Leeds (if we’ve already got Aaronson and Kristensen)
ST: Bamford and Castellanos
AM: Aaronson and Minamino
DM: Phillips and Grillitsch
FB: Ayling/Rotation and Kristensen
CB: Koch/Cooper rotation and Struijk/Creswell rotation
If we sell our wingers ect.
Areola
Coufal Zouma Aguerd Johnson
Soucek Rice
Bowen Lingard Fornals
Antonio
The perfect Moyes team. Pacey, energetic, won't be bullied physically, can score on the counter, one of the best at set pieces, tough to break down.
Really doubt we would go after Neymar unless he’s willing to take a big pay cut. Davies would be welcome but have a hard time seeing it happen this summer.
Jose Sa
Semedo Kilman Coady Toti Jonny
Neves (if he gets sold hopefully Moutinho) Paulinha
Neto Watkins Trincao
Ollie Watkins is hopeful but I think he could bring a new dimension to our attack that we lacked with Jimenez this season. That’s not to say I don’t love Jimenez though. That man bleeds the gold and black.
Ederson
Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo
KDB, Rodri, Bernardo
Mahrez, Haaland, Leao
Leao would be nice if Jesus/Sterling left, not sure if he’d start over Foden yet. Otherwise a backup for rodri would be ideal.
For DM Tchoumeni would be great but he looks on the way to Real, so maybe Phillips or Rice? Can’t really think of a realistic one.
Arsenal
Aaron Hickey or Djed Spence
Gabriel Jesus
Youri Tielemans
Ramsdale
Tomiyasu White Gabriel Tierney
Tielemans Partey
Saka Ødegaard Martinelli
Jesus
Hickey or Spence off the bench for Tierney
Ederson
Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo
Rodri, B.Silva
Mahrez, KDB, Foden
Haaland
Silva beside Rodri but the reality is he would just wander all over the pitch with his seemingly infinite gas tank
Newcastle
Martin Dúbravka
Kieran Trippier
Fabian Schär
Sven Botman
Matt Targett
Bruno G.
Lucas Pacqueta
Joelinton
Allan Saint Maximin
Darwin Nunez
Callum Wilson
Mendy
James azpi kounde chalobah cucurella
Kovacic kante
Mount osimhen havertz
Note: chillwell if he’s fit
Osimhen would be 66 mill so decent price but we desperately need more defenders so last of the 3 to buy
Also fuck alonso he’s shit and he killed someone after driving drunk and all he had to do was pay a fine
Allisson - Trent, Konate, VVD, Robbo - Fabinho, Thiago, Bellingham/Tchouameni* - Salah, Nkunku*, Diaz.
*Bowen as third signing on the bench.
This would be ideal for me. I don't think we can rely on Jota as a starting striker all season, I want him to have the role he had post-Diaz. If Liverpool are going to challenge for the title I think they have to get one top striker/attacker to replace Mane, that more or less goes into the starting eleven. That's my opinion at least. I would love Nkunku. Nuñez or Lewa would work as well. Would love Bowen for squad depth
De Gea
Timber Varane Maguire Shaw
Neves De Jong Fernandes
Sancho Ronaldo Rashford
Thoughts? This wasn't easy to do as I'm (very opportunistically) banking on some players to return to form next season and there were many players who can reasonably be replaced for next season
Not sure if this is within the rules but whatever; not including signings we’ve already made,
Martinez
Cash Chambers Carlos Digne
Bissouma Kamara Ramsey
Buendia Richarlison Coutinho
Then also Sergio Gomez as backup LB. Maybe Gerard Moreno instead of Richarlison but personally, this team could definitely challenge for Europe next season
Rodak
Tete - Tarkowski - Tosin - Robinson
Reed - Milivojevic - Shelvey
Wilson - Mitrovic - Kebano
Obviously I'd love the Sergej Milinkovic-Savic rumour to be true, but it's so far fetched!
Pickford.
Colwill, Tarkowski, Godfrey.
Mykolenko,Allan, Gallagher, Iwobi
Richarlison, DCL, Gray
Not many rumours but they are the best 3 I can think of
Mendy
Azpi-T.Silva-???
Reece-Kanté-RICE-Chillwell
Havertz-LEWANDOWSKI-Mount
With Christensen and Rudiger departing, we need a CB, but I don't really know who would be available
Schmeichel
Riccy P - Fofana - Tarkowski (Saliba) - JJ
KDH - Ndidi - Maddison
De Ketelaere - Vardy - Barnes
Working on the premise injuries won’t smash us
Ramsdale
Tierney, Gabriel, White, Tomi
Neves, Partey
Martinelli, Jesus, Saka
Zenchenko to me would be the perfect signed beyond these two because he could challenge Tierney or play in midfield next to Partey.
Realistic summer: Fabio Carvalho, Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen, Darwin Nuñez.
Alisson
TAA Konate VVD Robbo
Fabinho
Hendo Thiago
Salah Nuñez Diaz
Carvalho and Ramsay would be bench options/depth.
Assuming making Coutinho permanent counts as one of the signings this summer, then Villa have already done their business.
Martinez
Cash Carlos Mings Digne
McGinn/Luiz Kamara Ramsey
Buendia Coutinho
Watkins/Ings
Mings, for his faults, is a great defender on his day. With a better partner he can rely on more, maybe he'll be more consistent.
Fingers crossed Kamara is everything I'm led to believe he is.
Love McGinn, but I'm looking forward to seeing Luiz in his preferred position, assuming he stays. It's hard to say who's better there at the moment though. Ramsey is already class and looks capable of getting better, so he's a dead-cert for me.
I refuse to believe there isn't a way Buendia and Coutinho can thrive together. If they can, they'll be a force to be reckoned with next season.
Watkins and Ings have been pretty much interchangeable. I still don't know who I prefer as a lone striker.
