The way to go about signing players should be like this in my opinion
- Decide the formation that we are going to play in the majority of the games based on the players that we already have. A slight tweak for certain games is alright but preferably stick to the same formation all games. For example, we can play 4231 against weaker teams but switch to 433 for some away games.
- Based on the formation, decide which positions need strengthening. We'll probably need to sign a LB, CM, CB, striker and a RW.
- For each position, create a list of players and then arrange them by preference.
- Throw money at the players on the top of the list and get them. If that doesn't work, quickly move to the next name on the list.
In my opinion, we should play 433 since it gets the best out of Pogba and will also not require us to change formations for tough games. The players which we have that are suited to this formation are
Martial - - - ST - - - RW
Pogba - - - - CM
Herrera
LB - - CB - - Bailly - - Valencia
De Gea
ST: Aubameyang, Lukaku, Belotti, Mandzukic
RW: Bale, Sanchez, Costa, Willian
CM: Isco, Naby Keita, Bakayoko, Kessie
LB: Mendy, Rose, Bertrand
CB: Van Dijk, Lindelof, Manolas, Gimenez, Varane
If we decide to play 433, players like Griezmann, James, etc shouldn't be considered since they will have to play out of position. Jose seems to prefer 4231 based on the players we are being linked to. In that case, a No.10 instead of RW would do.