What do we still need? Aka The never ending story

Tallis said:
Yes, I would do Ederson, Gyokerez and Cunha this summer if we had to prioritize.

Find someone on a free to fill LCB with either of Kukonki or Heaven as a backup. Amad and Dalot as RWB.
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Ederson Quenda and Gyokeres would be my dream 3 this year.

Cunha although great we have 4 in those slots already: Mainoo, Bruno, Garnacho, Amad.

You could also argue that Zirkzee could go in one of those slots.

A RWB is the first signing we need in the summer since without top wing backs the system will just fail, I hope we have Quenda already through the door in the first week of the summer.
 
As the lads in the Talk of the Devils mentioned, really hope us not buying anyone in the winter means we have a clear plan for the summer.

From now till the summer is when we should sort out all the negotiations and get all the new signings in within the first month after the window opens to have a proper pre-season. Cba with long drawn out negotiations, shouldn't be going for any players like that.
 
TheNewEra said:
Ederson Quenda and Gyokeres would be my dream 3 this year.

Cunha although great we have 4 in those slots already: Mainoo, Bruno, Garnacho, Amad.

You could also argue that Zirkzee could go in one of those slots.

A RWB is the first signing we need in the summer since without top wing backs the system will just fail, I hope we have Quenda already through the door in the first week of the summer.
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“Don’t buy Cunha because we already have Zirkzee”

Ok.
 
Overhaul FC said:
Paul Pogba on a short term contract for the rest of the season.

Gyokeres, Quenda, Tel and a LCB in the summer.

A certain Patrick Dorgu is liking all of Paul Pogba's Instagram posts..... Coincidence?
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The season would be over by the time pogba gets match fit. The only way would be a pay in you play option. Even then I’d think is that the personality that you want back in the dressing room? He left United under a cloud and now he’s trying to crawl in the back with his tail firmly behind him
 
Xeque_279 said:
Honestly I don't see the hype with him. Whenever I've seen him play he doesn't look all that? If there's anyone I'd get from Lille, it would be Angel on a free.
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Same. Loads of clubs have supposedly looked at him and decided against it. I’d be dubious why he hasn’t been picked up. Is it because they think he’s reached his level? Or something about his personality? Just because he’s free doesn’t mean that he’s suitable
 
I'm kind of hoping the club is really enthusiastic about who we don't need.

We have 4 players with expiring contracts, Lindelof, Eriksen, Evans, Heaton - let them go.

Hopefully we see the back of Rashford, Sancho, Casemiro and Antony too. These sales should raise some serious funds for us too.

I'd like to see one of Hojlund or Zirkzee sold too.
 
Wrecking ralf said:
I genuinely think Stiller is essential. He'd change our midfield pairing dynamic so much. Him and Ugarte would be immense together.
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He's excellent with the ball but would you not worry about his lack of mobility and speed getting around the pitch? I think defensively it would leave Ugarte a lot of work to do and he might be a weak link in the pressing chain.

For the right money thought he might be worth a punt. I certainly think in a midfield three he'd excel as he's a brilliant playmaker, just not sure he's a great fit for this particular system.
 
golden_blunder said:
Same. Loads of clubs have supposedly looked at him and decided against it. I’d be dubious why he hasn’t been picked up. Is it because they think he’s reached his level? Or something about his personality? Just because he’s free doesn’t mean that he’s suitable
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From what I've seen of David (more for Canada than club), he's just a poacher type. I'd see him more as an impact sub and rotation striker for a big club rather than an every game starter
 
Mainoonited said:
I'm kind of hoping the club is really enthusiastic about who we don't need.

We have 4 players with expiring contracts, Lindelof, Eriksen, Evans, Heaton - let them go.

Hopefully we see the back of Rashford, Sancho, Casemiro and Antony too. These sales should raise some serious funds for us too.

I'd like to see one of Hojlund or Zirkzee sold too.
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I'd keep Eriksen for another year (on reduced wages) - because that's 8 outfield footballers you've listed there (if you include one of Hojlund/Zirkzee) and I seriously doubt this club are bringing in any more then 5 players this summer.
 
golden_blunder said:
Same. Loads of clubs have supposedly looked at him and decided against it. I’d be dubious why he hasn’t been picked up. Is it because they think he’s reached his level? Or something about his personality? Just because he’s free doesn’t mean that he’s suitable
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He's not a great fit for this system anyway. More of a second-striker type than a natural CF - sort of like Zirkzee but quicker and more mobile and a better finisher. With a lot of teams playing 4-3-3 or some variation with a lone striker he's probably not on the radar of a lot of clubs for that reason I'd imagine.

Would work well in an Atletico 4-4-2 sort of system where he can play off another forward and his pressing off-the-ball would be valued highly.
 
Think with Martinez injury we're going to have to prioritise speed, height and athleticism for that position. Attributes Kokonki and Heaven have by all accounts but too soon for both I'd imagine, while Heaven may be seen instead as a midfielder where he apparently wants to play.
 
DannyCAFC said:
He's not a great fit for this system anyway. More of a second-striker type than a natural CF - sort of like Zirkzee but quicker and more mobile and a better finisher. With a lot of teams playing 4-3-3 or some variation with a lone striker he's probably not on the radar of a lot of clubs for that reason I'd imagine.

Would work well in an Atletico 4-4-2 sort of system where he can play off another forward and his pressing off-the-ball would be valued highly.
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That alone would be enough arguments to get him for free and sell Zirkzee though. Not as an only CF signing, but together with a more classic CF.
 
GazTheLegend said:
Anyone else thinking we need to look within the Premier League for a few players now?
Would anyone be upset with signing Mateta, Bowen, Antonee Robinson, and Liam Delap? All of those have played better football than the players we have. They'd be Ferguson-esque signings. Also sort of weaken the teams around us that are uh, beating us regularly at this point.

Realise that there's a Premier League tax but if any of them are realistic I'd snap your hand off for any of them.

There's also Cunha to consider, Borja Sainz at Norwich, and a few buyback clause's around on some players we have had like Gomes, Fernandez etc.
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Yes. Because even leaving aside any questions of quality and fit, that would entail spending big money on three 28 year olds in Mateta, Bowen and Robinson. Which would be an unbelievably stupid thing for a team at the start of a multi-year rebuild with limited resources to do.
 
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