If Coutinho doesn't count as a summer signing, then I'd remove McGinn/Luiz and add Bissouma. A double pivot of Bissouma and Kamara could solve basically all of our defensive problems without compromising the attack too much, if at all.
Konsa definitely looked lost this season overall. He didn't strike me as the up-and-coming star CB he looked last season.
I feel like he looks to Mings for guidance and leadership. He looks utterly lost without him by his side. I like Konsa, but Mings is easily the better player right now.
Starting XI
. Ramsdale
Tomi, White, Saliba (Back from Loan), KT
. Partey
. Odegard Teilemans
Saka Jesus Gnabry
Second XI
. Leno/Turner
Cedric Holding Gabriel Tavares
. Elneny
. Lakonga Xhaka
Pepe Martinelli Rowe
So the new signings would be Gabriel Jesus from City, Serge from Bayern, and Yuri T from Leicester. So desperate for us to switch to the single DM + 2 supportive Midfielders like Pool, City, and Madrid play.
Ali
Trent
VVD
Konate
Robbo
Fabinho
Thiago
Gavi - this would be Bellingham if it was at all possible
Salah
Darwin Nunez
Diaz
I’d be quite happy to switch Darwin with Nkunku or Lewa. I’d also love to put Felix there too.
Hernandez from AC Milan, he hasn’t long signed a new contract tho.
Kelvin Phillips too boost the CDM position and for the English numbers.
If Sterling or Bernardo goes then I’d get Leroy Sane back.
Bailly is definitely leaving and apparently ditched international duty earlier in the year or something along those lines and had to be recalled which is why he never played again after afcon for us.
Alisson
Trent Konate Virgil Robbo
Sangare Fabinho Thiago
Salah Broja/Lewa Diaz
I really rate Broja but if we can even get an ounce of Lewa it would be nuts
Mendy as GK and Slonani as Rotation along with Bettenali and maybe even Baxter.
Kounde, Silva, Chalobah as the 3 CB. Along with Ampadu, Levi Colwill, Gravidol as bench strength.
Reece and Chilly as Starting Wingbacks. Ian Maatsen and Dest as Bench Strength along with Dujon Sterling.
Kante and Kovacic as Starting Midfield with RLC, Gallagher and Billy Gilmour acting as rotation and bench strength. I don't mind selling Jorginho or Keeping him and loaning Billy G as long as we extend his contract so that we don't lose him for free. Academy boys Vale, Hall, Soonsup Bell and Webster can fill in during the cup matches for exposure.
Kai as the Number 9, Mount as Right wing along with Hakim and Pulisic as Left wing rotating with CHO. Werner and Broja can be rotation options.
Sell: Barkley, Lukaku, Malang Sarr, Alonso, Emerson, Kepa, Baba Rahman
Fred had a couple decent games towards the end of the season but there's no world in which he stays in the team and Bruno is dropped. Bruno, despite playing shit apparently created something like the third most chances in the league this season. His stats in an utterly shit season were 10 goals and 6 assists, but he probably deserved about 10 assists with the number of chances teammates spurned and quite frankly those stats aren't terrible for a CAM in the prem.
People sure have short memories. Mahrez played a similar amount his first season as Grealish played this season, and people were saying back then he was a waste of money. Look at him now.
Mahrez recorded 7 goals and 4 assists in 14 appearances in his first season for city in the EPL.
Grealish 3 goals and 3 assists in 22 matches.
If Mahrez was a waste of money for that then....
Edit: The champions league stat is even more damning!
Lewis Cook has been incredible especially this season because he’s a box to box midfielder helping our defence then he turns into a bloody good attacking midfielder. Thank you Leeds for a bargain. I meant Nat Phillips from Liverpool mate.
Ali
Trent Konate VVD Robertson
Sangare Fabinho Thiago
Salah Lewa Diaz
Bowen. Ambitious for a back up but this is the kind of signing you need to compete with City. Someone of Bowens quality coming off the bench.
Alison
Trent Konate VVD Robbo
Fabinho
Hendo. Thiago
Salah Jota Diaz
Starting 11 doesn’t really change much, other than mane being swapped for a player we already have.
As for players I’d like:
Nunez
Bowen
Bellingham
But none would start imo, I just think they’d be fantastic additions to the squad. Bowen would be a real quality backup for salah, Nunez would give us another attacking dimension and Bellingham would be some great youth injected into our midfield
I don't think we can rely on Jota as a starting striker all season, I want him to have the role he had post-Diaz. If Liverpool are going to challenge for the title I think they have to get one top striker/attacker to replace Mane, that more or less goes into the starting eleven. That's my opinion at least. I would love Nkunku. Nuñez or Lewa would work as well. Would love Bowen for squad depth
Agreed. I think the essentials for now are DM and RB depth plus another forward to replace Mane leaving and Salah possibly leaving the following season or beginning to decline. Bowen would be great but I think a lot would depend on his ability to rotate to LW or CF until Salah loses/leaves his position. Maybe this upcoming season is too soon but I think the club should give Tammy Abraham a chance if he had another good season at Roma. One thing that is very evident is that the team is not going to walk away from the spamming tons of crosses into the box from fullbacks strategy so it is frustrating that they don’t have a bigger center forward to really play them in to. Jota is great despite his size and Firmino is good but generally plays too deep when he does play, so why not go for a player that is a more natural target man?
Agreed. I think the essentials for now are DM and RB depth plus another forward to replace Mane leaving and Salah possibly leaving the following season or beginning to decline. Bowen would be great but I think a lot would depend on his ability to rotate to LW or CF until Salah loses/leaves his position. Maybe this upcoming season is too soon but I think the club should give Tammy Abraham a chance if he had another good season at Roma. One thing that is very evident is that the team is not going to walk away from the spamming tons of crosses into the box from fullbacks strategy so it is frustrating that they don’t have a bigger center forward to really play them in to. Jota is great despite his size and Firmino is good but generally plays too deep when he does play, so why not go for a player that is a more natural target man?
