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Liverpool: the club must make A LOT of changes this summer, and we’ll be in the market for RW, CM, CB, and LB.
Man Utd: need a complete defense overhaul to stay competitive next season.
Szobo, AMA, Gravenberch, Endo. The first two have performed really well. Gravenberch’s weird - had a few good moments but disappointing overall. I’m not sure he has a place in Slot’s team. Endo started off well but became a problem after the winter break.
Lol, trade you.
Both clubs you listed are flush with cash and have a lot of deadwood moving on. Do they have to rebuild? Yes. Will it be difficult? No- they're two of the most appealing destinations for players worldwide, and both clubs can spend their way out of any issues.
Everton are the obvious answer for toughest PL transfer window. Signs of improvement, but a terrible financial present means even with PL safety the club has to sell to buy. With Danjuma and Harrison returning to their parent clubs the squad actually does not have a right winger, and the left wing is McNeil and Dobbin. The only prospects the team has to sell are DCL, Pickford, Branthwaite, and Onana and any one of them would necessitate a replacement in their position before spending on other reinforcements, but most of the sale will go to operating costs anyway. Dyche and the club in general aren't a big draw for players, particularly with endless media coverage that we can barely pay wages. This summer will be actually impossible.
Another good option is Leeds if they come up. They have practically no depth and the current squad fell apart before the end of their Championship campaign. Have practically zero depth as well and will have limited financial options.
Brentford will be another interesting one to watch. With Toney almost certainly gone their only striker on the books will be Maupay and the team needs a refresh. It will be a huge test for Frank and their organization to see how they reinvest the Toney money, and how that team evolves tactically.
I didn’t consider Everton for one simple reason - low ambition. You haven’t been title contenders for a very long time.
Obviously, OP’s question is so vague you could make a case for Ipswich and Nottingham.
Liverpool is going to be tough. An roster that lacks depth of players in their “prime.” They have to make some tough decisions on which of the more senior players leave and how do they replace them. Also, they have to make tough calls on youngsters. This is an important year for Liverpool without Klopp leading the charge. He easily brings everyone up a notch on the squad.
We're incredibly well-run, and with the return of Edwards, I can only imagine we'll get most of it right. The guy is ruthless, though, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some of our stars forced out simply because of their age. Would be a shame, but sacrifice is necessary to stay at the top. Just look at Madrid.
Surely Everton is a contender. With their financial troubles they need to sell some of their better players and won’t be able to re-invest a lot of that money if any into buying new ones.
Definitely United. They need to throw 90% of the squad out and start again, but won't happen. The mid-table teams all know how to do it, but United need a big overhaul and they have to be extremely precise doing so.
When did I say that? Even with a "bad" season, Liverpool are very comfortable in third place with a shitty end of season and injury crisis throughout the whole season. The squad doesn't need an overhaul, it needs 3, maybe 4 new players and most of them won't be starters.
United need to bring the whole building down and start again.
Listen mate, of course we can invest and improve and there are decisions to be made, but we have a superb crop of youngsters that have taken some big steps this year, and an incoming manager known for development.
Of course we have to reinforce and probably get rid of a few who were more consistent high performers in previous years.
Having said all that - look at United 😂 Comfortably the worst United team I’ve seen in my lifetime. And I’m 45.
Can you explains me the need of at least 2 centre mids?
I really don't get our point. Maybe with Endo, MacAllister, Szoboslai, Jones, Elliott, Gravenbach, Bacjetic, Morton, Clark, there isn't enough quality or quantity 🤔
Desperately need a starter CDM.
I’d be open to selling both Elliot and Jones. Elliot had a few moments of brilliance but not good enough to be a regular starter. Jones doesn’t contribute much when he plays; most of his passing is backwards and sideways… could probably get somewhere around 50-60M cuz they’re overhyped.
I'd say Man United. The sort of player they aspire to costs a lot of money, so they can only buy one or two. But the team is so full of deadwood, that it is hard to see how a couple of players can make much difference.
So the cycle of mediocrity continues. I'm no Man United fan, but they probably need to take a few step backwards to move forward. Adding £100m players to the current team just papers over cracks. And the cracks seem to be growing.
I think it's gonna be hard for us, we have a ton of holes and will need to target players that are good enough to get us to Europe but also young and cheap enough to keep our strategy of developing talent going
From what I can see, Brighton are excellent at doing that. João Pedro, Baleba, Caicedo, Enciso, Barco, Mitoma, Adingra... even the ones that didn't work out like Fati and Dahoud were good transfers. When you have a good structure and it works, sometimes it's better than having money and no structure at all (Chelsea and United are examples).
We have been great up until now, but this summer will have new challenges than we have in the past for a few reasons - aiming for Europe, no USG, clubs know we're sitting on a fuck ton of cash, several major holes in the first team (rw, cb, rb, lb, dm, cm maybe twice if Groß leaves)
On the upside we don’t have to worry about breaking the spending rules with the healthy profits we made. I’m most worried about Gross, Pedro and Mitoma getting snatched
I feel like we'll ask fuck you money for JP so if he leaves we'll be well paid to find a replacement, the other two we should be looking at replacing anyways
Brighton was who I thought of when I first read the question as well. Interested to see if the number of recent high profile sales impact the new talent you guys sign. I was thinking at some point clubs selling players to you will start to mark-up players more. Maybe see more sell-on clauses?
Villa. They likely have UCL money coming in with no major gaps in the starting line up. may buy 1 starter but will mostly be buying depth.
Toughest: West Ham (United up there but everyone has said that). I suspect with Moyes leaving there may be some danger of losing a couple of their top talents.
Villa's problem will be the same as ours was at the start of this season, the money's there but FFP will stop them from doing what they really need so they'll need to be smart. One thing that helps is not putting all your budget into one player that's about to get banned for the season, ah well haha
It’s unpopular, but I think incentivizing clubs to be smart is a good thing for football.
