Transfers Building the best squad - and we need what?

[Klaus]

Your description of the remit is good. Your notion that Bentancursomehow fits that description better than Bissouma is massively flawed, especially from someone who advises others use their eyes better.

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Given the takes I've seen from you over the past few days I take the fact you disagree with me as a massive compliment.

 

[MemphisWill]

Definitely not just blaming our front players as there’s issues with inverted full backs not being in natural defensive positions and midfielders not recovering quick enough to get back into defensive positions. This problem is because we play a high risk game and at this moment in time I don’t think our front players are good enough to play it. And by that I mean being able to keep the ball and linking the play rather than losing it and we get caught out of position. If we fix that we will score more and concede less.

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DM is the greatest hole, in my mind. With attacking fullbacks (not to mention Romero getting a nosebleed) we really need a 2016 vintage Dier, someone who can drop in and cover those gaps.

100% believe we need another CF (and keep Richarlison, else we need 2), RW (just don't think Kulusevski has the level for where we need to go). Backups for RB and ACM.

That's 3 first XI quality players we need and 2 which is probably the limit of what we can do this summer. Which is why I expect Davies and Sessegnon to be back on expiring contracts next season.

 

[Tomo]

Really depends on what we are aiming for. If it’s actually competing with City, Arse and Pool you’d probably need the below or something similar

CF -Goykres/top striker
Winger
AM - Eze
CM - Gallagher/another energy midfielder
Number 6
RB - back up
LB - back up

That is about £250m of spending, even if we sell 10 players probably £150m at least net. Can’t see us doing that.

 

[Richard Arlison]

Really depends on what we are aiming for. If it’s actually competing with City, Arse and Pool you’d probably need the below or something similar

CF -Goykres/top striker
Winger
AM - Eze
CM - Gallagher/another energy midfielder
Number 6
RB - back up
LB - back up

That is about £250m of spending, even if we sell 10 players probably £150m at least net. Can’t see us doing that.

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I see it pretty similar:

CF
LF
RF
AM
CM
DM
RB
LB
CB


That's 9 positions but I think they will have to (at least for now) cover some of those positions with 2 players for one position i.e.,

LB/CB
RB/6
AM/LF

We def aren't signing 9 players this summer. Even if we get 5 done we can be sure fans will be debating where the team has been left short. Mainly because the squad will be short in key areas.

That in mind I'm feeling right now like the priorities will be:

CF
LF
RF
AM
CM
LB/RB