Jesper Karlsson

[OrlandoDon]

Am I wrong to start a thread for him? Arguably the most expensive player we have ever ‘signed’. Perhaps not the best, but he’s a multimillion pound player. Am I wrong to assume he’ll be a one season wonder?

interesting interview on red tv, the guy knows jimmy, has played with sivert, Rama, and Lewis Ferguson, all brought a very positive reaction from him when he talked about them. The number of goals and assists he has career wise was highlighted, we certainly need those. He comes across as quite a serious guy, plus talks about winning multiple times. As we all do, hope he’s a big hit starting this weekend with our first league win, something he states needs to happen this weekend too!

Edited Wednesday at 21:41 by OrlandoDon

[manc_don]

I liked what I heard, he sounds very driven and a winner, which you’d expect given his career trajectory. I’m really excited and hope it works out for both parties. Certainly a player that has a very high ceiling on paper.

[wokinginashearerwonderland]

Hard to know what to expect from this guy.  I have read comparisons with Charlie Nic and Hans Gillhaus and would be great if he is anywhere near that level.  If you look at the detail, he is 27 and been capped just 14 times by Sweden who are not blessed with a vast array of exciting wide players.  He has played the equivalent of about 14 full games in the last two seasons.  Certainly has an eye for a goal by the looks of things.  Very strange that Bologna would splash out €11M for him then only play him 15 times  .  Been racking my brain to think of a player who we have signed that was once brilliant and we have rehabilitated back to life but struggling. 

[RicoS321]

8 minutes ago, wokinginashearerwonderland said:

Been racking my brain to think of a player who we have signed that was once brilliant and we have rehabilitated back to life but struggling

We've got a long history of it. From James Wilson, to Nicky Maynard, I'm finding it harder to think of one who wasn't an instant success and fans' favourite.

[wokinginashearerwonderland]

Across the board, I don't think there are many examples of players who make it back to their best after they slide down a level or two.  Most players seem to lose interest once they have been discarded by the big clubs.  England could almost field a team of them - guys like Dele Alli, Jayden Sancho, Ross Barkley, Calvin Phillips, Raheem Sterling and the rest.