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[richards30]

Kovacic out for 3 months!

 

[blueparrot]

Cherki
Reijnders
MGW or similar
LB
RB

That’s 5 and we have no idea on the goalkeepers yet? @tolmie's hairdoo said he was told 10 first team squad out so we need players in?

For 5 in about 9 have to leave to make the room. That includes Phillips Walker and KDB though, so another 6.We would find it very difficult 2 move enough to bring much more than 4 in excluding keepers.

 

[Centurions]

Kovacic out for 3 months!

It's a 2 game ban isn't it? Have they extended it?

 

[Centurions]

For 5 in about 9 have to leave to make the room. That includes Phillips Walker and KDB though, so another 6.We would find it very difficult 2 move enough to bring much more than 4 in excluding keepers.

Why do you think they'd be difficult to move on?

 

[Cobwebcat]

Why do you think they'd be difficult to move on?

I guess he’s thinking of wages.

 

[handsofstone]

Why do you think they'd be difficult to move on?

Mixtures of injuries, wages, age, poor form & the fact Pep is loyal to those that need to move on

 

[Centurions]

I guess he’s thinking of wages.

Presuming the club can make the numbers work, we just reduce any transfer fee. There's always ways around these things.

 

[johnny crossan]

Kovacic out for 3 months!

that's him out of the departure lounge - another year of Kova.

 

[Centurions]

Mixtures of injuries, wages, age, poor form & the fact Pep is loyal to those that need to move on

Poor form won't stop a transfer and this 'Pep is too loyal' crap is just that, crap.

 

[Cobwebcat]

I see there are a few people mentioning Carson is going. Just wondering where this came from?

I think he is the oldest player in the PL now Everton have not renewed Ashley Young’s contract.

As an aside I see our squad’s average age is 27 which is fairly normal. PSG’s is 24!

 

[citizen_maine]

It's a 2 game ban isn't it? Have they extended it?

It was a 1 game ban, but he's just had surgery on an achilles (?) injury

 

[waspish]

Kovacic out for 3 months!

So that's him staying then

 

[DMA's]

That’s my gut feeling too. 4 by the 10th. Another 2 including keeper after CWC.

I’d love for you to be correct ahsan but I just don’t see it. Especially with the international fixtures taking place this week etc. I think cherki and Rudolph are absolute certs to be in the cwc. The rest will have to wait imo.

I’m not even convinced the club know who to target at full back yet and that will probably depend on outgoings (I.e do we need to replace hg players)

 

[richards30]

So that's him staying then

Unless Saudi is happy for him to recover and sign him anyway

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

I know Khaldoon said they’re aiming to get everything done in the next couple of weeks but unless he has got have a dozen players lined up and their clubs on board I just can’t see it…never mind the problem of shifting half a dozen out too.

I’m sure it will be busy but surely not to the extent City want if only because they aren’t in complete control of all sides.

Clearly PR and wishful thinking on his part.

 

[nmc]

Is it time for plane spotting?

 

[blueparrot]

Why do you think they'd be difficult to move on?

To move enough to bring in 4 will be possible,players like Bernardo, Grealish, Kovacic,Gundogan, but more than that you are looking at players like Akanji,Nunes, which I think is when it starts getting hard.
Edit maybe not Kovacic, if he's out for 3 months.

 

[richards30]

Clearly PR and wishful thinking on his part.

Thought he may have been tier 1 itk as well ;-)

 

[dannyboiblue]

To move enough to bring in 4 will be possible,players like Bernardo, Grealish, Kovacic,Gundogan, but more than that you are looking at players like Akanji,Nunes, which I think is when it starts getting hard.

Kova out for 3 months now as well

 

[citizen_maine]

Clearly PR and wishful thinking on his part.

Well, we've got 8 days to find out