Transfer Window: The Final Two Weeks
So far, we've signed Nayef Aguerd (£31.50m), Flynn Downes (£9.59m), Alphonse Areola (£8.37m), Gianluca Scamacca (£32.40m), Maxwell Cornet (£18.63m) and Thilo Kehrer (£10.1m).
We've also released Andriy Yarmolenko, Ryan Fredericks and David Martin, Mark Noble retired, and Alex Kral's loan expired. We've sold Issa Diop (£16.02m) and loaned out Nikola Vlasic and Arthur Masuaku.
(Fees are from Transfermarkt)
We've also released Andriy Yarmolenko, Ryan Fredericks and David Martin, Mark Noble retired, and Alex Kral's loan expired. We've sold Issa Diop (£16.02m) and loaned out Nikola Vlasic and Arthur Masuaku.
(Fees are from Transfermarkt)
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Will wear the no.24 shirt.
Every little helps.
GK: Fabianski, Areola, Randolph, Trott
CB: Zouma, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Dawson, Aguerd
FB: Cresswell, Coufal, Johnson, Kehrer, Ashby
CM: Rice, Souček, Lanzini, Downes, Kehrer, Coventry
AM: Fornals, Lanzini, Benrahma
WG: Bowen, Benrahma, Cornet, Fornals
ST: Antonio, Scamacca, Bowen, Cornet
Bold = players who are covering more than one position.
Really pleased with what we've done so far (real shame about Aguerd), but still think we're probably two players short from an excellent window.
If, as has been suggested, we're going to play with 3 at the back, I'm not sure what we'll do for wing backs though. On the left, Cresswell is usually used as a LCB, and he's not got the legs to get up and back. Emerson has very limited attacking stats, Cornet may be an option although he was supposedly signed to play further forward. On the right, neither Coufal nor Johnson provide enough offensively for them to be well suited to a WB role imo.
So, if we are intending to play 3 at the back on a regular basis, we would need to bring in a WB or two imo.
Let go of players who I think who weren't good enough for the Prem and bought in ones that are a good age and you'd argue most are better than what we got
Maybe have increased the pure numbers but the quality of those numbers has massively improve
Still want a LB
Can see a few more moves, maybe a loan or two
Fabianski / Areola
Kehrer - Zouma - Aguerd
Coufal - Soucek - Rice - Cornet
Bowen - Fornals
Scamacca / Antonio
I personally think Cornet is built to play left wing back. We saw with Burnley that he's great going forward, but he's also got excellent defensive contribution stats.
And Coufal I think is capable of being that wingback on the right, but his form is just really poor. Even with a poor season last year, he was still in the top quartile for goal creating action in the top 5 leagues.
I actually thought he'd be a good signing. Not sure who these 'other options' are. Luke Thomas? Grimaldo?