Summer Transfers

[_OVO_]

By my count you've got 19 or 20 foreign players there. Some are u21 but wouldn't be eligible to be u21 for the Champions League which would at best leave us with the ridiculous situation of having some players ineligible for Europe which IMO is bad in several ways, not least the togetherness of the squad.

Out : Navas,Unal,Garcia(loan)
In: Ox

Will that fix the situation? Patrick Roberts will be considered U21 for CL right?

 

[domalino]

Just based on the latest rumours you'd expect something like this:

Bravo >>> Ederson
Willy >>> Willy
Gunn >>> Gunn


Sagna >>> Henrichs
Zabaleta >>> Maffeo


Stones >>> Stones
Otamendi >>> Laporte
Kompany >>> Kompany
Tosin >>> Tosin


Kolarov >>> Kolasinac
Clichy >>> Grimaldo


Yaya >>> Fabinho
Fernandinho >>> Fernandinho
Fernando >>> Dahoud
Delph >>> Isco
Silva >>> Silva
Gundogan >>> Gundogan
KDB >>> KDB
A. Garcia >>> A. Garcia


Sterling >>> Sterling
Navas >>> Roberts
Sané >>> Sané
Nolito >>>


Aguero >>> Aguero
Jesus >>> Jesus
Iheanacho >>> Iheanacho

That would be 17 foreign players and 8 HG players (3 association trained - Roberts, Sterling, Stones).

8 new signings + 2 returning loanees, 10 leaving.

The problem is, aside from the feasibility of the transfer fees - would these players join us? Would Dahoud want to come if we're going to get Isco and Fabinho in midfield already? Would Grimaldo want to come if we're getting Kolasinac?

How do you keep 6 midfielders who would genuinely expect to start every game happy with 3 spots open?

 

[JimmyGrimble10]

Agree with all bar Nolito staying. It all points to him leaving. Negredo-ing it.

 

[domalino]

Agree with all bar Nolito staying. It all points to him leaving. Negredo-ing it.

Could definitely happen, but I don't think we've been linked to any wingers lately, and I'm assuming whoever takes that spot in the squad won't play much because the some combination of Aguero, Sterling, Sané, Jesus will fill those front 3 positions 90% of the time.

 

[JimmyGrimble10]

Could certainly see OX coming in.

 

[Blue Coop]

Just based on the latest rumours you'd expect something like this:

Bravo >>> Ederson
Willy >>> Willy
Gunn >>> Gunn


Sagna >>> Henrichs
Zabaleta >>> Maffeo


Stones >>> Stones
Otamendi >>> Laporte
Kompany >>> Kompany
Tosin >>> Tosin


Kolarov >>> Kolasinac
Clichy >>> Grimaldo


Yaya >>> Fabinho
Fernandinho >>> Fernandinho
Fernando >>> Dahoud
Delph >>> Isco
Silva >>> Silva
KDB >>> KDB
A. Garcia >>> A. Garcia


Sterling >>> Sterling
Navas >>> Roberts
Sané >>> Sané
Nolito >>> Nolito


Aguero >>> Aguero
Jesus >>> Jesus
Iheanacho >>> Iheanacho

That would be 17 foreign players and 8 HG players (3 association trained - Roberts, Sterling, Stones).

7 new signings + 2 returning loanees.

The problem is, aside from the feasibility of the transfer fees - would these players join us? Would Dahoud want to come if we're going to get Isco and Fabinho in midfield already? Would Grimaldo want to come if we're getting Kolasinac?

How do you keep 6 midfielders who would genuinely expect to start every game happy with 3 spots open?

8 with Grimaldo.

Would that be the youngest squad in the league?

 

[dyouknowwhatimean]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...lerin-arsenal-transfer-guardiola-12777942.amp

Couldn't see any mention of it on here so apologies if already posted.

Looks highly likely Pep will move for Bellerin.

 

[christened at st marks]

Just based on the latest rumours you'd expect something like this:

Bravo >>> Ederson
Willy >>> Willy
Gunn >>> Gunn


Sagna >>> Henrichs
Zabaleta >>> Maffeo


Stones >>> Stones
Otamendi >>> Laporte
Kompany >>> Kompany
Tosin >>> Tosin


Kolarov >>> Kolasinac
Clichy >>> Grimaldo


Yaya >>> Fabinho
Fernandinho >>> Fernandinho
Fernando >>> Dahoud
Delph >>> Isco
Silva >>> Silva
KDB >>> KDB
A. Garcia >>> A. Garcia


Sterling >>> Sterling
Navas >>> Roberts
Sané >>> Sané
Nolito >>> Nolito


Aguero >>> Aguero
Jesus >>> Jesus
Iheanacho >>> Iheanacho

That would be 17 foreign players and 8 HG players (3 association trained - Roberts, Sterling, Stones).

7 new signings + 2 returning loanees.

The problem is, aside from the feasibility of the transfer fees - would these players join us? Would Dahoud want to come if we're going to get Isco and Fabinho in midfield already? Would Grimaldo want to come if we're getting Kolasinac?

How do you keep 6 midfielders who would genuinely expect to start every game happy with 3 spots open?

You missed a worldy already on the books

 

[domalino]

You missed a worldy already on the books

Gundogan! Fuck. Knew I'd missed somebody.

 

[domalino]

8 with Grimaldo.

Would that be the youngest squad in the league?

If it wasn't the youngest it would be very close, and it would be the youngest XI in the league with players like Willy and Kompany not likely to start many.


Despite being young, it's very experienced - players like Stones, Laporte, Isco, Sterling have all got far more experience than you'd expect of players their age, and all 8 potential new signings have CL experience.