ChefMan21
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I'll be interested to see how Sander Berge goes - Sheffield Utd got him and he's on my wishlist.
I read that City are scouting Houssem Aouar pretty rigorously. It seems to me that Aouar to City is, unfortunately, almost a foregone conclusion. Pep heaped praised on him and Aouar declared his interest in playing for them. Might have to remove him from my wish list as a realistic target, sucks because he'd be perfect for us. Makes sense for City and Aouar though, he fits their style like a glove.
We need to start finding or moving on the Havertz and Aouar types a year earlier, even if they aren’t quite ready. Because once they are ready it’s too late and the price is too high.
Camavinga, Soumare, Zakaria, Tonali, Berge, Foden, Szoboszlai, Ihattaren, for 2 or 3 midfield spots, or people like them who are probably a year or two from being ready is the profile of player we need to go for.
We were rumoured to be interested in Aouar the previous summer. Perhaps should've made the big money splash on him instead of Pépé. We did have Emery in charge then though, Pépé made more sense for an Emery team than it does for an Arteta team relative to Aouar.
Agree with that sentiment. As for the list, I think Camavinga and Tonali are as unrealistic as Aouar at this point. Real is heavily scouting Camavinga and Tonali probably moves to Juventus, Inter or Milan. Szoboszlai has long been a mainstay of my wish list. Soumaré and Zakaria have been in there as well - definitely think those three are attainable targets. Berge just joined Sheffield, doubt City lets Foden go, and as for Ihattaren, I think PSV will keep him for a while to boost up his value before cashing in.
Aouar is thé marquee signing on my wishlist as a replacement of Özil, much more suited for a 4-3-3. City makes a lot more sense for him though. Van de Beek could be an alternative, but would be less high profile and would require a more creative CM next to him to flourish.We were rumoured to be interested in Aouar the previous summer. Perhaps should've made the big money splash on him instead of Pépé. We did have Emery in charge then though, Pépé made more sense for an Emery team than it does for an Arteta team relative to Aouar.
If Norwich go down how about Buendia? Seems like he fills a similar profile to Van de Beek and Aouar and would be a bit cheaper.Aouar is thé marquee signing on my wishlist as a replacement of Özil, much more suited for a 4-3-3. City makes a lot more sense for him though. Van de Beek could be an alternative, but would be less high profile and would require a more creative CM next to him to flourish.
From the potentially relegated teams:
15. Brighton - Dunk, Maupay
16. Bournemouth - Ake
17. Aston Villa - Mings, Grealish
18. West Ham - Rice
19. Watford - Sarr, Doucoure
20. Norwich - Cantwell, Buendia
Out:
Musti £7m
Mkhy £7m
Elneny £6m
Aubameyang £35m
Lacazette £30m
Sokratis £5m
Holding £15m
Total: £75m
In:
Ake £50m
Soumare £35m
Grealish £55m
Dembele (Lyon) £50m
Total: £190m
Net spend: £85m but a lot of money saved in wages, those incomings won’t be on nearly as much as the likes of Auba, Laca, Mkhy. Even musti and elneny are on quite silly money.
Obviously wish list stuff
Leno
Bellerin Saliba Ake Tierney
Torreira Xhaka/Soumare
Pepe Grealish Martinelli
Dembele
Martinez
Cedric Luiz Mari Kolasinac
Guendouzi Soumare
Nelson Willock Saka
Martinelli/Nketiah
Martinelli can rotate with Saka and Nelson at LW, as well as fill in as a striker for Dembele.
Would sell both Lacazette and Aubameyang if there is a chance to get either Gabriel Jesus or Sane in the summer. Make one of them the MVP of the team.
Forgot to update the outgoing figure after I made changes. Updated now cheers190-75 isn't 85 my brother
Sane would be the one, but as suggested he seemed destined for Bayern.
Would love this, although I'd rather go for a 4-3-3 and maybe sell Guendouzi to fund a box-to-box midfielder (I'd go for Van de Beek as an addition to your wishlist, dream would be Ruiz or Aouar but that seems unlikely).Out:
Musti £7m
Mkhy £7m
Elneny £6m
Aubameyang £35m
Lacazette £30m
Sokratis £5m
Holding £15m
Total: £105m
In:
Ake £50m
Soumare £35m
Grealish £55m
Dembele (Lyon) £50m
Total: £190m
Net spend: £85m but a lot of money saved in wages, those incomings won’t be on nearly as much as the likes of Auba, Laca, Mkhy. Even musti and elneny are on quite silly money.
Obviously wish list stuff
Leno
Bellerin Saliba Ake Tierney
Torreira Xhaka/Soumare
Pepe Grealish Martinelli
Dembele
Martinez
Cedric Luiz Mari Kolasinac
Guendouzi Soumare
Nelson Willock Saka
Martinelli/Nketiah
Martinelli can rotate with Saka and Nelson at LW, as well as fill in as a striker for Dembele.