What do we still need? Aka The never ending story

There are so many people on these forums who bemoan our lack of technical and creative players, yet continue to suggest players not of that mold.

Honestly, if it was my window, it goes something like this:

RB: Mazraoui - Free(Modern full back that can play as a midfielder too)
DM: Tchouameni - 70m(He looks too good to not go for. If we can't get him, Phillips or Kamara might be good alternatives. Feck Declan Rice and his 100m fee, he can shove it.
CM: Caqueret, Fabian Ruiz or Neves. All available for decent amounts this summer.
RW: Raphinha. What an absolute waste of talent in a relegation side.
ST: A little more complex. I'm not really sure. We'd probably have to look at a cheaper option like Schick, until a more prominent youngster ready to make the step up is available.
Someone like Darwin Nunez would be high risk and pricey.

However, knowing our board, we'll probably get 2 out of 5, blowing our budget on some massively hyped big name because we're stupid.
 
DM: Tchouameni/Rice/Kamara
CM: De Jong/Caqueret/Vitinha/Neves/Tielemans
RW: Antony/Raphina
ST: Schick/Lautaro/Isak

There's a selection of options in each of the positions we need, I'm not a fan of some of them but I'm sure others are, if Akanji is also brought in to replace Bailly then the squad is looking healthier going into next season, then in summer 2023 we can see where things stand with fullbacks and if Bruno has finally matured his game.


GK: De Gea/???/Heaton

CB: Varane/Lindelof/Akanji/Maguire

RB: Dalot/AWB

LB: Shaw/Telles

DM: Tchouameni/Garner

CM: Caqueret/Bruno/Hannibal/McTominay/Fred

LW: Sancho/Rashford

RW: Raphina/Elanga

ST: Schick/Ronaldo
 
A couple of midfielders and a striker. Maybe a RB if there's any money left.

We might still need more depending on who leaves in the summer. We know Pogba, Cavani and Lingard are leaving, the situation with Martial and VDB is unclear, Greenwood is probably done, and I think Ronaldo will stay if we want him to, but I suspect the new manager will want him gone. That's a lot of firepower we might be losing in one summer. The squad next season might be unrecognizable compared to this one.
 
SparkedIntoLife said:
Radical overhaul needed so cheapish, hidden gem signings preferable. Promote youth to fill the squad. The below is probably way too radical but I think we have way too many players with bad attitudes and unsuited for a modern play style.

Out permanently - Henderson, Grant, Maguire, Bailly, Jones, Tuanzebe, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Williams, Levitt, Galbraith, Pereira, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Matic, Cavani, Ronaldo, Greenwood, Martial, Mellor, Stanley, Devine

Loaned out - Kovar, Bishop, Pellistri, Chong, Diallo, Mengi

In - Sosa (Stuttgart, 20m), Schlotterbeck (Freiburg, 20m) or Bremer (Torino, 20m), Kamara (Marseille, Free), Tete (Shakhtar, 40m), Nunez (Benfica, 50m), De Ketelaere (Brugge, 30m)

GK: De Gea, Heaton, Vitek, Mastny
RB: Dalot, Laird, Wellens
LB: Sosa, Telles/Fernandez, Pye
CD: Varane, Schlotterbeck or Bremer, Lindelof, Bernard, Fish, Hardley
DM: Kamara, Garner, Savage, Šviderský
CM: McTominay, Fred, Iqbal, Hansen-Aaröen, Mainoo
AM: Bruno Fernandes, Van de Beek, Mejbri
RW: Tete, Elanga, Shoretire
LW: Sancho, Rashford, Garnacho
ST: Nunez, De Ketelaere, McNeill, Hugill

160m spend approx but lots of that made up through sales. We’d be weaker next season and probably miss out on CL but far more coherent in terms of style. We’d develop the season after to being stronger than now IMHO. I’d take an inconsistent but promising year finishing 6th with a view to being top drawer a year or so later as opposed to something like this season with declining, unmotivated players, a hodgepodge of styles with no clear squad vision.
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Do you honestly think we will shift 23 players out and manage the amount of incoming? 15 of whom are from the first team squad?
 
OrcaFat said:
The need for a new striker is looking more and more important. I think that is now equal priority with CM/DM.

1 = Striker
1= CM/DM
3 RB

They way we are playing is not too bad so I think if we sort the above we’ll be radically improved.