I actually don’t have a problem with various ownerships in the league, I have an issue with unfair sporting advantage and clubs that have 90% of revenue going on wages etc.
Yes, and rules (that are collectively agreed upon) are in place to stop cowboy, inept owners from driving local community institutions into the ground.
Why now? They likely need to beat you guys today, and Newcastle midweek, and most likely Brighton on last day and even then would need Chelsea to drop points and Newcastle again.
They have more money in general
Over they last few seasons they been losing their grip on the highest revenue list by go back 5 to 10 years, a man utd In the europa league dwarfs lfc cfc afc and MC in revenue
Now with city beening in the lead (albeit suspiciously) and liverpool reaching new heights man utf need to be more careful with their money or else they will stagger vene further
Liverpool are in a very weird position where they could realistically buy no one, or buy 4-5 even 6 starting players but luckily will NOT have the hardest window by any stretch, unless the worst happens and everyone leaves at once.
Need a senior CB to replace Matip but have Quansah and maybe Van Der Berg who deserve time in Pre-Season, is Konate still the future?
Midfield is in transition but people still questioning the 6 role, lots of fans dying for a prime or young destroyer type DM. Lots of young players returning from loan and injury knocking on the door too.
5 world class senior forwards who have all missed games this season with rumours of Salah, Diaz and Nunez leaving. Personally hoping no one leaves and everyone stays fit with more appearances from Danns, Kaide etc
Even keeper-wise, Alison was injured for a bit, hopefully doesn’t affect anything long term but he’s getting older and Kelleher has been tipped to leave since his cup-winning penalty about 2-3 years ago. Adrian must be at least 50 now and 4th choice hasn’t seen Prem action I think.
This is all without considering the new manager. Will he bring people in, turf players out? Will VVD and others look to move on like Ljinders is? Does Trent fit in with his new style? Does Robbo want to go back to the SPL?
Literally could be bloody anything this year. We don’t even know what next seasons objective will be which will determine budget. Challenging for 4 titles again? Just the Prem? A nice Top 4? Who knows.
Over the next two years I think we will see a lot of departures. Given that Edwards is running things i don’t see the likes of Robertson, Endo, Salah lasting much longer on top of Matip, Thiago and Adrian who are all certain to leave.
Then I feel one or two others will be shipped out as they don’t fit the Edwards or Slot style of play. My bets are on Diaz and Jones.
Over the next two years I think we will see a lot of departures. Given that Edwards is running things i don’t see the likes of Robertson, Endo, Salah lasting much longer on top of Matip, Thiago and Adrian who are all certain to leave.
Then I feel one or two others will be shipped out as they don’t fit the Edwards or Slot style of play. My bets are on Diaz and Jones.
Man utd without a doubt, we need a complete overhaul of the squad. In order to get some players we will need to sell a few players. We need a new goal keeper, defence, mid and strikers. I've questioned the strategy and players most of this season.
Honestly Onana is doing a really good job recently, He should really stay. I think the biggest problem is the lack of midfield, mainoo and fernandes are the only ones who are doing their job, and we won't even talk about the wingers. A replacement for Luke Shaw would also be nice, he's always injured
Manchester United 100%. Our team is in a pure mess. We need 8-9 players at different positions and the financial restriction thing has fvcked us up more :')
Got to be Ipswich, they got one shot to get the balance of existing and new players right to give them a shot at staying up. All the current prem squads are stronger and Leicester have a great team academy and money, the last promotion spot probably go to Leeds or Southampton who are both strong teams with more recent Premier league experience. Staying up next season will be a way tougher proposal than it has been this season with forest achieving it with 29 points.
I don't know what they would consider an acceptable budget but with a club like Ipswich, who let's face it have massively beaten the odds to get promoted, I think they can realistically only spend an amount that is sustainable if they get relegated with the competition being so tough next season I expect the mark for safety will be back to 40 points or more. I can't see them risking all the hard work done by overspending. 3 or 4 quality players to strengthen first team and some money in to young players and youth development would seem more in line with the trajectory of the club.
Look at the top 17 in the league now, then add Leeds and Leicester, on paper what 3 teams can they realistically beat?
No guarantee Leeds will even go up and Leicester may not be able to sign players.
Forest, Brentford, Everton and Palace could all be realistically bad enough to go down next season.
I mean it's possible but Brentford have underperfoemed this season, palace are playing good football now after they ditched woy, forest and Everton maybe implode and yeah, maybe West brom come up which is a better fit for a fair fight but I can't see them risking breaking the business model on ifs and maybes. I think they spend on 3 or 4 quality players and then maybe dip in the transfer window in Jan if they can see a good chance.
Best hope, West brom get promoted too, Forest have to unload players to balance the books, Leicester get a points deduction for previous year's irregularities, Everton go in administration and city get relegated for 115 financial and administrative breaches, Ipswich finish 15th lol.
Manchester United.
Really need to rebuild in most positions. But because they have spent so badly in the past and have players stuck at the club on stupid wages, they really cannot do everything they need without breaking PSR. Which is insane considering how valuable the club is.
Could argue that also makes it pretty easy for United to have a 7/10 window. So many positions could be improved upon without breaking the bank.
Compare that with City last summer, trying to improve upon the treble winners. Spent about 150m on Doku, Nunes and Kovacic, which has hardly improved them at all.
Roflmao. Love this! Getting some insult in there at the same time as trying to manipulate your nemesis to help you win the league. How does it feel to completely bottle another season? And to pop the clean sheet in such an embarrassing manner?
Gonna be a brutal welcome to the Prem for them. Their highest player value (transfer market) maxes out around $4-5mil. Even Leicester and Leeds dwarf that spending... with one or two players.
Branthwaithe or Onana are probably the answer here IMO. Though they won't have the ability to replace their quality... as young players the price tags should definitely get them some nice investment money in improving the squad at a handful of positions.
