Manchester United Summer Transfer Window 2015: What do we still need?

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This is the scoop he pulled out of his arse after Van Gaal's press conference comments.

:lol:
 
DomesticTadpole said:
For a start, why would PSG want a load of players deemed surplus to requirements at Manchester United?:lol:
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And as you say about Depay... Why wouldn't we just buy him? In fact, we are going to just buy him and it'll be for another bargain price like Blind was. Because Dutch clubs don't mind selling to Van Gaal and United because they know they will be nurtured here.

But yeah imagine any of those players accepting a switch to PSV?
 
Not sure who but what I do know is it doesn't appear we need as many as we might have thought a few months ago. LVG has said a CM which implies we already identified one. I think a CB but I'm not sure he doesn't think we have a great defensive record so maybe he'll leave well alone? I think we'll need maybe 2 more strikers and that's why we might not spend in other positions cause 2 strikers and world class Cm, and bye bye £150m.....
 
We need to sign Hummels, Gundogan, Laporte, Reus, Depay, Dybala, Godin and Koke. :eek:

I would be thrilled with any 3 of those players and a right back. But I can't think of any good right backs. :nervous:
 
Carvajal, Hummels, Depay and a WC midfielder would be nice (my muppet heart calls for Javi Martinez recently). There's something at the back of my head that says we don't need a CB - I think it might be a part with a tumour on it, but still... I think Hummels is close to 100%.

DDG
Carvajal - Hummels - Smalling - Shaw
Carrick
Mata - Herrera - WC midfielder - Di Maria
Rooney

Bench: Valdes, Valencia, Blind, Jones, Depay, Fellaini​
 
I know there's probably zero truth in it and that he'll be 31 later this year but I love me some of that Thiago Silva rumour, still well worth a 3 year contract IMO. :drool:
 
TooBias said:
Carvajal, Hummels, Depay and a WC midfielder would be nice (my muppet heart calls for Javi Martinez recently). There's something at the back of my head that says we don't need a CB - I think it might be a part with a tumour on it, but still... I think Hummels is close to 100%.

DDG
Carvajal - Hummels - Smalling - Shaw
Carrick
Mata - Herrera - WC midfielder - Di Maria
Rooney

Bench: Valdes, Valencia, Blind, Jones, Depay, Fellaini​
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Javi Martinez would be perfect replacement for Carrick but no way Bayern would sell him.
 
Hummels, Depay, Schneiderlin and Coleman.

Maybe a young striker, if RVP leaves. Get De Gea and Smalling signed up to a new contract.

Evans and Rafael would likely be the first ones to leave.
 
Out:
-Falcao => Send back to Monaco (clear a ton of the wage bill and free up the money that was reserved to buy him)
-RVP => Sell to some turkish or italian side and if needed pay him his golden handshake if that is required to clear him off the wage bill
-Rafael => Sell
-Nani => Sell
-Hernandez => Sell (can see some italian teams being interested in him)
-Evans => Sell (good signing for a lower to mid table PL team)

In:
-Biglia (lazio) => Carrick replacement
-Hummels (Dortmund) => Evans replacement
-Darmian (Torino) => Rafael replacement
-Coentrao (Real) => Natural LB with experience to compete with Shaw
-Firmino (Hoffenheim) => Attacking mid that can play behind the striker or on the wings as required, great alternative/competition to Fellaini
-Depay (PSV) => Left winger with speed, skill and goals
-Benteke (Villa) => Good proven back-up striker to Rooney

All targets are realistic and would cost us about €185 million I think and from the sales we can probably make around €55 million back.

Also very important is that De Gea must sign a new contract, in case that he doesn't want to and fecks off to Madrid try to capture as much as possible for him. Maybay we could try to land a player in return for him( Bale instead of Firmino or Depay) but I think it is unlikley. If De Gea leaves signing up a good replacement will be vital and the best candidate I think will be Cech. Other alternatives are Begovic or Lloris.

Team for next season:

Gk: DDG (hopefully), Valdes, Lindegaard
Def: Valencia, Darmian, Coentrao, Shaw, Hummels, Smalling, Jones, Rojo
Mid: Biglia, Carrick, Blind, Herrera, Fellaini, Firmino, Young, Januzaj, Mata, Di Maria
Attack: Rooney, Benteke, Depay, Wilson

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Valencia--Smalling--Hummels--Coentrao
------------------Biglia------------------
Mata----Herrera------Fellaini-----Depay
-----------------Rooney------------------

Bench: Benteke/Wilson, Di Maria/Young, Firmino/Januzaj, Carrick/Blind, Jones/Rojo, Shaw/Darmian, Valdes/Lindegaard
 
Too much football manager going on here. Fine if this is what you guys "dream" of happening, but why would you break up this current team so much? New signings need time to adapt and getting the 3/4 first team starters that people want would be a bit much.

