- Aug 31, 2012
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I really can't fathom how the likes of Barkley, Zaha and Keane are being lauded as improvements and ones that would makes us title winners.
If we are selling bentaleb (£17m), Janssen (£15m), Sissoko (£15m or more if hopefully he gets sold to China), gnk (£8m), wimmer (£8m) and possibly Lamela dependant on the truth of his injury/problems then we need to add quality
Players we should be targeting imho and whilst not easily attainable they are gettable providing we pay the going rate and offer decent wages (£60k+) are:
Julian Brandt (can play lw, am and rw)
Jonathan Tah (dier isn't a cb and we need3 quality cb's, ccv then can be cover).
Serge Gnabry as a plan B to Brandt.
Lacazette would be ideal but bigger clubs are likely to be interested and would he come as a number 2? Unlikely but certainly we should be looking to see if he would come and determining how much.
If not, then how about the lad Southampton have just signed gabbiadini?
Or, seeing if we can get batshuyai from Chelsea (tough I know but if they would sell to us I'm sure he'd be interested to play with his fellow Belgians, stay in London and have a proper opportunity in the PL).
Or left field, Dominic Solanke who's contract is expiring at Chelsea and who we would only probably pay £7m in compensation for and he's got a lot of potential.
5 players out and 3 in would cover wages and probably be nett £20m spend so it is achievable and is more realistic than Isco and better value than £50m on Barkley and Zaha.
This isn't a FM wish list but a look at players to improve us, that we can afford and fit our style of play.
Also German league players have a greater chance of succeeding in the PL due to the similarities of the leagues.
To me, addding Brandt, Tah and a striker would improve us and help us to push on for the title.
If we are selling bentaleb (£17m), Janssen (£15m), Sissoko (£15m or more if hopefully he gets sold to China), gnk (£8m), wimmer (£8m) and possibly Lamela dependant on the truth of his injury/problems then we need to add quality
Players we should be targeting imho and whilst not easily attainable they are gettable providing we pay the going rate and offer decent wages (£60k+) are:
Julian Brandt (can play lw, am and rw)
Jonathan Tah (dier isn't a cb and we need3 quality cb's, ccv then can be cover).
Serge Gnabry as a plan B to Brandt.
Lacazette would be ideal but bigger clubs are likely to be interested and would he come as a number 2? Unlikely but certainly we should be looking to see if he would come and determining how much.
If not, then how about the lad Southampton have just signed gabbiadini?
Or, seeing if we can get batshuyai from Chelsea (tough I know but if they would sell to us I'm sure he'd be interested to play with his fellow Belgians, stay in London and have a proper opportunity in the PL).
Or left field, Dominic Solanke who's contract is expiring at Chelsea and who we would only probably pay £7m in compensation for and he's got a lot of potential.
5 players out and 3 in would cover wages and probably be nett £20m spend so it is achievable and is more realistic than Isco and better value than £50m on Barkley and Zaha.
This isn't a FM wish list but a look at players to improve us, that we can afford and fit our style of play.
Also German league players have a greater chance of succeeding in the PL due to the similarities of the leagues.
To me, addding Brandt, Tah and a striker would improve us and help us to push on for the title.