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January Transfer Thread 2020

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Assuming the players whose contracts expire in 2020 leave and those whose are expiring in 2021 are sold / loaned...

2020: Niasse / Stekelenburg / Garbutt / Baines / Sidibe / Martina

2021: Connolly / Pennington / Schneiderlin / Besic / Dowell / Walcott / Bolasie / Sandro

Here are our remaining players:


GK: 3
Pickford
Lossl
Virginia

RB: 2
Coleman
Kenny

LB: 1
Digne

CB: 3
Mina
Keane
Holgate

DM/CM/AM: 6
Sigurdsson
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Davies
Iwobi

WF: 1
Bernard

CF: 4
Richarlison
Kean
DCL
Tosun

Total players: 19
 
Assuming the players whose contracts expire in 2020 leave and those whose are expiring in 2021 are sold / loaned...

2020: Niasse / Stekelenburg / Garbutt / Baines / Sidibe / Martina

2021: Connolly / Pennington / Schneiderlin / Besic / Dowell / Walcott / Bolasie / Sandro

Here are our remaining players:


GK: 3
Pickford
Lossl
Virginia

RB: 2
Coleman
Kenny

LB: 1
Digne

CB: 3
Mina
Keane
Holgate

DM/CM/AM: 6
Sigurdsson
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Davies
Iwobi

WF: 1
Bernard

CF: 4
Richarlison
Kean
DCL
Tosun

Total players: 19
2020 highlighted; will be released; Baines at 36; unsure.
2021 - all highlighted will be released; Walcott unsure.
Current Squad - highlighted will be sold/released.

So 16 left, plus possibly Baines (one more year as an extension) and Walcott (one more year).

So for me, we need a left back (even if Baines stays), 2 Centre Backs, A #10 and another attacking midfielder and a centre forward who scores goals.

Leaves us with a squad of about 22/23.

I think Marcel has done a brilliant job trimming this bloated squad from the rubbish we've had. Now we just need a couple of "potential, young" world class players (spend the money) and we are looking good.
 
Assuming the players whose contracts expire in 2020 leave and those whose are expiring in 2021 are sold / loaned...

2020: Niasse / Stekelenburg / Garbutt / Baines / Sidibe / Martina

2021: Connolly / Pennington / Schneiderlin / Besic / Dowell / Walcott / Bolasie / Sandro

Here are our remaining players:


GK: 3
Pickford
Lossl
Virginia

RB: 2
Coleman
Kenny

LB: 1
Digne

CB: 3
Mina
Keane
Holgate

DM/CM/AM: 6
Sigurdsson
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Davies
Iwobi

WF: 1
Bernard

CF: 4
Richarlison
Kean
DCL
Tosun

Total players: 19
I make it 20
 

I think the first task for Carlo will be to see if he can squeeze and extra 10% out of the players we have. He may also bring 1 or 2 signings in but they will need to be top draw as opposed to the current crop of journeymen.

I wonder how long it will take for him to lean on some of the academy players for a bit of energy and speed. I’m not sure what his track record is like with younger players, but this would be my starting point before Jan.
 
2020 highlighted; will be released; Baines at 36; unsure.
2021 - all highlighted will be released; Walcott unsure.
Current Squad - highlighted will be sold/released.

So 16 left, plus possibly Baines (one more year as an extension) and Walcott (one more year).

So for me, we need a left back (even if Baines stays), 2 Centre Backs, A #10 and another attacking midfielder and a centre forward who scores goals.

Leaves us with a squad of about 22/23.

I think Marcel has done a brilliant job trimming this bloated squad from the rubbish we've had. Now we just need a couple of "potential, young" world class players (spend the money) and we are looking good.
Oops sorry, forgot about Sidibe. Activate the option to buy clause.
 
Assuming the players whose contracts expire in 2020 leave and those whose are expiring in 2021 are sold / loaned...

