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Starting to get impatient now.
Moyes referred to him as 'one to watch' before the Euros started, in an article in The Times. He said he was a very good passer, who protects the back four & has a very good mentality.
At the end of the day, I think the idea is to utilise Antonio, Bowen, Vlasic & Yarmolenko as options for that position.
I am surprised we've not been able to identify a striker but, to be fair, I can't either.
We've spent £50M on Zouma and Vlasic. That means Moyes had £50M to spend and he decided to spent it on those two, and not a forward.
If Moyes hasn't earned some trust and respect from certain fans then I think the problem lies with them, not Moyes or the club.
Recruitment has been outstanding since Moyes returned, as have our performances on the pitch overall.
Well, Sullivan, presumably.
Edit - not sure about Kral
Really pleased with both of these. Good loan for Coventry and great cover for SouDec in Kral.
Seems odd given his Europa League pedigree & goals, even though he is only 20.
Urgent- striker and left back
Almost as urgent - cm, gk
Needed - am, cb, striker (again)
With names…
Urgent- striker and left back
Almost as urgent - Kral, Areola
Needed - Vlasic, Zouma, striker (again)
We’re so close to the perfect window. I trust Moyes on the no striker front but had we got a striker and a lb like Tagliafico it would have been an absurdly good window. To criticise it (Twitterati) is poor imo.
West Ham were interested in Lingard, but were not prepared to pay £25m for him, which was the asking price.
Can't fault the quality of Areola, Zouma, Kral and Vlasic. Top quality players IMO and all will bring much needed competition.
That said, I still feel we're a bit short on depth. Zouma replaces Balbuena and Vlasic replaces Lingard, so we're only really two players up. A left back and striker would have been welcome to make the squad more complete, so there's some business I think we should have done, but I can't fault the business that we have completed.
Sounds like Kral will be the last signing of the window, but you never know. There's still five hours to go...
Edit, actually we may be ok. Do Johnson and Baptiste count as yoof? Coventry too... Worth knowing if we want him to be able to come back if we need him in January.
My lawyers are working frantically before the transfer window closes on a copyright issue
We've added a #2 CB (maybe even #1) to replace last seasons #4, so Dawson and Diop slide down a spot into #3 and #4....so by that logic, our 4th choice is now better than last years 4th choice...that is strength in depth, same out of bodies but stronger due to a quality addition
The natural Sideshow replacement for Diamante.
A youth player has been mooted, with rumours of it being either Kerr Smith of Dundee, or Lewis Leigh of Preston, but neither are close, nor a threat to the first team.