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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.

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I think we need both. Have too many youngsters and you lack spine in big games. I think a big difference between us and Woolwich apart from the managers being a class apart is that we had experience PLers during tough games such as Lloris, Dier, PEH, Kane, Son.

I would love Bale and Eriksen back as they add so much up top. Then a few young and hungry prospects
Agree re Bale and Eriksen, wages only so minimal outlay (plus Johnston). Then go big for Savic and the best RWB possible. Would be happy with those 5, plus maybe a CB and then 7 or 8 out
 
There's an enormous opportunity this summer.

I'm not for one minute suggesting they won't still be elite....but....

A lot of the best players in the prem above us: de Bruyne, Salah, Mane, Walker, Gundogan, Firminio, van Djik....

..are all turning or sliding past 30. Of course so are Kane and Son. They've all still got seasons to go, but maybe, especially the pace merchants, are past peak. Still excellent of course, and City are reloading with Haaland etc but alongside Chelsea having all sorts of problems we might just be in the mix if we we buy wisely and get a good dose of luck. Plus the World Cup might through some curve balls into the mix.

Yeh, WC gonna be a real curve-ball in teams of squad depth.

It's been 3 years of disrupted and intense fixtures already and the next will be even more brutal.

If they get a bit worse and we get a lot better....not going to be enough to bridge a 40pt gap (fuck me) but...decent chance of the stars aligning for a memorable Spurs campaign 22/23

Assuming we and City both win our last game; the gap will be 22 points (minus Nuno-factor); not 40.
 
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Arthur Theate is not my first choice LCB (that's Gvardiol who would cost £50m) but I am warming up Theate. He.s young, fairly good in the air and a (very) good passer. And just turned 22. He will, of course, take some time to eg adjusted to the EPL and while he does that I am ok with Davies playing LCB until that happens (presuming Theate will "adjust," of course).







But who is Arthur Theate? Let’s analyze his career and technical characteristics and try to find out how he can contribute to the Rossoneri cause.

Arthur Theate was born in Liège on May 25, 2000 and grew up in football academies Standard he was born in Genk, the companies that annually churn out Belgium’s best talent. That the 2000 class had talent was there for all to see, as evidenced by the numerous convocations in the youth national team.


Yet, although he still showed enormous room for improvement, Theate was sold to Oostende, where he signs his first contract as a professional. The agreement signed with the Flemish club was expected to last three years, but the defender takes only one to establish himself as one of the best performers in the Pro League.


He only needed 38 appearances (seasoned with 5 goals) to convince Bologna to take him to the court of Siniša Mihajlović. Theate arrives in Emilia as a mysterious object, nothing is known about him, but the Serbian coach is not one who pulls back and throws him into the fray as soon as he has the chance. He made his debut with the rossoblùs on 18 September 2021, replacing the injured De Silvestri in the difficult match against Inter. The result was now compromised, but the San Siro audience was impressed by the charisma shown by that 20-year-old long hair and curiosity became admiration when he headed the only goal in Bologna in the 6-1 final.


15 appearances and 2 goals later, Arthur Theate has become one of the most intriguing young players in Serie A and many Italian big names and are not ready to invest large sums to take him away from Emilia.
The strength of Theate is undoubtedly its enormous flexibility. At home, the Belgian grew up in a four-man defensive line, but once he arrived in Bologna, Mihajlović weaned him, throwing him as a left “arm” in a trio.


Precisely that position seems to be the one in which the 2000 class can best express its characteristics. When the winger gets wider, he has the ability to get on the ball and set the action using his excellent technical skills. With Theate on the pitch, the rossoblùs can also afford to stay a little taller, given that with his speed he has no problem chasing their opponents.


In an emergency situation, the Serbian coach also deployed him as fourth on the left, with decent results, but in a not so distant future it cannot be ruled out that the Belgian may also position himself as a set-half in front of the defense. .

For Milan, Arthur Theate would not be an improvised solution, one of those players who can only be bought when you have the department in absolute emergency. Instead, it would fall within the green line undertaken by the club, willing to invest significant amounts on young people with an assured future.


If the purchase materializes, Stefano Pioli would first of all have a defender ready and informed about what are the defensive logics of a Serie A team. allow Theo Hernandez to breathe.


The only doubt is: would the 2000 class be able to have their say even in a top team like the Rossoneri? Arthur Theate, barring a presence with the Belgian national team, has never played in a great team and – honestly – we would be curious to see him wearing a “heavier” shirt.
 
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