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eternal_defiance
Player Valuation: £8m
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
I thought we'd been through this?
GK - We need the absolute best available. If not Butland then Rico or Leno....theres also alot more obtainable keepers out there who are 22/23 and top notch now and still improving...fits our profile for signings.
RB -- Holgate is going to follow a similar path to Stones and then Galoway at full back first. Perhaps he is a year away still but then how about Browning, Pennington or perhaps even Kenny? Thats 4 players who could deputise for coleman. This of course excludes Mattioni as well but im sure we'll know more in the summer and its more a question for @catcherintherye or @blueloon than me. Id hope Holgate gets some minutes at RB before the season end, same as Galloway last season-- then we can see.
LW -- Im confident on Yarmolenko as its clear Martinez wants him and also we have the money now. No idea if he will end up at LW of course but i doubt we will sign another RW or ACM so i'll put him as a LW and i guess he would rotate. I hope @bluestevon gets his wish this summer.
DM -- You've posted a lot about Barry being "unique" for his role and i suppose he is. Martinez also said before that when Barry goes we will need to change our playing style, but that was before the new owner came in. Were obviously not signing Busquets nor a mid 20s or late 20s superstar for the role,its going to have to be another player of 30+ or an u23 player.
Niguez is far fetched perhaps but never know till you try, Sergi Roberto probably similar bracket to him now after this season...but dont you think they can perform Barrys duties if they came in as CM players for a season and then learnt and were mentored by Barry? Otherwise Tielemans and Neves are exceptional talents who could be taught as well.
makes sense to get someone like that in now a season before Barry leaves and slowly bring them into the role. But also have them being effective in other positions for 12 months.
CM -- If we have the money and made those 3 signings we should then look at a playmaker. Not essential but gives an option in CM/LW/RW/ACM if needed, perfect for games like WBA.
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
There isn't really any objective way of proving you wrong here, but I couldn't possibly disagree more.
He is the only player we have capable of controlling play from deep alongside the fact that he is absolutely brilliant from a positional perspective. His one major weakness is pace, granted, but I don't think that means we'll be better off without him. Would Barca be better off without Busquets? Also not the quickest
i saw on the telly yesterday that Butland is in contract negotioations with Stoke? Surely if that is the case it is the ideal time to tap him up?
Whistlin' Dixie
Player Valuation: £50m
I seen something this morning that tottenham are after some turkish 'keeper.
Lloris or Vorm'd do.....
Lloris or Vorm'd do.....
bluespeter2
Player Valuation: Free Transfer
GK - I agree Zat, we nee quality and the best we can get. But who we sign does depend on Joel's form. If he establishes himself as good enough to be no.1 then we may have to go for a quality keeper who is willing to bide his time for first team football... Joel deserves the chance to prove himself this season and then if he does he will start next term as No.1
RB - Holgate may see a few games at right back mate but he's deffo a centre half. He shouldn't be used as a back up right back. Browning also solves that issue for centre back as well as he's much better there than he is at right back, so what we need is potentially a young player who is and is going to carry on to be a full-back. Not a centre half forced to play out of position.
LW - Yep agree. It needs to be somebody who can play either Left wing or move inside to a no.10 position if needed. Basically a playmaker for anywhere behind the front three positions. This is what costs the big money and I see the majority of our budget being spent on this position assuming we don't sell a big player.
As for the DM, I just don't think it's needed if we bring in that playmaker mate. If we need a creative source from deep, it means Barkley can drop back. If we need a more experienced head we have Barry and we have Besic who he can mentor and will be his long-term successor as a deep-lying playmaker next to a defensive midfielder (McCarthy). Besic is better and more proven than Nevez or Tielmens and equal to Niguez. So if we had money to spend left over then yeh, sure, but if not the answer is right in front of us already.
Wouldn't surprise me.
Can see United making a big move for Lloris if/when De Gea inevitably leaves.
Though Lloris wouldn't definitely leave of course.
Vorm would be good but he's liable to an error. If Joel proved himself fit for no.1 though then Vorm would be a decent option as a proven, quality back up.
If not and we need somebody to come in as guaranteed first choice, we go for Sommer (IMO).
bluespeter2
Player Valuation: Free Transfer
The only problem we'll have in buying new players next season is that everyone knows we have money and the prices will shoot up,anyone else think the same
toffeejack
Player Valuation: £100m
i like vorm, but not tall enough for us imo. We need a tall commanding type.
No mate it'll be no different.
The TV money already meant that Prem teams had to pay more. This investment means very little in terms of an affect on that
Pat Butcher
Player Valuation: £10m
I don't think Lloris will leave Spurs anytime soon tbh, if we could get Vorm that would be great. Oh and Trippier he's been outstanding recently. If not Muslera for the keeper.
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