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

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Gabriel said:
Presumably, but as good a player as Gibbs-White is, I personally don’t see him as any better than what we have and just not good enough to take us back to the required level in Europe.
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No, but if we are looking for somebody like Wirtz along with Foden when we have probably Gonzalez playing as a 6 or 8 then somebody like Gibbs White is a decent enough level to have in the squad, probably a level or 2 above Nunes.Plus if we are losing Grealish and maybe Stone we could do with another homegrown replacement . I have no idea whether we would want him or not really but just saying Rodri wouldn't care.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
Is there anyone from the teams likely to be relegated worth a punt? El Khannouss at Leicester looks decent, we know all about Delap at Ipswich, don’t think united have anyone worth looking at.
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Tyler Dibling is probably the biggest prospect.

Not having it that Mainoo is any good.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
Is there anyone from the teams likely to be relegated worth a punt? El Khannouss at Leicester looks decent, we know all about Delap at Ipswich, don’t think united have anyone worth looking at.
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We have a buy back with Delap.
We need to give Erl a rest now and again, so i'd be all over that
 
blueparrot said:
Delap isn't going to come to give Haaland a rest now and again.Besides we now have Marmoush for that.
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Why not? he ain't staying at Ipswich
He'll get minutes here, we need to look after Erling and he's more of a direct replacement than Marmoush.

For £40m it's worth an ask
 
blueparrot said:
No, but if we are looking for somebody like Wirtz along with Foden when we have probably Gonzalez playing as a 6 or 8 then somebody like Gibbs White is a decent enough level to have in the squad, probably a level or 2 above Nunes.Plus if we are losing Grealish and maybe Stone we could do with another homegrown replacement . I have no idea whether we would want him or not really but just saying Rodri wouldn't care.
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Gibbs-White would cost the Earth to get out of Forest this Summer anyway.
 
Id actually prefer a Haaland backup just so Marmoush can continue playing off a striker, so he isnt so intently marked.

I understand be was partially bought to be Haalands backup, but if you design the team around this tall strength striker to do hold up play, then keep it consistent with his backup.

Its less confusing for the squad, sure, we could do false 9, but this team has lacked consistency because the profile of our squad keeos changing every week.

Either Delap, or some reasonably cheap older option, they dont need to be anywhere near Haaland good, just have the right profile to do the job.

I like Delap, because then if we desparately need a goal, we can go old school with 2 tall tough bastards up top, just as an option.
 
WallyA said:
Id actually prefer a Haaland backup just so Marmoush can continue playing off a striker, so he isnt so intently marked.

I understand be was partially bought to be Haalands backup, but if you design the team around this tall strength striker to do hold up play, then keep it consistent with his backup.

Its less confusing for the squad, sure, we could do false 9, but this team has lacked consistency because the profile of our squad keeos changing every week.

Either Delap, or some reasonably cheap older option, they dont need to be anywhere near Haaland good, just have the right profile to do the job.

I like Delap, because then if we desparately need a goal, we can go old school with 2 tall tough bastards up top, just as an option.
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Can’t see it, unless it was Delap and I doubt he'd be interested, we can’t afford a squad place on an older player nowhere near as good, the 17 free places already need trimming. Especially when we know from the treble year when Haaland wasn’t playing Pep was quite happy using the false 9, a position Marmoush is better equipped for than anyone we had then.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
We wanted Musiala real bad, lots of talking to his people over many months.

As always, doesn't really matter if the player suddenly decides something better serves him.

I don't see Wirtz choosing City with his other options and the familiarity it can maybe afford him, despite it going without saying we are interested in every top player.

Blues need to temper their expectations. Nobody is coming to take over from Kev, that's impossible and also unfair.

I'm sure City already have their guy but Bayern have done so much groundwork on Wirtz already and have his dad on side.
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We’ve never really done deals like that. I actually think the market to “replace” Kev is very poor. Simons, MGW, Baena - all options I don’t think are particularly great.

I think Xavi Simons is very, very overrated and one we should avoid. PSG did well selling him as I don’t think he’d get a look in with there current side.
 
blueparrot said:
Can’t see it, unless it was Delap and I doubt he'd be interested, we can’t afford a squad place on an older player nowhere near as good, the 17 free places already need trimming. Especially when we know from the treble year when Haaland wasn’t playing Pep was quite happy using the false 9, a position Marmoush is better equipped for than anyone we had then.
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Im pretty sure there will be squad space with the outgoings, even with whoever comes in.

But I hear you on the false 9, just dont like having to shuffle players around just when 1 person is injured/rotated.

I personally think Marmoush is at his best working off of a striker, I suppose somebody like McAtee could be false 9 and Marmoush still do the role.
 
Shazza458 said:
We’ve never really done deals like that. I actually think the market to “replace” Kev is very poor. Simons, MGW, Baena - all options I don’t think are particularly great.

I think Xavi Simons is very, very overrated and one we should avoid. PSG did well selling him as I don’t think he’d get a look in with there current side.
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If we are looking for a creator, Baena is probably our best bet. But he isn't top shelf yet, and im not sure he'd get there. Perhaps he will if given the chance.
 
WallyA said:
Id actually prefer a Haaland backup just so Marmoush can continue playing off a striker, so he isnt so intently marked.

I understand be was partially bought to be Haalands backup, but if you design the team around this tall strength striker to do hold up play, then keep it consistent with his backup.

Its less confusing for the squad, sure, we could do false 9, but this team has lacked consistency because the profile of our squad keeos changing every week.

Either Delap, or some reasonably cheap older option, they dont need to be anywhere near Haaland good, just have the right profile to do the job.

I like Delap, because then if we desparately need a goal, we can go old school with 2 tall tough bastards up top, just as an option.
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I think a reasonably cheap older option is probably best. Delap seems more a guy who's good enough to be the star in a top 8 team
 
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