Can somebody tell me about the LW obsession? As if the wings have been trash this season. 60-70m is much better spent elsewhere. I would understand getting a cheaper backup with potential for less than half the price but why a definitive starter when we have much bigger issues at CF, GK and fullback?
Easy.
We have two good wingers. They are Raphinha and Lamine.
If one is injured. We are screwed. If both are injured we are completely fucked.
So we need depth, but what did we learn from Bartomeu’s era and how other teams do it? Don’t sign bums as depth. We have enough of them as it already is.
So we need a winger to compete with our two starters and rotate with them.
Since both Raphinha and Lamine are left footed and can slot in at RW it makes sense to sign a right footed LW.
Does it mean we need a massive money signing? Not necessarily, but it need to be someone with the ideal profile of pace + 1v1 ability that isn’t a Ferran or Ansu-esque drop-off in quality.
But we also need a new starter at striker and ideally depth at LB and RB.
Although if Kounde or Balde gets injured they can find a way to survive in the short-term. Can put Araujo at RB and if truly desperate even Inigo at LB as he has played there very sporadically throughout his career at La Real.
If Lamine/Raphinha are out we have seen how it impacts our ability to do anything goalscoring wise.
So it makes sense to sign a LW and/or a ST in the summer depending on our budget and who is available.