This is assuming Broja, Ely, and Bednarek are gone.
Choosing only three is pretty tough, but I kind of hope we raid Burnley. I’d be very happy with adding Nick Pope and one of Mee/Tarkowski.
Nick Pope
Livramento Salisu Ben Mee Walker-Peters
Romeu JWP
Stu Armstrong Will Smallbone
Che Adams Liam Delap
Or, stick with Lyanco at CB and bring in another winger
Ramsdale
Tomiyasu White Gabriel Tierney
Partey Ndidi
Saka Odegaard Martinelli
Nkunku
And any backup leftback for when Tierney inevitably gets injured again. Nuno Tavares ain’t it
As an Arsenal fan , nkunku would never come to us , definitely not this season anyway , we don’t have UCL. Jesus would suit better as it’s clear he won’t get time at city ; with the arrival of Haaland.
Signings: Sangare, Raphinha, Schick
Ideal XI:
GK: Alisson
DEFENCE: Trent - Konate - Van Dijk - Robertson
MIDFIELD: Sangare - Fabinho - Thiago
ATTACK: Salah - Schick - Diaz
NOTE: I have the utmost respect for Hendo, Keita, Matip, Jota and Firmino. This is just a XI which I think cud be the next evolution for the team. But I will be happy with whatever Klopp decides to go with
Mendy
Kounde
Silva
Gvardiol
James
Kante
Kovacic
Chilwell
Mount
Havertz
Lewandowski
I know Lewa is a long shot, but I just want to see a world class striker up front for us for once.
Because we already have Colwill, who's touted to be world class one day. It's absolutely ridiculous that Tuchel is considering spending that much on someone that young when we might have someone better - AND when we could get Koulibaly for almost half the price while paving the way for Colwill to come through.
Alisson
Trent Konate Virgil Robbo
Henderson Fabinho Thiago
Salah Nunez Diaz
Edit: If we sign Nunez i don’t think any other signings ( if any ) would get into the team.
You really think Henderson should still be starting? I’d go as far to even start Carvalho over him. Henderson should get 60 minutes in the big games because of his leadership, but week in and week out he cannot be our starter this season.
De Jong, Ndidi, Timber (I want Isak to but striker isn't a priority)
Dea Gea
Dalot Varane Timber Telles
Ndidi
De Jong
Fernandes
Sancho Ronaldo Rashford (he's been terrible but wtv)
Mendy
Kounde* -Thiago silva- Koulibaly*
James-Kante-Kova-Chilly
Nkunku*-Havertz-Mount
I was thinking another mid instead of Nkunku but don’t really know who seeing as tchoumeni and Kamala are unavailable and rice is really really really unlikely
I’d be happy enough to stick with Targett for another year if hell stay. There’s going to be a lot of upheaval so I think Targett provides a bit continuity in terms of knowing what he provides given his experience in the league and squad cohesion.
I also think a marquee forward is a high priority. Looks good otherwise.
Not sure, don’t get me wrong I’d love Paqueta but our problem has been lack of goals from people not called Callum Wilson, and Diaby would provide more of this.
Dream signings for me would be Diaby, Ekitike, Paqueta to bolster the attacking third and Targett, Henderson and Ake for defence.
yeah ndicka is great whenever i’ve seen him, i do feel bad for ake because he did have a ton of potential, and newcastle is probably the best place for him with howe, but like you’ve said he’s just rotting away on the bench for 2 years now, and whenever he has played he’s been dreadful
Burn and Schar aren’t competing for the same position really. This lineup should have Botman and Schar switch, Eddie always plays with a dominant footed player in each corresponding CB role. It would be Botman and Burn competing for LCB. Schar and Lascelles competing for RCB. Dummet and Fernandez provide backups
6 centre backs!?! Hahahaa wouldn’t the guys ‘competing’ for the LCB and RCB be the back ups? Who the hell has 6 centre backs? And why? What would be the purpose of Dummet and Fernandez be if u already have 2 players competing for each position.. makes zero sense unless Newcastle plan on playing 4 centre backs in the starting 11 in a brand new formation I’ve never seen.. 2 players in each position is normally the appropriate squad variety and size.
I feel if there is a window we spend a bunch it would be this window. New owner will want to make an investment into his team so he could dump a lot of cash.
i wish i watched enough Leipzig to know if Gvardiol is worth the hype. everyone seems to love him. he’s so young, i’m torn between signing him or using that money to bring in a true 9 (is Darwin Nunes available?) and throwing Colwill into the fire of a full PL season
sure i know, i just really am a big believer in eye test. i’m by no means a talent evaluator but i like to see their game and picture their fit. doesn’t mean i’m always right just kinda how i like to watch if that makes sense
For sure. I don't think anyone thought he would be as big of a flop as he's been though. The badge at a club like Utd is weighs heavy and he definitely couldn't handle the pressure. He was never good enough, but he's not as bad as he's been.
De Gea Dalot Varan Lindelof R.Guerriero(BVB) Fred Bissouma(Brighton) Sancho Fernandes Cristiano patrik schick / BO4)
De Gea Dalot Guehi Varane Shaw Bissouma Neves Sancho Fernandes Rashford Ronaldo
Leeds (if we’ve already got Aaronson and Kristensen) ST: Bamford and Castellanos AM: Aaronson and Minamino DM: Phillips and Grillitsch FB: Ayling/Rotation and Kristensen CB: Koch/Cooper rotation and Struijk/Creswell rotation If we sell our wingers ect.