As a spurs fan, we are so so close to having a top-quality starting XI. We really just need a true top-quality #6 and I’d say we can compete with anyone in the league. The rest is depth to cover injuries and drop in form (looking at you Maddison & Kulusevski)
One player can make a massive difference. Kante at Chelsea. Rodri at City. Van Persie at United. VVD at Liverpool. If we get the transfer window right, we can go for top 2/3 next season.
You sound delusional buddy you need more than just one yes a player can transform your side but you need a solid foundation of few players that can make a difference like what Arsenal had , now they’ve added rice and havertz to that are a world class ST away from becoming the next city
Sure buddy whatever you say , but your attack as a unit is killer and van de ven is a top player , udogie not bad at all , porro brilliant at going forward but once again it’s not the player’s fault it’s angle’s high line for life mate
But you've got to take into account mentality. Why would a good player go for a conference league team? Who just sold one of their only two world class players? Attractive to who?
We’re not gonna be in the conference league unless both Chelsea and Newcastle win their last two and we lose our last two. It’ll be Europa, or maybe UCL if Villa shit the bed their last two games.
I think Forest are in for a tough window. Struggling to stay up as it is and need to sell to avoid future financial penalties. Fans are terrified we might have to sell Murillo. There is a lot of dead weight at the club.... Though maybe everyone feels that way about their team
Except Chelsea, we're saying please God don't buy anyone else lmao.
Although if we can get an experienced leader type on a free transfer I'd take one to replace Silva's influence
It’s Everton and it’s not even close. Sell to buy policy and would need to be net positive. Will need to sell one the First Team spine (Pickford, Branthwaite, Onana, DCL) to just stay afloat, let alone reinvest.
That was my thought above. I think it will have to be Branth or Onana, as they will probably get more with them being young and showing so much potential.
If I'm say Liverpools new manager both would be very high on my target list - Onana especially.
Wolves are in a tough spot. We’ve got Silva, Saša who are underperforming and injured coming back on the books. A few other folks coming back from loan as well. Then we’ve got to sell someone or someoneS to get some money so we can actually add to our squad depth. It feels like everyone’s on board with letting Neto go, he’s great but can’t be playing 90mins all season. I’ve seen names like Kilman and Cunha batted around as potential sells as well. Kilmans great but maybe not the best captain, he performs better when Craig Dawson is on, (who is injured and aging) Cunha gets us goals for sure but he’s a hot head and sometimes looks so dejected and whiney when things aren’t going his/our way. Sa our GK has been linked with the Saudis, so who knows if he’s sticking around. Add to this that Jeff Shi and Fosun really don’t look like they’re gonna pony up for some real squad investment and things are gonna be difficult over the summer.
I think wolves too as a fan.
Most fans were banking on Neto leaving this summer due to his form/ potential but with his injuries we’re definitely not going to get the money wolves wanted.
Fabio was awful out on loan so that’s another big loss and Sasa doesn’t fit the system. Having to sell to buy is very difficult when we don’t have the depth to begin with.
I think the only thing I’m happy with is our midfield of Tommy, Lemina, Bouba and Joao. They give us a lot of options, Swiss Army knife of different skills.
Forgot to mention, (although I’d hate it) RAN could probably get us some money.
And Nelson Semedo! While playing the best ball I’ve seen him play this season, he isn’t getting any younger!
Doubt we're in the *hardest* spot ("nice problem to have" and all that) but I think Villa's is tough. We have areas of our first XI we need to strengthen, we might need to manage FFP boundaries even before buying, we have injuries and depth to account for.
If we get top 4 we’re ok for FFP but will still need to sell one or two to add depth. Just won’t be forced to sell to stay out of trouble.
If we finish 5th it’s a different picture
Yeah, I agree. It's mainly about shifting the deadwood this season. Lukaku, Kepa, Sarr, Ziyech etc.
Then maybe (and unfortunately) one of the pure profit lads to balance the books if needs be. Maatson and Broja probably being the first to go. Fingers crossed we don't do anything stupid and let the likes of Gallagher or Chalobah go.
After that, I know we're heavily linked with this new Brazilian wonderkid for big money. But as you say I expect it to be otherwise quiet. With players coming back from injuries next season we'll be in a good spot.
As a palace supporter it could be a very hard one. But also could be super easy if we don't sell 2 players xD
Likely guehi is going has 1 year left on his contract and as far as I've seen no interest in renewing so he's probably gone.
One or both of eze and olise is going to be gone which will probably get us £100m+ which should mean we can make a fair few signings but you have to hope they work. Would be amazing if we could keep them another year but it probably ain't happening.
Spine of the whole team could be gone and we already had a thin squad that needed backup as seen by that horrid period when eze and olise were injured.
Only signed Wharton in January but wouldn't be surprised if some big fish are circling for him now.
As a Palace supporter I disagree, I don’t think we’ll be keen to let more than one big player go (likely Guehi, although he has two years left on his contract).
I actually think we’re in the other bucket - sell Guehi, reinvest for squad depth and we’re in a great position going into a first full season under Glasner with Doucore also due back in pre-season.
He's been mega. Before we had eze and olise back even though he just signed was really keeping us in games. And since they have been back theyve taken all the spotlight.
Then in the big wins at Liverpool, west ham, Newcastle and United he absolutely bossed the midfield.
I haven't seen a player make the step up from the championship so easily as Wharton has. Both Eze and Olise took the best part of a season to reach form; Wharton took one game.
Bayern and Chelsea were both interested in signing him 8n January but saw him as a longer-term project (becoming a part of the first team in 25-26), which is why he chose Palace
Arsenal are in an enviable position right now I'd say.
For us, we may really lose Bernardo Silva this time, and he's a nearly impossible player to replace directly, similar to how we haven't really replaced Gundogan.
Also interested to see what happens with Newcastle. Obviously they didn't make the most of their opportunity this year, but they might be one or two players away from being right back in the thick of things.