Get a right back to challenge Valencia, unless Rafael stays.
Potentially a CB - not sure anymore. Jones, Smalling and Rojo are doing the job for us. Maybe get an experienced head in.
A winger if a departure occurs.
A center midfield to challenge Herrera and Fellaini.
A back up forward IF Falcao, Van Persie and Hernandez are all not here.

I know that's 5, but it mainly depends on sales really. I'd be chuffed to go into next season with the team we have now, apart from one or two changes to the squad. We're an efficient machine at the moment. We may find better players than the ones we have with us, but it'll be tougher to find players who fits into Van Gaal's philosophy ( :lol: ) and system more efficiently than the ones we have now.
 
Weirdly enough when I was watching Fiora vs Napoli yesterday, one of the Polish commentators mentioned that Higuain, apparently, is a goner from Napoli and we're one of the clubs with the most serious intentions of getting him.

I didn't follow transfers rumour mill so far but I've never really noticed any stories linking him to us, anybody got a clue what's going on? Some Italian paper linked him to us rehashing some bullshit spouted in English rags or what?
 
We're not going to overhaul a squad that has managed to play so well over the last couple of months. We're still a few signings away from our target quality - we need a right back even if Valencia's been good, we need another midfielder to bulk up the number and we need another winger to add proper width. I actually think we might get by without signing a center half.

As for departures I can see Rafael leaving, Lindegaard has to finally leave, Evans needs to find a place where he can play and Hernandez doesn't fit in. Nani will probably leave too. I can't see us getting much money for them.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
Too much football manager going on here. Fine if this is what you guys "dream" of happening, but why would you break up this current team so much? New signings need time to adapt and getting the 3/4 first team starters that people want would be a bit much.

Get a right back to challenge Valencia, unless Rafael stays.
Potentially a CB - not sure anymore. Jones, Smalling and Rojo are doing the job for us. Maybe get an experienced head in.
A winger if a departure occurs.
A center midfield to challenge Herrera and Fellaini.
A back up forward IF Falcao, Van Persie and Hernandez are all not here.

I know that's 5, but it mainly depends on sales really. I'd be chuffed to go into next season with the team we have now, apart from one or two changes to the squad. We're an efficient machine at the moment. We may find better players than the ones we have with us, but it'll be tougher to find players who fits into Van Gaal's philosophy ( :lol: ) and system more efficiently than the ones we have now.
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Good post.

The only position that I think we definitely need extra cover is central defence, mainly due Smalling/Jones/Evans being injury prone and that Evans doesn't seem to be up to it. Personally I'd take a Summer of De Gea signing a new contract and a quality defender like Godin coming in. Perhaps a right back to compete with Valencia but I personally still think him and Rafael can battle it out as 2 quality full backs. There's a lot of talk of wingers, strikers, central midfielders etc coming in; but the names mentioned don't seem to be any better than the likes of Nani/Hernandez who we've loaned out or player's who are currently performing very well (Herrera, Fellaini, Carrick, Blind etc).

The only exception should be if someone truly great becomes available: the likes of Pogba, Bale, Modric, Benzema etc.
 
If you split it into sections it's easy to see where we should be looking to strengthen in the summer.

Defense - We have depth but lack a proper ball playing CB and leader, Hummels might be the one that is chosen, or maybe LvG sees leadership in Jones or Smalling and pairs them with someone like Laporte or Stones. At any rate I see a CB who is great on the ball coming in.

Fullback - I put this separate as it's as much of an attacking position as defensive one. We are stacked at LB but weaker at RB, however those calling for the desperate need to buy a RB and following it up with the name Clyne baffle me.

Midfield - Possession and strength on the ball, these are the keys to LvG's midfield in my observation. I don't see Mata or Di Maria being deployed here and I really don't want to see Rooney played here. Herrera and Fellaini need genuine competition and we have to take Carrick's age into account. We should definitely be making a quality signing here.

Front 3 - This is tricky but I still feel we need a spark in the forward-line, a player that can add double figures from wide and run at defenses all game. I also worry about how we manage if Rooney is out as for me Falcao and Hernandez have no future at United, RvP should be sold and Wilson is not close to ready.
 