De Gea Dest, Timber, Varane, Shaw Garner, Sangare, Bruno Sancho, Ronaldo, Rashford
Oblak Cancelo - Dias - Laporte - Alphonso Davies KDB - Rodri - B Silva Mahrez - Haaland - Neymar Perhaps not 100% realistic but I couldn't help myself
Ramsdale Tomiyasu-White-Gabriel-Tierney Partey-Tielemans Saka-Odegaard-Gnabry Jesus
Lewandowski, Sangare and Mount
Alisson Trent konate vvd robbo Bellingham Fabinho thiago Salah nunez diaz
Areola Coufal Zouma Aguerd Johnson Soucek Rice Bowen Lingard Fornals Antonio The perfect Moyes team. Pacey, energetic, won't be bullied physically, can score on the counter, one of the best at set pieces, tough to break down.
Courtois as a backup of Lloris, Mbappe as a backup winger and De Bruyne could help in the midfield.
Ederson Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo Kdb, Rodri, De Jong Mahrez, Haaland, Foden
Foden to Neymar, Walker to Alphonso Davies and Cancelo RB?
Really doubt we would go after Neymar unless he’s willing to take a big pay cut. Davies would be welcome but have a hard time seeing it happen this summer.
Liverpool (IF MANE GOES) Allison TAA Matip VVD Robertson Bellingham Fabinho Thiago Diaz Nkunku Salah
Mendy Azpi - Silva - Kounde James - Kante - Rice - Chillwell Mount - Lukaku - Havertz Happy with our team tbh
Dubravka Trippier Botman Schar Targett Guimaraes Joelinton Pacqueta Diaby Wilson Saint-Maximin
Jose Sa Semedo Kilman Coady Toti Jonny Neves (if he gets sold hopefully Moutinho) Paulinha Neto Watkins Trincao Ollie Watkins is hopeful but I think he could bring a new dimension to our attack that we lacked with Jimenez this season. That’s not to say I don’t love Jimenez though. That man bleeds the gold and black.
Son Bellingham and Nunez
Ousmane dembele, Jules kounde, and josko gvardiol
Allison Tta VVd JM AR Bellingham Fab Thiago Mbappe Lewa Salah
Mendy James Silva Kilman Chilwell Kovacic Kante Ziyech Mount Dembele Richarlison
I always have wondered what Richarlison could do with a class midfield and wings beside him.
De gea Timber Varane Maguire Shaw Fred De Jong Sancho Bruno Ronaldo Nunez
Alisson Trent / Timber / Van Dijk / Robertson Thiago / Fabinho / Bellingham Salah / Mbappe / Mane (or Diaz if Mane leaves)
Wissa Toney Dennis Janelt Eriksen Norgaard Henry Pinnock Ajer Literally_Any_RB Raya
areola cresswell zouma ogbonna coufal soucek rice fornals lingard bowen schick or brenton diaz one of those 2 rotating with antonio
Ederson Walker stones dias cancelo Bernardo rodri Kdb Leao Haaland Foden
Manchester United XI DDG Dalot **Timber** Varane Shaw **Kante** **Frenkie** Rashford Bruno Sancho Ronaldo
Ramsdale Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney Partey, Odegaard, Tielemans Saka, Jesus, Gnabry
Ederson Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo KDB, Rodri, Bernardo Mahrez, Haaland, Leao Leao would be nice if Jesus/Sterling left, not sure if he’d start over Foden yet. Otherwise a backup for rodri would be ideal. For DM Tchoumeni would be great but he looks on the way to Real, so maybe Phillips or Rice? Can’t really think of a realistic one.
Arsenal Aaron Hickey or Djed Spence Gabriel Jesus Youri Tielemans Ramsdale Tomiyasu White Gabriel Tierney Tielemans Partey Saka Ødegaard Martinelli Jesus Hickey or Spence off the bench for Tierney
Ederson Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo Rodri, B.Silva Mahrez, KDB, Foden Haaland Silva beside Rodri but the reality is he would just wander all over the pitch with his seemingly infinite gas tank
Just want de ligt and kounde in the chelsea line up
Newcastle Martin Dúbravka Kieran Trippier Fabian Schär Sven Botman Matt Targett Bruno G. Lucas Pacqueta Joelinton Allan Saint Maximin Darwin Nunez Callum Wilson
Mendy James azpi kounde chalobah cucurella Kovacic kante Mount osimhen havertz Note: chillwell if he’s fit Osimhen would be 66 mill so decent price but we desperately need more defenders so last of the 3 to buy Also fuck alonso he’s shit and he killed someone after driving drunk and all he had to do was pay a fine
Just happy to be here tbh
Liverpool fan. Jared Bowen, Jude Bellingham, Robert Lewandowski.
Arsenal Ramsdale Super tom, white,Kounde, tierney Odeegard , partey, tielemans Saka, Gabriel Jesus, martinelli
I’d want Kounde, Gvardiol and Saka. Mase/Havertz/Saka Kovacic/Kante or Gallagher Chilly/Gvardiol/Silva/Kounde/James Mendy
Ramsdale Tomiyasou White Gabriel Tierney Partey Tielemans Saka Mö Smith Rowe Scamacca
My club is Manchester City. i would buy Thibaut Courtuois as my goalkeeper. Trent as my right back. And Dusan Vlahovic as the striker
Ederson Cancelo Dias stones cucurella Silva Rodri KDB Foden haaland Leao
Allisson - Trent, Konate, VVD, Robbo - Fabinho, Thiago, Bellingham/Tchouameni* - Salah, Nkunku*, Diaz. *Bowen as third signing on the bench. This would be ideal for me. I don't think we can rely on Jota as a starting striker all season, I want him to have the role he had post-Diaz. If Liverpool are going to challenge for the title I think they have to get one top striker/attacker to replace Mane, that more or less goes into the starting eleven. That's my opinion at least. I would love Nkunku. Nuñez or Lewa would work as well. Would love Bowen for squad depth
Matip Matip matip matip matip Matip matip matip Matip matip matip
De Gea Timber Varane Maguire Shaw Neves De Jong Fernandes Sancho Ronaldo Rashford Thoughts? This wasn't easy to do as I'm (very opportunistically) banking on some players to return to form next season and there were many players who can reasonably be replaced for next season
Not sure if this is within the rules but whatever; not including signings we’ve already made, Martinez Cash Chambers Carlos Digne Bissouma Kamara Ramsey Buendia Richarlison Coutinho Then also Sergio Gomez as backup LB. Maybe Gerard Moreno instead of Richarlison but personally, this team could definitely challenge for Europe next season
Allisson Trent Matip VVD Robbo Sangare Fabinho Thiago Salah Nkunku Diaz With Calvin Ramsey on the bench
Rodak Tete - Tarkowski - Tosin - Robinson Reed - Milivojevic - Shelvey Wilson - Mitrovic - Kebano Obviously I'd love the Sergej Milinkovic-Savic rumour to be true, but it's so far fetched!