However, the level of quality we need will cost a load of money and, of course, more than we can afford.
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3 rightbacks is overkill imho.
 
After the Greenwood situation, we need 5 players minimum.

defensive midfielder, striker, right winger, center midfielder, right back.

I‘d go for either Rice, Tchouameni or Kamara.

Mazrouai on a free and sell one of Dalot or Wan Bissaka.

Highly unlikely we will get it done though with all the outgoings that need to be done too along with our board.
 
golden_blunder said:
Do you honestly think we will shift 23 players out and manage the amount of incoming? 15 of whom are from the first team squad?
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Definitely not. We're ponderous in terms of selling and buying. We'll sign no more than 4 and let go of no more than 6 I'd suppose. I do think we need an overhaul though. There's certain players I'd keep if we have to (Shaw, AWB, Ronaldo, Williams, Maguire, Matic, Henderson, Bailly, Tuanzebe, Martial) but I'd replace them if we could.
 
Yagami said:
It's not just about passes. As I said, he relies too much on needing passing options which he gets plenty of at Napoli due to the style they play compared to what he'd have here. It's also about how you keep the ball when there's no options. Whether that be beating your man, using your agility to pull a la Pelopina, thus changing directions giving you more space and time, using your strength to shield the ball and win fouls due to the opponent niggling away at you. These are all things Ruiz lacks.

Lobotka is the type of midfielder Napoli have that we need. A press resistant sitting midfielder.

As for Bennacer, he's not top quality in that regard, so he won't always keep the ball, but he's more adapt at keeping the ball under pressure with little options compared to Ruiz. His ball carrying, shielding of the ball and agile turns are just better, imo. Napoli just create better options in regards to passing than most which Ruiz benefits from. In a team that isn't as organised, I think he would struggle.

Not to say Ruiz is bad. He's decent, but not the type of cm i care for.
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Every player relies on passing options, that point is nonsensical. If we don't hire a manager, who coaches our players some off the ball movement, while we are in possession, then it doesn't matter what type of midfielder we bring in. Almost every time Pogba plays deeper, there is difference to our passing compared to McTominay's and Fred's. The point is, that we need someone with better passing range and in general a more progressive passer, while also being a more reliable one. However, we don't nessarily need someone, who can dribble his way out of trouble, nor someone, who draws fouls while being pressed. That could be a bonus, but it's not a necessity. Lobotka is second choice to Ruiz and Anguissa, there is a reason for that. I am not sure, why you decided to ignore the dispossessed metric, when it comes to press resistance, so here is another visualization (from last season, when Napoli were worse and less organised under Gattuso):

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bucky said:
Every player relies on passing options, that point is nonsensical. If we don't hire a manager, who coaches our players some off the ball movement, while we are in possession, then it doesn't matter what type of midfielder we bring in. Almost every time Pogba plays deeper, there is difference to our passing compared to McTominay's and Fred's. The point is, that we need someone with better passing range and in general a more progressive passer, while also being a more reliable one. However, we don't nessarily need someone, who can dribble his way out of trouble, nor someone, who draws fouls while being pressed. That could be a bonus, but it's not a necessity.
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Of course every player relies on passing options to some extent. However, press resistant players aren't solely reliant on them being available to keep the ball - of which Ruiz isn't one.

The problem isn't, and never has been, passing range. It's why we still struggle to build-up with Pogba as our 6. The problem has always been not having a cm who can resist pressing opposition, shield the ball under pressure, and carry the ball forwards. It's why Matic - who doesn't have Pogba's passing range despite playing some nice line-breaking passes - improves our game so much in possession. That type of midfielder is important to any team regardless of how cohesive as a unit they are. Especially to a team wanting to be the best.

The most glaring example at a big club right now is Arthur at Juventus. Arthur's passing range is CRAP, but, with him as their 6, their performances are night and day compared to when he's not in the team. Why? Because his ability to keep the ball under pressure alone and carry the ball is invaluable. It's the same with Verratti and De Jong who both have a limited passing range, too.

bucky said:
Lobotka is second choice to Ruiz and Anguissa, there is a reason for that. I am not sure, why you decided to ignore the dispossessed metric, when it comes to press resistance, so here is another visualization (from last season, when Napoli were worse and less organised under Gattuso):
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Their standing in the pecking order means diddly-squat to me. Amrabat is Fiorentina's best press resistant 6 and he isn't first choice. Arthur is Juventus' and he isn't first choice. Matic is ours and he hasn't been first choice for years. It's the same with Lobotka and Napoli.
 
