25 Aug 2024 19:51:29
Is Rabiot still an option for us, if Mctominay is sold and Amrabat gone back, even Urgarte signs we could do with another in the midfield. High wages l assume but a free agent with lots of experience etc.
{Ed002's Note - Rabiot remains an option for clubs byt wages are an issue.}
25 Aug 2024 20:47:38
Than you.
26 Aug 2024 08:18:35
Rabiot and Ugarte would transform our midfield, but both seems impossible with Casemiro still on the books, and to a lesser extent Eriksen.
26 Aug 2024 18:55:07
They would indeed wazza. Not sure we would get both in every week though for me mainoo rabiot and ugarte would be the ideal midfield 3.
But that means no place for Bruno.
I'd also very much like to see a midfield of casimero ugarte and mainoo. But again it leaves no place for Bruno.
With maz there I think Bruno could play from the right and come off the wing and get involved.
We need a solid midfield we don't have one and won't have one as long as Bruno is part of the 3.
Midfielders need to be where they should be when they need to be there. Too often defensively Bruno is not.
I think mainoo will develop more like Bellingham in terms of much more attacking and when he plays further up he will get a lot of goals possibly more than Bruno.
It's just my opinion that this false 9 experiment is to cover bruno's defensive frailties (position wise not effort wise) .
Dream midfield 3 for me would be
Ugarte rabiot mainoo but very unlikely. Cas ugarte mainoo would be a very solid midfield 3 imo.
26 Aug 2024 21:32:36
The team will get no better whilst casemiro and onana are in the team.
26 Aug 2024 22:11:51
With mctom gone or going why does ugarte seem impossible?
I'd much rather keep casimero and sell mctom.
Financially it makes a lot more sense unless we get 40m for casimero which seems unlikely.
Casimero offers a lot more to the team for the season ahead than mctom also.
I'm sure ericksen will be off before the window closes too. Along with hannibal and sancho if we can get a loan sorted at worst. Getting a decent loan fee and continuing to his wages should get us out in a neutral cost situation.
I highly doubt juve who signed 2 winners last week will advertorial an obligation to buy, perhaps an option to buy is best we can hope for. He is entering his 4th season with us so his book value will have decreased substantially by the end of the season like casimero so a sale will be a lot easier next summer and a lot less of an impact on the books.
27 Aug 2024 08:34:14
if we can get sancho out, mc done and ugarte in, its a great window Imo. Anything else is cherry on top. if eriksen goes i can see us adding a midfielder late in the window. We need cover/ rest for mainoo ideally.