thestig
Active member
We need an LCB, RB, LW/RW backup, #9 and probably an LB - we should ship Kounde, Casado, Balde. That's a lot of cash and it simply won't happen this summer because that's to many players and the complexity of it.
But a striker and one of Kounde or Balde sold and replaced should be the minimum... and than a cheap talent or two we can take a chance on.
A competent Sporting Director could get nice money for Kounde, Balde, Araujo, Casado, Ferran and invest in new players but with Deco probably nothing meaningful happens in the summer again. Those guys are not bad, they are good players but just not elite ones. A serious club could get at least 150-170 mil for those 5. Let Lewa, Christensen and Rashford go and we would get a nice budget for new players if Laporta ever gets us to 1:1. It's nice to dream but it will stay a dream. We'll extend Lewa and maybe buy/loan one CB and call it a day. Hope they at least won't buy Trashy.