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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)

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Orban, Johnson, and a young backup CB and you’d really feel like the squad is mostly rebuilt for the Ange era. Job wouldn’t be fully done, but the age profile would be so much better to build a dominant side under Ange over the next 5 years.

Front 3:
Richarlison- 26
Kulusevski-23
Johnson-22
Orban- 21
Solomon- 24
Veliz- 19
Scarlett- 19

Midfield:
Bissouma- 26
Maddison- 26
Bentancur- 25
Skipp- 22
Sarr- 20

Defenders:
Romero- 25
Royal- 24
Porro- 23
VDV- 22
Udogie- 20

Keeper:
Vicario- 26

Looking at that, we could be in a position next summer where we really only need 1-2 targeted big money signings to put us over the top.
 
Footballers > sprinters.

Once teams learn to sit deep and counter against us (and they will); we'll need guile and intelligence in those areas not pace.

Grealish, Mahrez, Bernardo, Haaland.... With the exception of Foden; none of City's front line last season are particularly quick.
Again repeating myself how dies his pace fit into Ange all. Unless his very good at beating players in a small space his pace won’t be much use. On the counter yes but if we are playing deep in the oppo half you need good technical skills and the ability to beat a man in small space. Can Johnson do this or is he speedy only when there is 70yards of grass to run into?
 
Neither is Johnson.

Gil has a higher ceiling.


Johnson has serious pace.
Think £50M be better spent on a top quality CB. Plus I’d rather get a proper CF rather than another winger. You could even pay Gio or Maddison where kulu plays. Alternative would be to play son and new cf as front two with madd behind. Then playe a more solid midfield say Biss Saar and PEH. Then let FBs really push up.
 
Richie is a menace in the box and one of the reasons why so many spaces open up for our other players. Once teams stop focusing on him as much, he'll get more service. But he needs a run of at least 8-10 games. Can't write him off after 3.
Being a nuisance isn't enough to play for a top side, Emile Heskey was a nuisance in the box and opened up space but if he could be cloned at the same age as Richy you wouldn't want him up front for us would you?
 
Again repeating myself how dies his pace fit into Ange all. Unless his very good at beating players in a small space his pace won’t be much use. On the counter yes but if we are playing deep in the oppo half you need good technical skills and the ability to beat a man in small space. Can Johnson do this or is he speedy only when there is 70yards of grass to run into?

The same way Pep needed Sterling and Sane for his system despite being a possession first manager, you always need pace especially in the Prem.
 
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