This Muniz rumour doesn't want to go away, Leeds leading the chase apparently with Spurs name popping up. I have a thought, Richardliason? Silva introduced him to English football at Watford, does he think he can revitalise another one? Like I say folks, just a thought, time will tell
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Injury prone, cost a fortune, they’re talking about £55 million. My cat told me it’s a non starter, he’s become a bit of an expert on the beautiful game, don’t ask meow.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 10:07 PM
It is very strange that a player like Muniz who once was the ridiculed regularly by some of our supporters, now seems to be attracting big bids from clubs like Leeds, and possibly Spurs, if the rumours are to be true, and yes, he is a reasonably good striker, but to suddenly being worth 50 million plus, is a complete mystery. However, I would be really amazed if Marco let him go at this stage, without an adequate replacement. On the other hand if Muniz insists on leaving, then let him go, as I seem to remember him saying how happy that he was with us, so if that was a lie, which I don't think it was, then I will be disappointed, and wave him on his way.
posted by AC (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 10:15 PM
To think a couple of seasons ago we would have given Muniz away!
Let's take the money and run while it's still on offer.Leeds Spurs whatever.
I have faith that Marco had some plans up hid sleeve. Let's leave it to expect Marco.
posted by Tonyjohn (Guest) - Friday 18th July 2025, 10:28 PM
Happy for Muniz to leave, we need more pace up front. Muniz is not good enough to stretch defences.
posted by Marco (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 5:35 AM
Just goes to show, you have to perform to earn the loyalty of the fans. He has improved, so it isn’t rocket science.
posted by Mortlake - Saturday 19th July 2025, 9:09 AM
Whether you see it or not, he’s built a reputation that he’s difficult to handle by the defenders. Sometimes the bulldozer approach can work. Some of our fans still have doubts about his technical skills. What he has is an eye for goal. As he’s only 24, he has the potential to be the next Mitrovic. In his prime, Mitrovic would be worth £80m in today’s market. Hence, a 40m gamble will give you a 100% return and worse case you’d use 20m. So the math does add up. Personally, I’d take £45-50m for him.
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10:30 AM
Reckon Muniz has come on a bomb this year should imagine his goals for playing time pretty high dont see why in these days 50 milll why not Utd just paid 70 odd mill for little bees player is he worth it dont think so
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10:54 AM
I have been a great admirer of Muniz and two years ago I stated that with his latent talent he would be valued at £50 mln. He is 24 years old, has scored some spectacular goals for us last season, is improving all the time so, why sell him. His happiness and rapport with the fans is infectious and I fully expect him to score 15 goals next season if he plays regularly. He is too be cherished and will repay us with goals a rare commodity at the Cottage.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10:59 AM
Surely £55m will buy us a striker who regularly scores goals. Muniz has always looked promising but does not scores goals regularly enough and has had enough chances to prove himself without success. Players rarely have loyalty to us so we should not keep players just because they are personable.
posted by The Time Is Now - Saturday 19th July 2025, 11:10 AM
So Muniz isn't a goal scorer, well lads he scored this afternoon, in a 4-1 win against Aberdeen, with our boy Josh on the score sheet as well, and oh, Harry got a couple as well.
posted by THE CRAVEN (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 5:31 PM
Muniz can score beautiful goals that please the eye. If he is staying, he needs to score a lot more goals, for starters, and also ugly goals, tap-ins, flicks of the chin - any goal will do.
I am sure any striker worth their salt will know the 20 goal ratio is the marker for the season and any above 20 is big news and big bucks on your CV. The right frame of mind and getting into a rhythm is important and Muniz has the confidence just like a lot of Brazilians which is part of his game. Why the surprise a team such as Leeds can come in for Muniz? A lot of us can see the potential in Muniz but the question is do we have the patience and the time to let him grow and develop into the player we know he can? The club is always going to be more important than the player and a bad start to a season and no goals is pressure and the main pressure falls on the striker if he doesn't connect and hit the ground running nine times out of ten unless goals come from somewhere else in the team. Scruteny will also fall on the likes of Smith Rowe who we expect to step up on what he has shown so far...
posted by OWEN - Saturday 19th July 2025, 8:43 PM
Muniz is a top class striker young and improving.
He would have performed even better if he had started.
Jiminez has his moments but Muniz is much better.
His injury near the end of the season was a big factor in our form dipping off.
We have to do everything to keep Muniz as unlike the majority he's only going to improve and he's quality now.
posted by Brian (Guest) - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10:14 PM
Brian, thank goodness I am not alone in my assessment of Muniz with Craven also chipping in with disguised plaudits. Owen, hang your head in shame as you used to be an admirer of him last season and provided he starts regularly he will score goals.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 8:17 AM
I don't think for a minute, that it's going to happen, as it would be really stupid if we let Muniz go, at this stage of his career. From what we hear from the past, it was Marco who wanted him to join us in the first place, and he has had him under his wing ever since, although the loan to Boro' didn't work out too well, Muniz has grabbed the bull by the horns and by sheer determination, is proving that what Marco saw early on, is now coming to fruition, and you don't for one minute think that Marco would agree to let him go, as we now have a possibly top striker on our hands. If by any silly chance that he did leave, there will be, including myself, some very furious supporters at our club, but not to worry he is going nowhere.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 10:01 AM
Good strkers are rare and have to be in a team that has the talent to supply them pay 55 mill for a player that presumably will score 20 plus could cost a club 200 grand a week think we’ve got a 20plus goal man in muniz of he plays 90 minutes regularly personally think one of the reasons for our disatrous end of season came with the demise of muniz by the way think little bees will find out now if you spend 40 mill on a player he will want 80 grand a week on 17000 gates you need to sell on a regular basis and if your incoming players are not up to it there’s only one way to go for all our moaners out there might not be ideal policy but it’s worked for a couple of seasons now and last seasons short fall was entirely our undoing amateurish last minute defending
posted by Ioitombi (Guest) - Sunday 20th July 2025, 12:39 PM