league at the age of 22 seems like quite a bit of a risk to pin our entire goalscoring survival hopes on, to be frank.

    Someone comfort me by telling me how incredibly unlikely it is that he is 'the one' and is, instead, just 'a one'.
     
  32. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Thing is, could be said that a striker who we would expect to get 15+ is financially beyond us. You’re looking at paying £20m-£30m for someone like that and whilst I’ll stop short of saying we won’t spend that much on one player, I’d still be surprised. And even then you could be getting a Maupay type (who some on here said we should have bought 2 years ago) who hasn’t taken off and misses a lot of chances.

    If there’s someone who is about £10m-£15m who we suspect could get that kind of goal return from, we will very likely be well down the pecking order in the queue.

    Then you look at players like Giroud who others bigger than us will want. And players like Batshuayi who will so cost 3x what this Chelsea lad will and upwards of 60k a week.

    We will undoubtedly be looking for strikers of genuine ‘instant impact’ quality - but we will have to be bothered shrewd and lucky to get one I suspect. I genuinely suspect we have one eye on Brentford’s promotion push and Toney’s availability - but the cost is surely gonna be too big unless a deal can be with someone going the other way. But they seem to be a club who scout thoroughly and don’t really take other clubs cast offs.

    This lad is homegrown, seems to be improving season on season and £5m suddenly isn’t all that much money to us.
     
    Last edited: Apr 28, 2021
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  33. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    They could want £4 for him and I’d still happily bet everything I own that he wouldn’t be playing for us next season.
     
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  34. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I suspect he’s ‘a one’ who may be suspected of having the ability to be ‘the one’.

    As I think ‘the one’ for the here and now is likely £30m+.
     
  35. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

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