My view:
6 Out of contract:
- Sigurdsson (100.000£)
- Tosun (60.000£)
- Kenny (15.000£)
- Delph (80.000£)
- Begovic ???
- Lonergan ???
That will free up wages around
3 mil. each week which is pretty much.
5 To sell or being released:
- Holgate (15 mil.)
- Gbamin (10 mil.)
- Iwobi (10 mil. - or zero?!)
- Rondon (will probably be released)
- Allan (15 mil. - i think he will be sold in order to free up money for a #6)
Best case scenario: Total income of
50 mil.
Worst/realistic case scenario: Income of
30 mil. and we still stuck with Gbamin & Iwobi
2 Loans expire:
- Van De Beek (120.000£)
- El Ghazi (30.000£)
Free up
150.000£ in weekly wages.
Total amount of players: 21
Squad Overlook:
GK: Pickford / Virginia / Tyrer or Crellin
RB: Patterson / Coleman
CB: Godfrey / Keane
CB: Mina / Branthwaite
LB: Mykolenko / Nkounkou (Godfrey)
DM: ??? / ???
CM: Doucoure / Gomes / Onyango
AM: Alli / ?
LF: Richarlison / Gordon
CF: DCL / Dobbin
RF: Gray / Townsend
Think it is pretty obvious, that we will have a very busy summer. We desperately need reinforcements in the #6-position (which is key in Lampards 4-3-3-). Furthermore there are serious questionmarks regarding our left back-situation and no. #10-position if Dele Alli performs poorly.
4 prioritized must buys:
- #6-position (key-area)
- Backup to a #6-position
- Replacement for DvB (#8-position)
- Backup for Dele Alli in #10-position (Replacement for Gylfi)
Thoughts:
Left back-situation:
If Nkounkou turns out to be utterly crap, I think Godfrey will cover for Mykolenko and the club will be looking for a new CB or we would keep hold of Holgate. I trust Ashley Cole and Baines to be perfect guidance in this area.
Young Guns:
I think and hope that surely Gordon and perhaps Dobbin and Onyango will explode under the management of Frank Lampard.