rebelrouser

Agree. Too bad we don't have a thread specifically dedicated to this topic.

We paid £21 million for Almiron in the winter window of 2019.

I feel like we have two decent options for right footed RW cover in Gordon and Barnes already.

Another LW? And one who would be behind Gordon and Barnes? Left footed RW and if he can cover for Isak all the better. I am willing to gamble Osula makes big strides this spring and summer as so many young players do under Howe. Sounds like we will be lucky to get a RW and RCB so we should focus on players who fit those two positions.

We were making serious bids for Guehi with no PSR room, which would have caused us to sell a starter like Gordon, Bruno, or even Isak? Why would we have traded a starter for a RCB backup (albeit the future at the position)? Doesn't really make sense.

Confirmed by whom? I doubt we spent that on a 30 year old. There has to be more to it.

Arsenal with Isak would be very good.

We needed £35m more than we needed another midfielder and no one was going to pay that for Willock or Longstaff. I was more upset about Minteh but he has cooled off a bit it looks like.

There is a lot of talk about Miggy going to Atlanta this window. I can't image we don't end up w/ a new rw and cb at the close of the summer window.

I would rather keep Miggy than DCL. I was hoping RW was going to be a major upgrade or at least a younger player with a high ceiling who could grow into the position like Dibling or McAtee. DCL is younger than Miggy but much more injury prone. Would still love Madueke and a young RCB who can learn under Schär for a year.

Can he fill in at RCB for Schär? I feel like he is a lb/lcb sub so we would be better served with a young rcb to learn under and sub for Schär.

All articles state the salary is above that and several state £150,000 per week. Given he was a free, i tend to believe it is at least >£100,000. He seems to have demonstrated his versatility in his brief minutes with us but not necessarily his ability. Would take £10M in a second.

Gordon/Barnes Isak/Osula Murphy/Miggy Joe/Joe Tonali/Bruno Bruno/Longstaff Hall/Targett Botman/Burn(25)? Schär(25)?/Lascelles(25)? Tino/Trippier(25)? Kelly Kelly Kelly?

We bought two left wingers when we had a need on the right wing. That is not Barnes' fault and forcing him into a position that does not fit him is not a solution. It wasn't Joelinton's fault he wasn't a striker either. Our two deep lw is what we should aspire to at every position. Pretty good at lcb Botman/Burn and rb Livramento/Trippier too.

I think there is a chance a healthy Targett surpasses Lloyd Kelly but we are stuck with Kelly.