The New Era of Financial Frugality - The Transfer Thread

For non oil state owned clubs I feel like there are two main directions, You can either be a financially stable club which can navigate a global pandemic without selling half of itself, buy younger players at comparatively lower costs and also be very disciplined and ready to walk away from players at the risk of not having a squad with any deficiencies or buy 70M players when ever the wind blows and live with the gamble. Can’t really do both.

 

No doubt. Jamal is the real deal. Jude as well. Both are going to be elite. Pedri as well.

 

no

 

A team with Ronaldo and Robben would have been completely unmanageable, even a team with Müller and Robben was borderline toxic at times.

 

Given Camavinga and Bellingham are far from the finished products, why not? It all depends on who you have in front of them. If you have Vini, Rodrygo, and Endrick they are the perfect players behind them.

 

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Yeah, timing doesn’t seem right but would be good to have a young lefty CB for when Alaba wraps up his career. Definitely one to keep an eye on.

 

Exactly. Timing isn’t right for him. We have signed an experienced CB two summers in a row. Don’t see us spending money in that area soon now that we have 3 legit starters.

his price is going to go way up after he makes his next move. In 3 years he will cost 80M

 

We already have Vini/Rodrygo/Benz and our current midfield is quite different.

To me, that’s more of a workmanlike midfield as Jude while having a good engine and box to box abilities is still a bit clumsy on the ball. He doesn’t dictate play. Camavinga would have to show a lot more creativity, Plus consistency in terms of dictating play and keeping things ticking along throughout a match. Tchou already makes me feel comfortable though, and he is still adapting. He can play through balls and long balls with ease and seems very calm.

Hate to say it, but I’d like us to find a Pedri-type player to replace Modric. Someone who can break lines when needed, makes the runs into the box while also having the ability to take pops from outside as well and play defense. Camavinga theoretically should be that X-factor in a mid trio of Cama-Jude-Tchou but we just haven’t seen him perform consistently, and comfortable enough in this squad to determine if he is capable of being the main creative force in a midfield. The talent is there but with lack of quality playing time this season, I’m a bit worried about his progression and more importantly his confidence. Hope after the WC break we see a lot more of him.

Instead of chasing Bellingham, I’d actually like us to be on the hunt for more of a play making mid. Kinda what Ceballos should be, though he’s never gotten to the level needed. Kinda like an Odegaard or Kubo type of player.

 

Yup, I’m with you with regards to Modric being a more sturdy player on the ball and defensively than Pedri. Just feel like Tchou/Cama is more defensive than Tchou/Kroos, so offsetting that with a more attack minded player than Modric would be ok. That said, Modric is a freak so it’ll probably take 2 players to replace him with each having some of his characteristics without his supreme class. Hard to find that elegant, yet tough as nails mid like Luka.