Players who might improve us

city9320 said:
Watch the name: Ladislav Krejci.

Top centre-back for Girona (which we have shares in), very similar player to Dias.

Good in the air, good with his tackling. He's 26, potentially could look to bring him over in the next year or so, especially if Akanji, Ake, Stones leave etc.
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Very average.
 
that Javi Guerra is something special

it would be disappointing if we don't go after him
 
The Netherlands won the U19 European Championships, and the player of the tournament was Kees Smit. Lovely player to watch. He's tenacious, versatile, and capable of playing both across the midfield and up and down it. Broke into the AZ team last season and, just like Kerkez and Reijnders, has a very high ceiling. Should be on the summer 2026 shopping list if we want to avoid paying someone a king's ransom further down the line.
 
Gaz76 said:
Eze has a £60million release clause, miles cheaper the MGW and better
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More of a LW come 10, no space in our team for him,

We have 3 wingers who prefer the left hand side cutting in already in Savinho, Doku and Marmoush.

At 10 we have Foden and Cherki - Eze isn’t more creative than either so not sure what the point would be.

MGW is more creative and a classic number 10 so for me he’s a better fit, whether he’s better or not is another conversation.

But I also don’t think we need either of them at this point. Squad is too big.
 
Not many players improve us if I'm honest. You could look at the winger situation, but there's very few world class wingers at the moment. The top ones seem to be at PSG. Rather keep Doku, Bobb and Savinho and develop them than spending a fortune on Real Madrid's benchwarmers. Although, if Bradley Barcola became available I'd bring him in and add to what we already have.

Possibly one player who would improve us is Bastoni. Centre back area still seems a weaker position for us than in recent years. Current Dias and Gvardiol doesn't seem as solid as Prime Kompany/Stones or Dias of a few seasons ago/Prime Stones.

Players like Eze, Gibbs White and Gordon are very good players, but they seem like very good squad players rather than players who immediately improve the first 11.
 
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In terms of 'succession', I noticed that an unused substitute at the CWC for Benfica was Rafael Luis. Been a slow developer, 20 now, but had a solid season for Benfica B and is presumably now on the verge of the first team. Tall lad (1.88) and needs a little bit more weight, but he has a sweet left foot and looks ideal for the Rodri role. Still too early, of course, but just maybe one to keep an eye on.
 
Gabriel said:
In terms of 'succession', I noticed that an unused substitute at the CWC for Benfica was Rafael Luis. Been a slow developer, 20 now, but had a solid season for Benfica B and is presumably now on the verge of the first team. Tall lad (1.88) and needs a little bit more weight, but he has a sweet left foot and looks ideal for the Rodri role. Still too early, of course, but just maybe one to keep an eye on.
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We were linked to him 2 years ago
 
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