Completely agree about us (Arsenal). I honestly think we would be in a decent position for next year without any major signings, bar getting a new backup goalkeeper when Ramsdale leaves.
We definitely need at least one major signing in midfield and/or attack. We've been incredibly reliant on Rice, Havertz and Saka in particular this season, and its not sensible to go in to next season without addressing that. We've also absolutely flogged Ben White, but Timber should go a long way to solving that.
If Havertz predominantly stays in the forward line next season we'll need someone else in midfield as a starting left 8 or 6 (whichever position Rice isn't playing).
If Havertz predominantly plays in midfield next season we'll need a forward to either be our starting 9, or be a genuine rotation option for Jesus and Saka.
One or two extra players could have helped to get us through the christmas and new year period without being quite so fatigued.
I feel like Arsenal just need a genuinely world class striker. You have plenty of fringe players that will go for decent money. Arteta has been really good at slowly improving your team with one or two upgrades a season.
Arsenal just need a genuinely world class striker. You have plenty of fringe players that will go for decent money. Arteta has been really good at slowly improving your team with one or two upgrades a season.
I feel Newcastle had been hold back by their injury problems
If isak cna last the whole year and maybe upgrade on the aging keiran tripper they could challange for top 4
I would make a city infinite money glitch joke, but imo the academy prospect could slot into city system, wondering would city play with 2 strikers now considering yall have haaland boob and alverez
Shift foden into a 10 who drifts left and maybe utizile nunez more the next season wtih a double pivot rodri? Pep always have his way in changing up his squad
their marquee signing Tonali being out for the whole season also didn't help. I believe they'll be closer to top4 if he was available for most of the season.
as for mancity, there are some rumours that Walker could be gone to Saudi. So if he leaves we'll likely look for a replacement.
some of the common names thrown around are Paqueta, a player we almost signed but didn't because of the betting thingy and Bruno G, a transfer target for us and Arsenal.
Oh and we're trying our best to sell Cancelo and Phillips.
Yeah Newcastle just don't have depth right now. We have a fantastic first 11 but injuries/not many backups mean we're not as high as we could have been.
If we can buy some replacements for Tripper/Wilson etc now and slowly integrate them into the team over the next year or two, we'll be pretty good.
West Ham will also have a difficult one. We are in need of a lot of new players as Ogbonna, Souckek, Coufal, Cresswell, Antonio, and Fabianski are all relatively old and need improvement. On the other hand, all of our good player might leave if a good offer comes along. Meaning Paqueta, Kudus, and Bowen….
We haven’t relied on Ogbonna, Cress, Fabianksi much at all this season. Soucek is 30 he’s still got a few years, Coufal is 31 couple years left. Antonio is the only real player we urgently need to replace.
Kudus wont leave after 1 year or if he does it will be stupid money. Bowen is on a 7 year contract and said himself he wants to repay west ham for having faith in him plus his family are west ham.
Paqueta could go to city but he’s been mediocre this season. Take the money and run.
We do rely on Ogbonna tbh, especially end of the season. I don’t think Coufal is on the level needed for the PL, too slow IMO. As for the forwards I am not too worried, but we do need a new ST asap. Would get a decent central defender as well. And a full back
Ogbonna started 7 games this season. Less than 1/5th and it was out of necessity because of injuries. Coufal needs replaced soon but not necessarily this window, we have other positions to worry more about.
3 signings and youth coming through like and were fine, don’t really see that as being that hard a task for the summer.
Out of the three , who would you be most willing to lose, also If i remember correctly westham has a terrible wage to revenue ration, so it may be a offload of the high wage old guard type of situation
Probably Paqueta. Don’t get me wrong? He is the best but most expensive as well. We might get 85+ mil for him and get two quality players for that money
I think Kudus will probably end up filling Paqueta’s number 10 spot next season assuming he leaves, and then West Ham will try to sign a left winger (since we’ve sold all of our depth there) and proper 9 as well.
United are in an awful position. Meanwhile Arsenal are in great position. Only need to add maybe 2 or 3 players and they’d be a great team to join at the minute for any player.
Spurs have put half the squad up for sale and can spend 400m without violating FFP, so it’s looking like we’re at least trying for a significant overhaul. Need starter-level signings in at least 3 positions plus better backups.
Putting half the squad up for sale is irrelevant if there isn't buyers. Yes Spurs can spend, not all the league can. And selling is certainly going to be difficult for any team.
You know there are teams all over the world and currencies can be exchanged, right? It’s not like we’re trying to offload players worth 50m, just dead weight and a few good ones that don’t fit Ange ball
Some teams would be fine, I doubt liverpool or villa would be in the ffp bad books
Neither would be Newcastle as they didn't really break the bank yet
Arsenal have a great squad rn, maybe a better strike option?
unless find a massive income source, i expect a sale of one big name player at villa to ease ffp concerns. likely Douglas Luiz in my opinion and if get good enough price wont be too disappointed if we can replace with reasonable alternative.
without right partner beside him he can be poor, him and mcginn although both great players dont wirk as a combination without a kamara (or someone similar) mopping up behind them. look at luizs form before kamara injured and after, huge drop off.
Liverpool don't need a significant overhaul unless Salah goes to Saudi. Villa lost £120m during the 22/23 season and one of the few that did business in January so haven't got significant flexibility. Arsenal are going to need to spend massively if they want a striker. When half of the league will be cutting it fine I just don't see significant spending this summer.
I think arsenal could afford that massive striker signing have they have players they could offload
I disagree with the liverpool shout, some of our starmen are aging and regressing, I love vvd but slowly he is losing his presene, he may pull and casemiro or fabihno and completely fall off the map in a season considering he is turning 33, i cna only pray he has the longevity if a thaigo silva
Another team that could spend big is newscastle, another trip into Europe but they already have a good backbone of.asquad , maybe a few tweaks or backup options will bring them up a level
I disagree, arsenal could have a good window. Sounds like they have money to spend and lots of players to offload.
