Looking at all the rumours going on, I was thinking of how much we'd need to spend to compete and who to bring in based on rumours floating around. So here is my list:
Tierney at LB - 25M
Dunk at CB - 30M
Fraser at RW/LW - 40M
Ziyech at AM - 25
Gives us 2 defenders. If Holding comes back strong and with Socrates, we'd be ok. Koscielny as backup and give Bielik a chance there or in CM to rotate and avoid Xhaka.
Ziyech - impressed in the few games I have seen. Young too and with Ozil mentally retired, we need creativity and energy at the number 10 spot.
We need a winger...Fraser is PL proven and cost half of Zaha. I hear of Carrasco but not seen him play. Could be a cheaper but riskier option at 25mill.
If we can sell a few players to free up wages and bring in whatever paltry sums we can get, then that would be a bonus. Jenkinson, Elneny and Mustafi gone would be great. Mhki and Ozil are dream exits but age, motivation and wages means we are stuck with them.
What do you lot think?
120 million at least to compete for top 4
posted on 30/6/19
Championship level players at best and Ziyech is worthy of a CL club
posted on 30/6/19
And that's still not enough fella! Liverpool have world class cb..LB. .rb..and front 3....that's world class plus AOC and Gomez coming back..u will need £500M and it's not a wum.
posted on 30/6/19
comment by Got_Better (U6241)
posted 18 minutes ago
And that's still not enough fella! Liverpool have world class cb..LB. .rb..and front 3....that's world class plus AOC and Gomez coming back..u will need £500M and it's not a wum.
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They don't need to be as good as Liverpool to get top 4. They just need to be better than United and Chelsea. I would say around 200m well spent, with decent coaching could get them there in a few years.
posted on 30/6/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 7 hours, 15 minutes ago
£70m to buy a couple of players who wouldn't improve relegation battlers
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And which players are those? You sound like our typical supporter who thinks we have to blow 70 mill on one player for them to be decent.
posted on 30/6/19
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
Championship level players at best and Ziyech is worthy of a CL club
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Who is Championship level at best? If you are talking Dunk and Fraser, then you don't know what you are talking about. It's time we went back to basics in some areas. A no nonsense defender who wont be bullied physically and loves to actually defend and a winger who can take players on and give us width are severely lacking in our squad. Who in our current squad is better than the ones mentioned? Ozil over Ziyech maybe...but not the Ozil of the past 18 months. Talent is useless without the will to apply it
posted on 30/6/19
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 4 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
Championship level players at best and Ziyech is worthy of a CL club
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Who is Championship level at best? If you are talking Dunk and Fraser, then you don't know what you are talking about. It's time we went back to basics in some areas. A no nonsense defender who wont be bullied physically and loves to actually defend and a winger who can take players on and give us width are severely lacking in our squad. Who in our current squad is better than the ones mentioned? Ozil over Ziyech maybe...but not the Ozil of the past 18 months. Talent is useless without the will to apply it
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Our wide options are so bad that almost any top flight player would be an improvement however you shouldn't aim for merely better. We should be aiming for top class players or those with the potential to reach that level.
Fraser had a great season but he could definitely be a one season wonder
posted on 30/6/19
Your list is not good enough imo. I have followed Dunk since I worked with his sister before he signed his professional contract. I would love him to be the answer but i just dont see him as good enough for a CL team and he has mistakes in him as well.
I havent seenmuch of the others you mentioned so wont comment on them.
You havent even addressed our biggest problem, CM. We are slow at getting the ball from defence to the attacking players and changing the attacking players wont fix that. Our midfield is also not great at protecting the defence. and changing the defence wont fix that so they will still be under more pressure.
I dont need to say who I think is the biggest culprit for both of these and my first choice to be sold and replaced.
posted on 30/6/19
As I understand it :
£25m on Ziyech as a replacement for Ramsey's attacking qualities.
£30m on Lewis Dunk as a placeholder for a still injured Holding, and rapidly deteriorating Koscielny.
£40m on Fraser for a role we haven't filled since Pires/Ljungberg.
And £25m for Tierney to take over the baton from Nacho.
This is hardly progress. At this rate, £200m would hardly cover maintenance costs for the First XI alone.
We probably need another half billion quid just to compete.
posted on 30/6/19
comment by KO - I was WOKO for Wenger Out Kronke Out, the first is no longer required (U16927)
posted 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Your list is not good enough imo. I have followed Dunk since I worked with his sister before he signed his professional contract. I would love him to be the answer but i just dont see him as good enough for a CL team and he has mistakes in him as well.
I havent seenmuch of the others you mentioned so wont comment on them.
You havent even addressed our biggest problem, CM. We are slow at getting the ball from defence to the attacking players and changing the attacking players wont fix that. Our midfield is also not great at protecting the defence. and changing the defence wont fix that so they will still be under more pressure.
I dont need to say who I think is the biggest culprit for both of these and my first choice to be sold and replaced.
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I tried to address our most dire positions in my opinion. Cb, LB, and wingers. I am sick of having AM playing on the wings as the VERY predictably will cut in and clog the midfield. Our only consistent width for years has been from fullbacks and I think we have needed more.
Our cm with Torreira and Xhaka...whilst not the best, could be carried by dynamic wingers and midfield whilst having better behind them too. Not saying the players above will fix it all, but could give us a platform to build on.
To fix ALL our problems, we'd be looking at 250mill easily and also needing to get shot of a bunch too
posted on 30/6/19
No, £400m minimum to have us competing with City & Liverpool again.