11 Jul 2019 15:14:17
A twist in the tale, koscielny wants a release and has refused to join preseason tour. So how many CBs do we need now?
11 Jul 2019 19:56:50
apparently wants to buy out his contract. Not the best way to go about things and not what you would expect of your captain. Should have kicked him out 2 years ago and given the money to Rambo.
12 Jul 2019 07:53:40
We must sell Koscielny for the highest fee possible, as he has shown utter disloyalty.
That still leaves us with arguably our best pairing of Sokratis and Holding (when fit) . We then have a back up pair of Mustafi and Mavrapanos. We also have Chambers and Medley. Monreal can also fill in.
Next season we may have Saliba as well. Therefore, we have ample cover, unless we sell Mustafi and Chambers. More pressing is at RB, as Bellerin misses the start of the season and Maitland-Niles only provides cover at RB at best. Apparently Cedric Soares is available, I have always rated him and at 27 he is an experienced option, at less than £10m. I would also sign Lamina from Southampton. Although nowhere near as good, his style reminds me of Vieirinha and we yearn for a tall box to box midfield player. Tierney would also be a good signing. My starting eleven for next season, leaving out Bellerin and Holding as they will not be fit to start the season:
Leno
Cedric Mustafi Sokratis Tierney
Torreira Xhaka
Saha Lemina Aubameyang
Lacazette
When fit, Bellerin and Holding would come in for Cedric and Mustafi. Of course I would like to see us sell Mustafi and Chambers, to bring in a CB. I would also like to see the following players moved on: Jenkinson, Ozil, Mkhitaryan and Elneny. With such a short period left in the current window, I cannot see as much as I wish to happen, but hopefully we will get started soon!
12 Jul 2019 09:09:45
If we got them players that would be good.
12 Jul 2019 13:15:01
Lemina as a CAM? Centre mid yeh, but I can't see him playing CAM
We should ditch 4231, the CAM role is a dying position now.