Yes, Aduriz is 33 and has never played out of Spain, but I never claimed to be 'realistic' about these possible signings, they are 'wishful thinking' at best. He is coming off a career year though, in fact, three of the last four seasons have been the best for the Bilbao striker. His 16 goals and 8 assists last season means he created nearly a goal every 90 minutes and his chance created value of 0.258 is simply mind-bottling.
He does have a few negatives though, first and foremost he posted a ridiculously bad 61.5% pass success percentage last season. It was a career low and most players usually improve their passing stats as they get older. He also lack pace which should be no surprise considering his age, but we have Sturridge and Sterling so we don't necessarily need more speed.
Dario Cvitanich
Another Argentine striker, Cvitanich had a very impressive season the year before last with 19 goals and 2 assists in just 29 matches, giving him a goal created per 90 of 0.81 or 4 goals every 5 matches. The Nice striker 'fell off the pace' last year only netting 8 times in 31 appearances, but may have regained his form with a brace today in the opening Ligue 1 match for Nice against Toulouse. Cvitanich is a great finisher, especially outside of the box. Here's a taste of what he could offer:
Stefan Kießling
Kießling is probably the best esoteric striker in Germany. How can a player who has scored 84 goals and posted a 0.75 goals created per 90 min average in the past five seasons in the Bundesliga be so uncoveted? He may only be 1.91 m (6'3"), but it's as if he's the Peter Crouch of German football. His inconsistency may be one reason, the Lichtenfels native has been up and down his whole career, for example posting 25, 7, 16, 25, and 15 goals the past five seasons. His passing is subpar as well with a career percentage of 69.1%.
The most impressive thing about Kießling is his magic skills, how he got this goal to be counted is still a revelation:
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