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Laporte would be a suitable top target if we go for Enrique as manager:
  • City want to move him on
  • He's already played under Enrique
  • Premier league experience
  • Better than our current options
 
Our problem is going to be satisfying the requirement for home grown and club trained players. We only have Tangaga, Kane, Skipp and Winks. Assumption is Winks is gone come summer and, Kane is almost certainly off to United. Any new coach surely has to use Tanganga.

Its slightly better than you suggest but not much, atm,

Club trained - Kane, Skipp, Tanganga, Austin (Minimum 4, and we have 4, this assumes Winks is moved on in summer)
Association Trained - Forster, Davies, Sessegnon (plus Spence and Rodion on loan)

It would be sensible to buy one or two players trained in other English/Welsh academies this summer - providing they are of the quality we need. This might help in the upgrading of Sessegnon for example.

I am not sure there will be any more 'Club trained players' joining first team this summer - unless we become creative for example exercising buy back of Dennis Cirkin - which reinforces the sense in having the full complement of 'Association trained players' to allow our squad numbers to be as close to 25 as possible, especially if we need to allow Tanganga to be loaned out to gain experience (he has only played about 40 games in 4 seasons).
 
Its slightly better than you suggest but not much, atm,

Club trained - Kane, Skipp, Tanganga, Austin (Minimum 4, and we have 4, this assumes Winks is moved on in summer)
Association Trained - Forster, Davies, Sessegnon (plus Spence and Rodion on loan)

It would be sensible to buy one or two players trained in other English/Welsh academies this summer - providing they are of the quality we need. This might help in the upgrading of Sessegnon for example.

I am not sure there will be any more 'Club trained players' joining first team this summer - unless we become creative for example exercising buy back of Dennis Cirkin - which reinforces the sense in having the full complement of 'Association trained players' to allow our squad numbers to be as close to 25 as possible, especially if we need to allow Tanganga to be loaned out to gain experience (he has only played about 40 games in 4 seasons).

I think that's why Raya is our main keeper target
 
Fair points.

Who are the players we can realistically buy this summer to help us rebuild?

I am seeing some names thrown around that are not realistic unless we get top 4, which is a long shot.

I doubt if top 4 changes loads, as we never budget to assume CL in future revenue, but we will have a full season new stadium revenue and this season's CL money in the pot.

Napoli, Milan, Dortmund, RBL, Brighton etc etc - good teams can be built for reasonable money - but you need the right structure and the right coach to get the best out of it.

There are players I like in varying degrees, some cheaper, some more expensive, some I like a lot some a little. But we've got to prioritise some creative/attacking players for midfield/AM/FWD as we are totally bereft. I’m probably forgetting some but these are a few off the top of my head.

Kvaratskhelia
Mitoma
Brandt
Olise
Eze
Pullisic
Buendia
Leao
M Thuram (BMG)
Wirz
Diaby
Moukoko
Majer (Rennes)
K Thuram (Nice)
Bellingham

FB’s
Frimpong (Leverkusen) RB
Henrique (Monaco) LB
Truffert (Rennes) LB
T Hernandez LB/LWB

6’s
Kone (BMG) 6
Caicedo 6

I'll have to mull on the CB's. But I've got no left field names that haven't already been mentioned I don't think.
 
Laporte would be a suitable top target if we go for Enrique as manager:
  • City want to move him on
  • He's already played under Enrique
  • Premier league experience
  • Better than our current options


Imagine him here..... :mourweird:
 


…. As part of a deal for Kane…

Tiffany Haddish GIF by Nobody’s Fool
 
Henderson. Solid keeper, with a big boot... but would be completely out of sorts of you look to bring in a coach like De Zerbi, Enrique .. and the number of managers to require a ball playing keeper is increasing all the time. I think we should avoid him and Pickford for this reason.. should be looking at a keeper who'll suit whatever manager comes in over next 5/6 years. Raya the obvious one, but will be some competition for him in the summer. Haven't seen much but Lafont for Nantes is meant to be very good.
 
I doubt if top 4 changes loads, as we never budget to assume CL in future revenue, but we will have a full season new stadium revenue and this season's CL money in the pot.

Napoli, Milan, Dortmund, RBL, Brighton etc etc - good teams can be built for reasonable money - but you need the right structure and the right coach to get the best out of it.

There are players I like in varying degrees, some cheaper, some more expensive, some I like a lot some a little. But we've got to prioritise some creative/attacking players for midfield/AM/FWD as we are totally bereft. I’m probably forgetting some but these are a few off the top of my head.

Kvaratskhelia
Mitoma
Brandt
Olise
Eze
Pullisic
Buendia
Leao
M Thuram (BMG)
Wirz
Diaby
Moukoko
Majer (Rennes)
K Thuram (Nice)
Bellingham

FB’s
Frimpong (Leverkusen) RB
Henrique (Monaco) LB
Truffert (Rennes) LB
T Hernandez LB/LWB

6’s
Kone (BMG) 6
Caicedo 6

I'll have to mull on the CB's. But I've got no left field names that haven't already been mentioned I don't think.

Like your list. added a couple,


Kvaratskhelia - Not happening now
Mitoma - He's good but also happy to see what happens when players suss out his dribble move bag a bit.
Brandt - no clue
Olise - Perfect for Kulu rotation
Eze - Prefer Olise
Pullisic - made of balsa wood.
Buendia - isn't he a 6?
Leao - YES, dream signing so unlikely.
M Thuram (BMG) - as a striker?
Wirz - No clue
Diaby - YES, dream signing so unlikely
Moukoko - No clue
Majer (Rennes) - No clue
K Thuram (Nice) - No clue
Bellingham - The younger one?
Kuddus - Can play any front 3 or even AM.
Kolo Muani - If Kane goes he's the closest we could get, if Kane stays he's lefty and can play Kulu position. Better than Thuram
Szoboszlai - Dream signing
Olmo - perfect prem AMF


If Kane went, I'd be ok with using the money on Kolo Muani, Olise (home grown), then one of Kuddus/Brandt/irz/Szoboszlai/Olmo.
If Son went as well go balls out for Leao or Diaby.
 
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