As it stands we have 28 players in the first team squad, according to the OS. Now two or three of them may be under 21, but if we want any more players in we do need to get rid of quite a few, even if on loan!
ITK has said that Rose, Foyth and CCV will be sold and it's very likely that Sess, Clarke and possibly Whiteman/Austin will be loaned.
I’m happy with a CB and strikerJust to clarify, Gards messaged me and said he thinks 3 signings is too much, but 2 for sure.
Dias & Vinicius please.I’m happy with a CB and striker
You'd assume a CB and a Striker.Just to clarify, Gards messaged me and said he thinks 3 signings is too much, but 2 for sure.
I'm going to ask the question sorry but by 2 I assume you mean 2 in but not necessarily 2 from Benfica?Just to clarify, Gards messaged me and said he thinks 3 signings is too much, but 2 for sure.
Yea he didn’t specify which 2. He also said if an opportunist buy becomes available we could do itI'm going to ask the question sorry but by 2 I assume you mean 2 in but not necessarily 2 from Benfica?
@thekneafYou'd assume a CB and a Striker.
I could live with that. Until January...
ITK has said that Rose, Foyth and CCV will be sold and it's very likely that Sess, Clarke and possibly Whiteman/Austin will be loaned.
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Considering Jose's comments about having too large of a squad & balancing out the squad [2 players in the squad at each position] 4 senior CBs seems to be the goal. Right now, we're at 6 first team CBs — Toby, Sanchez, Dier, Tanganga, CCV, and Foyth.
Even with CCV and Foyth presumably being loaned or sold, it seems counterintuitive to sign another CB unless we offload one of Toby, Sanchez, Dier, or Tanganga — or sell Aurier and play Tanganga at RB.
The high likelihood of Davies now being a squad player and his ability as a viable CB option furthers the point of a fifth CB upsetting the balance of the squad.
I agree with that, he'd clearly be looking to improve on quality. That's why I'm still expecting that if we do sign Dias, we will be shifting one of Dier, Sanchez, Toby, or Tanganga temporarily or permanently. It aligns with Jose's squad demands and makes sense financially. We don't need 5 specialist senior CBs IMO. The recent Dele situation emphasizes the problems created by inflated squads and the stupidity of the Premier League's 18 player squad rule in the modern game [compare to Serie A's 25].I think this might be a quality over quantity situation.
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Considering Jose's comments about having too large of a squad & balancing out the squad [2 players in the squad at each position] 4 senior CBs seems to be the goal. Right now, we're at 6 first team CBs — Toby, Sanchez, Dier, Tanganga, CCV, and Foyth.
Even with CCV and Foyth presumably being loaned or sold, it seems counterintuitive to sign another CB unless we offload one of Toby, Sanchez, Dier, or Tanganga — or sell Aurier and play Tanganga at RB.
The high likelihood of Davies now being a squad player and his ability as a viable CB option furthers the point of a fifth CB upsetting the balance of the squad.