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Provided that Martinez is likely to be the prefered option for LCB even when we sign Branthwaite it's basically a question whether or not we should go for madly overpriced or low-cost for our backups. With limited cash/budget we should spend our...

Yes it's about consistently making incremental improvements to the squad so that we can get to the position of challenging for the title in 2-3 years. Almost any decent backup CF would be exactly that.

Don't see how it'll set us backwards when it's Martial he'd be replacing....but anyways yes obviously, it would be better if we managed to sign someone young and promising but proven, versatile, "budget-friendly" and with a good injury record -...

Wouldn't mind Morata as the backup striker at all, but his wages makes it a non-starter imo. He's on £225k a week. If he for some reason would accept half of that he would be a good backup.

Johnny Cardoso from Real Betis, signed for 6m eur in January so should be available if we say triple their money already. Solid defensively, good technique and very tidy on the ball as well as having the necessary physicality to survive in the PL...

IMO he falls in the category of a nice-to-have backup RCB but he's not a need-to-have. If we're selling both Maguire and Lindelof (on top of Varane leaving) then it could prove a good bit of business getting him on a free. That said, my guess is...

Is it a downgrade though, they’ve got Champions League next season - and apparently he was close to signing for them just before he joined Brighton.

He’ll go to Bologna once Motta leaves for Juventus.

Well it’s likely less detrimental to pay him 3,5m a year rather than 7m straight up on top having to take a hit on his book value, so there’s that. Why would The obviously best outcome is to loan him out to let him rebuild and then sell/play him...

But what's the point in terminating his contract? And why would he agree to a mutual termination? It will only represent a negative effect on both our cash-flow as we would have to pay him the remainder of his contract as well as us having to...

The worst possible outcome of a terrible season would be ending up in the Conference League, I genuinely prefer 8th and no Conference League. So little to gain with qualifying.

If so is the case then that’s because there’s no buyers for him, no club willing to take the risk, and I assume the club will then just let him leave when his contract expires next summer. I’m guessing the club don’t have the legal grounds to...

Casemiro I would definitely see sold, and although I’m slightly torn on this I’m leaning towards selling both of them. Bruno is entering his latter stages and this is our chance to finally do, and partly finance, a proper rebuild of the squad...

We should go for Mario Hermoso for Atletico as a LCB/LB option, and he's available on a "free" this summer. We need cover/competition in both positions and Hermoso will provide that. Shaw will continue to be first choice LB (when fit), but for...

We can assume that all of Martial, Varane, Evans, Williams and Amrabat leaves for free when their contracts expires in the summer. I think that only Heaton would be offered another year as a 3rd GK, from the ones on expiring contracts. Lindelof...