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MattofManchester said:
There are so many people on these forums who bemoan our lack of technical and creative players, yet continue to suggest players not of that mold.

Honestly, if it was my window, it goes something like this:

RB: Mazraoui - Free(Modern full back that can play as a midfielder too)
DM: Tchouameni - 70m(He looks too good to not go for. If we can't get him, Phillips or Kamara might be good alternatives. Feck Declan Rice and his 100m fee, he can shove it.
CM: Caqueret, Fabian Ruiz or Neves. All available for decent amounts this summer.
RW: Raphinha. What an absolute waste of talent in a relegation side.
ST: A little more complex. I'm not really sure. We'd probably have to look at a cheaper option like Schick, until a more prominent youngster ready to make the step up is available.
Someone like Darwin Nunez would be high risk and pricey.

However, knowing our board, we'll probably get 2 out of 5, blowing our budget on some massively hyped big name because we're stupid.
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If we were a serious club this is what we'd do but we are just a Glazer kitty bank. Radically transform all the problem positions and start the season with a refreshed squad and a new top manager.
 
Yagami said:
Of course every player relies on passing options to some extent. However, press resistant players aren't solely reliant on them being available to keep the ball - of which Ruiz isn't one.

The problem isn't, and never has been, passing range. It's why we still struggle to build-up with Pogba as our 6. The problem has always been not having a cm who can resist pressing opposition, shield the ball under pressure, and carry the ball forwards. It's why Matic - who doesn't have Pogba's passing range despite playing some nice line-breaking passes - improves our game so much in possession. That type of midfielder is important to any team regardless of how cohesive as a unit they are. Especially to a team wanting to be the best.

The most glaring example at a big club right now is Arthur at Juventus. Arthur's passing range is CRAP, but, with him as their 6, their performances are night and day compared to when he's not in the team. Why? Because his ability to keep the ball under pressure alone and carry the ball is invaluable. It's the same with Verratti and De Jong who both have a limited passing range, too.


Their standing in the pecking order means diddly-squat to me. Amrabat is Fiorentina's best press resistant 6 and he isn't first choice. Arthur is Juventus' and he isn't first choice. Matic is ours and he hasn't been first choice for years. It's the same with Lobotka and Napoli.
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:confused: limited passing range compared to who?!

just as a quick comparison, take Pogba and Verratti in the Champions league this season... Verratti has a 70% long pass accuracy vs Pogba's 63%, against these teams:

Pogba's opposition:
Young Boys
Atalanta x2
Villareal
Atletico

Verratti's opposition:
Man City
Leipzig
Brugge
Real Madrid

think it's fair to say Verratti has the tougher opponents there. so he's more accurate than Pogba with long balls, against tougher opponents. it's a similar story with De Jong. Arthur actually has 100% long pass accuracy in the CL this season but has played poorer opposition.

in fairness, Pogba is attempting a couple more long balls per 90 than these 3, but I don't think that means they have a 'limited passing range'. they seem to be slightly more careful/patient.
 
Fix the midfield then see how everything looks.

Then get striker plus a right winger or inside forward who cuts in from the fight.
 
Yagami said:
Of course every player relies on passing options to some extent. However, press resistant players aren't solely reliant on them being available to keep the ball - of which Ruiz isn't one.

The problem isn't, and never has been, passing range. It's why we still struggle to build-up with Pogba as our 6. The problem has always been not having a cm who can resist pressing opposition, shield the ball under pressure, and carry the ball forwards. It's why Matic - who doesn't have Pogba's passing range despite playing some nice line-breaking passes - improves our game so much in possession. That type of midfielder is important to any team regardless of how cohesive as a unit they are. Especially to a team wanting to be the best.

The most glaring example at a big club right now is Arthur at Juventus. Arthur's passing range is CRAP, but, with him as their 6, their performances are night and day compared to when he's not in the team. Why? Because his ability to keep the ball under pressure alone and carry the ball is invaluable. It's the same with Verratti and De Jong who both have a limited passing range, too.


