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Summer Transfer Window 2017

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Zatara said:
@bluestevon @Eggs

Important to note that Dembele has also performed in the youth internationals for France.

For the Lukaku fee we could sign both


Dembele -- Dolberg -- Sandro
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Looks great on paper Zat, but need an experienced player amongst those 3, Sandro and Dolberg with someone like Vardy (much as i detest the toad) would give us a hell of a danger on the counter

Be interesting if Dolberg would be comfortable as one of the wider players in a 3 up front with Sandro the other side of a more experienced player (Lukaku, Vardy, Benteke etc) be less pressure on the lad than leading the line his first season at a higher level as well.
 
Eggs said:
..absolutely. We've needed more than one effective striker for a while, the top clubs tend to have this so it will be good if we can address that in this window.
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Long as we have one 'old head' in the mix then i'd be happy with a youthful group of other options mate, Sandro looks brilliant business - and much like with Gueye last season this signing alone earns Walsh his wage etc
 
Yes I would like Sandro + another two strikers if possible, that's a big ask though and the club will really be pushing the boat out if they manage it.

I think we'll spend big on one other for sure but not sure if the budget would stretch to another still, especially if we sign Keane and Sigurdsson as well.

It may make sense to look at free or loan options if RK wanted another, but with DCL to consider as well, it may not be a possibility. Its not like anyone signed under those circumstances could expect a huge amount of game time.
 
brieverton said:
Yes I would like Sandro + another two strikers if possible, that's a big ask though and the club will really be pushing the boat out if they manage it.

I think we'll spend big on one other for sure but not sure if the budget would stretch to another still, especially if we sign Keane and Sigurdsson as well.

It may make sense to look at free or loan options if RK wanted another, but with DCL to consider as well, it may not be a possibility. Its not like anyone signed under those circumstances could expect a huge amount of game time.
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With Sandro costing £5m we still have big money for restructure.

We planned on a big spend last summer but broke even with Stones. If that carries into this with possibly Lukaku leaving and the squad having been culled we could spend an absolute fortune before August.

Kone, ?Lukaku?, Valencia, Niasse.

All need replacing.
 

bluestevon said:
Looks great on paper Zat, but need an experienced player amongst those 3, Sandro and Dolberg with someone like Vardy (much as i detest the toad) would give us a hell of a danger on the counter

Be interesting if Dolberg would be comfortable as one of the wider players in a 3 up front with Sandro the other side of a more experienced player (Lukaku, Vardy, Benteke etc) be less pressure on the lad than leading the line his first season at a higher level as well.
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Lookman, DCL and the older heads of Mirallas and Bolassie would be in the attacking mix too.

Dembele -- Dolberg -- Sandro

Mouth watering
 
bluestevon said:
Looks great on paper Zat, but need an experienced player amongst those 3, Sandro and Dolberg with someone like Vardy (much as i detest the toad) would give us a hell of a danger on the counter

Be interesting if Dolberg would be comfortable as one of the wider players in a 3 up front with Sandro the other side of a more experienced player (Lukaku, Vardy, Benteke etc) be less pressure on the lad than leading the line his first season at a higher level as well.
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Nah, if you sign a player of that potential (and already a very good quality) he plays in his proper position.

But we don't have to worry about it. He's not coming here, this summer, at least ;)

Get Sandro in, and he's a player that fills two roles (wide forward and central). Kev is then a rotation option for the wide forward role.

Presuming Lukaku goes, we still need a player who can act as our target man (links to Jorgensen, Willian Jose etc) and then a player who is more of a poacher to rotate as well.

That is basing it on the Koeman template that me and @MorgsGoat like to use that his front three (in either a 4-3-3, a variant thereof, or a 3-4-3) contains a 'focal point' and then a player who has pace to burn on one flank and a bit of creativity on the other (ideally, this will be Barkley. If he goes, probably Sigurdsson). We then obviously have Bolasie to consider when he comes back into the fold, while Lookman and DCL will also get plenty of minutes.
 
Skybet have moved us into favourites for Josh King, had a great second half of the season, would not be a bad addition depending on the price?
 


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