Football manager time (but with more realistic targets!)

I'd be really happy if we brought in Depay, I know Young is flying right now but overall since he arrived he has been very up and down and having serious competition in his position will only make him fight harder although personally I'd be starting Depay based on his goal scoring ability.
I also think Januzaj will be loaned out and Di Maria for me operates better from the right.

Hummels I have always liked and despite his form being not as good this season the slating he seems to get from a lot of fans on here does seem a bit over the top - we are hardly blessed with error free defenders and if all on top of their game he'd be first choice for sure. Yes his fee is high but at his age his best years are surely to come. Obviously there are several others being mentioned which would also command huge fees. Otamendi is the other strong link and he does look good but the likes of Godin, Varane, Silva etc seem unattainable.

Midfield is a must as Carrick is injury prone these days and not getting any younger. I do like Blind and he will get better but if the likes of Pogba are looking highly unlikely then Schneiderlin for me would be a great buy, just looks class in every game, Premiership proven, great age and can do the 6 and 8 positions comfortably. I know most fans want us to aim higher but if not possible then a good option, also if any truth in the Gundogan rumour he's another option.

I have been really impressed with Valencia of late as his defending has improved greatly, maybe he is not the answer and I do think Clyne has potential and Coleman is very good on his day but with the prices these two would cost maybe a stab at Alves on a free would be wise. Again everyone seems to think he is 50 not approaching 32 and that he has totally lost it, I don't agree and watching La Liga week in week out he still seems very good to me and comes with a winning mentality and tons of CL experience plus he has played 40 to 50 plus games year in year out so doesn't tend to get injured too often.

I'd also like a fresh forward to challenge Rooney but one who'd also be happy with a squad place at a big club, someone like Berahino for me fits that bill, very mixed opinions of him on here but I'm definitely a fan.

LvG clearly doesn't think Rafael can do a job so I can see him being sold along with Nani, Hernandez, Evans, Lindegaard and RvP. Januzaj, Blackett, McNair and Wislon all possibly loaned out.


----------De Gea
Alves Hummels Smalling Shaw
------Schneiderlin Blind
---Di Maria Herrera Depay
----------Rooney

This team has good balance to me and with the options off the bench we'd be very strong - Mata, Fellaini, Young, Jones, Carrick, Rojo, Valencia, Berahino, Valdez, Januzaj, McNair, Wilson, Blackett.
 
Priorities

Number 1: Get De Gea to sign a contract....I'd let him run it down for the final season if he isn't for signing and 'blood' Valdes in the league and FA cup - he may be a really experienced goalkeeper but the PL is a completely different kettle of fish to playing in Spain _ I'd seriously offer De Gea the kind of wages Rooney is on.....reflective of Dave's ability and standing as one of the worlds best.

Number 2: Sign someone with the passing range, intelligence of Carrick with perhaps a bit of physicality and leadership thrown in - Michael is getting on and the injuries he picks up like yesterday are bound to happen more and more often

Number 3: A strong centre back who is inspirational, reads the game well, can pass the ball and is a good partner for Smalling - even yesterday we were a mess at times in the first half and we need an organiser

Number 4: an attacking player to freshen things up - Falcao will go, RVP isn't reliable in terms of fitness and his performances haven't been good enough - we can't go into the season relying on Rooney and Wilson

Number 5: it's a testament to how well Valencia has played that this isn't a big priority but it is an area we could improve.....the more Tony V plays there though the better defensive awareness he will develop.....he's made far fewer mistakes than last season and an Arsenal disaster aside it wouldn't break my heart to see him start the season there with Rafael as backup

there a number of players who should go out......who knows if LVG will give Nani another chance.....my instincts say that he, Chicharito, Powell, one of Jones/Evans, Falcao and possibly RVP will be on their way

if someone like Bale/Pogba/Verratti etc.. became available it might be too good an opportunity not to bring them in
 
If we are really going to slum it with Ings then a wide forward with a true goal threat is a priority.
 
We should test Real's resolve regarding Ronaldo before trying anything else.

Sign him and the league is won, in June.
 
Cal? said:
We should test Real's resolve regarding Ronaldo before trying anything else.

Sign him and the league is won, in June.
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There's no chance we sign Ronaldo.

We'd have to tear the whole system apart and start again building everything around Ronaldo.

Not saying we wouldn't win stuff but it'd be short-sighted in the extreme. He's not 25 anymore.

