Country: Canada
Our budget is roughly £70 million as wages are included in the £100 million.
We need 6 players in my opinion. A GK, CB, LB, RB, CM and a winger.
I don't want to keep Kos or Monreal. I think they should both be sold along with Ospina, Mustafi, Chambers, Elneny and Özil. Takes us to around £100 million to spend.
There is no need to spend such a vast amount of money on a centre back. You do that if you have everything else in place and you can afford to spend your budget on one player. Until then we need to be smart.
GK: £5 million
LB: £15 million
RB: £15 million
CB: £20 million
CM: £30 million
Winger: £40 million
I would price it up like that.
You have to remember that transfer fees are almost always paid in instalments so when Ornstein quotes £100m, yes a portion will be for first year wages and agent fees however that is the amount we will spend in cash up front. That means we could very well buy close to £150m worth of talent in one window.
We've spent £100m in straight up cash for the last two seasons (2018 and 2017) and I can't see why we won't be around that figure (or potentially even more) for 2019.