tommye
Player Valuation: £120m
This is making me excited again. Jiminez would be outrageous

This is making me excited again. Jiminez would be outrageous
Question for me becomes - are we financially in a position to strengthen the team to the extent we can get the best out of both Lukaku and Barkley, both require a level of player around them to do so, IF we aren't able to do so, then ultimately we could be better building a team without them, maybe that view is becoming more coloured by the fact that neither player is showing any signs that they see their future at the club, and after a whilst it starts to grate.
The only point in keeping Lukaku is if we are going to go out their and strengthen the team significantly - bringing in players who actually can compliment his game - and that's gonna cost a whole lot of money.
My fear is that we spend this summer rebuilding the defence/keeper positions, and think that keeping Lukaku and shoring up the defence will be enough to get the extra points for 4th (it won't) - and the only offensive player of significance we add will be someone like Sigurdsson - who whilst better than what we have - is probably not as good as is needed (take his set pieces out and he's arguably inferior to what we already have with Barkley).
IF we can't afford to fix the defence and seriously improve the attack this summer - then maybe deciding to cash in on Lukaku and throwing all that into 3-4 younger players with huge potential and supplementing it with the likes of Rooney short term may be a better way forward...
Looks a good player, but not a replacement for Lukaku, Sandro is 5"9", fast, likes to come deep or go wide, bring the midfielders into the play or on the shoulder of the last defender, hitting teams on the break. More of a "Jamie Vardy" than Lukaku type player. That might be how we play next year, or we may just need this guy, plus one or two more, different type forwards
After yesterday's performance I've no problem selling Barclay and Lukaku IF the price is right i.e. 130 m for both
Add 60/70 for outgoings and 100m transfer budget and potentially we could get
Pickford 20 m
Keane 30 m
Koubailly /VVD50m
Siggy. 30 m
Dolberg. 30m
Tielemans 30m
Bernardi 40 m
Dembele 30m
Klassen. 30m
Add Rooney on a free and Matbe Soares or Tierney and we would be fine
After yesterday it's time for a radical overhaul
No heart no passion
jesus christAfter yesterday's performance I've no problem selling Barclay and Lukaku IF the price is right i.e. 130 m for both
Add 60/70 for outgoings and 100m transfer budget and potentially we could get
Pickford 20 m
Keane 30 m
Koubailly /VVD50m
Siggy. 30 m
Dolberg. 30m
Tielemans 30m
Bernardi 40 m
Dembele 30m
Klassen. 30m
Add Rooney on a free and Matbe Soares or Tierney and we would be fine
After yesterday it's time for a radical overhaul
No heart no passion
300m to get sixth place? Outrageous!300m?
We won't spend a third of that.
You still think we're in for him?
You can't change that many players at once mate just simply won't work.After yesterday's performance I've no problem selling Barclay and Lukaku IF the price is right i.e. 130 m for both
Add 60/70 for outgoings and 100m transfer budget and potentially we could get
Pickford 20 m
Keane 30 m
Koubailly /VVD50m
Siggy. 30 m
Dolberg. 30m
Tielemans 30m
Bernardi 40 m
Dembele 30m
Klassen. 30m
Add Rooney on a free and Matbe Soares or Tierney and we would be fine
After yesterday it's time for a radical overhaul
No heart no passion
Not many players would want to join a team that looks so unstable if that many players were coming & going.After yesterday's performance I've no problem selling Barclay and Lukaku IF the price is right i.e. 130 m for both
Add 60/70 for outgoings and 100m transfer budget and potentially we could get
Pickford 20 m
Keane 30 m
Koubailly /VVD50m
Siggy. 30 m
Dolberg. 30m
Tielemans 30m
Bernardi 40 m
Dembele 30m
Klassen. 30m
Add Rooney on a free and Matbe Soares or Tierney and we would be fine
After yesterday it's time for a radical overhaul
No heart no passion
YupYou still think we're in for him?
He's a huge fan and does know his stuff/has a few connections, but whether his info is 100% reliable...
He wasn't really claiming anything groundbreaking. Just saying the noises were coming from Ajax that they would only let the lad go for a huge fee.
Think a lot depends on what happens with Rom and when it does, as to what our targets will be. Who knows atm whether are targets are built around providing service/support to Rom, or that we're aiming to replace him outright?
It's only a 100 m net spend and to be honest I'm blowing off steam after that performance yesterdayNot many players would want to join a team that looks so unstable if that many players were coming & going.