I want to see us implement a style and system that will last beyond Van Gaal.
 
we'll sign a CB only. I recon he'll still look to develop the youth with Wilson and Jan will have more football. He'll look for ADM to contribute more this season and might even loan Falcao for another season. Shaw may come back in at LB and Blind will be cover for Carrick.
 
Wilson Litchmore said:
we'll sign a CB only. I recon he'll still look to develop the youth with Wilson and Jan will have more football. He'll look for ADM to contribute more this season and might even loan Falcao for another season. Shaw may come back in at LB and Blind will be cover for Carrick.
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We only have four senior central midfielders. No chance we don't sign at least one more. Maybe even two.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
New signings need time to adapt and getting the 3/4 first team starters that people want would be a bit much.

Get a right back to challenge Valencia, unless Rafael stays.
Potentially a CB - not sure anymore. Jones, Smalling and Rojo are doing the job for us. Maybe get an experienced head in.
A winger if a departure occurs.
A center midfield to challenge Herrera and Fellaini.
A back up forward IF Falcao, Van Persie and Hernandez are all not here.
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If we bring in a RB, CB and CM I would really hope we bring in players that would be at the level required to be starters. It would be strange to sign players inferior to the ones we already have.
 
All due respect to the feel good factor, we do need enhancements. Partly because playing CL football next season means we need a bigger squad with more quality.

But also, we need to make a decision regarding right back and if Van Gaal doesn't believe in Rafael, we'll clearly have have to sign an alternative to Valencia or preferably a first choice right back. Centerhalf is also a position that we need improving. It's great to see us finally have a midfield, but we'll also have to add quality depth there - especially if three midfielders becomes the norm - and we must also consider the need for an alternative (Blind has done well, but I'm not sure he's 'it') to Carrick, who will be a year older.

So that's at least three signings that are needed and can make a big difference
 
It'll be interesting to see who we go for because with the philosophy he plays he needs a certain mentality from his players, Young, Valencia, and Fellaini have thrived because they were most likely the most receptive to his ideas, maybe due to low confidence and having very little lose, plus knowing that they are limited players.

Di Maria/Falcao maybe came in thinking they didn't need to change as their natural talent would be enough, and have paid the price, Herrera the same for a certain period but he has clearly succumb the the LvG way.

My point is Pogba, Bale, Cavani etc may have the same thinking as Di Maria so maybe would take longer to fit in, anyway it'll be interesting to see who we get.
 
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Not necessarily what we need, but here's my guess at how Van Gaal sees the squad for this summer, though I'm likely overreacting to the last week of results and trasnfer media bullshit. Here are my working premises:

We'll get rid of everyone who is on loan and not an academy player. Nani and Chicharito are sold and Cleverley walks away. Falcao too.

Rafael and Evans are sold.

We sign:
(1) an RB to start and make Valencia his backup
-No idea who this is. Coleman, Clyne and Alves would seem the likeliest names, though this is a position you sometimes see a left-field choice.

(2) Veteran CB to partner with Smalling
-Hummels, and if he pivots last second and stays at Dortmund or goes to Madrid or something. If not him, nobody has mentioned Vlaar in a bit but he could sign him and just commit to one of Rojo or Jones getting a real shot as opposed to half of one. But I doubt Van Gaal is happy with our backline's organizational ability and passing. Hummels makes a ton of sense for these reasons.

(3) a CM to compete with Fellaini and Herrera
-Right now, if Herrera or Fellaini got hurt then Rooney would be back in one of their spots, likely. Van Gaal doesn't seem to trust Mata as a 10 or Di Maria anywhere but very far from our keeper. I assume it'll be Strootman if the medicals aren't really scary, though I don't now exactly how Van Gaal is about injury issues in signings. Gundogan or Schneiderlin are being linked, too. No idea here other than that, really. Schweinsteiger would make a lot of sense, as he could replace Carrick in 2016, though that would presumably require that Javi Martinez and Thiago are healthy, or if Guardiola gets a CM itch and signs Koke or something.

(4) Then the attack is confusing, but we probably sign a winger and maybe a 3rd 9 with Wilson going on loan. If Di Maria stays and we sign that winger (Depay the favorite) then maybe Januzaj goes on loan for a year and when he gets back Young will be 31-32 and it'll be time to replace him anyways.

(5) That second #9 if Van Persie and Wilson aren't enough to backup Rooney. If the CM we sign is defensive and Rooney is seen as a viable option as a more attacking CM, that would increase the odds of this signing.

