That_Dude Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 1 hour ago, majaco said: We have a team but the squad lacks depth. I think we need a lb, a cm, a dm and a wide player The 243 midfielders we already have aren't enough for you?
Gerard Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 4 minutes ago, murphy said: Lacks depth? One of the prioirities of the summer must be to continue to prune the squad of expensive flops like Slim and Silva and of players who have run their course like King and James. Why on earth would we need another DM? Perhaps we could persuade another year out of Fuchs for LB cover. We need to go all out for Tielemans and if we could get a wide player like Brais Mendez, maybe at the expense of selling Gray, the team would be a thing of beauty. Che Adams as cover and eventual successor to Vardy? Nacho goes the other way. I reckon I've got it sussed, Easy peasy. Not a lot wrong with your assessment at all. In an ideal world we sign Tielemans and a top drawer attacking wide player who is a level above of what we have. An understudy to Chilwell is a must and it depends if BR thinks he can get a tune out of Iheanacho. In an ideal world we'd sell Iheanacho for £15m+ and roll the dice with someone else. I'd sell Maguire and Gray for the right offer as well. Maguire purely becuse we're overstocked in that area and he would command a fee to fund our spending and Gray because I'm unsure if he'll ever be the player I hoped he would. Fuchs, Simpson, James, King, Slimani and Okazaki need moving on as they've all run their race here. Ghezall, iheanacho and Mendy aren't and never will be anything more than squad players so offers are welcome.
Scotch Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 I agree, Tielemans and a RW are the last two pieces of the starting 11 but i think the squad itself is where the work is needed. We NEED another Striker, desperately. Cover for LB. Another creative CM as cover for Tielemans. Add those 3 onto the RW'er and Tielemans and we have some squad. Then we need to focus on getting rid of some of the dead wood.
49er Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 Mr Mahrez please - sell Harry to fund this. If not, Dusan Tadic
AyewJoking Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 No need. Not only is demari a brilliant winger, he can also play striker.
norwichfox Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 Daniel Amartey....where will he fit in given the excellent defensive set up we have at the moment? A chunk toward a decent forward if sold
49er Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 Just now, norwichfox said: Daniel Amartey....where will he fit in given the excellent defensive set up we have at the moment? Hopefully at another club
Gerard Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 8 minutes ago, Foxy_Bear said: I agree, Tielemans and a RW are the last two pieces of the starting 11 but i think the squad itself is where the work is needed. We NEED another Striker, desperately. Cover for LB. Another creative CM as cover for Tielemans. Add those 3 onto the RW'er and Tielemans and we have some squad. Then we need to focus on getting rid of some of the dead wood. In an ideal world Sell or release: Jakupovic Simpson Fuchs James King Slimani Mendy Ghezzal Silva Iheanacho Diabate And buy for the first XI: Tielemans A top notch Winger Also as cover we'll need: A left back A striker And one or possibly two players to cover Maddison and Tielemans
Ted Maul Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 We'll be a serious side if we keep what we've got, get Tielemans permanently and buy an upgrade on Gray. It's still frustrating that we didn't splash out on Felipe Anderson when we had the chance.
BenTheFox Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 1 minute ago, Gerard said: In an ideal world Sell or release: Jakupovic Simpson Fuchs James King Slimani Mendy Ghezzal Silva Iheanacho Diabate And buy for the first XI: Tielemans A top notch Winger Also as cover we'll need: A left back A striker And one or possibly two players to cover Maddison and Tielemans Mendy is definitely a squad player worth keeping.
Gerard Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 Just now, BenTheFox said: Mendy is definitely a squad player worth keeping. Wouldn't disagree but if we got a cash offer of about £8m then he's a sell IMO.
49er Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 1 minute ago, Ted Maul said: It's still frustrating that we didn't splash out on Felipe Anderson when we had the chance. We could have had Tadic for virtually the same fee as we paid for Ghezzal
49er Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 Does Albrighton have a future here? Admire his effort and work rate/occasional crosses but what else does he offer? Sell for around £15m and invest elsewhere. He's 30 later this year.
BenTheFox Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 1 minute ago, Gerard said: Wouldn't disagree but if we got a cash offer of about £8m then he's a sell IMO. Why sell him for less than we sold Iborra?
AyewJoking Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 No one is after albrighton for more than £10 million. Maybe monaco will sell us tielemans for £50million plus silva and mendy??
Mark Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 7 minutes ago, 49er said: Does Albrighton have a future here? Admire his effort and work rate/occasional crosses but what else does he offer? Sell for around £15m and invest elsewhere. He's 30 later this year. Still don’t understand the four year deal he signed in January
Ted Maul Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 6 minutes ago, 49er said: We could have had Tadic for virtually the same fee as we paid for Ghezzal Would have been worth a punt at that sort of money, I definitely didn't see him kicking on to the sort of level he's at now though. Another example of Southampton's judgement in the transfer market deserting them.
themightyfin Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 8 minutes ago, 49er said: Does Albrighton have a future here? Admire his effort and work rate/occasional crosses but what else does he offer? Sell for around £15m and invest elsewhere. He's 30 later this year. £15m? Are you being serious?
49er Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 2 minutes ago, themightyfin said: £15m? Are you being serious? £10m according to the valuation on Transfermarkt, so not too far off. Ibe went to Bournemouth a few seasons ago for £15m
BenTheFox Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 2 minutes ago, 49er said: £10m according to the valuation on Transfermarkt, so not too far off. Ibe went to Bournemouth a few seasons ago for £15m We also sold Schlupp for £12.5m a couple of seasons ago. Schlupp was younger, but Albrighton is a much better player.
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 Albrighton is fairly limited, but is a handy utility player to have around for squad depth. Kind of like our version of James Milner - a good pro, who runs all day and never complains.
Gerard Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 8 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: Why sell him for less than we sold Iborra? We got great money for Iborra. I believe you should always take the opportunity to sell players for good money who are only squad players and in their mid to late 20's. Mendy will be 27 when he comes back for pre season training and I would like to see Choudhury take his place as Ndidi's understudy and the player we bring on to consolidate a result. His contract is up next year so we're in the position that we either have to sell or offer another four year deal or risk him going on a free.
Wolfboy Posted 7 April 2019 Posted 7 April 2019 23 minutes ago, norwichfox said: Daniel Amartey....where will he fit in given the excellent defensive set up we have at the moment? A chunk toward a decent forward if sold Would like to see him stay as a back up right back! Was class at the start of the season
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