2020: Niasse / Stekelenburg / Garbutt / Baines / Sidibe / Martina

2021: Connolly / Pennington / Schneiderlin / Besic / Dowell / Walcott / Bolasie / Sandro

Here are our remaining players:


GK: 3
Pickford
Lossl
Virginia

RB: 2
Coleman
Kenny

LB: 1
Digne

CB: 3
Mina
Keane
Holgate

DM/CM/AM: 6
Sigurdsson
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Davies
Iwobi

WF: 1
Bernard

CF: 4
Richarlison
Kean
DCL
Tosun

Total players: 19

If our academy is any good then we can maybe bolster the numbers with them.
 
Emiliano Buendia id a great little player and could be a massive improvement on Sigurdsson. Maybe not in January, but IMO we should target him in the summer if Norwich go down.
 

I make it 20

Youre right ;)


Oops sorry, forgot about Sidibe. Activate the option to buy clause.
If our academy is any good then we can maybe bolster the numbers with them.

Id say:

GK +1
Pickford
Lossl


RB
Sidibe
Kenny

LB +1
Digne

CB +2
Mina
Holgate

DM/CM/AM +2
Gomes
Gbamin
Davies
Delph
Iwobi

WF +1
Bernard

CF +1
Richarlison
Kean
DCL


Out
Virginia
Coleman
Keane
Sigurdsson
Tosun

Sign Sidibe
+ 1 GK
+ 1 LB
+ 2 CB
+2 CM
+1 WF
+ 1 CF

Use a 442 diamond with the option to adjust with a couple of wide players (and others who can play wide).

9 new players (incl sidibe) takes us to 24 players + youth.

The wages saved and the transfer fees would be insane and allow a high spending rebuild.
 
Youre right ;)





Id say:

GK +1
Pickford
Lossl


RB
Sidibe
Kenny

LB +1
Digne

CB +2
Mina
Holgate

DM/CM/AM +2
Gomes
Gbamin
Davies
Delph
Iwobi

WF +1
Bernard

CF +1
Richarlison
Kean
DCL


Out
Virginia
Coleman
Keane
Sigurdsson
Tosun

Sign Sidibe
+ 1 GK
+ 1 LB
+ 2 CB
+2 CM
+1 WF
+ 1 CF

Use a 442 diamond with the option to adjust with a couple of wide players (and others who can play wide).

9 new players (incl sidibe) takes us to 24 players + youth.

The wages saved and the transfer fees would be insane and allow a high spending rebuild.
Sad how much we have spent on rubbish.
 
Wouldn’t mind us signing that grealish from villa

Would be a fantastic signing. If they go down at the end of the year, which I hope they do, he’ll want to leave and we badly need creativity and class in the middle of the park.

Assuming the players whose contracts expire in 2020 leave and those whose are expiring in 2021 are sold / loaned...

2020: Niasse / Stekelenburg / Garbutt / Baines / Sidibe / Martina

2021: Connolly / Pennington / Schneiderlin / Besic / Dowell / Walcott / Bolasie / Sandro

Here are our remaining players:


GK: 3
Pickford
Lossl
Virginia

RB: 2
Coleman
Kenny

LB: 1
Digne

CB: 3
Mina
Keane
Holgate

DM/CM/AM: 6
Sigurdsson
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Davies
Iwobi

WF: 1
Bernard

CF: 4
Richarlison
Kean
DCL
Tosun

Total players: 19

Those contract expiry lists make me very happy indeed. We’ll be free of so much dead weight in a year and a half. Add Sigurdsson, Tosun and Keane to the list of outs and we actually look alright.

Emiliano Buendia id a great little player and could be a massive improvement on Sigurdsson. Maybe not in January, but IMO we should target him in the summer if Norwich go down.

Very creative little player, plays sexy through balls, it’s a yes from me. Same as Grealish, he’ll want to stay in this league and we could do worse.
 
Emiliano Buendia id a great little player and could be a massive improvement on Sigurdsson. Maybe not in January, but IMO we should target him in the summer if Norwich go down.

If I could choose one Norwich player then I think I would go with Todd cantwell. Looked really good whenever I've seen him
 

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