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Chuks Aneke - speculation re 2023/24 season (p60)

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
edited August 2023 in Rumours
Feels worthy of its own thread.

Been reported by Sky’s Charlton-supporting correspondent so has some credibility.

Thoughts?
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  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,667
    edited January 2022
    Good to see the black box is working.

    I'd welcome Chuks back, we've missed his goals, but why didn't we try harder to keep him in the summer...
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Cawley confirmed. 
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    Loved watching him play but concerned with his fitness. Yeah he scores but a professional footballer not being able to last 90 minutes? Why are we signing another sick note?
  • Type of player we are desperate for. Didn’t replace him in the summer and his quality has been missing throughout the season.

    Fitness issue is a concern, but the club must be happy to take that risk.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,730
    Has the physicality to make it harder for defenders. How fit is he?
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,635
    length of contract  ?
  • felix_31
    felix_31 Posts: 292
    I know it seems weird, and bad business - but come on - he was a beast last season, never thought we'd get him back. Out of nowhere as well, I think its a great move. Shouldn't take too long to settle in either.  Maybe Adkins didn't rate him? 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    edited January 2022
    Good to see the black box is working!

    I'd welcome Chuks back, but why didn't we try harder to keep him in the summer.
    Because Birmingham offered him more money than our budget would allow. He still only plays as a sub - one Championship start and 17 sub appearances - and that's for a team that hasn't managed a goal a game and failed to score in 11 of their 24 matches. Which makes one wonder why Bowyer signed him in the first place? 
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  • what a brilliant piece of business. we need a striker who can replace Stockley or Washington if they are injured and we recruit a player who can only play 30 minutes 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    From Cawley:

    As per @BenRansomSky, Chuks Aneke on his way back to Charlton Athletic. Permanent deal.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,676
    Belv said:
    £300k for a player that left for nothing only 5 months ago.

    What a fantastic piece of business.
    It's not ideal but he didn't want to sign an extension at the time did he?
  • Wonder how much of a signing on fee we tried to offer when we wanted to renew his contract.

    Cant imagine it would have been £300k

    Be good to have him back, but also needs to show composure in front of goal

    There were times last season where he was equally just as wasteful as the likes of Washington, e.g. remember him hitting the bar against Rochdale from within the six yard box.
  • From Cawley:

    As per @BenRansomSky, Chuks Aneke on his way back to Charlton Athletic. Permanent deal.
    Probably in time to play tomorrow which would be a bonus for us.
  • Belv
    Belv Posts: 836
    Belv said:
    £300k for a player that left for nothing only 5 months ago.

    What a fantastic piece of business.
    It's not ideal but he didn't want to sign an extension at the time did he?
    No and there's another issue, if we're signing strikers that don't want to play for Charlton we should have tried harder for Taylor.
  • Love watching Chuks play, as mentioned he is absolutely dynamite when on the pitch, and a real joy to watch. Sadly, for me that does not happen enough.

    I know he comes with his massive upsides to performances and points returns, but I can’t help but feel we are falling back down some slippery slopes bringing him back. Hopefully we are also planning on bringing in another quality striker as well, which will then make me feel much more assured. 
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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,730
    If he has sorted out his fitness issues, he is a player who can help us get out of this league next season.
  • I mean I love Chuks as a player he's great entertainment value, but it doesn't really speak to some great direction that we're losing a player on a free, signing him back for a fee in terms of holding onto players, and the depths of our scouting department...
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,635
    Belv said:
    £300k for a player that left for nothing only 5 months ago.

    What a fantastic piece of business.
    It's not ideal but he didn't want to sign an extension at the time did he?
    but now he does.

    Cynics might say that he tried the Championship & was found wanting
  • _MrDick said:
    I’d have him back. Better option than Josh Davison 
    Yeah I'd now loan out Davison (if he's registered) and bring in someone like Dempsey
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    Is it possible to be both underwhelmed and whelmed by a transfer? Great player (in this league) on his day, struggles to do 90 mins, happy it's a permanent deal but paying for someone we lost on a free does sting a bit. 
  • Don’t like to moan but does seem a desperate signing - £300k for a player who left on a free less than 6 months ago & his injury record isn’t great - IF we can keep him fit then I’m happy to be wrong but to me, it’s a bad move 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,635
    To avoid any semblance of doubt I welcome him back, but like others its a shame we couldn't have kept him last summer, or replaced him once he left.
  • Why sign an injury prone striker, another one we can’t rely on!  I despair! 
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,907
    I’m not really focused on the financials as none of us will know the details.

    But from a team / squad perspective, if it’s a permanent deal then is Chuks a player that will improve our squad with an eye to delivering a promotion season next year? 

    Do people think the answer to that is yes?
    having him in the squad rather than not can only be a positive thing to my mind coz even if he only plays half hour, there isn't a game changer like it in our team - it doesn't solve the immediate Stockley injury issue necessarily but if assembling 'artillary' fo next season, i think its a good move. 
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