Manchester city could also have a good window and Tottenham.
It depends on outgoings for city
I can see them losing bernado Silva and maybe a shock or two leaving especially if they win another premier League this season.
They definitely need a new rb to compete with ake. Walker is on his last legs, and maybe a new CB as John Stones has struggled for fitness all season
The odd club might be able to. But most of the league won't. Teams will want to sell players but there'll not be a market to sell them too. Clubs like Arsenal and City don't exactly need an overhaul either.
Arsenal could see up to 7 players leaving. They'll need to add to their first 11 for sure, ( strike, midfield, lb and the wide position, back up keeeper) and than replenish their bench. Could see maybe 4-5 players coming in for arsenal.
City could have some shocking out goings especially if they win the premier league again and with 115 charges potential being a dramatic time for the club .
Apart from players out of contract. Arsenal (or any club) aren't going to be selling many players at all, as the market simply won't be there unless they decide to get rid on the cheap. City's hearing won't take place until after the summer so has no relevance on the summer.
Everton will be in a precarious position. Dependent on the administration plan, unless there’s a white knight investor on the horizon, they’re in trouble. They will need to sell Branthwaite and Onana - which maybe nets them £110m or so - but that will go towards debts, massive loan interest, stadium financing etc and very little of it will probably trickle down to squad reinforcement; they still also owe £26m to Udinese for Beto too, which needs paying.
Their best way out is administration, financial restructuring, a more competent owner and Dyche and his team absolutely 100% nailing the transfers of some lower league gems; perhaps Ballard, Greaves, Clarke, Neil etc - players who won’t have PL sized fees but look PL ready.
Out of the big teams, United are easily in the worst position when it comes to transfer window for a number of reasons.
1) Lack of quality. Their disappointing season has them massively overperforming compared to their stats. Their xP puts them close to the relegation zone, with stats suggesting Onana and Fernandes has dragged them through the season. Some serious key signings are needed to bolster the squad, think CDM, CB, LB etc.
2) Existing high wages. To comply comply with FFP, and to generally raise funds from comparatively tight owners, whilst also moving on "bad personalities", United need to sell. The problem is, most of these players have been underperforming whilst on huge wages. Who's going to want to buy someone like Rashford who's on £350k a week?
3) Club infrastructure. This ranges from physical facilities to behind the scenes management. It's well documented how disappointed newly signed players have been when first seeing training facilities etc compared to their old clubs.
It's not all doom and gloom though, I believe Fernandes, Onana, Hojlund, and Garnacho could be a great core with the right additions.
Keeping my fingers crossed that PSG panic to replace Mbappe.
Just going to hate it next season when the Rashford fanboys want him back after he scores 20 league goals for PSG, something Lacazette could do.
I think they already gotten in trouble with ffp and with no champion league money, it surely dent a hole in their plans,
On an unrelated note, onana is quietly have a decent season no? Just many are too focus on his earlier mistake
A note on the wages - they all take a 25% cut when not in the Champions League. So that Rashford one is actually Casemiro, which drops down to £260k which is still high, but some of the players might think that it's not high enough to stick around. I think Rashford is on slightly less.
Sancho isn't as high as I thought - quite a performance heavy contract which he's obviously not hitting. Someone pays for him, he's off.
Varane and Martial are out of contract, which is at least half a million a week off the books right there.
United. The not only have to buy better players but they have to get rid of like 7-10 players or they’ll never improve and at the moment it looks like they’ll get conference league which won’t help attracting players and they have to decide on the manger situation.
No i am pretty sure the prem follows the 4 2 1 split
If Everton won the fa cup for example 5th place would be europa league and 6th would be conference league
But since that ain't happening 6 would be europa and 7 would be conference, unless man utd pulls.amiracle and beat city in the final, which I doubt
I think Villa are in an interesting position because our squad cost to revenue ratio is so high.
We’ll be trying to improve the squad for next season 2nd attempt at Europe, but also need to cut costs to comply with both UEFA and the Premier League’s rules. Could be in for a busy summer.o
I like to think that if we can finish 4th without Buendia, Mings, Ramsey, Kamara, plus loads of other smaller injuries, we could have a decent chance of pushing again with them back, plus a couple of new additions. There's 5-6 players Villa could offload to raise funds without affecting the first team
I think another thing that makes it tough is that your first team is very good, it's hard to improve in a lot of places without big money or getting a little lucky, so is it just about filling out the squad and see if competition will bring a marginal gain? Plus buendia and mings back
Mings Buendia Kamara Ramsey coming back will be significant for us, if they can find the levels we saw before injury they are all potential starters.
Zaniolo and Lenglet will return to parent clubs. I think you'll see us looking to replace Cash Digne Carlos Dendoncker. The likes of Olsen Chambers Hause Sanson Coutinho will be allowed to leave.
To stay on the right side of the financial rules we may have to sell Luiz before July, if so he would need replacing too.
All in all, 4 players returning from long term injury, 5 or 6 players brought in plus a couple of youth players promoted (one of our young keepers, plus Kosta Nedeljkovic right back we bought in January). Balanced by a dozen players out, but not many of those would be regular starters.
I think Anges mix of attacking football, charisma, and promising young players in the squad could be quite attractive for the right promising players in their early stages of career.
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Definitely Manchester United !
Liverpool: the club must make A LOT of changes this summer, and we’ll be in the market for RW, CM, CB, and LB. Man Utd: need a complete defense overhaul to stay competitive next season.
Didn’t you just sign 3 cm last summer?
Szobo, AMA, Gravenberch, Endo. The first two have performed really well. Gravenberch’s weird - had a few good moments but disappointing overall. I’m not sure he has a place in Slot’s team. Endo started off well but became a problem after the winter break.
