Pellegrini: 2 more signings wanted.

[Kinkladze 1]

Jeez, we're gonna be so light in midfield if we don't add another.

Light in midfield?? Are you mad?

 

[supercity88]

I'd imagine Otamendi and either Kevin De Bruyne or Pedro depending how talks progress. Looks unlikely we'll sign Pogba.

 

[sam663]

Light in midfield?? Are you mad?

We're light in central midfield. Another abysmal campaign in Champions League will expose it again.

 

[HolisticJim]

Really? We're playing 4-2-3-1 and have Yaya, Fernandinho, Fernando, Delph and possibly Zuculini.

If anything we have too many players for 2 positions.

True, but in reality - we have Yaya (please not last seasons Yaya), Fernandinho, Fernando (who last season was nowhere near good enough) Delph & a very unproved Zuculini.
Now, Yaya, Fernandinho, Fernando last season showed that they will not win us the CL and the additional or Delph and Zuculini arent going to help in that respect either.

If we dont add some REAL quality then we are basically accepting we are not going to progress from a midefield perspective.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

We're light in central midfield. Another abysmal campaign in Champions League will expose it again.

Still find it strange that we didn't go after Vidal. Only cost £26m, Bayern got themselves a good deal.

 

[sam663]

Still find it strange that we didn't go after Vidal. Only cost £26m, Bayern got themselves a good deal.

His legs have gone :( Xhaka, Sissoko, Tielemans, Krychowiak. I would take anyone of them in a heartbeat.

 

[razman]

kdb ofcourse , not a fan of otamendi deal as we need to allow mangala to continue as he has shown sign of improvement

 

[Barry Conlons wig]

We'd have insane coverage on the back 4.

Zabba, Sagna, Otamendi - RB

Vinny, Otamendi, Mangala, Denayer, Sagna - CB

Kolarov, Clichy, Mangala, Zabaleta - LB.



I think this is more like the De Gea situation - "If you want to leave then we won't play you".

Otamendi wouldn't be Champions League tied if he played in the qualifiers.

have we sold MD???????

 

[domalino]

have we sold MD???????

Well I don't see us spending £35m on a fifth CB, and the consensus seems to be he's most likely to go out of the 3 senior Cbs

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

A LB and then upgrade a midfield position, Fern or Nasri

My concern is that with MP mentioning we want 2 more, he is perhaps unsure we will get them (hence why he mentions it in the media)