We're going to be in the CL and should bank on another 2-3 Cup games, so that's another 10-15 games next year.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
Too much football manager going on here. Fine if this is what you guys "dream" of happening, but why would you break up this current team so much? New signings need time to adapt and getting the 3/4 first team starters that people want would be a bit much.

Get a right back to challenge Valencia, unless Rafael stays.
Potentially a CB - not sure anymore. Jones, Smalling and Rojo are doing the job for us. Maybe get an experienced head in.
A winger if a departure occurs.
A center midfield to challenge Herrera and Fellaini.
A back up forward IF Falcao, Van Persie and Hernandez are all not here.

I know that's 5, but it mainly depends on sales really. I'd be chuffed to go into next season with the team we have now, apart from one or two changes to the squad. We're an efficient machine at the moment. We may find better players than the ones we have with us, but it'll be tougher to find players who fits into Van Gaal's philosophy ( :lol: ) and system more efficiently than the ones we have now.
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No too far away from my personal opinion. I hope DdG stays so we won`t be forced to look for a gk.
Another WC CB would be welcome - however the names thrown around do not convince me as an upgrade on Jones, Smalling and Rojo atm. Another RB might be needed if Rafale leaves. I think Young or Blind could do a job there though.
If LvG does not see Blind as Carrick`s successor Gündogan would be fantastic. Schneiderlin would be my second choice.
I do not see the need for a winger. In doubt let`s give Nani another chance. If there is a chance to sign Bale or Reus I would not think twice.
Another young striker with a lot of potential fitting into our system would be great as well. Maybe Vietto.
 
I think Gundogan, Hummels and Depay are already either done, or close to being done deals.

CB: Hummels, Smalling, Rojo, Jones, McNair
RB: Valencia, McNair
LB: Shaw, Blind, Rojo
DM: Carrick, Blind
CM: Herrera, Fellaini, Gundogan, Rooney
WG: Mata, di Maria, Young, Depay, Januzaj
ST: Rooney, RvP, Wilson

Another right back to start ahead of Valencia, and thus allowing McNair to go out on loan and I think we'd be set. Perhaps could use a bit more depth in the midfield, but who knows, LvG may take a liking to Pearson, who's meant to be doing well out on loan at Barnsley.
 
Bwuk said:
I think Gundogan, Hummels and Depay are already either done, or close to being done deals.

CB: Hummels, Smalling, Rojo, Jones, McNair
RB: Valencia, McNair
LB: Shaw, Blind, Rojo
DM: Carrick, Blind
CM: Herrera, Fellaini, Gundogan, Rooney
WG: Mata, di Maria, Young, Depay, Januzaj
ST: Rooney, RvP, Wilson

Another right back to start ahead of Valencia, and thus allowing McNair to go out on loan and I think we'd be set. Perhaps could use a bit more depth in the midfield, but who knows, LvG may take a liking to Pearson, who's meant to be doing well out on loan at Barnsley.
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Agreed, Hummels and Depay are done IMO.
Gundogan would be a bargain for £15m, I really hope his back issues are a thing of the past.
Carvajal or Coleman would be superb at the RB for us.

I see us challenging on all fronts next season, cannot wait to see us tearing it up in the Champs league again :D

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2015/2016 Line-up:

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Coleman--Smalling--Hummels--Shaw
------------------Carrick------------------
Mata----Herrera------Gundogan-----Depay
-----------------Rooney------------------

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I'm in the fine tuning camp more than in the wholesale buy and replace with galacticos camp.

Rather than Hummels, go with LaPorte as the third option CB behind Rojo and Smalling.
Depay for sure, allowing Januzaj to go out on loan. Assume we keep Di Maria.
A right back, I suppose, but FFS Rafael is as good as many of the names we've been linked to.
Schneiderlin, of course.
Cut Falcao and RvP loose, bring back either Hernandez or Henriquez and go with Ings to fill out the forward rotation behind Roo at the point. Forget Cavani.

What throws a monkey wrench into all our careful planning here on the caf is the outstanding form of Fellaini and Young. We all, myself included, still can't believe what we're seeing and believe it can't last. But it can, at least for another season. So while it would be great to bring in Bale and Pogba and their ilk, doing do could be a recipe for disaster.
 
I don't agree with people saying we don't need too many new players this summer.

Goalkeeper

We are in a perfect position with DDG, Valdes and Lindegaard. But if DDG leaves than we need to bring in a replacement that comes close to his quality level.

