Alvaro Negredo?

stephan el shaarawy, damio,schrulle,lewadonski,there are many more better options...

no he's not... i'd rather prefer michu (we all know how good he's been.. or even adel taraabt both are younger and proven premier league hitmen

and Michu is not a striker, he is more like CAM but deployed by Laudrup as false 9 at Swansea, they could do that due to their style of play, keeping possessions a lot

If prefer us to sign a younger striker or less known striker as Torres will always be first choice and then a back option until the summer when it looks like we will go for falcao. If it could be done David villa on loan or pato on loan till the seasons end would be ideal,as then we still have lukaku out on loan and furuz might be ready for some first team game time(I wish there lol) also bamford if his loan kicks off

Ba ba ba thats the only thing on my mind

By the way,David Villa is not injury prone but he just suffered a very damaging injury at the CWC last year.

Alvaro negredo is a decent shout out but for me if we are not getting Falcao i would go for Demba Ba and Walcott with either Wilfred Bony or Leandro Damiao as back ups since it is clear now that we dont intend to recall Lukaku in january. Let us not forget we need to get a proven BPL scoring option (Ba and Walcott) before adding on a younger /riskier option. This decison and if we get it right or wrong will dtermine if we can hold on to a top 4 position by season end. Where we finish at seasons end will then determine if we can get Falcao or some other top drawer striker in the summer because those type of Strikers will only go to teams playing in the champions league.

I hope we could get Ba for the remaining of the season... In summer, if possible we could swap Torres with Falcao and recall Lukaku... We will then have 4 strikers by considering Feruz into it.... Falcao as the main with Lukaku and Ba as the alternative and Feruz to lcontinue to learn...

Seriously i dont want us to sign Ba,firstly,he is Europa cup tied and so will be useless for us in that quest. And also,i don't see him as a good upgrade to Torres cos i have watched him too well yet not impressed with him. He is a mid table team CF at best. I 've watched Castle severally but have not seen that quality that makes Ba a preferred Cfc option and to be frank,we will be disappointed if we secure his services. Perhaps Torres' efforts and failure have made Cfc fans to have a mindset that any other average material will be okay. As for Negredo,he is not bad a choice if we fail to land more forceful strikers. This issue of 'BPL experience' to me is proving to be a peripherial factor that shouldnt be overemphasized as it is just a mind thing which is too unnecessary going by the latest trend in transfer outcomes. If Villa can be secured on a loan deal and maybe a Walcot acquisition,we can then ease through to the season subject to powerful summer signings.

I like Ba a lot and wanted him back in the Summer. But with the way our attacking midfield has been playing, I am not sure Ba fits into our style of play anymore. We can't just get any decent striker, we need to get a striker who fits our style. I'd argue that some of Torres' issues stem from the fact that we used to play the long ball to Drogba, which is definitely Ba's style. We have moved away from that - and I am not sure if Oscar/Mata/Hazard's play suits Ba at all. Negredo is from the Spanish academy - and may link up with MAZACAR better.

Walcott? I was waiting for someone high off the fumes of Walcott's performance today to call for him. He's not a central striker, first off, and we need someone who can make an impact on a consistent basis. I have no opinion of Negredo because I don't know much about him. His scoring ratio is solid, but the prices being quoted are far too high.

When the cross comes Demba Ba will be in the middle of the box unlike Torres who goes missing (on the wings or somewhere where he can't affect the play/SCORE) and is often on his heels. He is not scared to shoot FIRST TIME whereas Torres will take 2 touches and then defenders will nick the ball from him (Torres will go down on the floor)

Thats @ Radioactive By the way.

There is no guarantee that Falcao will join us in the summer as Real Madrid, Man City & PSG are also interested in him, it will also depend if we can offer him CL footy next season.

Hahaha these is gettin interestin,everyday we get linked with a new striker,2days ago it was david villa,yesterday was bafetimbi gomis,2day is alvaro negredo,am anxiously waitin for 2moro's link,maybe it would be kelvin doyle or david guiza.lol

We debated this before. No question Walcott would be an upgrade on Torres.

3nity: we clearly disagree about Walcott.

A massive upgrade to Moses? Seriously? Moses needs work on his finishing, but for someone his age I think he was a great buy. Each to his own, I guess.

@RadioD..i personally dont see Walcott as a replacement for Moses. Both in my mind are players who if we had would enable us when the occasion arose play in a 4-3-3 formation with true width and blistering pace. I think both are bagain buys (assuming we get Walcott for the reported ~ 15m being mentioned as his asking price) If we got Walcott knowing the way Rafa likes rotation and moving players around like pieces on a chess board i would expect both Walcott and Moses to get their chances to spear head the attack in such a 4-3-3 formation when Torres is unavailable, ineffecitve or injured. For me Walcott would offer all that Marin was supposed to bring to the table and much more. Having him would provide us a very valid and potent plan B option to our usual Mazacar (or variations thereof in personnel) formation with Torres as a lone striker up front. That said i would also add that Walcott at present is more refined in his finishing than Moses but that could be down to his being a little older and his being tutored by a master coach in Wenger. both players have huge growth potential given their respective ages and could both end up being quite special. While Moses has more on the ball dribbling skill and upper body sterngth as well as ability (and apparently willingness) to track back and partake of the dirty work of defending Walcott has more pure straight up speed akin to Gareth Bale. Well and appropriately deployed the combination of those two makes me salivate as to the possibilities.

Walcott is not a winger. Wenger has been playing him out of position since he went to Arsenal.

How do you not win the league with Nasri, Fabregas, van Persie, Song, Clichy, Toure, Walcott, Rosicky and Sagna in your team? What a waste of talent.

Chelsea have emerged as the favourites to sign Demba Ba for £7m once the January transfer window opens. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/9771123/Chelsea-lead-race-to-sign-7m-Ba-as-transfer-window-opens.html

Bad journalism! It ended 7 goals to 3 in Arsenal and Castle game,not 4 v 3. Ba may turn out to be decent for us,but i wouldnt risk him. It appears Assnal will eventually break that wage ceiling since one of Walcott's demands has been met.

OFf topic but totally enjoying is the fact that QPR are going down this season. Let put an extra nail on their coffin.

@shlok27: 1) My m8 is a Liverpool supporter, he said to me that Torres is the reason they didn't finish in top 4 in EPL and he took them down to 8th Postion/Europa League. I thought how can it be 1 player's fault but NOW it make sense, same thing is happening to us. If he was any good RDM would have played him in his last game against Juve. RDM knew even if he puts Torres he is not going to make a difference that is why he put Hazard. Torres against Chiellini, no match, he can't even beat Garry Monk. He had a shot on target when Everton defenders gave him a yard space, people like Falcao/RVP make space not wait for defenders to give them space and then have a shot. 2) Demba Ba: He can atleast HOLD the ball up, WIN free kicks, Win Headers, NOT scared to shoot, he will be my first choice, hell I will play Demba Ba even if is not fully fit as I know unfit Ba will do better than fully fit LADY Torres. Ba will score more goals than Torres and Rafa will have no option to start Ba ahead of MISSY Torres.

Thank God it is the media. The policy is there and I think chelsea will be moving for a younger striker than the ones reported, not unless it is a short term fix to open the market