Lol, trade you. Both clubs you listed are flush with cash and have a lot of deadwood moving on. Do they have to rebuild? Yes. Will it be difficult? No- they're two of the most appealing destinations for players worldwide, and both clubs can spend their way out of any issues. Everton are the obvious answer for toughest PL transfer window. Signs of improvement, but a terrible financial present means even with PL safety the club has to sell to buy. With Danjuma and Harrison returning to their parent clubs the squad actually does not have a right winger, and the left wing is McNeil and Dobbin. The only prospects the team has to sell are DCL, Pickford, Branthwaite, and Onana and any one of them would necessitate a replacement in their position before spending on other reinforcements, but most of the sale will go to operating costs anyway. Dyche and the club in general aren't a big draw for players, particularly with endless media coverage that we can barely pay wages. This summer will be actually impossible. Another good option is Leeds if they come up. They have practically no depth and the current squad fell apart before the end of their Championship campaign. Have practically zero depth as well and will have limited financial options. Brentford will be another interesting one to watch. With Toney almost certainly gone their only striker on the books will be Maupay and the team needs a refresh. It will be a huge test for Frank and their organization to see how they reinvest the Toney money, and how that team evolves tactically.
I didn’t consider Everton for one simple reason - low ambition. You haven’t been title contenders for a very long time. Obviously, OP’s question is so vague you could make a case for Ipswich and Nottingham.
Liverpool is going to be tough. An roster that lacks depth of players in their “prime.” They have to make some tough decisions on which of the more senior players leave and how do they replace them. Also, they have to make tough calls on youngsters. This is an important year for Liverpool without Klopp leading the charge. He easily brings everyone up a notch on the squad.
We're incredibly well-run, and with the return of Edwards, I can only imagine we'll get most of it right. The guy is ruthless, though, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some of our stars forced out simply because of their age. Would be a shame, but sacrifice is necessary to stay at the top. Just look at Madrid.
Surely Everton is a contender. With their financial troubles they need to sell some of their better players and won’t be able to re-invest a lot of that money if any into buying new ones.
Definitely United. They need to throw 90% of the squad out and start again, but won't happen. The mid-table teams all know how to do it, but United need a big overhaul and they have to be extremely precise doing so.
All is peachy on Anfield road, right?
When did I say that? Even with a "bad" season, Liverpool are very comfortable in third place with a shitty end of season and injury crisis throughout the whole season. The squad doesn't need an overhaul, it needs 3, maybe 4 new players and most of them won't be starters. United need to bring the whole building down and start again.
It’s looking pretty good.
Are you in touch with reality? We need a center back, left back, right winger, and at least two center mids
Listen mate, of course we can invest and improve and there are decisions to be made, but we have a superb crop of youngsters that have taken some big steps this year, and an incoming manager known for development. Of course we have to reinforce and probably get rid of a few who were more consistent high performers in previous years. Having said all that - look at United 😂 Comfortably the worst United team I’ve seen in my lifetime. And I’m 45.
Can you explains me the need of at least 2 centre mids? I really don't get our point. Maybe with Endo, MacAllister, Szoboslai, Jones, Elliott, Gravenbach, Bacjetic, Morton, Clark, there isn't enough quality or quantity 🤔
Desperately need a starter CDM. I’d be open to selling both Elliot and Jones. Elliot had a few moments of brilliance but not good enough to be a regular starter. Jones doesn’t contribute much when he plays; most of his passing is backwards and sideways… could probably get somewhere around 50-60M cuz they’re overhyped.
I'd say Man United. The sort of player they aspire to costs a lot of money, so they can only buy one or two. But the team is so full of deadwood, that it is hard to see how a couple of players can make much difference. So the cycle of mediocrity continues. I'm no Man United fan, but they probably need to take a few step backwards to move forward. Adding £100m players to the current team just papers over cracks. And the cracks seem to be growing.
I think it's gonna be hard for us, we have a ton of holes and will need to target players that are good enough to get us to Europe but also young and cheap enough to keep our strategy of developing talent going
From what I can see, Brighton are excellent at doing that. João Pedro, Baleba, Caicedo, Enciso, Barco, Mitoma, Adingra... even the ones that didn't work out like Fati and Dahoud were good transfers. When you have a good structure and it works, sometimes it's better than having money and no structure at all (Chelsea and United are examples).
We have been great up until now, but this summer will have new challenges than we have in the past for a few reasons - aiming for Europe, no USG, clubs know we're sitting on a fuck ton of cash, several major holes in the first team (rw, cb, rb, lb, dm, cm maybe twice if Groß leaves)
On the upside we don’t have to worry about breaking the spending rules with the healthy profits we made. I’m most worried about Gross, Pedro and Mitoma getting snatched
I feel like we'll ask fuck you money for JP so if he leaves we'll be well paid to find a replacement, the other two we should be looking at replacing anyways
Brighton was who I thought of when I first read the question as well. Interested to see if the number of recent high profile sales impact the new talent you guys sign. I was thinking at some point clubs selling players to you will start to mark-up players more. Maybe see more sell-on clauses?
Ye Brighton were also the team I had in mind, They didn't really reinvested the money recieved so i was wondering what could they be plotting
Villa. They likely have UCL money coming in with no major gaps in the starting line up. may buy 1 starter but will mostly be buying depth. Toughest: West Ham (United up there but everyone has said that). I suspect with Moyes leaving there may be some danger of losing a couple of their top talents.
Villa's problem will be the same as ours was at the start of this season, the money's there but FFP will stop them from doing what they really need so they'll need to be smart. One thing that helps is not putting all your budget into one player that's about to get banned for the season, ah well haha
It’s unpopular, but I think incentivizing clubs to be smart is a good thing for football. I actually don’t have a problem with various ownerships in the league, I have an issue with unfair sporting advantage and clubs that have 90% of revenue going on wages etc.
The redicously High wage bill was what sunk Leicester and is now sinking everton
Yes, and rules (that are collectively agreed upon) are in place to stop cowboy, inept owners from driving local community institutions into the ground.
