Klose??

I am shocked that Bayern offered only EUR 10 M for Klose, and now have been waiting for 2 weeks for Werder to give in.

There are so many clubs looking for a top goal scoring striker (Milan, Juve, ManU, etc) and I am really surprised that no one has made a bid for Klose....

Juve just paid around EUR 13M for Iaquinta, and Inter shelled out EUR 10 M for Suazo... ManU spent ridiculous amounts on some kids.

And no one went after Klose?? One of the top strikers in the world?? Scorer of 10 goals in world cup competitions!!! He is not too old either....

Am I missing something?? I would have thought that many clubs would have gladly paid in the range of EUR 15-20M for klose...

For fear of a backlash from Otto, Blut & co.

There must be something our managers know that we don't know. Maybe he won't fit into the systems or want to move from Germany etc.

Because it is an odd one.

bluenine, check out this thread (scroll down) for an explanation. Bayern lure Klose with an outrageous wage they are willing to pay him. Bayern want to pay him a lot of money, but not his club, their main rival. This is nothing new, but the dirty tricks that went on in the last few months have a new quality.

Other clubs were seriously interested, Barcelona, for example, but Bayern simply offer him a higher wage.

Bayern are now paying some of the most ridiculous wages in Europe

Age? Maybe?



Not to mention overhyped...

bluenine is right

something is weird

it's not just about the money, as blut suggests

read the English papers, which print 99% fake speculation , and everybody is linked with Liverpool and Co, except German players

there was talk of Farfan, Forlan, Huntelaar, Villa, Torres ... moving to the EPL for £18 + million

Liverpool were said to target Eto'O for £40 +

most of this is made up

but NOBODY is talking about Klose and Co

it's clearly anti-German as well as anti-Bundesliga

our lads are off the radar ( I fear deliberately by the press; or through sheer cultural bias on the part of Benitez, Ancelotti...)

these people are all RACISTS

Well its no secret that Polish workers are underpaid

Because you dont play teams like Saud Arabia in the top leagues, to boost his goal tally.

I think it may be, because he hasnt had a great season and didnt do anything in the CL. For the price he is going for, he would be a bargain.

It is strange how no one really wants him, were as players like Torres are rated really highly and are being touted for £25m.

Come on otto, that's just nonsense. Barcelona was seriously interested in Klose and Jansen, but Bayern simply paid more, in addition to their name and prestige in Germany. Juve was seriously interested in Frings and Klose, and other German players like Lahm, Schweinsteiger etc. have caught the attention of foreign clubs also. Even Borowski, who was injured all season, is wanted by Fiorentina, for example.

There are a ton of other examples.

Fey wrote:Well its no secret that Polish workers are underpaid

according to Torres , he claims he is not rated as much as in Spain as he is in lets say England.

This was said in his interview in Revista de la Liga.

Who's that ugly woman in Otto's avy?

I can't stop laughing!! Nice one, one of yr best!

Fey wrote:Well its no secret that Polish workers are underpaid

He is 28... usually considcered a prime age for a striker... RVN, Henry, Sheva, Toni, etc are all older

Target Man SSK wrote:Age? Maybe?



Not to mention overhyped...

Quite frankly, I wouldn't mind if Inter exchange Suazo AND Recoba for Klose... thats at least EUR 15 M.

Then tell Moratti about it. Unfortunately, we can't force him to move abroad, Lyon are interested now also. But he only has Bayern on his mind.

From what I had heard, Inter had Klose & Toni marked as targets if Chelsea had taken Crespo back... but since Crespo got confirmed, we already have 2 strikers of similar characteristics... Mancio wants different characteristics in the other 3 strikers... I guess thats the only reason why Inter are not moving for Klose.

But why Milan or Juve are not moving for him, I just cannot understand. Even ManU, Klose would be a perfect partner for Rooney... he si much better than Saha

blutgraetsche wrote:Then tell Moratti about it. Unfortunately, we can't force him to move abroad, Lyon are interested now also. But he only has Bayern on his mind.

bluenine wrote:From what I had heard, Inter had Klose & Toni marked as targets if Chelsea had taken Crespo back... but since Crespo got confirmed, we already have 2 strikers of similar characteristics... Mancio wants different characteristics in the other 3 strikers... I guess thats the only reason why Inter are not moving for Klose.

