[NOT HAPPENING] Ion Nicolaescu

Interested in Ion Nicolaescu at Beitar Jerusalem per the Daily Mail. @reids any chance of a radar?

 

"He is the all-time leading goal scorer of Moldova national team with 12 goals."
He's no Serghei Clescenco.
(though Serghei Clescenco is now apparently the manager of the Moldovan national team !)

 

Serghei Clescenco, see above, now national team manager. "WFC News" or whatever it was called, announced that we had signed him.
".. Cleșcenco was taken on trial by English club Watford in early 1998. He impressed, but work permit issues, along with Zimbru Chișinău asking for too much money prevented the deal from going through"
....though anyone can edit Wiki...
Think the fee was about £325k from memory...

 

Pretty similar profile to most of the other strikers we've been linked with so far.

 

I wonder if we’re looking for Wesley + him. They are different types of players. He is much more in line with Bayo/Adams/Slimani.

 

Looks like we've got some Ions in the fire.... I'll get my coat.

 

https://the72.co.uk/2023/07/24/watf...powerhouse-and-24-year-old-moldovan-talisman/

 

We don’t have an Ian in the team so the Romanian equivalent would go some way to fill the gaping hole .

 

Allo! Allo! Allo! Allo! Hello Ion gotta new motor?

 

Has he got a microwave oven?!

 

Er?

 

I think you will find he keeps tropical fish in his underpants.

 

Ion Nico-la-escu

 

They put him in a special hospital.

 

I'd rather have Nicolai Ceaucescu - proper no nonsense left winger.

 

Can't decide if I'm positive or negative about Ion.

What's the charge for this deal?

 

I hope there won’t be too much wailing should we sign him

 

Yeah I’m also pretty neutron about it.

 

Looks to be quick and have a really deft touch. Doesn’t look like he needs a lot of time of space to make things happen which is always good in English football.

Looks promising.

 

Cracking name, it’s a yes from me.

 

No, but he does offer a door to door cat-boiling service

 

We’re looking at moving bayo to udinese to facilitate 2 new strikers, could mean links here are real

 

Shame, I thought Bayo could flourish with VIs system and would prefer Bayo over Wesley as well.

 

Unless you have a really outstanding team I think all clubs need a decent hold-up forward in the Championship.

 

I guess the £16m fee could help ?

 

A loan deal or are we signing him?
Is it within our £2m summer transfer budget?
We need a goalkeeper, an attacking CM, a quick CB, a CF who can at least shoot straight.

 

Yes, it could help Mr. Mogi's bank balance.

 

Same. Guess it makes sense with Beto looking like leaving Udine

 

Calling it now. This guy is going to be our best ever striker in the Pozzo era.

 

Moldova beat Poland 3-2 in June. Coming back from 2-0 down. He scored the first two goals.

 

Agree with this. Would also mean our 5m striker and 5m GK will not be involved this year. Hopefully the future is better with Manga

 

I'd be dissapointed with this. Think Bayo has looked sharp with his pressing and movement in the Pre-Seson games and feel he's got a role to play this year.

 

I can't see it myself unless he has drastically improved . Admittedly he had a good game against Crystal Palace, but it's important to remember that this was a pre-season friendly. I think I saw enough of Bayo last season to confirm that he is not very good. He did score a goal here and there but is hardly prolific. He offered very little last season. Bayo has a terrible first touch, considering his size he isn't good in the air and was often bullied by defenders.