Must have:
-GK if DDG leaves

Defence

Our defence is just not good enough, agreed we don't concede many goals but alot of that is down to maginificent goalkeeping from DDG and it is very clear to me that as soon as the tempo of the game increases our defenders can hardly follow (just look for example at how easy they got outplayed for the first goal of city). Another thing is that I believe we could make alot of progress as a team by having defenders that are good footballers and can send a good pass to improve the tempo of our build up play because it is still to slow imo. Especially if we have ambitions to play in the CL limited players like Jones and Rojo simply won't cut it for us. Against a team like Villa or Hull yes but not against teams like Atletico or Juventus let alone Real or Bayern for example.

That is only the centrebacks, for rightback we only have Valencia who is decent but not great and if Rafael leaves (which looks likely) than there is no back-up or competition for the position (and i don't think Mcnair or Janko are good enough for that).

Leftback looks ok because we have Shaw but he has hardly played this season and doesn't look quite ready to be a consistent performer for that position atm. I agree he has alot of potential and I think in time he will develop into a very good LB but right now I believe we require a player with more experience for that position. That is why Van Gaal often plays Blind and Rojo on that position but neither of them are natural leftbacks so imo leftback is a position in our team that we have the numbers for but lack real quality.

Must have:
-CB to improve our build up play from the back and improve our defensive stability
-RB to compete with Valencia

Nice to have:
-LB as alternative to Shaw and so we don't have to play Blind and Rojo there anymore

Midfield

Since Carricks return our midfield is running like clockwork but we can't miss any of Fellaini, Herrera or Carrick without losing quality so we really need some more depth for those positions. What we certainly need is a replacement for Carrick who will be 34 next year and is already frequently unavailable due to injurries. Not planning for a future without Carrick is suicide and right now even with Blind we simply are a lesser team without him. I also think we should have a player in the team that could be competition for Herrera and Fellaini. Fellaini is great to have in certain matches but in other matches you sometimes need a another type of player, right now we'd have to look at Mata, Rooney, Blind or Di Maria to do this so perhaps it is not a priority but having a good alround midfielder in the team to replace Fellaini or Herrera if need be would not be a bad thing imo.

Must have:
-CDM to replace Carrick

Nice to have:
CM/CAM to compete with Herrera and Fellaini

Attack

Falcao and RVP look past it and both will probably not be here anymore next season. Rooney looks good enough but we need an alternative as Rooney simply can not play every game and I think Wilson is not entirely ready to be that alternative. We need somebody who we'd al be comfortable with to lead the front line on his own like Rooney does for important games in case Rooney is injurred or out of form or suspended or needs to be rested. In theory if RVP regains some of his older form we could use him for that role but iam not sure if that is a healty situation as he'd be expecting to start games and we'd have still have to pay him the second highest wage in the club. I'd prefer to have a player with a lower wage that could be put on the bench more easily or a more multi functional player that could play in alternative positions (like as a winger or CAM). I also think we need a forward that is more dynamic and has more speed than RVP because that are two aspects that have seriously deteriorated in his game.

I also think we need a winger with pace and skill and goals in our team to improve our wing play. Januaj is not quite there yet and Young has been good but still lacks end product in his game. Di Maria has not been good enough and even if he improves still doesn't score enough goals for us. Mata is the only player that actually manages to get a decent amount of goals from that position but he also lacks speed and isn't an out and out winger (although he does a brilliant job on the right wing atm).

Must have:
-Winger with speed, skill and goals to improve our wingplay

Nice to have:
-A striker as back-up to Rooney (in case RVP leaves it even is a must have imo)

Conclusion

  • We need atleast 4 players: CB, RB , CDM and Winger.
  • In case DDG and RVP would leave we'd even need 6 new players: GK, striker.
  • We could do with a new leftback and CM but they aren't a priority
So that is a minimum of 4 players and a maximum of 8

Some names
  • GK: Cech, Begovic, Lloris, Forster
  • CB: Hummels, Otamendi, Miranda, De vrij, Laporte
  • RB: Alves, Darmian, Coleman, Clyne
  • LB: Kurzawa, Coentrao, Rodriguez
  • CDM: Schneiderlin, Vidal, Biglia, Gundogan, Verratti, Naingolan, Witsel, De jong
  • CM/CAM: Pogba, Pastore, Firmino, Strootman
  • Winger: Depay, F.Anderson, Lucas
  • Striker: Cavani, Lewandowski, Benteke, Dyabala, Lacazette, Bacca, Higuain, Ings
 
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