Missed Rico there as well, more wiggle room23 players, Frimpong/Foden/Bobb are club trained so enough spots for CL. Enough Home grown players as well.
But this is not football manager so I know it won’t happen.
Exactly. Pep likes small squads and I get it. But having the club trained players helps. Really hope we resigned Frimpong.Missed Rico there as well, more wiggle room
My perfect window is
Ederson and Ortega resign, failing that Ederson does and we get good money for Ortega and another solid back up. Think we would look for the same quality.
Walker goes. He has offers and a good time to leave.
We sign Frimpong for the 35m release clause.
Stones stays. No other changes to the defence.
Gomez goes. Replaced by academy player or similar prospect. Barca kid mentioned today.
Phillips and Cancelo sold or more likely loaned with options.
Buy Kimmich. Much better choice than Bruno in my opinion can cover RB, CDM and CM.
Bernado stays.
Nunes gets a loan move as don’t think there will be space if we sign another CM and Bernie stays. Makes sense that it’s Nunes but still believe there is a player there. Probably goes to Chelsea for 50m though.
We sign Savio. Wingers then are
Savio/Doku/Grealish/Bobb
But Savio gets a loan move to a CL club that’s not Girona.
Foden can play out wide but needs to play in the middle. Same for Alvarez but he needs to push Haaland more. Bobb to be used centrally as well.
Hopefully the Rodrygo talk means something and he’s the 100m+ player.
Ederson/Ortega/Caraon
Ake/Gvardiol/Dias/Akanji/Stones/Frimpong/Lewis + Gomez style squad player.
Rodri/Kimmich/Kovacic
Foden/KDB/Bernado
Grealish/Doku/Rodrygo/Bobb (Savio put on loan)
Haaland/Alvarez.
23 players, Frimpong/Foden/Bobb are club trained so enough spots for CL. Enough Home grown players as well.
But this is not football manager so I know it won’t happen.
Or the club could already know of Peps intentions.Pep’s future will hold this window back mate - I can’t see how we sign 5 players just for a new manager to come in and have players he isn’t keen on
1-2 this window whilst keeping the squad together for another season then summer 2025 will be a rebuild of sorts or we back Pep after a contract extension
I reckon Bruno G, Savio and potentially a goalkeeper if Eddie or Ortega leaves
re-sign?My perfect window is
Ederson and Ortega resign, failing that Ederson does and we get good money for Ortega and another solid back up. Think we would look for the same quality.
Walker goes. He has offers and a good time to leave.
We sign Frimpong for the 35m release clause.
Stones stays. No other changes to the defence.
Gomez goes. Replaced by academy player or similar prospect. Barca kid mentioned today.
Phillips and Cancelo sold or more likely loaned with options.
Buy Kimmich. Much better choice than Bruno in my opinion can cover RB, CDM and CM.
Bernado stays.
Nunes gets a loan move as don’t think there will be space if we sign another CM and Bernie stays. Makes sense that it’s Nunes but still believe there is a player there. Probably goes to Chelsea for 50m though.
We sign Savio. Wingers then are
Savio/Doku/Grealish/Bobb
But Savio gets a loan move to a CL club that’s not Girona.
Foden can play out wide but needs to play in the middle. Same for Alvarez but he needs to push Haaland more. Bobb to be used centrally as well.
Hopefully the Rodrygo talk means something and he’s the 100m+ player.
Ederson/Ortega/Caraon
Ake/Gvardiol/Dias/Akanji/Stones/Frimpong/Lewis + Gomez style squad player.
Rodri/Kimmich/Kovacic
Foden/KDB/Bernado
Grealish/Doku/Rodrygo/Bobb (Savio put on loan)
Haaland/Alvarez.
23 players, Frimpong/Foden/Bobb are club trained so enough spots for CL. Enough Home grown players as well.
But this is not football manager so I know it won’t happen.
That is not even fucking funny Alan ;-)Ashley Young might make a decent utility back up…
It’s not how he plays, it’s the person he is; we’re very particular on the type of people we bring in thankfully. So this one is a definite no goI'd definitely have Griezmann so long as he was willing to accept a squad role. He can fill in multiple positions and is a really clever player who would fit in our side easily. Depends on whether he still has the drive to improve or wants a final payday.