Coutinho or bust.
Well, apparently we're going in for Goretzka too. Which is a total mystery to me because he is Gomes version 2...
It is by far the weakest position we have at the moment, Pique is in Suarez type of decline,Mascherano is leaving and age has also affected him and Vermaelen is leaving too never mind he isn't useful at all.
And in case you think : but we have Mina & Marlon? both are non-eu player and we have Paulinho as non-eu player too. we won't get more than one of the two -most likely Mina- so there is a need for another CB soon, hopefully someone who can bench Pique if he can't regain form
Some really interesting CB options on the market currently. De Ligt, Upamecano, Jonathan Tah, Gimenez, De Vrij, Manalos, Lemos, Unai Nunez......and so on.
Gimenez, De Vrij and Unai Nunez will be out of contract.
Jonathan Tah apparently have a 25 mil euro release clause, while Manalos only will have a year left.
De Ligt and Upamecano will probably be 50 mil euro each.
I think we will get Mina but also one more. Who would be your option? Next summer we are probably buying a forward(Griezmann) and will be chasing Coutinho, so I dont think we can afford paying +40 mill for a CB.
I would want a "lion heart" to partner Umtiti, like Puyol and Mascherano.
Its too early to say whether these players will have signed a new contract or not by that time. If they currently havent rejected all contract negotiations with their club, signing them on the cheap is not something we can count on.