17 Jun 2025 16:03:24
I understand the talk about a keeper and CF, it's the entire spine onmf the team Keeper, CB, CDM and CF. We won't get this all fixed in one window, if we can keep Maguire on the bench, get some legs in at CDM and a CF along with Cunha and Mbeumo.
17 Jun 2025 17:09:47
The reality is that we need 5 or 6 players this summer to have a first 11 that are good enough. We need another 8-10 players beyond that to build a squad capable of playing consistently well enough to challenge on all fronts.
It's a three year project, of course there will be gaps in the squad and areas that just aren't good enough or ideally suited to the style of play/ tactical set up.
I highly doubt we'll get a CB. While there are genuine questions to be asked of Martinez, Maguire and even MdL. None of them will not be going anywhere this summer, so any signings made would just likely take away minutes from Yoro, Heaven and possibly Fredricson. While Mazraoui and Shaw can and will also pick up minutes at CB next season most likely as well.
This squad probably needs at least two new CB's, but that won't happen this summer.
18 Jun 2025 07:25:41
One CB will happen this summer, it’s a necessity.
18 Jun 2025 13:42:25
German, I expect you'll be disappointed.
18 Jun 2025 19:38:29
It's just common sense. We don't have an bottomless purse, in fact we have to be sensible with our spending this summer.
We have already signed Cunha for 62m, we are negotiating a deal for around 60m for Mbeumo. That takes us up to 120m.
We are definitely going to sign a striker, they will likely cost somewhere between 40-80m depending on who we sign. That'll have us spending between 160-200m.
With us still needing a GK, and a CM before we sign a CB.
Realistically we will have spent over 200, maybe 250m before we get to signing a CB. There simply won't be any money to buy a CB this summer.
Not unless we buy one instead of a GK, ST or midfielder.
Common sense is that the two biggest factors in us dropping points last season was not scoring enough goals and a keeper who kept throwing the ball into the back of the net.
We would be crazy to sign a CB before we deal with those two problems.
19 Jun 2025 07:22:33
We will buy a CB before GK and it will be in this window, plenty of work going on now to secure them too…
Certainly will buy a Striker possibly 2 same as above.
19 Jun 2025 19:14:25
German, one of us will be right and the other will slink away and change their name again ?.