The attacker is the most difficult position on the field;
That's why it costs so much, it's highly paid, and that's why it's so hard to find a top scorer in the winter transfer market.
Many teams are in dire need to sign striker No. 9 before the end of this month, because hiring a good striker can save the team from relegation to the "League of Grievances" or help it win the cup.
But with talent scarce, prices high, and pressure to find the perfect striker;
The task will not be easy.
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The Englishman, Frank Lampard, lost his job and is eager to sign a top scorer, and West Ham signed the striker that Danny Ings wanted, and Bournemouth managed to defeat Southampton and win the signing of striker Nicholas Jackson, and Manchester United is still on alert to sign another striker despite the sudden signing with Dutchman Wouter Figurst, in When Chelsea signed more than one striker in search of a return to competition locally and continually.
Scotsman Graeme Souness, former coach of Liverpool and Newcastle United, outlines the importance of the attackers.
And with a week left until the Winter Mercato, the clamor to sign a striker is greater than ever.
“If you find a top scorer off the pitch, you don't even have to play well because a top scorer can decide a game and take you to victory,” explains Souness. “The Liverpool team you played in in 1984 wasn't necessarily the best but we had Ian Rush; we won the league and the cup.” Europe and the League Cup.
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He explained that they are "the strong and decisive elements, not the defenders who clear the balls. The strikers fight until the last breath to score goals. There are not many decisive strikers at the moment, and that is why teams pay a lot to sign them."
Many coaches blame the "fad" of the 4-3-3;
Which helped Liverpool achieve good results due to the scarcity of a traditional striker, which is why Tottenham and Napoli can confidently demand 100 million pounds (114 million euros) to part with Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen next summer.
Because of the lack of a traditional scorer, the teams are looking for the attacking wing, but whatever the method, "I'm looking for a striker to score," according to what the "Daily Mail" quoted from one of the coaches.
He explained, "It's very simple; everyone wants a striker because there are two positions that lead to victory: the goalkeeper and the striker. The winter transfer market is not a decisive window, but it takes you out of trouble in the season."
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And he continued, “Look at Manchester United, would Man United have signed with Nigerian Odion Ighalo or Dutchman Weghorst if they had planned correctly in the summer? Is Everton asking about Marco Arnautovic (34 years) if he solved the problem of the departure of Brazilian striker Richarlison last summer?
The coach, who refused to reveal his name, concluded that "clubs are ready to pay huge amounts of money and high salaries to attackers over 30 years old, because these clubs see that this step is less risky than paying 30 million euros and a large salary to a 20-year-old who owns Little or no track record.
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Agents are often blamed for the inflated prices of player deals, and Sasha Imbacher, director of the "Spox" agency in Germany, transferred Austrian Sasa Kalajdzic to Wolverhampton last summer, and the English team paid more than 17 million euros to join him, but the striker tore the cruciate ligament in his first appearance. for him.
"Everyone is looking for strikers because they help you reach your goals," says Imbasher. "The Premier League is the best and most competitive league in the world, and the budget that Premier League teams have enables them to shop in Europe almost without resistance; German, Spanish, French or Belgian teams are ready to give up." its players if the offered price is appropriate.
Transfer talks take place over a period of weeks, and the truth is that most deals are concluded in the last days of the Mercato Winter, because only then is the real price of any player known.
Acting in this way could be more expensive in January, because clubs demand higher fees to compensate for the loss of their best players and endanger their sporting project.