Spent enough time looking at the CL squad maybe now is the time to start thinking about the makeup of the prem league squad because as far as that is concerned we have no restrictions.
Thinking back to last year when Pellers was appointed he always stated wanted two players for each position. Given what is on the front page of the transfer forum and looking at where we need to strengthen it seems to me that the make up of our squad for next year is going to look something like this:- (Proviso that Yaya, Milner and Pants all stay at the club)
GKs.............................................Hart/Pants
Zab/Sagna..................Komps/New CB......................Demichelis/Nastisic................Kolorov/Clichy
Navas/Milner.....................Yaya/Fernandhino/New DM........................Nasri/Silva
.................................Negredo/Aguero/Dzeko/Jovetic
17 Foreign players Nasty on the B list so doesn't count for next year.
3 Homegrown players.
Players out Garcia, Barry, Lescott,Richards, Sinclair.
If we want another homegrown player in there to make it up to a complete 22 man squad we will need another homegrown player in, so my attention is immediately drawn in midfield to either Barkley/Fabregas/Pogba. If we want another foreign player we will need to sell a foreign player and again looking at first page of transfer forum it seems Dzeko or Kolorov have attracted more attention than any others. If Kolorov maybe Cole or Shaw to replace they would also be homegrown if Dzeko can we really afford to lose him and his goals but with a 25m bid and the player in last year of his contract should we cash in and simply go with three strikers. If Yaya can get his respect back, didn't he state he would love to be be played in striker position.
If Milner wants out and he goes we will need another wide player, two spring to mind that being either Di Maria or Pedro to operate on the left. If this were to happen then the squad could end up like this:-
GKs.............................................Hart/Pants
Zab/Sagna..................Komps/New CB......................Demichelis/Nastisic................Kolorov/Clichy
Navas/New winger.....................Fernandhino/New DM/ Homegrown Attack Midfield x 2........................Nasri/Silva
.................................Yaya/Negredo/Aguero/Jovetic
Question would that be a better squad than we have at the moment presuming
CB = Benatia/Mangala
New Attack midfield to include 1 out of Fabregas/Pogba/Barkley and promote Lopes from academy.
New DM = Fernando
New winger = Pedro/Di Maria.
Outgoings in addition to the 5 mentioned above to include Milner and Dzeko.
Dzeko 25m
Milner 10m
Sinclair 2m
Garcia 8m
Richards 5m
Barry 2m
Lescott free
Total revenue in = 52m
Incomings
Pogba -35m
Pedro -30m
Benatia -30m
Fernando -16m
Total 106m - 52m = 54m outlay no restrictions on FFP re premier league squad, Pogba because he could go on the B list would mean for CL squad limitations we would have only spent 19m
:-)