Remaining Targets?

[bluemoondays]

Maybe a bit premature but.....

If we sign Nasri and Clichy - that's our winger/striker guy and our LB (rotation/1st choice) sorted.

I assume this means Sanchez is off the menu as well as all the LB's we have been linked with. General opinion is we are still looking for a CB, a striker, a creative CM type and maybe a DM (vieira replacement - my guess).

My guesses (with some variation):

CB - Vertonghen (£10m - rotation/1st choice?)

Striker - Sticking my neck out on this one - Aguero who can also play in a wide role (£35m - rotation) OR a long shot, Lukaku (£22m - cover/4th choice).

AMC - Allessio Cerci (£7m - rotation) - I know he's a winger but I can see Cerci taking up a wide position currently occupied by David and Silva/Nasri moving to AMC. Why buy Sneijder when we have David with Nasri as cover? Edit: Added Mata (£24m - rotation)

DM - No real clue, one of Montolivo? Martinez? Vidal? Mariga?(£15m? - rotation)

Maybe around £70m to spend and already spent £27m (Nasri/Clichy) - total of £100m and we have added 6 players, certainly better than our current rotation players. None older than 25/26 so at least 5 years service from them all.

If we can get back £30 - £40m from our sales - net spend of £60 - £70m and I doubt we'd need to add more than one player a season to our team for the next 6 years.....

 

[LoveCity]

Savic will sign with the idea of him being Kompany's long-term partner at CB but might not arrive until he can get a work permit (needs 3 more caps I think).

 

[flightless]

If we sign Nasri and Clichy - that's our winger/striker guy and our LB (rotation/1st choice) sorted.

I assume this means Sanchez is off the menu as well as all the LB's we have been linked with. General opinion is we are still looking for a CB, a striker, a creative CM type and maybe a DM (vieira replacement - my guess).

Not sure we're in for as many as that, the squads looking pretty healthy if we sort out LB and a winger/striker... Not hating on AK btw, good to be covered though.

I'd love to see the deal with Everton go through n give em £10m + two players for Baines, think he's a far better prospect than Clichy (not that I'm saying £7m is a bad deal for Clichy, just think we should be aiming higher). Don't think it's beyond possible that that could happen either.

 

[Sam_B]

IF!!!!! we sign nasri and clichy

A replacement for boateng (come july 1st theyll be more movement i reckon)-savic
A right footed winger-sanchez may still be on the cards

Any others will be straight replacements in my opinion.

Oh! and maybe a deep lying mid- Vidal hopefully

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

IMO

Clichy will fit the LB spot but get tge feeling the RAGs will sign Nasri.

So for me we will still be after a AM.

Savic looks a good bet for CB and we will be in for a winger and a CF

Who though I wouln't know as I am a KFA but would like

Winger = Mata
AM = Schneijder
CF = Aguero

Now that would be nice

 

[citytill1die84]

Clichy will be great at lb will offer more pace on the break.
Savic looks like he maybe signing as a future Cb.
Cerci also looks like he could join.
Nasri would be just FANTASTIC he has pace,vision,eye for goal and great passing ability.
I'd still say another Midfielder is needed Pastore,Sneijder,Hamsik anyone of them.

Striker Mancini has already said he wants 4 strikers Aguero or Eto'o for me or a cheeky bid for Drogba to help Balotelli grow.

I think at least 6 players will come in and 10+ will go. Whatever happens we will have a team more than capable of challenging for the title HAPPY DAYS :)

 

[leighton]

I cant see us signing as many players as others think. IF Nasri and Clichy sign then I think 1 more might happen. Any more will depend on us moving on a number of players. The chairman stated we wouldnt be signing as many players as seasons gone by because of the new rules coming in. It is vital we move on some of the big money deadwood asap.