Well, we have to sell Mina due to his contract having one year left + his injury problems + we have to sell Keane as hes dreadful.
I'd be comfortable sticking with Godfrey and Branthwaite. Then adding one star centre back + a young player --
@catcherintherye mentioned Colwill from Chelsea who is on loan at Huddersfield and by all accounts looks class.
Then like you say, a 'pivot' which would mean two deep midfielders for depth and competition. Also a young player to provide competition for Alli...then possibly more of a technical player than Doucoure for the box to box role.
Again, agreed another centre forward.
Thats just looking at the spine...
1 first choice centre back
1 centre back to develop
1 first choice deep playmaker
1 box to box player
1 deep defensive midfielder
1 young attacking midfielder
1 young centre forward to develop
So, for me just in the spine of the team we need 7 new players.
11 out Mina, Keane, Holgate, Delph, Sigurdsson, Davies, Gomes, Tosun, Rondon, Allan and Iwobi (adding him as he claims 10 is his best position lol )
To throw some names around:
CB: Colwill + one starter
DM: Gilmour + Kamara / Tchouameni / Luiz
CM: Gallagher / Gravenberch
AM: Wirtz / Ketelaere
CF: Broja / Gouiri
If by some miracle were clear of FFP then three dream signings...
Bellingham
Valverde
Kounde
You never know with Lampard.
Seems very high, is he 'that' good? Saw his youtube clips and doesnt seem rapid like Brennan Johnson...whats his strengths, whose he like?
I dont mean to nitpick but if Coleman, Keane and Gomes are in the squad getting games then we're playing with 10 men.
Agree on most of the rest