Their standing in the pecking order means diddly-squat to me. Amrabat is Fiorentina's best press resistant 6 and he isn't first choice. Arthur is Juventus' and he isn't first choice. Matic is ours and he hasn't been first choice for years. It's the same with Lobotka and Napoli.
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Your first point about having to rely on passing options regarding Fabian Ruiz would make sense, if multiple possession metrics would show that he does rely on them. However they don't. You keep saying that he isn't press resistant, when the stats clearly show that he is. That's also been my impression when I've watched him. If Lobotka was as press resistant as you say and Fabian wasn't, then he would clearly start over the Spaniard. It's too valuable of a trait to have for a midfielder. Lobotka is 29, should be in his prime, unlike Matic who has been past it for several years. Their reasons for being second choice matter.

I've clearly said passing range coupled with progressiveness and reliability in terms of passing. For example Pogba is a progressive passer, who also has the range, but he doesn't necessarily always have the reliability. On top of that he gets dispossessed quite a bit, which doesn't make him the most press resistant player. Fred is a fairly decent progressive passer, but his range is limited, as is his reliability to recycle possession and he gets dispossessed too often. McTominay excels at none of these things, since he's mostly just a support player, who shouldn't start as many games as he does. What I am saying is that we need a midfielder, who combines those traits. The players you've mentioned like Verratti, de Jong and Arthur do that. I wouldn't say their passing range is limited.
 
M4nu4Life said:
Fix the midfield then see how everything looks.

Then get striker plus a right winger or inside forward who cuts in from the fight.
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Yes definitely fix midfield. Everything will be massively better and it will be easier to see what else we really need. Probably a forward unless our guys suddenly get their shooting boots on.
 
bucky said:
Your first point about having to rely on passing options regarding Fabian Ruiz would make sense, if multiple possession metrics would show that he does rely on them. However they don't. You keep saying that he isn't press resistant, when the stats clearly show that he is. That's also been my impression when I've watched him. If Lobotka was as press resistant as you say and Fabian wasn't, then he would clearly start over the Spaniard. It's too valuable of a trait to have for a midfielder. Lobotka is 29, should be in his prime, unlike Matic who has been past it for several years. Their reasons for being second choice matter.

I've clearly said passing range coupled with progressiveness and reliability in terms of passing. For example Pogba is a progressive passer, who also has the range, but he doesn't necessarily always have the reliability. On top of that he gets dispossessed quite a bit, which doesn't make him the most press resistant player. Fred is a fairly decent progressive passer, but his range is limited, as is his reliability to recycle possession and he gets dispossessed too often. McTominay excels at none of these things, since he's mostly just a support player, who shouldn't start as many games as he does. What I am saying is that we need a midfielder, who combines those traits. The players you've mentioned like Verratti, de Jong and Arthur do that. I wouldn't say their passing range is limited.
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Yeah there is no doubt this midfield has been crying out for a player in the ilk of those for years
 
ST - Schick (45m)
RW - Raphina (50m)
CM - Fabian Ruiz (40m)
DM - Kamara (free)
CB - Schlotterbeck (25m)

Total - 160m

We should be able to bring the netspend to 100m or less after selling the likes of Henderson, Martial, Matic, Bailly, Tuanzebe, Pereira, Greenwood, Chong

GK: De Gea/Heaton

CB: Varane/Lindelof/Schlotterbeck/Maguire

RB: Dalot/AWB/Laird(depending on preseason)

LB: Shaw/Telles

DM: Kamara/Mctominay

CM: Ruiz/Fred

AM: Bruno/VdB

LW: Sancho/Rashford

RW: Raphina/Elanga

ST: Schick/Ronaldo
 
Out: Bailly, Wan Bissaka, Matic, Pogba, Lingard, Mata, Martial, Cavani, Ronaldo.

In:

Rudiger free
Mazraoui free
Rice 80m
Tielemans 40m
Raphinha 30m
Nunez 60m

Gk Ddg/Hendo
Rb Mazraoui/Dalot
CB Varane/Lindelof
CB Rudiger/Maguire
Lb Shaw/Telles

CD Rice/ McT
CM Tielemans/Fred/Garner
Am Bruno/VDB

Rw Raphinha/Sancho
LW Elanga/Rashford
ST Nunez/Greenwood*
 
Schlotterbeck looks great at Freiburg. Very comfortable on the ball and great passer but not sure he would suit a high line unless partnered with a speed demon CB which we currently don't have. If we can add a quick partner, could be a great option. Most likely end up at Bayern.

