It’s Quiet 20 - What is the Wirtz that could happen?

[Shazza458]

I think we will see Ederson, KDB and Gundo depart, so I reckon as a minimum we will need a GK, another CM and to replace Walker.

Nunes and Grealish too imo.
You always get someone unexpected wanting to leaving too

 

[Dribble]

Rubbish we have 2 world class players for every position

I'm sure I heard it somewhere

"Apparently"...

 

[waspish]

So what are the priorities for summer?

Wirts persuade him Man City is the place to be and pay what it takes.

 

[Centurions]

So what are the priorities for summer?

For some posters it'll be to bang on about "we shouldn't have let Palmer leave". Other than that I've not got a scooby.

 

[lightning Rodri]

Finding a taker for Grealish will be one of Hugo's first moves, not a chance pep wants him about. Gonna be an interesting summer with the long term planning involving players not cutting it, older players, HG contingent, loans coming back etc

Should be fun.

This will be the toughest part. Getting good enough HGs for decent money. We're potentially losing Grealish, Stones, Ake and Carson next couple of seasons on top of Walker and KP.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

This will be the toughest part. Getting good enough HGs for decent money. We're potentially losing Grealish, Stones, Ake and Carson next couple of seasons on top of Walker and KP.

Hopefully the kids we have step up and we can flourish with a couple brought it.

 

[Shazza458]

This will be the toughest part. Getting good enough HGs for decent money. We're potentially losing Grealish, Stones, Ake and Carson next couple of seasons on top of Walker and KP.

Try and recruit English back up goalkeepers. Makes life easier.

 

[M16 citeh]

Try and recruit English back up goalkeepers. Makes life easier.

Until they actually have to play lol

 

[r.soleofsalford]

This will be the toughest part. Getting good enough HGs for decent money. We're potentially losing Grealish, Stones, Ake and Carson next couple of seasons on top of Walker and KP.

I’ll do what Carson does for £30,000 a week. It will supplement my state pension. And I can still hold off taking my personal pension.

Oh if anybody wants my autograph it’s only going to cost you £20 just get in the queue between 10 till 12 every Monday morning

 

[Cobwebcat]

Is nobody daring to start a Summer 2025 thread?

Should be one to remember.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Is nobody daring to start a Summer 2025 thread?

Should be one to remember.

You should take a trip over to the squad planning thread.

 

[Cobwebcat]

You should take a trip over to the squad planning thread.

Didn’t like it. Full of people wanting to sell half the squad. I want Summer links!

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Viana is apparently a big fan of Baturina, I think Sam Lee said something similar that we like him a lot. I watched him a couple of times during the U21 Euros in 2023, and he really stood out. I`ve only seen him play for Croatia, not club football, but plenty of big clubs are sniffing around.

I think there could definitely be room for both a DM/CM and AM after Gonzalez, not so sure KDB will stay another year on massive wages and limited availability. Don`t think Essugo and Baturina would be much more than £60m combined in the summer, which would be incredible business. Essugo is more of a Fernandinho type, a proper destroyer that would also complement Rodri`s strengths. Could easily see them playing together

DM: Rodri and Essugo
CM: Gonzalez, Kovacic and Lewis/O`Reilly
AM: Foden, Baturina and Echeverri

Really underwhelming central midfield options. Kovacic shouldn’t be a starter next year and Lewis should have a squad role

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Didn’t like it. Full of people wanting to sell half the squad. I want Summer links!

Sell half the squad?
Give them away for nothing is the general concensus and the really critical crowd are checking out suitable retirement homes for Bernardo and De Bruyne.

 

[Delphinho]

Really underwhelming central midfield options. Kovacic shouldn’t be a starter next year and Lewis should have a squad role

Gonzalez would be a starter in that scenario, Kovacic backup 8

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Gonzalez would be a starter in that scenario, Kovacic backup 8

Still pretty underwhelming considering all our issues this season

 

[Tevez City]

Next summer we need 4 players :

1- Kenan Yildiz & Florian Wirtz for 300 Million
2- Ola Aina for free
3- Frenkie De Jong for maybe below 50m

 

[KingGeorge]

Is nobody daring to start a Summer 2025 thread?

Should be one to remember.

Only one man for that job... @richards30

 

[KingGeorge]

Next summer we need 4 players :

1- Kenan Yildiz & Florian Wirtz for 300 Million
2- Ola Aina for free
3- Frenkie De Jong for maybe below 50m

I don't get the fascination with De Jong.

 

[Tevez City]

I don't get the fascination with De Jong.

But Pep think otherwise