The Squad planning thread

So basically beside Walker no one on the defensive side will leave. I can see us already not going for Huijsen because Pep doesn’t wanna give up all his guys. Hopefully Viana says something else.
Never expected any defenders other than a full back myself.We are limited to how many leave and so how many come in. Doubt any more than 3 outfield players come in a full back and 2 midfielders. Plus any keeper changes. Think anyone expecting much more than that will be disappointed I expect. My guess 7 or 8 out 4 in.
I think that will be fine.
 
So basically beside Walker no one on the defensive side will leave. I can see us already not going for Huijsen because Pep doesn’t wanna give up all his guys. Hopefully Viana says something else.
As others have mentioned, getting Stones out the door wouldn't be easy given his injuries and wage. Gundogan's extra year has been triggered. Kevin is out of contact so makes more sense for him to go.

Others who might go. McAtee for game time.
Grealish is a problem, he'd have to go on loan.

So that would be 4 out. We already have 4 in. So as Pep wants a bigger squad he could then bring in a couple more.
Have no idea how this would play out financially re the rules.
 
As others have mentioned, getting Stones out the door wouldn't be easy given his injuries and wage. Gundogan's extra year has been triggered. Kevin is out of contact so makes more sense for him to go.

Others who might go. McAtee for game time.
Grealish is a problem, he'd have to go on loan.

So that would be 4 out. We already have 4 in. So as Pep wants a bigger squad he could then bring in a couple more.
Have no idea how this would play out financially re the rules.
If you include Echeverri we really have 5 in.Think including Walker and Phillips we need 4 out before we even start 1 out for 1 in.
 
Never expected any defenders other than a full back myself.We are limited to how many leave and so how many come in. Doubt any more than 3 outfield players come in a full back and 2 midfielders. Plus any keeper changes. Think anyone expecting much more than that will be disappointed I expect. My guess 7 or 8 out 4 in.
I think that will be fine.

As others have mentioned, getting Stones out the door wouldn't be easy given his injuries and wage. Gundogan's extra year has been triggered. Kevin is out of contact so makes more sense for him to go.

Others who might go. McAtee for game time.
Grealish is a problem, he'd have to go on loan.

So that would be 4 out. We already have 4 in. So as Pep wants a bigger squad he could then bring in a couple more.
Have no idea how this would play out financially re the rules.
Not going for Hujsen because we keep Stones& Ake could be fatal. If they wasn’t injury prone it wouldn’t matter since they are good but losing one of the top talents or at least not trying because we don’t have space seems dumb. Pep won’t stay forever and Stones will be gone next season. Obviously there is still someone like Bah out there who joins in 26 but who knows how good he will be. Might even get another alone to acclimate to the PL.

Never expected many players just that certain players have to leave no matter the circumstances. Grealish, KDB, Walker, Philips, Gundogan are the 5. with Echeverri and O’Reilly the replacement of 2 are already there.
 
Not going for Hujsen because we keep Stones& Ake could be fatal. If they wasn’t injury prone it wouldn’t matter since they are good but losing one of the top talents or at least not trying because we don’t have space seems dumb. Pep won’t stay forever and Stones will be gone next season. Obviously there is still someone like Bah out there who joins in 26 but who knows how good he will be. Might even get another alone to acclimate to the PL.

Never expected many players just that certain players have to leave no matter the circumstances. Grealish, KDB, Walker, Philips, Gundogan are the 5. with Echeverri and O’Reilly the replacement of 2 are already there.
You can't make players leave.
 
You can't make players leave.
Of course you can’t. But you can show them that they are not in your plans which makes them thinking about leaving especially before a WC year. Stones & Grealish will definitely want to participate there.
 
Of course you can’t. But you can show them that they are not in your plans which makes them thinking about leaving especially before a WC year. Stones & Grealish will definitely want to participate there.
The club will do what it needs to bearing in mind we dealing with people not names on a bit of paper.
 
Rodri to come back, Nico Gonzalez, Khusanov & Marmoush to have more involvement. Echeverri to come. Would have Doyle at backup LB. Loan Reis out to Girona
We can't loan Reis to Girona and I doubt the 3 new lads you mentioned can have much more involvement as they are playing nearly all the time as it is.
 
If Bernardo and Gundogan stays here for another more minute after july 1st , we gonna fuck our season again even worse than this one
 
Never expected any defenders other than a full back myself.We are limited to how many leave and so how many come in. Doubt any more than 3 outfield players come in a full back and 2 midfielders. Plus any keeper changes. Think anyone expecting much more than that will be disappointed I expect. My guess 7 or 8 out 4 in.
I think that will be fine.
A smaller squad ? When we have been needing a bigger squad
 
In terms of outgoings, this summer needs to be about moving on players who are too old or too injury prone.
That means we are going to have keep some who are not good enough until the year after because we can't move on too many in 1 summer.
Nunes, Rico and grealish to have 1 more year.
I'd throw mcatee into the latter list too but think we will get an offer this year and take the money while we can.
 
It seems according to Pep that Gundo, Bernie and Stones will be with us next year. Kevin probably not. Walker has gone.

Pep wants a bigger squad. And wants a few of the old guard around to hand on the batton.
He has also said that players, agents etc will have to sit down and discuss individual situations -he basically hinted at the availability to play needs to be more...Ake and Stones certainly fall into that category

Bernie could be part of the old guard to hang around

KDB needs to go - hopefully Viana has no emotions in this

AKE and Stones are at thsi point pointless to have in the squad - they are never available - both out now again (Stones for maybe most if not all the season - he has played less games than fatty Luke Shaw i believe at the scum in the last few seasons - now that is shocking and should tell everyone everything)

Gundo if he is taking on a coaching role then fine - but again on the playing side he is finished at the top level -


If we stil have these players in and around the starting 11 next season we will have another season like this....
 

KDB seemingly extending by 12 months probably means no Wirtz or other high profile AM. Provides more funds for a proven top class CB. I’d be all over Nico Schlotterbeck who’s only 25 and arguably world class already. Perfect ball-playing CB who’s super strong defensively. I’d be fine with Stones, Ake and Akanji all leaving and have Dias, Schlotterbeck, Khusanov and Reis as our CBs. Callum Doyle to stay as backup LB and extra CB cover, while O’Reilly is another option for LB. I reckon we could get Schlotterbeck for around £50-60m which would be a bargain. Alternatively go for David Hancko, who’s 27 but still an incredible player and available for around £30m
 
Reis and Khusanov were Viana signings if we go from sources. His talent ID so far has been exceptional. I said before we are in a similar situation to what Viana had when he first started at Sporting they needed a major rebuild , players past it old and on high wages. He rebuilt Sporting with his signings he can do the same here.

If you read up on Viana he recruits by statistics. Khusanov an example, Khusanov is the best young player in Europe this season for stopping transitions/Defensive transitions. Which we’ve seen already here.

Reis one of the best young defenders at Aerial duals and pass completion, we saw that yesterday dominant in the air.
 
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