It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[DATOIA]

-------------------------------Ederson------------------------------------
---------John/Akanji---------Ruben---------------Ake/Guardiol-----
--------------------Kimmich/Rico --------Rodri--------------------------
Paqueta/Bobb---Foden/KDB------Bruno/Neves-----Grealish/Doku
---------------------------Haaland/Alvarez-------------------------------

Important is to get Kimmich.
If walker goes, Pep will use similar system, he uses whenever Rico plays.
But Kimmich is world-class player and Rico will also learn a lot and get the minutes..
Plus, Kimmich can cover for Rodri..

If Bernardo goes, we definitely need Paqueta. He can play RW, like Grealish plays LW.
Control the ball, the tempo, etc. He can also play LCM / RCM, like Bernardo does.

That's the minimum for me, to maintain the level we have, in case Bernardo / Walker are gone.

After that it depends. If Kovacic goes, we definitely need someone and that young player from
Benfica will be a good investment for the future.

If Matheus also goes, in addition to Kovacic, then Bruno Guiamares is the perfect candidate

 

[richards30]

Lots of rumours floating around about Kovacic having a big offer from Saudi? Wonder what they would pay us for him? £60m?

 

[FMwkdsoul]

-------------------------------Ederson------------------------------------
---------John/Akanji---------Ruben---------------Ake/Guardiol-----
--------------------Kimmich/Rico --------Rodri--------------------------
Paqueta/Bobb---Foden/KDB------Bruno/Neves-----Grealish/Doku
---------------------------Haaland/Alvarez-------------------------------

Important is to get Kimmich.
If walker goes, Pep will use similar system, he uses whenever Rico plays.
But Kimmich is world-class player and Rico will also learn a lot and get the minutes..
Plus, Kimmich can cover for Rodri..

If Bernardo goes, we definitely need Paqueta. He can play RW, like Grealish plays LW.
Control the ball, the tempo, etc. He can also play LCM / RCM, like Bernardo does.

That's the minimum for me, to maintain the level we have, in case Bernardo / Walker are gone.

After that it depends. If Kovacic goes, we definitely need someone and that young player from
Benfica will be a good investment for the future.

If Matheus also goes, in addition to Kovacic, then Bruno Guiamares is the perfect candidate

All of em to help me cope with the loss of Bernie, and its only a 22 man squad. :p

 

[richards30]

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All of em to help me cope with the loss of Bernie, and its only a 22 man squad. :p

Fucking hell , that would be the greatest squad ever assembled! lol

 

[FMwkdsoul]

Fucking hell , that would be the greatest squad ever assembled! lol

Pure copium on my part.

 

[bell_mcfc]

Lots of rumours floating around about Kovacic having a big offer from Saudi? Wonder what they would pay us for him? £60m?

Has been kicking around for a while. Tolmie said a few weeks ago that he doesn’t see Kovacic leaving. Could change I guess. Saudi money had changed the game.

 

[houraisen]

Musiala?

 

[Haaland94]

Musiala?

Neves has a €120m release clause. That's a bit more than 102,5m quid, and we are interested. Could be him. We are desperate for someone like Neves to give Rodri a rest.

edit: Tolmie thinks it must be either Musiala or Neves.

 

[bell_mcfc]

Neves has a €120m release clause. That's a bit more than 102,5m quid, and we are interested. Could be him. We are desperate for someone like Neves to give Rodri a rest.

Think if we were going to spend 100+ it’s not just for Rodri to rest. If it is Neves he plays beside Rodri and then plays deeper if he doesn’t play.

It could be Musiala. Or Wirtz. Let’s be honest who says they are going mid title race, even hazard waited for the league to be over before announcing it.

 

[BlueDejong]