But why Milan or Juve are not moving for him, I just cannot understand. Even ManU, Klose would be a perfect partner for Rooney... he si much better than Saha

blutgraetsche wrote:Then tell Moratti about it. Unfortunately, we can't force him to move abroad, Lyon are interested now also. But he only has Bayern on his mind.

I dont think we have ever signed a German player, during my time as a united fan (15 years). Although he did try and sign Ballack to help us regain the premiership, fortunately for us he chose Chelsea, so in a way he did help us regain the premiership.

Target Man SSK wrote:Who's that ugly woman in Otto's avy?

she's a Spanish celebrity

bluenine wrote:

But why Milan or Juve are not moving for him, I just cannot understand. Even ManU, Klose would be a perfect partner for Rooney... he si much better than Saha

It's not that black and white, Bluenine.

We don't need someone with a big name or the best stats. We just need someone who will fit into our system. Maybe Fergie doesn't see Klose as the answer.

Saha is injured all the time anyway so of course people are going to be better when compared. When he's fit and firing though he fits into our system brilliantly. He was one of our best player for the first half of last season.

otto hat Euch alle lieb wrote:

Target Man SSK wrote:Who's that ugly woman in Otto's avy?

she's a Spanish celebrity

:lol!:

Regardless, you have poor taste Otto.

better

bluenine wrote:I am shocked that Bayern offered only EUR 10 M for Klose, and now have been waiting for 2 weeks for Werder to give in.

There are so many clubs looking for a top goal scoring striker (Milan, Juve, ManU, etc) and I am really surprised that no one has made a bid for Klose....

Juve just paid around EUR 13M for Iaquinta, and Inter shelled out EUR 10 M for Suazo... ManU spent ridiculous amounts on some kids.

And no one went after Klose?? One of the top strikers in the world?? Scorer of 10 goals in world cup competitions!!! He is not too old either....

Am I missing something?? I would have thought that many clubs would have gladly paid in the range of EUR 15-20M for klose...

you are missing something...most of his goals for his country are against weak opposition..his performances against better sides in the CL and with the national side show this...as soon as the opponents are better he struggles...

Klose is better than Saha.

klose is better than any english striker

i dont give a $h!t about saha

Deisler wrote:klose is better than any english striker

i dont give a $h!t about saha

I agree with this. Deisler there's method to your madness!

DD wrote:Klose is better than Saha.

Repeating myself but it's not that clear cut.

There are alot of better strikers than Saha, doesn't mean he'll fit into our system.

Anyways Saha will be back up next season, so why he is the yardstick I really don't know.

If it was up to me, I'd swap him with Saha (and a bit of cash), because everyone at the club is fed up with him, not because of his footballing abilities.

But before you mention it, Smith would be stretching it.

From what i heard, he is not going to be fit before december...

While you are right, players need to fit systems/strategies, there are some positions which fit ALL strategies.... for example:

- WC goal keeper (eg: Buffon can walk into any team)
- WC Ball winning DM who can pass (Eissen/Cambiasso/etc)
- WC holding CB (Nesta, Rio, Carvalho, Chivu, etc)
- WC complete box striker (Toni, Klose, Eto'o, etc).

Doesn't matter what startegy you have... if you don't have one of the above, you want one.

Parks lives wrote:

DD wrote:Klose is better than Saha.

Repeating myself but it's not that clear cut.

There are alot of better strikers than Saha, doesn't mean he'll fit into our system.

Anyways Saha will be back up next season, so why he is the yardstick I really don't know.

Parks lives wrote:

DD wrote:Klose is better than Saha.

Repeating myself but it's not that clear cut.

There are alot of better strikers than Saha, doesn't mean he'll fit into our system.

Anyways Saha will be back up next season, so why he is the yardstick I really don't know.

No I meant in the sense that Klose can do everything Saha can but that bit better IMO. THey're very similar strikers, but Klose is clearly the better one - and that's even before you consider injury proneness.