We won the league but we failed miserably in all the cup competitions. I feel that contrary to popular belief our squad is a bit too thin for 4 competitions. It's pretty obvious that Mancini will be looking to do a double somewhere, so we need to add more depth.
The goalkeeper and wingback positions super covered. However in defense we need a very reliable cb. However I don't think that we need a world class defender if it will cost too much. Lescott Kompany pairing is already great enough and apart from the QPR mistake, Lescott was world class this year. I feel like Savic, Kolo and Boyata are decent cover to Lescott-Kompany however Martinez will be the perfect choice.
In the midfield we are definitely lacking and Mancini knows, that's why he got Hargreaves and Pizarro to add as cover. we have 4 center and defensive midfielders right now(De jong, Yaya, Barry and Milner), compared to last season and if we need to go far in the Champions league, keep the title and win one domestic cup we need at least one more center/defensive midfielder. Another important factor is we are way too reliant on Yaya. I mean without him we look like Liverpool or something. If he gets injured or he goes to the AFCON we need someone that can bring something forward. Obvious choice is Martinez, Can play defensive midfielder greatly, is great moving forward, has great passes, and ESPECIALLY can play super well in defense. So he is the most obvious choice.
Now Kevin Prince Boateng as somebody mentioned is actually a great alternative choice. He's vice captain at Milan, has played in the EPL already, is young, and can play, CM, AM and occasionally DM. So actually he would be a very good choice. It is said Milan is looking to sell either Robinho, Cassano, Pato or Prince to sponsor their summer, so he would be available cheaper. Now someone said he had an attitude problem. Hmmm never heard of it, I mean the guy is vice captain at Milan and does pull out some wicked Michael Jackson impressions.
I would add Mateo Kovacic too. AMAZING talent in the CM role and he is 18 right now. The best is that he is out of contract in June.
Finally we need a winger or attacking midfielder THAT CAN SCORE GOALS and create chances. One of the things I actually have not liked from Silva apart from his half seasons is the fact that he scores rarely. For a person of his talent 10-15 goals per season in a 50 games season would be so much better. 8 goals in 43 games is not enough. We have 3 attacking midfielders right now and only one is a true winger who is pretty inconsistent so we need to address that for next season. Hazard was my first and only real choice because he can dribble, create chances and score. But he's lost so Gaston Ramirez won't be bad. (There are a lot of other good choices)
For the strikers if we don't sell anyone we can't buy and would have to actually address the Guidetti situation.
