mccole
Player Valuation: £35m
Defence and Creativity - that's is our priority.
Colwill (loan) and Tarkowski (free) would shore up our backline plus allow players like Branthwaite to go out on loan or find a buyer for Keane or Holgate.
Mina is a tricky one. He is our best defender but our most unreliable plus with a year left on his deal, it's a case of stick or twist. Personally we need to get rid as much as it pains me to say but we need to plan for the season not just the odd game.
Godfrey - Colwill - Tarkowski - Keane/Holgate would be a good start to our centre backs plus we can use Coleman if we continue with 3 at the back.
We need to find that balance in midfield who can provide defensive cover but also play out. Delph struck a good balance of this but his injury record was appalling. Doucoure (free) of Lens seems to fit this bill from the links we have. Him and Gbamin (if he survives pre-season) could cover this position plus we have not seen much from Onyango who could also be an option.
Now creatively we have missed Alleged No 10 and definitely James, who between them gave us 12 goals and 15 assists so it's a positive to see links to Gallagher, Cornet, Johnson and Lewis-Potter. All options are positive but for me I'd like to see Gallagher and Johnson but I think those ships has sailed so adding Cornet and Lewis-Potter would give the squad must need pace and options across the team.
Cornet (£18m) is a very attacking player who can play a host of positions from left back, left wing and forward. He has a release fee of around £18m so he is good value of a player who got 9 goals in a poor Burnley team which compared to a similar player in Saint-Maximin who only got 5 goals or Bailey who managed only 1 goal.
Lewis-Porter (£20m) is another great player who is on the back of two good season with Hull and again very versatile in attacking positions who gets goals (12) and assists (4). He has very similar to Gordon who has been outstanding for us so it a no-brainer for us.
Colwill (loan)
Tarkowski (free)
Doucoure (free)
Cornet (£18m)
Lewis-Porter (£20m)
I think these are realistic and very positive signings who would add depth and strength in key areas plus not massive money especially when we have likely big outs in wages and the sale of Kean to Juventus.
Colwill (loan) and Tarkowski (free) would shore up our backline plus allow players like Branthwaite to go out on loan or find a buyer for Keane or Holgate.
Mina is a tricky one. He is our best defender but our most unreliable plus with a year left on his deal, it's a case of stick or twist. Personally we need to get rid as much as it pains me to say but we need to plan for the season not just the odd game.
Godfrey - Colwill - Tarkowski - Keane/Holgate would be a good start to our centre backs plus we can use Coleman if we continue with 3 at the back.
We need to find that balance in midfield who can provide defensive cover but also play out. Delph struck a good balance of this but his injury record was appalling. Doucoure (free) of Lens seems to fit this bill from the links we have. Him and Gbamin (if he survives pre-season) could cover this position plus we have not seen much from Onyango who could also be an option.
Now creatively we have missed Alleged No 10 and definitely James, who between them gave us 12 goals and 15 assists so it's a positive to see links to Gallagher, Cornet, Johnson and Lewis-Potter. All options are positive but for me I'd like to see Gallagher and Johnson but I think those ships has sailed so adding Cornet and Lewis-Potter would give the squad must need pace and options across the team.
Cornet (£18m) is a very attacking player who can play a host of positions from left back, left wing and forward. He has a release fee of around £18m so he is good value of a player who got 9 goals in a poor Burnley team which compared to a similar player in Saint-Maximin who only got 5 goals or Bailey who managed only 1 goal.
Lewis-Porter (£20m) is another great player who is on the back of two good season with Hull and again very versatile in attacking positions who gets goals (12) and assists (4). He has very similar to Gordon who has been outstanding for us so it a no-brainer for us.
Colwill (loan)
Tarkowski (free)
Doucoure (free)
Cornet (£18m)
Lewis-Porter (£20m)
I think these are realistic and very positive signings who would add depth and strength in key areas plus not massive money especially when we have likely big outs in wages and the sale of Kean to Juventus.