James Ward-Prowse is a player we should be looking at. Good engine, can pass and cross. This is someone I want in a squad that regularly plays 55 games a year not a top shelf signing, just a smart squad option. Set pieces are an underrated part of football and a way to offer threat against difficult teams. Our delivery for ten years has been county level, fix it easily with a cheap, league proven player.

Pedro Neto is a risk because he had a big injury at a young age but looks like a talent. Quick, tricky and left footed, can work on the RW inverted winger role, can also work on the LW as well. Feel he is the type of player who goes to Liverpool and City and just fits in. Makes sense and potentially not a massive fee.

Aurélien Tchouaméni is a player who everyone is all over and have spoken about at length but he looks like a monster and too simple a signing. Get him in and our midfield starts to look very strong.

Patrick Schick is solely being added as he is an utter unit and looks like a good finisher, love a big lad and hope he can dominate CBs in the league with some old fashioned and forgotten forward play, pinning the CB, headers.
 
In: Araujo, Rice, Anthony, Isak, (extend Pogba)

Out: AWB, Bailly, Williams, Matic, van de Beek, Lingard, Mata, Cavani, Martial

De Gea
Dalot - Araujo - Varane - Shaw
Bruno - Rice - Pogba
Anthony - Isak - Sancho

Henderson
Laird - Lindelöf - Maguire - Telles
McTominay - Garner - Fred/Mejbri
Elanga/Diallo - Ronaldo - Rashford​
 
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GK
Vandervortdt £10m

RB
Livaramento £35m
Lamptey £45m

CB
ROmagnoli Free
Araujo £40m
Fofana £70m

CM x 2
Tchouameni £55m
Kamara Free
Kessie Free
Rice £100m
Caqueret £30m

Wing
Sulemana £50m
Doku £40m
Neto £50m

ST
Giouri £40m


These are the positions we may need to fill possibly with players outs and my realistic people to choose from. £125m minimum spend, £315 max which obviously isnt happening, we need to fidn a balance. But considering list of players we could consider selling (obviously no not all of them)

Grant free
Williams £10m
Tuanzabe £15m
Jones £5m
Lingard free
Mata free
Greenwood free
Cavani free
Martial £35m
Chong £5m
Bailly £20m
Pereira £10m
Matic £5m
Henderson £25m
Pogba Free
VDB £30m
Maguire £55m
Rashford £55m
Ronaldo £5m
Dalot £10m

£285m....not much difference between the max ins and outs and of course wemay be calling up a couple of youngsters. I dont think we can even if they all would come get the best options. I think for me in an ideal world we move on all of the free options (only one purely football wise I would like to keep is Greenwood, obviously wouldnt for other reasons). These outs are not hard work for the staff to move on as they are out of contract but must be saving a good £30m in wages each year as a minimum.

I know may not be realistic as Dalot looks like staying over Bissaka wrongly and a few would be kept. Personally the only ones I would keep are Magurie and Ronaldo for the experience, both been poor but the numberswould be quite bare in there positions.

Id SIgn Vandervortdt, Araujo, Livaramento, Kamara, Tchouameni, Sulemana and Giouri - £230m on transfers.....£5m net spend, megative net spend considering the wages saved.

DeGea/Vandervordt

Bissaka/Livaramento Varane/Lindelof Araujo/Maguire Shaw/Telles


Tchouameni/McTominay Kamara/Fred

Fernandes/Hannibal


Sancho/Amad Sulemana/Elanga

Giouri/Ronaldo


Heaton, Laird, Garner make up the 25, loan the other youngsters remaining

Two good options and more importantly varied options in each position and competition for each position which we wouldnt have. Also allows uf movign forward to be in a postition for 3/4 in and out future summers
 
Don’t know if it’s true. But I heard on a fan channel that some newspapers are saying that Ralf Rangnick has told United that Halaand & Mbappe are exactly the type of players that United need to avoid.

The focus will be on players in the £20-£40m range, young, hungry, athletic, skilful and technical. I think that’s great if we’ve our usual £150-160m max summer outlay we can get 4-5 players, 2-3 seasons before we would have signed them individually for £100m.
 
DeGea’sFeet said:
Don’t know if it’s true. But I heard on a fan channel that some newspapers are saying that Ralf Rangnick has told United that Halaand & Mbappe are exactly the type of players that United need to avoid.

The focus will be on players in the £20-£40m range, young, hungry, athletic, skilful and technical. I think that’s great if we’ve our usual £150-160m max summer outlay we can get 4-5 players, 2-3 seasons before we would have signed them individually for £100m.
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it's false.
 
