Agreed. The trick is going to be for Thelwell to bring in the money from sales and them both to agree on the player profiles.
As much as I would like us to have as many u23s as possible in the 11, you're correct to have experience in the spine with Pickford, Mina, Doucoure and DCL.
I just wonder though if Pickford with 2 seasons left is going to extend his contract and also if DCL is going to have recurring quad issues.
GK Bazunu / Begovic
LB: Mykolenko / Nkounkou
CB: Mina / Branthwaite
CB: Godfrey / Colwill
RB: Patterson / Coleman
DM: Kamara / Davies
CM: Doucoure / Iwobi
CM: Gilmour / ???
LF: Gordon / Gray / Dele
CF: Gouiri / Brereton-Diaz
RF: Johnson / Dobbin / Townsend
I think if we we moved on the following then we should easily be able to bring in the above players, or those with a similar profile.
Delph (OOC)
Lonergan (OOC)
Tosun (OOC)
Kenny (OOC)
Sigurdsson (OOC)
Van De Beek (Loan)
El-Ghazi (Loan)
Pickford
Keane
Holgate
Gomes
Gbamin
Allan
Richarlison
DCL
Rondon
The CM ??? represents the 'marquee' signing. We'll be bringing in alot more money in both fees and wages saved than the cost of those players listed.
We need one player to come into the middle and be the dominant force.