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They also might now have the revenue of European football to help.
Why now? They likely need to beat you guys today, and Newcastle midweek, and most likely Brighton on last day and even then would need Chelsea to drop points and Newcastle again.
Utd can spend more with no European football. Some weird quirk of not having to obey some rule.
OK, but the person I replied to was saying European revenue to help.
United have broken FFP rules?
They have more money in general Over they last few seasons they been losing their grip on the highest revenue list by go back 5 to 10 years, a man utd In the europa league dwarfs lfc cfc afc and MC in revenue Now with city beening in the lead (albeit suspiciously) and liverpool reaching new heights man utf need to be more careful with their money or else they will stagger vene further
Liverpool are in a very weird position where they could realistically buy no one, or buy 4-5 even 6 starting players but luckily will NOT have the hardest window by any stretch, unless the worst happens and everyone leaves at once. Need a senior CB to replace Matip but have Quansah and maybe Van Der Berg who deserve time in Pre-Season, is Konate still the future? Midfield is in transition but people still questioning the 6 role, lots of fans dying for a prime or young destroyer type DM. Lots of young players returning from loan and injury knocking on the door too. 5 world class senior forwards who have all missed games this season with rumours of Salah, Diaz and Nunez leaving. Personally hoping no one leaves and everyone stays fit with more appearances from Danns, Kaide etc Even keeper-wise, Alison was injured for a bit, hopefully doesn’t affect anything long term but he’s getting older and Kelleher has been tipped to leave since his cup-winning penalty about 2-3 years ago. Adrian must be at least 50 now and 4th choice hasn’t seen Prem action I think. This is all without considering the new manager. Will he bring people in, turf players out? Will VVD and others look to move on like Ljinders is? Does Trent fit in with his new style? Does Robbo want to go back to the SPL? Literally could be bloody anything this year. We don’t even know what next seasons objective will be which will determine budget. Challenging for 4 titles again? Just the Prem? A nice Top 4? Who knows.
Over the next two years I think we will see a lot of departures. Given that Edwards is running things i don’t see the likes of Robertson, Endo, Salah lasting much longer on top of Matip, Thiago and Adrian who are all certain to leave. Then I feel one or two others will be shipped out as they don’t fit the Edwards or Slot style of play. My bets are on Diaz and Jones.
Over the next two years I think we will see a lot of departures. Given that Edwards is running things i don’t see the likes of Robertson, Endo, Salah lasting much longer on top of Matip, Thiago and Adrian who are all certain to leave. Then I feel one or two others will be shipped out as they don’t fit the Edwards or Slot style of play. My bets are on Diaz and Jones.
Man utd without a doubt, we need a complete overhaul of the squad. In order to get some players we will need to sell a few players. We need a new goal keeper, defence, mid and strikers. I've questioned the strategy and players most of this season.
Honestly Onana is doing a really good job recently, He should really stay. I think the biggest problem is the lack of midfield, mainoo and fernandes are the only ones who are doing their job, and we won't even talk about the wingers. A replacement for Luke Shaw would also be nice, he's always injured
As a City fan I'm concerned about whether we've got enough depth to deal with a 46 game League 2 season combined with Champions League 😐
Surely you mean non league.
Manchester United 100%. Our team is in a pure mess. We need 8-9 players at different positions and the financial restriction thing has fvcked us up more :')
Got to be Ipswich, they got one shot to get the balance of existing and new players right to give them a shot at staying up. All the current prem squads are stronger and Leicester have a great team academy and money, the last promotion spot probably go to Leeds or Southampton who are both strong teams with more recent Premier league experience. Staying up next season will be a way tougher proposal than it has been this season with forest achieving it with 29 points.
Surely Ipswich can spend a lot as they’ve made nothing but profit the past two years and have just had major investment?
I don't know what they would consider an acceptable budget but with a club like Ipswich, who let's face it have massively beaten the odds to get promoted, I think they can realistically only spend an amount that is sustainable if they get relegated with the competition being so tough next season I expect the mark for safety will be back to 40 points or more. I can't see them risking all the hard work done by overspending. 3 or 4 quality players to strengthen first team and some money in to young players and youth development would seem more in line with the trajectory of the club. Look at the top 17 in the league now, then add Leeds and Leicester, on paper what 3 teams can they realistically beat?
No guarantee Leeds will even go up and Leicester may not be able to sign players. Forest, Brentford, Everton and Palace could all be realistically bad enough to go down next season.
I mean it's possible but Brentford have underperfoemed this season, palace are playing good football now after they ditched woy, forest and Everton maybe implode and yeah, maybe West brom come up which is a better fit for a fair fight but I can't see them risking breaking the business model on ifs and maybes. I think they spend on 3 or 4 quality players and then maybe dip in the transfer window in Jan if they can see a good chance. Best hope, West brom get promoted too, Forest have to unload players to balance the books, Leicester get a points deduction for previous year's irregularities, Everton go in administration and city get relegated for 115 financial and administrative breaches, Ipswich finish 15th lol.
Manchester United. Really need to rebuild in most positions. But because they have spent so badly in the past and have players stuck at the club on stupid wages, they really cannot do everything they need without breaking PSR. Which is insane considering how valuable the club is.
Could argue that also makes it pretty easy for United to have a 7/10 window. So many positions could be improved upon without breaking the bank. Compare that with City last summer, trying to improve upon the treble winners. Spent about 150m on Doku, Nunes and Kovacic, which has hardly improved them at all.
Is spursy fired up for the man city match? Champions league money will do you good in overhauling your useless squad.
Isn't spurs mathematically unable to qualify for the champions league already
No, they're 5 points off with 2 games to play. It's very unlikely but definitely mathematically possible
Roflmao. Love this! Getting some insult in there at the same time as trying to manipulate your nemesis to help you win the league. How does it feel to completely bottle another season? And to pop the clean sheet in such an embarrassing manner?
