Peps Targets

[blueparrot]

It's really not, and is far closer to the leaks of an overall £150m spend.

Alaba, admittedly, is an absolute 'hail Mary' on my part- £50m won't be enough for an entrenched Bayern position, having already seen us pay £54m to make De Bruyne the Bundesliga's most-expensive signing ever.

It's a decent suck it and see, though!

I would rather go higher for him and take money away from the Stones transfer. They would take £60m and he makes as much financial sense as Pogba, in terms of spending for the next five years.

It also puts us on a par with Barcelona in my opinion, in terms of realistic Champions League contenders.

How would you rate our chances of Alaba out of 10. Surprised after your previous posts you've put Stones > Laporte.

 

[bugsyblue]

.............. ...HART..................

DENAYER....KOMPANY...STONES (£45m)....ALABA (£50m)

...............GUNDOGAN (£23m)................

...........POGBA (£80m).......ISCO (£40m)........

DE BRUYNE.....AGUERO.......STERLING...............


Tell me that doesn't set us up for years, and with four domestic/homegrown starters.

By my maths, that 'tweak' comes at a cost circa £235m BEFORE sales and the guaranteed combined money from Dzeko and Jovetic (£27m)

Even if we sell Bony (£15m), Mangala (£15m), Kolarov (£5m), Yaya (£10m), Zabba (£5m), Fernando £6m) Willy (£3m) and Navas (£5m), (at bargain bucket quick deals) - that should be another £65m?

That gives us a net of £143m!

Get the starting eleven right from the off, if we want to push through other deals, make the big decisions on Silva, Nasri and Fernandinho.

In that scenario I'd be happy with Dinho in place of Isco but as you've pointed out in your maths, it's achievable. Also think we will need another inside forward for squad cover, someone like Sane.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

Zieler 10 million
Laporte 40
Stones 25 and mangala
Alaba 40
Piccini 10
Pogba 70
Gundogan 22
Ox 18
Dembele 20

Total:255 million

Out
Willy 3
Zaba 10
Kolarov 7
Demichelis free
Otamendi 20
Mangala see above
Fernando 7
Yaya 13
Navas 10
Bony 20
Clichy 5
Total: 95 million

Promoted
Denayer
Angelino

Net spend 170 million

Willy for £3m? good luck with that!

 

[Ajm1985]

Willy for £3m? good luck with that!

Cup final heroics last in the memory, someone would buy him

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

How would you rate our chances of Alaba out of 10. Surprised after your previous posts you've put Stones > Laporte.

I've been watching Stones for a while and I've seen enough to say he would certainly hit the ground quicker than Laporte in the Premier League. We can't sign everybody, top players will always sign for somebody else.

I just think it is well worth the risk on a player who could captain England for a decade if we and Pep can get it right.

As for Alaba, can't put a number on somebody who is not for sale, have made any known advances for.

He is somebody you come correct for. You come to the market as aggressively as you can, wait for the inevitable bid rejection and then you wait for the fall-out.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

It's really not, and is far closer to the leaks of an overall £150m spend.

Alaba, admittedly, is an absolute 'hail Mary' on my part- £50m won't be enough for an entrenched Bayern position, having already seen us pay £54m to make De Bruyne the Bundesliga's most-expensive signing ever.

It's a decent suck it and see, though!

I would rather go higher for him and take money away from the Stones transfer. They would take £60m and he makes as much financial sense as Pogba, in terms of spending for the next five years.

It also puts us on a par with Barcelona in my opinion, in terms of realistic Champions League contenders.

Any other signings? Goalie, winger etc?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

In that scenario I'd be happy with Dinho in place of Isco but as you've pointed out in your maths, it's achievable. Also think we will need another inside forward for squad cover, someone like Sane.

That'll be the Ox?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Any other signings? Goalie, winger etc?

We don't need to. I've deemed it not necessary and told Txiki and Khaldoon to now get their shit together ;)

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

We don't need to. I've deemed it not necessary and told Txiki and Khaldoon to now get their shit together ;)

Yes sir :-)

 

[bugsyblue]

That'll be the Ox?

Kind of underwhelmed by that prospect but yes I guess.