The Squad planning thread

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

How many outfield players do you think we’ll actually sign? I’ve heard rumors it could be as many as six.

I flip flop on each it week previously, no doubt the summer is gonna be big and the noise seems to be they might just fucking clear the decks and risk/take another transition season (if they need to learn/gel etc) with an eye on building for the next decade.

Did you listen to the last Market pod on 9320? Daz was saying they made contract with Marmoush and people in Oct and Nov told him to pack his bags we'll be paying in Jan. That gave me pause and hope with the ruthlessness of the KDB angle (sad face), they are gonna go for it.

GK/LB/RB/CM/AM and a wildcard (or two if a GK) based on outgoings is definitely a possibility in my mind.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

yes, during the Jan window and in some smaller reports (KDB/MGW reports etc taking the headlines) but Ive no doubt both have been scouting recently from reports.

Id love a raid for Livramento tbh, but doubt it.

Haaland
Marmoush Wirtz Foden
Reijnders Rodri
Cambiaso Gvardiol Dias Livramento
Edersonh

as a starting XI please.

 

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I flip flop on each it week previously, no doubt the summer is gonna be big and the noise seems to be they might just fucking clear the decks and risk/take another transition season (if they need to learn/gel etc) with an eye on building for the next decade.

Did you listen to the last Market pod on 9320? Daz was saying they made contract with Marmoush and people in Oct and Nov told him to pack his bags we'll be paying in Jan. That gave me pause and hope with the ruthlessness of the KDB angle (sad face), they are gonna go for it.

GK/LB/RB/CM/AM and a wildcard (or two if a GK) based on outgoings is definitely a possibility in my mind.

The fact that City aren’t even entertaining the idea of extending KDB’s contract tells you everything you need to know. This isn’t just business—it’s personal. The board is absolutely fuming with how this whole season turned out. Ruthless and Uncompromising! I just hope they are leading the Wirtz race, as the Kdb replacement.

But here’s what really worries me—when a club goes into full rebuild mode with this kind of scorched-earth mentality, the margin for error is razor-thin. One or two bad buys and a couple of overpriced flops, and suddenly you’re not building for the future—you’re just stacking new problems on top of old ones. So yeah, I’ll say it loud: we better not waste this clean slate by signing a bunch of overhyped turds who’ll be deadwood in 18 months. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

The fact that City aren’t even entertaining the idea of extending KDB’s contract tells you everything you need to know. This isn’t just business—it’s personal. The board is absolutely fuming with how this whole season turned out. Ruthless and Uncompromising! I just hope they are leading the Wirtz race, as the Kdb replacement.

But here’s what really worries me—when a club goes into full rebuild mode with this kind of scorched-earth mentality, the margin for error is razor-thin. One or two bad buys and a couple of overpriced flops, and suddenly you’re not building for the future—you’re just stacking new problems on top of old ones. So yeah, I’ll say it loud: we better not waste this clean slate by signing a bunch of overhyped turds who’ll be deadwood in 18 months. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

Gonna be fucking fun. Im all in. No one (linked seriously) has given me pause on the scouting list so far, all have reports of brains first players and then oh yeah they also bring XYZ.

 

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Id love a raid for Livramento tbh, but doubt it.

Haaland
Marmoush Wirtz Foden
Reijnders Rodri
Cambiaso Gvardiol Dias Livramento
Edersonh

as a starting XI please.

That’s a world-class starting XI. I’d expect another Treble with that lineup—provided Dias has snapped out of his poor form.

Livramento is uncharted territory. I’d take him in a heartbeat, but as you said—‘doubt it’ gets done. With that in mind, I’d probably shift Cambiasso to right-back and consider Dimarco for the left, though that move would be tough. Robinson might be a more realistic option, mainly for his homegrown status.

That said, both Robinson and Dimarco are turning 28, which might place them just outside the club’s targeted age range for the rebuild. Personally, I think adding a couple of 28-year-olds now is actually a smart move—they bring prime experience and still have a good few years ahead—but that’s just me.

 

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Gonna be fucking fun. Im all in. No one (linked seriously) has given me pause on the scouting list so far, all have reports of brains first players and then oh yeah they also bring XYZ.

I will be here for it.
Could you give me a tease with a few names that are not already floating around? ;)

 

[blueparrot]

Id love a raid for Livramento tbh, but doubt it.

Haaland
Marmoush Wirtz Foden
Reijnders Rodri
Cambiaso Gvardiol Dias Livramento
Edersonh

as a starting XI please.

I'd be happy with that, but I'd also be happy with that but Gonzalez, MGW O' Reilly competing for that 8 position instead of Reijnders.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

I will be here for it.
Could you give me a tease with a few names that are not already floating around? ;)

I have nothing but guesswork of who's on the list for each position really from reports and rumours.

GK - Garcia, Costa Milinkovic-Savic
LB - Cambiaso (think this is done tbh)
RB - Livra, Rațiu, Frimpong, El Hilali
LCB - Inacio, Branthwaite
RCB - Diomande, Solet
DM - Wharton, Bouaddi (In Jan though when 18)
CM - Reijnders, MGW
AM - Wirtz
LW - None
RW - Trincao
ST - None

but probably bollocks and i spend too much time browsing sites at work clearly. lol. Lets see how the dominoes fall.