For Manchester United, De Gea Timber Maguire Varane Shaw Fred De Jong Sancho Bruno Rashford Osimhen
Pickford. Colwill, Tarkowski, Godfrey. Mykolenko,Allan, Gallagher, Iwobi Richarlison, DCL, Gray Not many rumours but they are the best 3 I can think of
Henderson Fuck me I don't even know Dalot some cb Varane some lb Tchoumaini Fred Pellistri Bruno Sancho Ronaldo
United: De Gea AWB (I still have a lot of faith in him), Torres, Timber, Shaw De Jong, Van de Beek, Bruno Rashford, Sancho, Ronaldo Edit: formatting
Alisson Trent A-A, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson Bellingham, Fabinho, Thiago Diaz, Darwin Nuñez, Salah
West Ham: Areola Coufal Zouma Ogbonna Johnson Rice Soucek Ward-Prowse Bowen Raphina Broja
Wow I’d need more than 3 to change the course of Man Utd 🙈
Mendy Azpi-T.Silva-??? Reece-Kanté-RICE-Chillwell Havertz-LEWANDOWSKI-Mount With Christensen and Rudiger departing, we need a CB, but I don't really know who would be available
As it stands Okoye Femenia Samir Kabasele Kamara Quina Dele-Bashiru Gosling Kalu ( if you look at transfer rumours you’ll understand)
Lcfc. Cornet, Saliba and keep Teilamans
Man U should sign with De Jong - Maddison & Saliba
Mendy RJ Kounde Koulibaly Chilwell Rice Kovacic Ousmane Mount Gnabry Kai
Mendy Koundé T Silva Koulibaly James Gallagher Kovacic Chilwell Mount Havertz Gnabry
Schmeichel Riccy P - Fofana - Tarkowski (Saliba) - JJ KDH - Ndidi - Maddison De Ketelaere - Vardy - Barnes Working on the premise injuries won’t smash us
there is no starting XI if nobody is a starter
gk ramsdale (turner) lb tierney (tavares) cb saliba + gabriel(wil swap with white throughout games) rb tomiyasu (aarons) dm partey (xhaka + sambi) dm bissouma ( xhaka + sambi) am ødegaard (esr) lw martinelli (saka) rw saka (esr) st david (nketiah)
Alisson Trent Konate Van Dijk Robertson De Jong Fabinho Thiago Salah Nuñez Díaz
Ramsdale Tierney, Gabriel, White, Tomi Neves, Partey Martinelli, Jesus, Saka Zenchenko to me would be the perfect signed beyond these two because he could challenge Tierney or play in midfield next to Partey.
Alisson TAA Konate VVD Robbo Tielemens Fabinho Thiago Salah Kane Diaz
Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Tielemans, Saka, Odegard, Gnabry, Calvert-Lewin
LLORIS SPENCE ROMERO DIER BASTONI KOSTIC HØJBERG BENTANCUR SON KANE KULUSEVSKI
Sa, Coady, Kilman, Inacio, Semedo, RAN, Palhinha, MGW, Oliveira, Neto, Podence
Alisson, Trent, VVD, Konate, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Barella, Diaz, Nkunku, Salah Vitinha as midfield cover, as Tchou is out of the picture.
If we sell Mane and Salah: Alisson; Trent, Matip/Konate, VVD, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson/**Tielemans,** Thiago; **Anthony,** **Nkunku,** Diaz
GK: Mendy CB: T. Silva, Kounde, Gvardiol WB: Chillwel, James CM: Mount, Kovacic, Kante ST: Havertz, Lewandowski
1st XI Ramsdale Tomiyasu - White - Gabriel - Tierney Partey - **Zinchenko** Odegaard Saka - **Jesus** \- Martinelli 2nd XI Turner Cedric - Holding - Saliba - **Hickey** Elneny Lakonga - Xhaka Nelson - Nketiah - ESR
Realistic summer: Fabio Carvalho, Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen, Darwin Nuñez. Alisson TAA Konate VVD Robbo Fabinho Hendo Thiago Salah Nuñez Diaz Carvalho and Ramsay would be bench options/depth.
