Diarra would be a smart acquisition imho. Diarra as a #6 > Schneiderlin.
You have a lot of midfielders and you have to sell!
Schwein is goners according to reports, Fellaini won't feature much. That leaves us with Herrera, Pogba, Schneid and Carrick. Plenty of room for Diarra.
We might have a lot of midfielders, but our defensive options are less than stellar:
- Schneid - isn't really a DM, more a box-to-box
- Carrick - legs are gone
- Herrera - not a dm
- Fellaini - haha
- blind - not physical or quick enough for a Mourinho DM
Compare that with:
Chelsa - Kante and Matic
Arse - Xhaka and Coquelin
Spurs - Dier and Wanyama
City - Fernando and Fernandinho
And you can see that we are lacking behind.