We need a new hobby away from football
How about adding a marketplace forum on RedCafe? people can sell their fishing rod, juicers, etc.
 
Another way to look at the transfer situation is that we ended up doing next summer's transfers a year early and we have to complete last summer's problems this summer.

We can pull it off, but only if the club has their football brain on.
 
DeGea’sFeet said:
Shame.
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I don't believe we'll sign Haaland or Mbappe mate, but I absolutely don't believe it's because of what's being said on fan cams. A lot of claims are made on these fan channels, which are easily refutable.

But I do hope we target younger players that fit into a particular profile, with a view to playing a proactive/attacking brand of football.
 
I think this would be a healthy squad.

De Gea
Dalot - Araujo - Lindelöf - Shaw
Bruno - Rice - Fred
Antony - Nkunku - Sancho

Heaton
Wan-Bissaka - Varane - Maguire - Telles
McTominay/Garner - Kessié - Hannibal
Elanga - Ronaldo - Rashford​
 
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I think this would be a healthy squad.

De Gea
Dalot - Araujo - Lindelöf - Shaw
Bruno - Rice - Fred
Antony - Nkunku - Sancho

Heaton
Wan-Bissaka - Varane - Maguire - Telles
McTominay/Garner - Kessié - Hannibal
Elanga - Ronaldo - Rashford​
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IMO there’s not enough goal-scoring potential in that front three.

Antonys numbers already seem low, especially considering that he’s playing in the eredivisie. Sancho is never going to be a Salah or Ronaldo and Nkunku has never been the focal point of an attack. Even though he’s currently the top scorer in Leipzig he’s always played off of a pure striker.

I’d also worry about the level of passing of that midfield. If you swap Rice for Tchouameni then maybe we’d be able to make due.
 
We need a plan.

At the moment, we are spending almost half (48%) of our annual wage bill on players who are either:

a) leaving for nothing in the summer
b) entering the final year of their contract
c) actively asking to leave (12% of the wage bill playing for other clubs already)

There needs to be a total squad reset. Focus on getting rid of everyone who either doesn't want to be here, or isn't good enough to be here long term. Then start again from scratch with what's left and the £2.5m a week extra you have in the wage budget.
 
diarm said:
We need a plan.

At the moment, we are spending almost half (48%) of our annual wage bill on players who are either:

a) leaving for nothing in the summer
b) entering the final year of their contract
c) actively asking to leave (12% of the wage bill playing for other clubs already)

There needs to be a total squad reset. Focus on getting rid of everyone who either doesn't want to be here, or isn't good enough to be here long term. Then start again from scratch with what's left and the £2.5m a week extra you have in the wage budget.
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Completely agree. Been a few seasons with talk of a cull that has never really happenedover thelast 5seasons. With the contract situations and some unhappy players, hopefully we may get nearer to a proper cull as for me take away the youngsters we barely have a 5 a side team of first eleven players and not much more in terms of valuable squad players
 
What do we still need?.......

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If we're looking at a massively reduced budget.

CB - Akanji (£20M)
DM - Kamara (Free)
CM - Caqueret (£20M)
FW - Nkunku (£50M)
 
Right back
Defensive midfielder
number 8
right winger
centre forward

and a good coach.

with the new coach, we can’t be obsessed with giving him time. Give him a two year contract and if things aren’t looking up in 18 months try someone else.
 
Devil may care said:
What do we still need?.......

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If we're looking at a massively reduced budget.

CB - Akanji (£20M)
DM - Kamara (Free)
CM - Caqueret (£20M)
FW - Nkunku (£50M)
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Genuinely, this would be a superb window for us IMO.

Sprinkle in some youth players - Mejbri, Laird, Amad, Pellestri, Garner, Galbraith for pre-season and see if any of them are ready.
 
Devil may care said:
What do we still need?.......

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If we're looking at a massively reduced budget.

CB - Akanji (£20M)
DM - Kamara (Free)
CM - Caqueret (£20M)
FW - Nkunku (£50M)
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That would be far too sensible for us. It's more likely to be Declan Rice for £100m and Zlatan on a free to replace Cavani
 
Two MFs for starters. Hard working ones.

A RB.

Either a winger or a striker.
 
We need Ten Hag asap, start building a definitive identity and start the deadwood cleanup asap.
 
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