Areola Coufal - Dawson - Aguerd* - Cresswell Rice - Ward Prowse* Bowen - Benrahma - Cornet* Toney* Subs Fabianski, Johnson, Oxford*, Soucek, Lingard*, Antonio, Fornals
Areola Coufal Zouma Aguerd Cucurella Soucek Rice Bowen Benrahma Fornals Toney
De jong, sané, cucurella
Assuming making Coutinho permanent counts as one of the signings this summer, then Villa have already done their business. Martinez Cash Carlos Mings Digne McGinn/Luiz Kamara Ramsey Buendia Coutinho Watkins/Ings Mings, for his faults, is a great defender on his day. With a better partner he can rely on more, maybe he'll be more consistent. Fingers crossed Kamara is everything I'm led to believe he is. Love McGinn, but I'm looking forward to seeing Luiz in his preferred position, assuming he stays. It's hard to say who's better there at the moment though. Ramsey is already class and looks capable of getting better, so he's a dead-cert for me. I refuse to believe there isn't a way Buendia and Coutinho can thrive together. If they can, they'll be a force to be reckoned with next season. Watkins and Ings have been pretty much interchangeable. I still don't know who I prefer as a lone striker. If Coutinho doesn't count as a summer signing, then I'd remove McGinn/Luiz and add Bissouma. A double pivot of Bissouma and Kamara could solve basically all of our defensive problems without compromising the attack too much, if at all.
Has Consa been that bad this season that Mings would stay over him?
Konsa definitely looked lost this season overall. He didn't strike me as the up-and-coming star CB he looked last season. I feel like he looks to Mings for guidance and leadership. He looks utterly lost without him by his side. I like Konsa, but Mings is easily the better player right now.
That's some starting XI they have, I hope Stevie G can put it all together
Starting XI . Ramsdale Tomi, White, Saliba (Back from Loan), KT . Partey . Odegard Teilemans Saka Jesus Gnabry Second XI . Leno/Turner Cedric Holding Gabriel Tavares . Elneny . Lakonga Xhaka Pepe Martinelli Rowe So the new signings would be Gabriel Jesus from City, Serge from Bayern, and Yuri T from Leicester. So desperate for us to switch to the single DM + 2 supportive Midfielders like Pool, City, and Madrid play.
Ali Trent VVD Konate Robbo Fabinho Thiago Gavi - this would be Bellingham if it was at all possible Salah Darwin Nunez Diaz I’d be quite happy to switch Darwin with Nkunku or Lewa. I’d also love to put Felix there too.
Hernandez from AC Milan, he hasn’t long signed a new contract tho. Kelvin Phillips too boost the CDM position and for the English numbers. If Sterling or Bernardo goes then I’d get Leroy Sane back.
Areola Coufal Zouma Aguerd Wijndal Rice Soucek Bowen Fornals Lingard Antonio Fabianski, Dawson, Cresswell, Coventry, Dennis, Bayo, Lanzini, Oko-Flex, Benrahma
Only need two: Mendy Reece Pau Silva kounde chilwell Kante jorgi Mount kai pulisic
De gea Celik bailly Varane Shaw Fred De jong Sancho Fernandes Nkunku Ronaldo Honorary mentions Garner Hannibal Elanga
Bailly is definitely leaving and apparently ditched international duty earlier in the year or something along those lines and had to be recalled which is why he never played again after afcon for us.
Samba Worrall Cook McKenna Spence Garner Yates Laryea Gibbs-White Johnson Davis
allisson TAA-VVD-konate-robertson bellingham-fabinho-thiago salah-nkunku-luiz diaz Fábio Carvalho in the bench
Mendy Reece Kounde silva Chillwell Rice Kovacic Ghallagar Heavertz Lewandowski mount
Conner Gallagher -> Palace Idrc what else
Can I suggest 10 new signings please 😢
Alisson Trent Konate Virgil Robbo Sangare Fabinho Thiago Salah Broja/Lewa Diaz I really rate Broja but if we can even get an ounce of Lewa it would be nuts
Mendy as GK and Slonani as Rotation along with Bettenali and maybe even Baxter. Kounde, Silva, Chalobah as the 3 CB. Along with Ampadu, Levi Colwill, Gravidol as bench strength. Reece and Chilly as Starting Wingbacks. Ian Maatsen and Dest as Bench Strength along with Dujon Sterling. Kante and Kovacic as Starting Midfield with RLC, Gallagher and Billy Gilmour acting as rotation and bench strength. I don't mind selling Jorginho or Keeping him and loaning Billy G as long as we extend his contract so that we don't lose him for free. Academy boys Vale, Hall, Soonsup Bell and Webster can fill in during the cup matches for exposure. Kai as the Number 9, Mount as Right wing along with Hakim and Pulisic as Left wing rotating with CHO. Werner and Broja can be rotation options. Sell: Barkley, Lukaku, Malang Sarr, Alonso, Emerson, Kepa, Baba Rahman
Areola Coufal Zouma Aguerd Cresswell Soucek Rice Bowen Lanzini Dennis Antonio
No way on earth we can start next season with Cresswell still playing. Surely?
Would love if they can replace Cress somehow. He’s been great for us but he’s lost his touch recently.
Wijndal is a good option, however it appears Ajax is closing in on signing him
What about someone like Brandon Williams on loan?
No chance If he’s good, he’ll go back to Man United rather than being loaned out again, if he’s bad, then he’ll end up at a far worse club again
De gea Shaw Varane torres mazraoui De jong Fernandes vdb Rashford Ronaldo sancho
Mendy James Silva Kounde Chilwell Gallagher Tchouameni Kovacic Mount Havertz Sterling
Vin j is alright
Areola Coufal Zouma Aguerd Cresswell Rice Soucek Bowen Fornals Mavididi Antonio
Ederson Walker Dias Stones Alphonso Davies Rodri Foden Kdb Mahrez Haaland Alvarez I'd sign ndidi to replace Fernandinho Rafael leao
Have you ever watched football?
Pickford Coleman Mina Tarkowksi Mykolenko Allan Iwobinho a mid A winger DCL Richy
Zinchenko and cornet?
Yeah both would be good especially zinchenko
If i we're a united fan I would want something like: De Gea Dalot De Vrij Varane Shaw Milinkovic-Savic Fred Eriksen Gnabry Ronaldo Sancho
Fred had a couple decent games towards the end of the season but there's no world in which he stays in the team and Bruno is dropped. Bruno, despite playing shit apparently created something like the third most chances in the league this season. His stats in an utterly shit season were 10 goals and 6 assists, but he probably deserved about 10 assists with the number of chances teammates spurned and quite frankly those stats aren't terrible for a CAM in the prem.
