Think were done both in and out. Sadly, I suspect we will pay heavily for going into a season with just 3 cbs. Every other big side has 4 minimum. We’re going into the new season weaker than we ended the last in a position that was widely regarded as our weakest area.
will be crazy to go without buying another CB! if something happens to laporte and stones has a form wobble we are in big trouble!
Otamendi, Danilo, Garcia and Fernandinho are more than capable. Harwood- Bellis is an exciting prospect, too.
Otamendi is washed up. Danilo, Fernandinho are mere makeshift centre halves who will fill in for a game or 2 max, not a direct solution if injury/bad form for Stones or Laporte. Garcia and Harwood-Bellis not first team ready yet.
The need for a centre half has never been more evident.
I still think, or hope, that we will sign Cancelo in place of Danilo and a CB instead of Otamendi.
Losing a player and a leader like Kompany and not bring any replacements would be a huge mistake for us, especially with Otamendi that wasn't good enough last year and Stones who has a tendency to make a lot of mistakes
Nico is not at all washed up,he is down the pecking order because vinny got fit,he is the best back up defender we could haveOtamendi is washed up. Danilo, Fernandinho are mere makeshift centre halves who will fill in for a game or 2 max, not a direct solution if injury/bad form for Stones or Laporte. Garcia and Harwood-Bellis not first team ready yet.
The need for a centre half has never been more evident.
I don't see it that way.
We can not buy a foreign player without dropping one of the list. No player deserves to be dropped and buying before selling puts you in a bad place so its a non starter.
Buying an association trained player that improves the squad without paying stupid money is not possible.
There is no struggle here. We are a well run club that makes very calculated moves.