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Derby

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8 mil on a striker?!
In fairness its in the upper range but not outlandish by todays standards in the Championship

We have spent 5.5m on a winger
Two years ago Leeds paid us 12m as a minimum fee for PiroeI

Is it a gamble? Absolutely when they havent sold anybody for big money to finance it
 
That is a bold move for a 24 year old who hasn't played outside of the States and doesn't even have that good of a goal scoring record in the MLS. Especially given the relative lack of success other imports from MLS have had in this league.

Still, Piroe hardly looked like a canny investment when we signed him and that worked out alright, so who knows?
 
That is a bold move for a 24 year old who hasn't played outside of the States and doesn't even have that good of a goal scoring record in the MLS. Especially given the relative lack of success other imports from MLS have had in this league.

Still, Piroe hardly looked like a canny investment when we signed him and that worked out alright, so who knows?
You could argue that Dutch strikers have a relatively good ratio of hits vs misses when it comes to English football
For every few strikers who fail to make an impact here there is a Bony or Piroe, enough that clubs will still take a punt on players from that league

Outside of Landon Donovan I struggle to think of a striker who made an impact coming from the MLS to the EFL or PL
 

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