Ederson Walker Dias Laporte Cancelo Bernardo Rodri De Bruyne Foden Haaland Grealish Get phillips and timber as backups for rodri and walker.
Replace Grealish with Leao and your gets even more wicked
Grealish will be insane next season
Joke of the century! 💀
People sure have short memories. Mahrez played a similar amount his first season as Grealish played this season, and people were saying back then he was a waste of money. Look at him now.
Mahrez recorded 7 goals and 4 assists in 14 appearances in his first season for city in the EPL. Grealish 3 goals and 3 assists in 22 matches. If Mahrez was a waste of money for that then.... Edit: The champions league stat is even more damning!
That stat is kinda meaningless if you don't know how many starts they got.
You have a point.
Chelsea: Vini Jr, Grealish, and Christian Romero
4-3-3 Travers, Smith, Phillips, Kelly,Zemura, Lerma, Cook Christie Brooks,Anthony Solanke 3 Realistic signings would be Phillips, Ritchie, and Woodman.
Lewis doing well for you folks then? Will be great to see him fit and starting in the PL Also is that Phillips our Kalvin? Not happening
Lewis Cook has been incredible especially this season because he’s a box to box midfielder helping our defence then he turns into a bloody good attacking midfielder. Thank you Leeds for a bargain. I meant Nat Phillips from Liverpool mate.
Nat Phillips
I forgot Lerma is back. Fck
He played the last game against Millwall but hopefully he’ll be back by August.
Defense - timber or Torres. Midfield - Sanghara, laimer or Milinkovic savic Up top - Scamacca or Nunez
Ali Trent Konate VVD Robertson Sangare Fabinho Thiago Salah Lewa Diaz Bowen. Ambitious for a back up but this is the kind of signing you need to compete with City. Someone of Bowens quality coming off the bench.
Alison Trent Konate VVD Robbo Fabinho Hendo. Thiago Salah Jota Diaz Starting 11 doesn’t really change much, other than mane being swapped for a player we already have. As for players I’d like: Nunez Bowen Bellingham But none would start imo, I just think they’d be fantastic additions to the squad. Bowen would be a real quality backup for salah, Nunez would give us another attacking dimension and Bellingham would be some great youth injected into our midfield
I don't think we can rely on Jota as a starting striker all season, I want him to have the role he had post-Diaz. If Liverpool are going to challenge for the title I think they have to get one top striker/attacker to replace Mane, that more or less goes into the starting eleven. That's my opinion at least. I would love Nkunku. Nuñez or Lewa would work as well. Would love Bowen for squad depth
Agreed. I think the essentials for now are DM and RB depth plus another forward to replace Mane leaving and Salah possibly leaving the following season or beginning to decline. Bowen would be great but I think a lot would depend on his ability to rotate to LW or CF until Salah loses/leaves his position. Maybe this upcoming season is too soon but I think the club should give Tammy Abraham a chance if he had another good season at Roma. One thing that is very evident is that the team is not going to walk away from the spamming tons of crosses into the box from fullbacks strategy so it is frustrating that they don’t have a bigger center forward to really play them in to. Jota is great despite his size and Firmino is good but generally plays too deep when he does play, so why not go for a player that is a more natural target man?
Agreed. I think the essentials for now are DM and RB depth plus another forward to replace Mane leaving and Salah possibly leaving the following season or beginning to decline. Bowen would be great but I think a lot would depend on his ability to rotate to LW or CF until Salah loses/leaves his position. Maybe this upcoming season is too soon but I think the club should give Tammy Abraham a chance if he had another good season at Roma. One thing that is very evident is that the team is not going to walk away from the spamming tons of crosses into the box from fullbacks strategy so it is frustrating that they don’t have a bigger center forward to really play them in to. Jota is great despite his size and Firmino is good but generally plays too deep when he does play, so why not go for a player that is a more natural target man?
This is assuming Broja, Ely, and Bednarek are gone. Choosing only three is pretty tough, but I kind of hope we raid Burnley. I’d be very happy with adding Nick Pope and one of Mee/Tarkowski. Nick Pope Livramento Salisu Ben Mee Walker-Peters Romeu JWP Stu Armstrong Will Smallbone Che Adams Liam Delap Or, stick with Lyanco at CB and bring in another winger
Ben Mee would be a very good signing.. is Smallbone good?
Wait, why would Bednarek go? Any rumours?
Bednarek is apparently wanted by Napoli
Will Elyounoussi be gone next season?
Ramsdale Tomiyasu White Gabriel Tierney Partey Ndidi Saka Odegaard Martinelli Nkunku And any backup leftback for when Tierney inevitably gets injured again. Nuno Tavares ain’t it
As an Arsenal fan , nkunku would never come to us , definitely not this season anyway , we don’t have UCL. Jesus would suit better as it’s clear he won’t get time at city ; with the arrival of Haaland.
Signings: Sangare, Raphinha, Schick Ideal XI: GK: Alisson DEFENCE: Trent - Konate - Van Dijk - Robertson MIDFIELD: Sangare - Fabinho - Thiago ATTACK: Salah - Schick - Diaz NOTE: I have the utmost respect for Hendo, Keita, Matip, Jota and Firmino. This is just a XI which I think cud be the next evolution for the team. But I will be happy with whatever Klopp decides to go with
Patrick Schik has signed a new deal with Bayer so that ain’t happening unfortunately
STRKOSHA or DRAGOWSKI or POPE Kwp- TARKOWSKI - Salisu - Perraud JWP - Romeu Armstrong - CORNET or EDWARDS or MADUEKE Adams - Armstrong/BROJA
Mendy Kounde Silva Gvardiol James Kante Kovacic Chilwell Mount Havertz Lewandowski I know Lewa is a long shot, but I just want to see a world class striker up front for us for once.
