Daryl Dike at West Bromwich Albion

seems pretty clear it was madness for him to be on the field vs qatar

 

Alan Nixon reporting that Crystal Palace are weighing a move for Dike to arrive in January.

https://www.the-sun.com/sport/premi...enal-nketiah-crystal-palace-transfer-edouard/

It's the Sun, but Alan Nixon is supposedly kind of reliable.

 

I didn't get a chance to see him in the 2nd half of Orlando's match the other night... how did he look for anyone who caught it?

At this point a loan to West Brom might be his best move if he goes anywhere... they look to be a lock for a playoff position at the very least and are in need of a striker. He'd be re-uniting with Valerian and would have a friendly face in Mowatt who would be creating chances for him again.

 

He still looked somewhat reticent/immobile in the shoulder area, but not to the extreme as before. He was battling some in the box and had some nice turns. The ball got a little far away from him once or twice, so didn't have the sharpness. That could be his touch or rust.

There are a couple rumored offers from relatively stable EPL clubs like Leeds and Palace, so I don't know how those aren't more palatable than a C'Ship club who is a favorite to get promoted.

 

Daryl Dike remains linked with an England move after reportedly rejecting a move to Fenerbahce earlier this month. #USMNT https://t.co/BJZGFqgonx

— Larry Henry Jr (@lhenry019) August 30, 2021

Says here he rejected Fenerbache earlier this month and is still hoping for an England move

 

Good call from Dike there.

 

Stable but what are his chances of getting significant PT at Leeds or Palace? With West Brom he'd most certainly go right into the lineup and get a ton of minutes with a squad that appears to be a lock for the PL.

 

Being the starter off the bat for a young striker is overrated. There's going to be some rotation at the position. You'll presumably be there for a few years. The situation is fluid if you play well in your opportunities. If you're coming w/ a healthy transfer fee you're going to get a significant amount of chances.

What's more important is getting service to fill up the stat sheet per minute and build confidence in your first experiences to prove it to yourself and others. I wish Sargent and Altidore had prioritized this, instead of going the routes they did.

 

Dike looking back to his old self tonight.

 

He's looked strong the last two games.

 

Potential West Brom interest (again), and a reunion with his coach at Barnsley, Valerian Ismael:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sp...cwlWSXAelSF8PQgcXpwlD1FNBWO_U8BSsXO-tCG_HM2RM

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So I read the piece more carefully, and I'm not sure that anyone at West Brom actually SAID that they are looking at him, so a grain of salt and all that.

 

You rang?

 

Gotta get him to Fulham to play up top with Mitrovic

 

It's a damn shame La Liga and Serie A clubs never look much at MLS. Gotta wonder how Dike might do in those leagues instead of the obvious physically laden leagues like the Premier League and Bundesliga.

 

Dike in the bundesliga could be magical.

 

The Non EU rules for both leagues make MLS transfers less appealing. Though with more American ownership coming into Italy I expect you'll see an influx in American transfers in thr next few years especially with Serie A really improving from top to bottom.

That being said Dike's style doesn't really mesh with Italy

 

Yea. He’s officially back. Needs to be called in with the zardes injury.

 

mkay

 

Meanwhile, Barnsley is in 23rd place in the Championship (they’d be last if not for Derby County’s points deduction) and just canned their new manager. Thank goodness Dike isn’t there for that.