Hope this isnt true
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Reason being, wages. Until we address our aversion to paying elite wages (see: top 4 wages), we simply won't climb the table in a material way again. The days of finding cheap young players who become elite before they sign those outrageous wages are over (ala modric, bale, kane, Erikson, Dembele, Dele, in that order).When I look at our main squad.
Vicario, Kinsky, Porro, Spence, VDV, Romero, Dragusin, Danso, Udogie, Bentancur, Sarr, Bissouma, Bergvall, Gray, Maddison, Kulusevski, Solanke, Odobert, Richy, Son, Moore, Tel.
Its mostly ok, I think Ange has massively underperformed with it in the league. What is lacking is Kane, Bale, Modric, Ginola, Gazza, that extra bit of quality that is so game changing. We'd be better buying 3 elite players (DM, Wide forward, striker) and making no other signings. we have a 6/10, 7/10 across the board squad but no players who can consistently elevate.
Eketeke, Mbuemo and a top DM and we'd be laughing. make no other signings even if we sell Romero, just put the house on quality. The issue is we'd rather sign 6-7 ok players than 2-3 elite ones.
We don't want top players
After talking wages any agent and player are going to ask who's the manager, what are the plans for me and an outline from the coach and DoF on direction of the team. We have no certainty on any of that.
Too expensive! We can get a young prospect on half the wages!
This is such BS - every team makes horrific signings - Just off the top of my head.Ndombele really torched our club for the better part of a decade. Burned once, forever scorned.
Can we sign Brentford’s front three?
Lot of talk on here about Mbeumo, but Wissa and Schade also had great seasons. Been very impressed by all three, particularly later in the season.
I wouldn’t do it for 40p.
We won't get any deal done without making Paratici official and sorting out the manager situation.100% - Look at what's happening -
Liverpool - Done Frimpong - Reportedly close on Wirtz and Kerkez
ManU - Done Cunha - Closing in on Mbeumo - Chasing Delap
Woolwich - Reportedly wrapped up Zubimendi - Chasing a No. 9
Meanwhile at N17 ...
We don’t have a manager or a DOFWould be nice to go out and make a statement signing early doors but with the manager situation up in the air its not going to happen.
Wharton, Eze, Ait Norai and Mbeumo… Devine back
Ten or so out, Davies, Richy, Biss, Tel, Odobert, Son, Werner, Solomon, Reggy, Gil, Veliz, Gray, Yang, Phillips…. Could get 80M for them
100% - needs to leave the nest and go prove himself - He’s an academy boy and would great for us on the loan front so I’d be cheering for West Brom for as long as he’s there
United now going for mbuemo with cunha already done…. Interesting
I obviously agree. Levy doesn't.This is such BS - every team makes horrific signings - Just off the top of my head.
Red Scum - Pepe £70M+
Blue Scum - Lukaku £100M - Kepa £70M+
Scouse - Darwin £85M
Mancs - Too many to list
You don’t give up because of one bad signing. Utterly ridiculous.