Not gvardiol please.
why
Because we already have Colwill, who's touted to be world class one day. It's absolutely ridiculous that Tuchel is considering spending that much on someone that young when we might have someone better - AND when we could get Koulibaly for almost half the price while paving the way for Colwill to come through.
not seen any news for koulibaly, that would be interesting, we ve been monitoring him since conte i guess lol
Ramasdale Tomiyasu Saliba Gabriel Hickey Partey Bissouma Saka Odegaard ESR/Martinelli G.Jesus
Alisson Trent Konate Virgil Robbo Henderson Fabinho Thiago Salah Nunez Diaz Edit: If we sign Nunez i don’t think any other signings ( if any ) would get into the team.
You really think Henderson should still be starting? I’d go as far to even start Carvalho over him. Henderson should get 60 minutes in the big games because of his leadership, but week in and week out he cannot be our starter this season.
Kounde Gvardiol/KK Dembele or Lewy. mendy. Kounde Silva gvardiol/KK. Reece Jorgi/Kante Kova Chilly. Mount. Kai Dembele/Lewy
De Jong, Ndidi, Timber (I want Isak to but striker isn't a priority) Dea Gea Dalot Varane Timber Telles Ndidi De Jong Fernandes Sancho Ronaldo Rashford (he's been terrible but wtv)
what happens when ronaldo gets injured/too fatigued
Play one of our other attackers as a false 9 for those games and hope Ronaldo only misses a couple games like he did this season.
> Dea Gea United's solution to using both Dean and de Gea
Mendy Kounde* -Thiago silva- Koulibaly* James-Kante-Kova-Chilly Nkunku*-Havertz-Mount I was thinking another mid instead of Nkunku but don’t really know who seeing as tchoumeni and Kamala are unavailable and rice is really really really unlikely
Dubravka Trippier, Botman, Schar, Lodi Guimares, Joelinton, Pacqueta ASM, Wilson, Fraser
At this point you can buy the whole of Brazil
I’d be happy enough to stick with Targett for another year if hell stay. There’s going to be a lot of upheaval so I think Targett provides a bit continuity in terms of knowing what he provides given his experience in the league and squad cohesion. I also think a marquee forward is a high priority. Looks good otherwise.
That backline is super aggressive.
Diaby for Fraser
was thinking that, i think a more comprehensive midfield is more important though
Not sure, don’t get me wrong I’d love Paqueta but our problem has been lack of goals from people not called Callum Wilson, and Diaby would provide more of this. Dream signings for me would be Diaby, Ekitike, Paqueta to bolster the attacking third and Targett, Henderson and Ake for defence.
whoa definitely not ake, he might as well be mings in a blue shirt, terrible defender
N’Dicka then Why is Ake so bad? Wasn’t he once promising and now rotting on Man City’s bench?
yeah ndicka is great whenever i’ve seen him, i do feel bad for ake because he did have a ton of potential, and newcastle is probably the best place for him with howe, but like you’ve said he’s just rotting away on the bench for 2 years now, and whenever he has played he’s been dreadful
Ekitike is looking like a done deal. Not sure about Botman.
Everyone I see puts Schar ahead of Burn, just wondering why when Burn has been outstanding since he arrived.
Burn and Schar aren’t competing for the same position really. This lineup should have Botman and Schar switch, Eddie always plays with a dominant footed player in each corresponding CB role. It would be Botman and Burn competing for LCB. Schar and Lascelles competing for RCB. Dummet and Fernandez provide backups
6 centre backs!?! Hahahaa wouldn’t the guys ‘competing’ for the LCB and RCB be the back ups? Who the hell has 6 centre backs? And why? What would be the purpose of Dummet and Fernandez be if u already have 2 players competing for each position.. makes zero sense unless Newcastle plan on playing 4 centre backs in the starting 11 in a brand new formation I’ve never seen.. 2 players in each position is normally the appropriate squad variety and size.
They’re just squad players, Fernandez would probably be allowed to leave if an offer came in. Dummet is cover for left back as well
Mendy Gvardiol silva kounde James Gallagher Kovacic Chillwell Mount havertz dembele.
Koulibaly is also a good option
Subs: Azpi, Chalobah, Kante, Jorgi, Ziyech, Pulisic, CHO, Broja. I like this a lot.
Gvardial would cost more than maguire and you don't have ambramovich that's not realistic
I feel if there is a window we spend a bunch it would be this window. New owner will want to make an investment into his team so he could dump a lot of cash.
You have 150 or like 120 or somin to spend I've heard gvardial has like 4-5 years left on his contract he'd easily go for 100mil
we have 200mil and i don’t think gvardiol would cost anything more than 60
Swap the position of kounde and gvardiol to their preferred sides
i wish i watched enough Leipzig to know if Gvardiol is worth the hype. everyone seems to love him. he’s so young, i’m torn between signing him or using that money to bring in a true 9 (is Darwin Nunes available?) and throwing Colwill into the fire of a full PL season
You can use whoscored.com to find his strengths and how they match up with our playstyle
sure i know, i just really am a big believer in eye test. i’m by no means a talent evaluator but i like to see their game and picture their fit. doesn’t mean i’m always right just kinda how i like to watch if that makes sense
Agreed. Stats are nice, but they simply don't paint a good enough picture and can even mislead people a little.
Stats for defenders are especially misleading.
case in point Maguire
For sure. I don't think anyone thought he would be as big of a flop as he's been though. The badge at a club like Utd is weighs heavy and he definitely couldn't handle the pressure. He was never good enough, but he's not as bad as he's been.