Which is a worry unless Pep extends againAt least a couple of summers.
Not impossible to just go and buy them all in one go. Huge pot of money ready if the charges get cleared. What are we going to do, buy 2 players next summer then be sat around going into Pep's final season again and wondering what we are doing.How many transfer windows does everyone think will be need to get us back to our best?
We probably need:
GK (one will leave?)
RB
CB
LB
DM
KDB replacement
Bernardo replacement
Back up to Haaland
Possibly more depending on other departures
I think January will depends on on release clausesJanuary, Summer and a fit Rodri. We'll be back firing next season
Not really he will start the ball rolling with the first phase of the rebuild along with Viana and perhaps may see play a part the following summer, depending on how the summer goes.Which is a worry unless Pep extends again
I think January will depends on on release clauses
Perhaps that's one of the reasons the PL leadership are trying to drag out the 115 case and are now briefing the media that it could take till the end of the season.Not impossible to just go and buy them all in one go. Huge pot of money ready if the charges get cleared. What are we going to do, buy 2 players next summer then be sat around going into Pep's final season again and wondering what we are doing.
Either do it all in one go or we are going to be falling into the usual pack in the league again.
There is more chance of us winning at Anfield than a January signing of note.January, Summer and a fit Rodri. We'll be back firing next season
It won't. The new players will still need time to fully gel. It does need to start in the summer.If we want any chance of challenging again on all fronts. This rebuild has to be done quickly.
Identify players now and go and activate release clauses or lay the money down.
We need another keeper. One of Eddie or Ortega will leave.
We need a proper LB and proper RB (Kyle is done)
DM - Rodri backup (so he can rest and rotate)
De Bruyne replacement. (Pretty much impossible) but someone who can thread a pass.
Another quality CM - musiala/wirtz style
ST - Another out and out striker to partner Haaland. Or give him a rest when required.
And forget penny pinching! One of the reasons we are in this mess is due to arguing over a few million.
There is more chance of us winning at Anfield than a January signing of note.
Availabilty is the whole issue and face it we aren't going to suddenly start spending wildly during January with a new DoF being apppointed. We can at pinch miss out on a season (maybe a possibilty two) out of the Champions League.No way our owners will risk missing out on top 4 which, with our current form is a very big possibility
I think people are deluding themselves if they think we can bring in the kind of quality we need in January. Even if top quality players become available then, which they don't often, who worth his salt is going to want to sign for us until the Premier League charges have been resolved?We'll spend what it takes to secure a top 4 finish. Which could be a couple of very expensive signings.