Country: Bangladesh
Player:Martinelli
We need to think about what he can bring and what his flaws up.
Is Xhaka known for recovery pace or agility? What is Xhaka good at?
Can Tielemans pass, can he pass forward, can he recover the ball, does see a pass and can he shoot? I think ita a yes to all of that.
We are building a squad. Xhaka has shown he is good enough to be a starter as a left 8.We worry so much about what happens if we lose Partey or Saka that we don't acknowledge Xhaka getting older and needing more rest. Tielemans can play both the Xhaka role and the Ødegaard role. It makes sense to bring in a Premier League ready player at a good age who will just slot into the system.
Tielemans can do a job for us from the bench. So can any number of young players who will take up less room on the wage bill and hopefully have more potential than him. Don’t care that he’s free - we have money these days.
Genuinely think ESR is better as a Xhaka replacement than him anyway.