Socerer 01
International Captain
to be honest no one. humble fan of the sport alone
closest is our national team which has been doing well recently
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**Official** English Football Season 2023/24
- Thread starter Furball
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closest is our national team which has been doing well recently
CartyDurham
International Captain
Socerer 01
International Captain
India obviously
Kenneth Viljoen
International Regular
Yikes 105 million pounds for Declan Rice..Arsenal are putting a lot of faith in this defensive midfielder
CartyDurham
International Captain
Skysports confirming that James Maddison is signed by Spurs . £40 million
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Socerer 01
International Captain
worth it
CartyDurham
International Captain
They are talking about using Havertz in midfield as well. £170 million in a day on midfield players, add the wages on and it’s well over £200 million
duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Xhaka to Leverkusen is all but done, just waiting to get Rice in before signing off on it. Partey to somewhere in Saudi probably happens quickly too now but that'd mean we'd need another midfielder in (Lavia from the Sainters is rumoured to be that guy)
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
City have a match rights clause on Lavia. Would be interesting if you went for him.
flibbertyjibber
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Lavia looked a good player last season. Wonder what the price will be for him?
Arsenal getting business done early is sensible. No scrabbling around late on and panicking.
Arsenal getting business done early is sensible. No scrabbling around late on and panicking.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
No excuses for what?
duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
We're not the only team after him apparently. I've seen Chelsea and United mentioned too
CartyDurham
International Captain
Not seriously competing at the top end of the table for the title and champs league
Socerer 01
International Captain
you don't compete for champions league that easily the standard of play is really high
Tangles
International Vice-Captain
I don’t get it. He just seems like a version of Lingard. Paying 60M seems high and just gives Chelsea what they wanted if that’s the number. I would have thought a striker, a keeper and a CB would be higher priority.
Niall
International Coach
Suppose Eirksen can't be trusted to last a full season? However looking at the midfield having a back up to Casemiro would make more sense considering how many games their will be and how he loves a suspension.
Centre halfs,Varane, Martinez, Shaw and Lindelof is not the worst and that's assuming someone pays money for Maguire.
Striker and keeper essential though, hope they don't blink with De Gea who I think is washed. Its telling the only interest in him seems to be from Saudi so the world has woken up to the holes in his game.
Striker wise Hojlund keeps getting linked, clearly a talent but asking him to lead the line next season? That's a big ask.
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Himannv
Hall of Fame Member
I don't think a CB is really needed considering how well Shaw has performed when he plays there. Varane, Licha, Shaw, Lindelof, and maybe a promising youngster is enough cover for those two slots I think, even if you factor in a Maguire sale.
I agree with striker and keeper being important, but the midfield is certainly the next most important area where we'd need acquisitions. I think Eriksen is just not good enough defensively and I feel he struggles with the physical demands at times. Fred is already just an option off the bench and McT features even less often. VdB probably gets sold this window. Casemiro is the only nailed on starter in midfield really. Mount can start ahead of him and he plays well when he plays deeper plus Eriksen has a more manageable workload. He'd also be a decent backup to Bruno, who also plays too many games at times.
I'm not sure I understand the Lingard comparison. I think they both work well off the ball, but Mount is much better on the ball and is quite press resistant, while also being a better passer and goal scorer. He also drops deeper to collect the ball and has long passes and crosses in his locker.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Man Utd's squad is paper thin.