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Andre Gray. After a keeper it would be worth blowing our entire remaining budget on him. Top top finisher. I'd get rid of Mirrallas in an instant if necessary.
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For £15m you're having a rather large laugh there mate.
Andre Gray. After a keeper it would be worth blowing our entire remaining budget on him. Top top finisher. I'd get rid of Mirrallas in an instant if necessary.
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For £15m you're having a rather large laugh there mate.
Honestly I'm not matey and am happy to be vaulted to kingdom come. The lad is absolute class. For my sins I've had to watch a lot of games with him playing and he's an absolute natural. He'd be perfect for us. He's quick, skilful and a great finisher. Of course it'd be a punt as he has no premier league experience but......
I like him too. But feel the cost he'd be would be waaay too much of a risk for us.
For £15m you're having a rather large laugh there mate.
somebodys having us on with that accountTo be far I've yet to see a post he's made without lol'ing.
Player retention is our best friend in January.
For the rumor file: Milan sniffing Miralles and Everton having been rumoured to be sniffing Honda. I can't see Honda staying at the San Siro if Milan sign Miralles... therefore if Miralles negotiations were to take place id be surprised if Honda's current situation wasn't (at least) discussed.
Sam Bryam rejected a new Leeds contract. We've been linked with him for ages. Would be quality if we got him.
Garbutt - Galloway - Stones - Bryam
That'd be England's next back four for a decade.
Wish list update:
1--Alen Halilovic who was linked in the summer seems to be the main man at Sporting Gijon in Spain and his performances are leading to media stories about how he will soon be in Barca's first 11. Didnt know this but he has a clause in the loan guaranteeing he plays 60% of games.
2-- Bernardo Silva has scored 7 in 17 in the league for monaco. He was signed for €15.75mil (about £12mil at the time) and we would need to bid £20mil+ for him however next summer he's nailed on to join a top team so we'd need to act fast + Monaco need the money. He's the perfect fit for us and has world class potential, signing him would be a massive statement to Stones / Lukaku etc.
3-- Duncan Watmore has been really highly rated for a couple of seasons now and has made a big impact even off the bench against us. If Sunderland go down he could be someone to look at for Left wing.
4-- Breel Embolo has been linked and could be an ideal player to bring in because he can play several positions in midfield and also act as backup to Lukaku so would be getting games from day 1.
5-- Youri Tielemans like Embolo can play in a few positions in the centre of the pitch so would get games from day 1. He's currently touted for either Juventus or Man Utd in the summer but I think at his age (18) could be swayed due to the young group we have who are getting regular games, Martinez himself and also the way we play. He's done a bit of a "Barkley" this season and scored at a faster rate than last year.
5-- William Carvalho has just come back from that 3 month injury and played in two games for Sporting. Arsenal are always linked with him but now have Coquelin and whilst we dont need him today he'd slot in alongside McCarthy and they could look similar to Petit and Vieira as a partnership or perhaps more 'fearsome and destructive'.
6-- Jack Butland....would be in the summer and cost a fortune for a keeper.
7-- Yarmolenko....needs no introduction but obviously his agent likes to publicize meetings with us and photos as the ground. Yarmolenko also admitted his contract extension was solely so Kiev can get money for him and possibly has a reasonable buyout inside too. I just noticed hes played 17 games and scored 10 goals this season...
Obviously some if not all of these suggestions are extremely unlikely. However, lots of speculation on here about Stones and Lukaku and us needing champions league to keep hold of them.
I think if we do have the money for Yarmolenko then that would be about whats needed in January for either him or Embolo. Also adding to the pot with a sale (Mirallas/Naismith) we would probably have enough for Tielemans, Silva or Carvalho.
Kiev are 3rd in chelseas group, Monaco and Anderlecht are 2nd/3rd in spurs europa league group.
Im aware of Martinez's quotes on new signings but just for fun imagine the euphoria around the squad if one of these players was brought in....could really push us to another level on the pitch and boost morale.