 

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I have nothing but guesswork of who's on the list for each position really from reports and rumours.

GK - Garcia, Costa Milinkovic-Savic
LB - Cambiaso (think this is done tbh)
RB - Livra, Rațiu, Frimpong, El Hilali
LCB - Inacio, Branthwaite
RCB - Diomande, Solet
DM - Wharton, Bouaddi (In Jan though when 18)
CM - Reijnders, MGW
AM - Wirtz
LW - None
RW - Trincao
ST - None

but probably bollocks and i spend too much time browsing sites at work clearly. lol. Lets see how the dominoes fall.

Garcia is also linked to Real Madrid, he would probably pick them!

I heard we were linked to Antonio Silva from the same source that linked us to Trubin but I can't seem to find that link as I search for it now.

As for your guesswork, what do you think of the list you have compiled, how would rate it out of 10? Do you think the club is heading the direction?

 

[johnny crossan]

Id love a raid for Livramento tbh, but doubt it.

Haaland
Marmoush Wirtz Foden
Reijnders Rodri
Cambiaso Gvardiol Dias Livramento
Edersonh

as a starting XI please.

No Gonzales?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Garcia is also linked to Real Madrid, he would probably pick them!

I heard we were linked to Antonio Silva from the same source that linked us to Trubin but I can't seem to find that link as I search for it now.

As for your guesswork, what do you think of the list you have compiled, how would rate it out of 10? Do you think the club is heading the direction?

Milinkovic , Cambiaso, Frimpong, MGW, Wirtz.

gotta be a 8-9/10 for me, personally wouldn't do Frimpong for RB but he does allow Foden to play a #10/Free off the right and Club trained is just so nice a kicker. Wirtz alone puts a 7 on the board.

No Gonzales?

Think he could start as a 6 or 8 in there with either Reijnders or Rodri but went with the XI that shows the new guys starting.

 

[johnny crossan]

Garcia, Cambiaso, Frimpong, MGW, Wirtz.

gotta be a 8-9/10 for me, personally wouldn't do Frimpong for RB but he does allow Foden to play a #10/Free off the right and Club trained is just so nice a kicker. Wirtz alone puts a 7 on the board.


Think he could start as a 6 or 8 in there with either Reijnders or Rodri but went with the XI that shows the new guys starting.

Lot of good options there which could improve our squad significantly but making room for any of them this summer looks like being a problem - who is leaving the payroll out of contract apart from KDB and Carson?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Lot of good options there which could improve our squad significantly but making room for any of them this summer looks like being a problem - who is leaving the payroll out of contract apart from KDB?

Grealish, Kova, Walker, Phillips, SIlva, Stones (so 50/50 on this one), McAtee, Kabore, JWE, and a smattering of U21s

 

[SambaStyle]

People can't seriously be linking Trincao to City. He's been garbage for Barca and Wolves..

 

[johnny crossan]

Grealish, Kova, Walker, Phillips, SIlva, Stones (so 50/50 on this one), McAtee, Kabore, JWE, and a smattering of U21s

They'll need to loaned or sold - only the two I mentioned are out of contract - no U21s

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[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

People can't seriously be linking Trincao to City. He's been garbage for Barca and Wolves..

Hugo likes him alot so yeah he's linked in a few papers tbf.

 

[johnny crossan]

Grealish, Kova, Walker, Phillips, SIlva, Stones (so 50/50 on this one), McAtee, Kabore, JWE, and a smattering of U21s

tbf Gundogan, Ederson, Ortega, Stones, Walker, Bernardo and McAtee only have a year left along with Simpson Pusey & Ruprecht in the EDS - so ripe for moving on. We are stuck with Phillips until 2028 - Unbelievable Jeff.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

tbf Gundogan, Ederson, Ortega, Stones, Walker, Bernardo and McAtee only have a year left along with Simpson Pusey & Ruprecht in the EDS - so ripe for moving on.

Yeah, lots to shift just to who and how ruthless will they get.

 

[blueparrot]

Grealish, Kova, Walker, Phillips, SIlva, Stones (so 50/50 on this one), McAtee, Kabore, JWE, and a smattering of U21s

Yes, but unless we aren't registering a few (Reis,Echeverri) then Grealish Kovacic,Walker Phillips Silva, doesnt make much room.
My wild guess,
Walker and Phillips out no space created
Nunes out no space created
KDB out no space created
Grealish out maybe MGW
Silva out maybe Wirtz
Kovacic out maybe Cambiaso
Ederson out ???????

After that would depend who we register or don't or whether any others leave, personally I'd be fairly confident with just those 4 players in added to what we have, plus Rodri and Bobb back for the season.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Yes, but unless we aren't registering a few (Reis,Echeverri) then Grealish Kovacic,Walker Phillips Silva, doesnt make much room.
My wild guess,
Walker and Phillips out no space created
Nunes out no space created
KDB out no space created
Grealish out maybe MGW
Silva out maybe Witz
Kovacic out maybe Cambiaso
Ederson out ???????

After that would depend who we register or don't or whether any others leave, personally I'd be fairly confident with just those 4 players in added to what we have, plus Rodri and Bobb back for the season.

think Echeverri is out on loan, Reis unregistered for CL.