janpawel

A very pessimistic thought, but how small is the chance that the club can't obtain our RW/CB targets on the top end of our list, so we keep our powder dry until a later window when they are available?

Moukoko gonna be available from Dortmund as previously mentioned

He reminds me of Vinicius 🥲

Agreed, Isak is yet to show he is relisiant across a whole season, he also seems to be knackered around 60 mins every game Would be mental to go in with just him and Wilson imo, though Wilson injury probably fucks any chance of selling him, so we may have no choice

Good post, shows how expensive wages are for established players (Tonali)

I think people will be in for a shock if they are thinking our starting 11 will be drastically improved / changed come the season Knowing Eddie and guessing the signing we make, I can only imagine a new RW would start. Can imagine new CB on the bench at the start, and don't forget Longstaff starting until Tonali ban has ended 🙂

I've not Seen Thiaw other than highlights, who knows if we got him he could become our VVD for 10 years But I really hope our next centre back to compliment Botman is of the Rudiger / Konate etc mould, athletic, fast and aggressive, to compliment Botman as more of a sweeper etc

While we're arguing about who does what in the hierarchy, 1 thing I don't believe is that we have simply waited for a reshuffle and for Mitchell to get used to things before we start our main activity like some think Imagine we have been after Hujlsen who Bournemouth are singing, if he was scouted extensively and on our wishlist, I doubt we'd sit back and let him and other top targets get signed with no competition, just because we signed a new DOF

Good to see some Bruno praise from a big Twitter account (if that's even worth anything) I do feel having a more athletic and defensive partner as a 6 / subbing with him as a 2 in midfield would better enable us, like Rice and Jorgino/Partey at arsenal, like Pep probably wanted Rodri and Rice to be if he managed to get rice etc But seems we're going a more fluid 3 in midfield based on who we have signed and way we play

Is it possible to have this with the second choice / sub on each position?

Hoping he has world class potential though? The Bruno version of a centre back, if you will

I agree love his skillet and in theory should really help our ability to keep the ball as we move from defense / midfield I do wonder if Howe will start with a Burn/Lloyd though, mainly because those 2 are a total different style to Hall

Discraceful what Chelsea have done to Chalobah, just read he's been their since he was 8 and Is contracted till 2028 I wouldn't want him as our no.1 right centre back, but think he'd be great as a CB in a 3, which we don't play, or a RB who acts as the third CB in possession Though imagine he's on canny wages since he's at Chelsea

Lamptey has always been quality when I have seen him, though isn't his injury record from the same ilk as Wilson?

With Miley injured, Tonali banned for 2 games, and Willock not fully training yet, we'd definitely need another CM if we sold Longstaff imo Though I can't imagine us selling Longstaff, just seems the steady eddie type that a manager would like to have, always fit, follows instructions, homegrown etc etc Wouldn't mind being wrong though 🙂

Gotcha! Heard he did well last season though can't say I watched enough to say it myself So where do you see you guys reinvesting the funds? As you have beefed up the CM slots a lot

Crazy the Diaby fee, they really don't mind spending a bomb on players Well jealous of the FFP boost villa are getting Also wonder who'd they want to replace, imagine we'd be in the same market for RW.... Unless Bailey is gonna be their first choice RW

And a reliable second striker, or Wilson being available off the bench, then yeah we have quality all over

Mentioned previously how Liverpool fans say their current DOF previously left them as him and Klopp didn't see eye to eye He was responsible for mane, Salah, wijnaldum, fabinho, matip, selling coutinho for van Disney /Allison etc Klopp got Diaz, kept Henderson forever, nunez etc Now klopp left, he has came back... A great manager doesn't mean they are great at necessarily having the football clubs at heart / moving them forwards Having said this, I am NOT saying how is this brexit / must keep Wilson /Miggy type of person etc.. These are rumours at best really and we don't know how he truly thinks

Excited for him next season, no one in our back line has his set of skills Though wonder if Howe will prefer a Kelly or Burn...

Surely the injury fucks any chance of selling him this window

How long is Wilson out for? If a while, then surely a striker becomes the new priority position?

Yeah isn't Raphinha a complete no due to wages? Like what he is reportedly on is huge compared to even our top earners, so he'd need to take a huge paycut

Interesting we haven't threw any rumours / smokescreens ourselves, if we are working hard on our main targets in silence