The Squad planning thread

Will these younger players ever be good enough or need another great summer window? I think the latter one. Full backs and wingers are still a huge concern.
Wingers are always a concern; it rather goes with the territory. Our full-back situation, granted, is far more concerning, though, and partly because solidity there would be the platform for the wingers to excel. We certainly need another summer to winnow the chaff, but the raw ingredients are there. Some youngsters will not make it, of course, but some senior players have to be moved on as well. The recipe is incomplete.
 
This would be what I'd be looking at

A world class right winger
A top quality midfielder for strength in depth
A reliable rotation option at right back
Possibly a centre back, but only if both Aké and Stones leave this summer
Olise and Camavinga this summer
 
This would be what I'd be looking at

A world class right winger
A top quality midfielder for strength in depth
A reliable rotation option at right back
Possibly a centre back, but only if both Aké and Stones leave this summer
Semenyo
Wharton
Livramento (Nunes is the rotation)
Bah Reis come into squad (to replace ake stones)
 
Semenyo
Wharton
Livramento (Nunes is the rotation)
Bah Reis come into squad (to replace ake stones)
Might see very few, if any , coming in other than the players we currently have on loan.
It really depends on how we perform for the rest of the season.
We had a full squad at the weekend and Khusanov, Bobb and Kovacic were surplus to it.
Not sure how many of Reis, Bah, Echeverri and Nypan will be with our 1st team squad next season but we will have to reduce the squad significantly to allow this to happen.
I'm assuming that Grealish and Akanji will be sold along with Ortega and Philipps.
Interesting times with all these younger players trying to force their way into the squad.
 
Might see very few, if any , coming in other than the players we currently have on loan.
It really depends on how we perform for the rest of the season.
We had a full squad at the weekend and Khusanov, Bobb and Kovacic were surplus to it.
Not sure how many of Reis, Bah, Echeverri and Nypan will be with our 1st team squad next season but we will have to reduce the squad significantly to allow this to happen.
I'm assuming that Grealish and Akanji will be sold along with Ortega and Philipps.
Interesting times with all these younger players trying to force their way into the squad.
Depends mainly how the loan players progress, but think good chance at least a couple will stay with the squad next season, doubt we will be looking at buying more than 2, if that.
 
I can only see us going for a CM and a RW. I think Reis will replace Ake+ Stones. Grealish, Philipps, Ortega , Akanji + Bernardo and Kovacic gone. Maybe also Trafford . Doubt he wants to stay as number 2.
Makes it -8 +3.
don’t see bah, nypan or Echeverri here next season. Can see another loan
 
Might see very few, if any , coming in other than the players we currently have on loan.
It really depends on how we perform for the rest of the season.
We had a full squad at the weekend and Khusanov, Bobb and Kovacic were surplus to it.
Not sure how many of Reis, Bah, Echeverri and Nypan will be with our 1st team squad next season but we will have to reduce the squad significantly to allow this to happen.
I'm assuming that Grealish and Akanji will be sold along with Ortega and Philipps.
Interesting times with all these younger players trying to force their way into the squad.
We always need to bring in fresh players as that’s the reason we are in this situation because we didn’t . And they have to world class aswell so even if it’s one world class top tier player then good .i think we definitely need wingers as ours are not good enough and we need a right back aswell . But as with Gigi even if we gave a player who’s doing good in the position if the chance comes to sign an elite player we grab it .
 
Might see very few, if any , coming in other than the players we currently have on loan.
It really depends on how we perform for the rest of the season.
We had a full squad at the weekend and Khusanov, Bobb and Kovacic were surplus to it.
Not sure how many of Reis, Bah, Echeverri and Nypan will be with our 1st team squad next season but we will have to reduce the squad significantly to allow this to happen.
I'm assuming that Grealish and Akanji will be sold along with Ortega and Philipps.
Interesting times with all these younger players trying to force their way into the squad.
I think Juma Bah should be a certainty to come into squad. Reis potentially. So we wont need replacements for stones and ake.
 
We always need to bring in fresh players as that’s the reason we are in this situation because we didn’t . And they have to world class aswell so even if it’s one world class top tier player then good
We'll have to significantly reduce the squad size before anyone comes in. We don't want a repeat of last season where we were trying to ship out players at the last minute and still ended up unable to find a permanent solution for Grealish, Philipps, Ortega and Akanji
We brought several fresh players in like Nico G., Rijnders, Ait Nouri, Marmoush, Trafford and Cherki.
Donnarumma was an opportunistic deal.
 

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