I've heard Nolito will be his replacement.
I wouldn't mind it at all, virtual like for like switch.
What forward players will we be left with if this deal goes through? MSN, Munir, Sandro and who else? Seems like a great gulf between our first team and our bench players which will not be a good thing if one of MSN gets injured.
Pedro is gone, virtually a lock
Question is how to have cover out wide until January... Nolito is a nice option for all the obvious reasons but still leaves the team bare until January...And Sandro/Munir are not wide players anymore than Rafinha
It's going to be an issue, question is how many points will it cost Lucho before the ban is lifted to properly reinforce since Adama & Deulofeu were deemed surplus
I've heard Nolito will be his replacement.
I wouldn't mind it at all, virtual like for like switch.
I dont like it. He will be 30 years old next year and will have to be replaced very soon after he is signed most likely. At a time when so many other of our players are approaching 30 or above.
My biggest problem with having either Rafinha, Arda, Vidal, Iniesta or even Dani Alves out wide is that they aren't consistent scoring threats. Shifting a playmaker into a forward role is a waste. Putting any of those players out wide will work as well as Cesc as a false 9 or Iniesta on the LW.
I get that Nolito isn't young but he's got La Liga experience, knows Lucho and would at least do well for the 2-3 seasons he'd be here.
If it's not Nolito, nor Adama or Halilovic who are replacing Pedro, I'd want someone like Fekir from Lyon, Felipe Anderson or Anzwar El Ghazi from Ajax.