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If we can't get Sancho then we should get Ziyech before City or Leicester get him.

 
Argo said:
It's not too tricky to rotate three players for two positions, especially at an age where form is quite flexible. That, injures and the volume of games will ensure all three get significant minutes.

We made Duff, Robben and Joe Cole work.
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Duff, JC and to a lesser extent Robben knew how to graft, personally I'm not convinced we'd get that with a trio of Sancho, Pulisic, CHO. City and Liverpool attack and defend as a cohesive unit.

 
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mwblue10 said:
Ah yes, the always reliable red top rumor.

Jokes aside, if we add to our midfield, which I doubt we will, this is not the type of signing we will make.
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I don't disagree with you - the question I ask myself is this - we know Kovacic and Jorginho can play together in a pivot and Kante's value must be north of £70m? If we're a better team with Kova/Jorginho does it not make sense to sell Kante and if so, who do we replace with? An upcoming English talent with the potential to be as good as Kante in a couple of years? :wink:

 
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the special one said:
I don't disagree with you - the question I ask myself is this - we know Kovacic and Jorginho can play together in a pivot and Kante's value must be north of £70m? If we're a better team with Kova/Jorginho does it not make sense to sell Kante and if so, who do we replace with? An upcoming English talent with the potential to be as good as Kante in a couple of years? :wink:
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If we ever sell Kante, we should then buy Ndidi. Anyone else and it's a significant drop in quality

 
I find it funny that people actually talk about selling Kante. He has been our best midfielder for years in a row now.

Just because he got injured recently, everyone forgot that he at his best is not only our best midfielder but the best player in the league as well...

High quality players shouldn't be sold. Specially since we will have enough money for transfers in the summer.

Sell someone that does less, Barkley is basically a year from his peak and he hasn't been good, Kovacic can't score a goal if his life depended on it...

Leave Kante alone.

 
Deino said:
If we can't get Sancho then we should get Ziyech before City or Leicester get him.
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With Pedro and Willian both likely to be heading out, replacing them with Sancho and Ziyech is a good shout imo.

It'll be hard to give CHO, Sancho, Pulisic and Ziyech enough minutes though

 
Gol15 said:
I find it funny that people actually talk about selling Kante. He has been our best midfielder for years in a row now.

Just because he got injured recently, everyone forgot that he at his best is not only our best midfielder but the best player in the league as well...

High quality players shouldn't be sold. Specially since we will have enough money for transfers in the summer.

Sell someone that does less, Barkley is basically a year from his peak and he hasn't been good, Kovacic can't score a goal if his life depended on it...

Leave Kante alone.
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I agree with Barkley, but Kovacic is easily one of the best players in our team. Id have him almost on par with Jorginho, and thats saying something

 
DisposeOfDeadwood said:
I agree with Barkley, but Kovacic is easily one of the best players in our team. Id have him almost on par with Jorginho, and thats saying something
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He's still behind Kante and Jorginho, so my point is that there is no real reason for us to sell Kante but if you want to talk about selling someone, focus on players that are worse than the world class players that we have. 

In order to improve the squad Frank must get to know if he will be able to count on RLC and Mount in the future, I personally believe that both are good talents but sadly if RLC keeps being injury prone he could be the one to leave the team and then we could just buy another great player, without selling any of our key members of the squad.

The way I see it, if RLC recovers there will be no real need to buy any new player for the central midfield, we would need to buy a winger and a left back.

 
Gol15 said:
He's still behind Kante and Jorginho, so my point is that there is no real reason for us to sell Kante but if you want to talk about selling someone, focus on players that are worse than the world class players that we have. 

In order to improve the squad Frank must get to know if he will be able to count on RLC and Mount in the future, I personally believe that both are good talents but sadly if RLC keeps being injury prone he could be the one to leave the team and then we could just buy another great player, without selling any of our key members of the squad.

The way I see it, if RLC recovers there will be no real need to buy any new player for the central midfield, we would need to buy a winger and a left back.
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Oh for sure yeah, I mean I definitely don't think we should sell Kante when he's one of the best midfielders in the world. Out of the midfielders we have currently in our first team, Barkley needs to be sold as he just isn't upto it. RLC seems really injury prone so im just unsure on his future now - But when hes playing at his best, hes a beast.

We are definitely stacked in midfield, even with quality youth prospects coming through like Gilmour and Gallagher, not to mention Mount currently (though hes fallen off in recent weeks)

As you said, defence needs a bit of work, and some quality wingers to replace the outgoing Pedro and Willian

 
DisposeOfDeadwood said:
With Pedro and Willian both likely to be heading out, replacing them with Sancho and Ziyech is a good shout imo.

It'll be hard to give CHO, Sancho, Pulisic and Ziyech enough minutes though
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We're competing in CL, PL, FA Cup and League Cup. We have plenty of games to go around.

 
DisposeOfDeadwood said:
But would any 2 of those be happy with not playing many CL/PL games and only getting cup games?
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I think if anyone of them are on form then Lamps has a job to do but that's hardly the case anymore. Players form comes and goes not to mention niggles and injuries come into play towards the business end of the season. As I see it, it's up to the players to perform and deliver. The club and board should always go for the best targets available.

I've had enough of going for average players for the sake of finding subs. 

 
Deino said:
I think if anyone of them are on form then Lamps has a job to do but that's hardly the case anymore. Players form comes and goes not to mention niggles and injuries come into play towards the business end of the season. As I see it, it's up to the players to perform and deliver. The club and board should always go for the best targets available.

I've had enough of going for average players for the sake of finding subs. 
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Definitely agree with you there, we have had far too many years of signing players based on a little bit of potential or the types that will come good in several years time (which they don't even end up reaching those heights) We need to sign world class players if we need to upgrade a position. Not sign players on the level of Zappacosta for example. Sure he's a good back up player, but we need to sign players who will slot straight into the 1st team

 
If we do quite well this season, say top 4 and we have money to spend next season it could become a dilemma.

Currently youth is being given a chance and it is delivering, if you bring in big names you risk breaking the dressing room harmony and the disrupting the hopes of the youngsters. 

I would be tempted if a world class keeper becomes available............

 
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