Hard day for everyone but our boys went out like true Vikingos today and despite everything that occurred that is something to be proud of, now we look ahead to the upcoming summer and hope that the club makes the VERY necessary changes we need in order to conquer the league and possibly the CL again. Were i JAS and Flo these are the moves i'd make. OUT >>>>>>>Hazard ( if possible but it's not likely ) >>>>>>>Odegaard to Arsenal >>>>>>>Isco >>>>>>>Mariano >>>>>>>Marcelo >>>>>>>Asensio ( Again not likely but would be great ) >>>>>>>Lunin on Loan >>>>>>>Vinnie on loan ( this one is tough, he could also stay i'm 50/50 on this) >>>>>>>Varane >>>>>>>Jovic ( 50/50 on this one as well ) IN <<<<<<<Mbappe <<<<<<<Camavinga <<<<<<<Chiesa/DeFrutos <<<<<<<Blanco ( Free) <<<<<<<Miguel ( Free) <<<<<<<Brahim ( Free) <<<<<<<Moreno/Oyarzabal <<<<<<<Alaba ( Free) <<<<<<<Hakimi ( Inter can't pay ) We'll already earned 150 mil from the CL and the league so with the outgoing players we should have enough to make these moves.
You can call me a pessimist but I don't think we'll get rid of all those guys and sign all those other guys in one transfer window.
I'm not super optimistic either but i think that there is a chance that all those guys but Mariano, Hazard and Asensio move on in the summer since they've all expressed unhappiness in their role at one point or another this season.
The first damn thing we need to do is get our right side up to par. A starter is absolutely needed there. Next is a creative mid. We need a player like Bruno Fernandes who can score and setup scoring opportunities. Next would be a young striker or a vet backup that can be trusted to pitch in goals. I still don’t trust AO, sorry. We need a RB.
This thread title is so shit, it's taken decades off my life. Thanks @Drouchk. Time for silly season to start.
Assuming we bring in Mbappe this summer and Hazard stays, then Vinicius should go out on loan. We would have one too many wingers. Asensio is cut from the same cloth as Isco, dude is fine with collecting the pay day and running down his contract, don't expect a departure this window. Same goes for Mariano. Blanco and Miguel should stay, there are minutes to be had when Casemiro and Mendy need rest. I'd love to bring back Mayoral to cover for Benzema but sounds like Roma will trigger the buy option. It will be interesting to see what happens with Odegaard, I'm curious to see what he can do with Casemiro and Fede cleaning things up behind him, but if the right offer comes along I'm not really opposed to a sale either. We're 3 players away from being legit CL and league contenders.
Still dont understand fuss about Camavinga. Least our problem.. Alaba, Mbappe, another attacking player MUST COME. even only with Mbappe we would be not as strong as we should.
Hazard is made of glass. Won't loan out Vinicius because Hazard is at the club. Asensio should be the one to go. Hopefully, Mbappe, Vinicius, Rodrygo will be our wing options and Hazard since no one is gonna buy him.
I wish we would just drop the 433 honestly and shift back to the diamond 442 where Hazard/Mbappe can play off Benzema up top. There are no affordable RWs on the market that is a clear upgrade on what we have. Same goes for RB imo, Odriozola/Vazquez will have to do, the back line isn't a priority. Agreed with the rest.
Of course Asensio should go but what leads you to believe that he will agree to it? He is content, this is the same guy who told the media not to expect goals from him cause it's not his job. If we add another attacker we can't just keep everyone, there are only so many roster spots/playing time to go around.
inter can't pay? is that even a slight chance for achraf to come back? pretty sure that's not a possibility. I'd be happy with haaland and mbappe. thats it. camavinga is great but i dont think we need to spend 50-70MIL when blanco has proved his worth. I'll also bring arribas as the "new" isco, he is actually the best player from castilla, just hard for him to get minutes this season. I wouldn't sell odegaard.
We need to fix our midfield.. it’s gone stale. Don’t tell me Blanco. I’m talking about CL final level midfield. Blanco and the juniors are good but they need time
If our President wants Archaf back he will come back. All of this is on what Florentino wants. A decade ago that would be great.... recently? That has been horrible.
Hakimi's market value is higher than what Inter paid for him last summer. We only have first refusal offer for him. If they put him for sale, we'd have to match around 60 ME offers at least. Doesn't matter if Inter are struggling financially. They could keep up with installments by selling him for a profit rather than give him back for 45 ME.
Which club is going to offer €60M? bayern? Lol no. He could simply state our club as his choice and we could appease them with giving them "talent(s)" like Asensio, Isco or Ceballos.
PL clubs. City, Chelsea. Bayern apparently won't spend big this summer after the money spent on Upamecano. They are capable though given they spent 80 ME on Lucas.