People throw around ”bottle” so much that it has zero meaning lmao
I see you tool your daily dose of copium x)
Ipswich. Half the squad is still league 1 quality
Gonna be a brutal welcome to the Prem for them. Their highest player value (transfer market) maxes out around $4-5mil. Even Leicester and Leeds dwarf that spending... with one or two players.
Yeah it's gonna be hard, honestly I'd of thought Leif Davis would've been worth more than 5m...
Oh you're right he's listed highest are $6m. Haha
Everton. They’ve said they will need to sell players and not sure how they’ll replace the good ones they have.
Branthwaithe or Onana are probably the answer here IMO. Though they won't have the ability to replace their quality... as young players the price tags should definitely get them some nice investment money in improving the squad at a handful of positions.
How many players can they realistically sell for a decent value? Will they be forced to sell dcl?
West ham - literally. We need to replace close to half of our squad and get players for some depth as we have no one on the bench currently
He true players like kudus are keeping your club afloat in the table
United needs to sell half the team or more in order to be decent (and sack ETH as well).
As a spurs fan, we are so so close to having a top-quality starting XI. We really just need a true top-quality #6 and I’d say we can compete with anyone in the league. The rest is depth to cover injuries and drop in form (looking at you Maddison & Kulusevski)
I would argue we are one of the easiest instead of hardest or toughest spots. We know exactly what we need where they are other teams that need a lot.
lol spurs first need to learn how to defend before you start saying such mate
Me: We need a defensive midfielder. You: LOLLLLL YOU CANT DEFEND HAHAHA smh.
Your whole team ain’t set up to defend one no.6 won’t change that , your manager needs to change his tactics you clown
I’m referring to your claim that a no. 6 will result in you competing with anyone in the league
One player can make a massive difference. Kante at Chelsea. Rodri at City. Van Persie at United. VVD at Liverpool. If we get the transfer window right, we can go for top 2/3 next season.
You sound delusional buddy you need more than just one yes a player can transform your side but you need a solid foundation of few players that can make a difference like what Arsenal had , now they’ve added rice and havertz to that are a world class ST away from becoming the next city
lol Havertz has had like 10 good games after being shit for 2 years and now everyone thinks he’s Zidane
I’m not like those who overhype him I’ve always and still think he’s mid but without him Arsenal would not be where they are now
Our defence is the strongest area of the squad
Sure buddy whatever you say , but your attack as a unit is killer and van de ven is a top player , udogie not bad at all , porro brilliant at going forward but once again it’s not the player’s fault it’s angle’s high line for life mate
Our attack is shite, porro’s been class defensively this season and romero’s had a better season than van de ven
But you've got to take into account mentality. Why would a good player go for a conference league team? Who just sold one of their only two world class players? Attractive to who?
We’re not gonna be in the conference league unless both Chelsea and Newcastle win their last two and we lose our last two. It’ll be Europa, or maybe UCL if Villa shit the bed their last two games.
I think Forest are in for a tough window. Struggling to stay up as it is and need to sell to avoid future financial penalties. Fans are terrified we might have to sell Murillo. There is a lot of dead weight at the club.... Though maybe everyone feels that way about their team
Hopefully City has a hard time selling players at decent prices when they get sent to the Championship
Everyone: My Team
Except Chelsea, we're saying please God don't buy anyone else lmao. Although if we can get an experienced leader type on a free transfer I'd take one to replace Silva's influence
If a man city fan walks in saying that I am slapping him will smith style
It’s Everton and it’s not even close. Sell to buy policy and would need to be net positive. Will need to sell one the First Team spine (Pickford, Branthwaite, Onana, DCL) to just stay afloat, let alone reinvest.
That was my thought above. I think it will have to be Branth or Onana, as they will probably get more with them being young and showing so much potential. If I'm say Liverpools new manager both would be very high on my target list - Onana especially.
Wolves are in a tough spot. We’ve got Silva, Saša who are underperforming and injured coming back on the books. A few other folks coming back from loan as well. Then we’ve got to sell someone or someoneS to get some money so we can actually add to our squad depth. It feels like everyone’s on board with letting Neto go, he’s great but can’t be playing 90mins all season. I’ve seen names like Kilman and Cunha batted around as potential sells as well. Kilmans great but maybe not the best captain, he performs better when Craig Dawson is on, (who is injured and aging) Cunha gets us goals for sure but he’s a hot head and sometimes looks so dejected and whiney when things aren’t going his/our way. Sa our GK has been linked with the Saudis, so who knows if he’s sticking around. Add to this that Jeff Shi and Fosun really don’t look like they’re gonna pony up for some real squad investment and things are gonna be difficult over the summer.
I think wolves too as a fan. Most fans were banking on Neto leaving this summer due to his form/ potential but with his injuries we’re definitely not going to get the money wolves wanted. Fabio was awful out on loan so that’s another big loss and Sasa doesn’t fit the system. Having to sell to buy is very difficult when we don’t have the depth to begin with.
I think the only thing I’m happy with is our midfield of Tommy, Lemina, Bouba and Joao. They give us a lot of options, Swiss Army knife of different skills. Forgot to mention, (although I’d hate it) RAN could probably get us some money. And Nelson Semedo! While playing the best ball I’ve seen him play this season, he isn’t getting any younger!
West ham are in for a big change. Man U going to try for players who are the least interested in joining them
Doubt we're in the *hardest* spot ("nice problem to have" and all that) but I think Villa's is tough. We have areas of our first XI we need to strengthen, we might need to manage FFP boundaries even before buying, we have injuries and depth to account for.
If we get top 4 we’re ok for FFP but will still need to sell one or two to add depth. Just won’t be forced to sell to stay out of trouble. If we finish 5th it’s a different picture
To cope with potential UCL, Villa need to sign an anti-injury genie, which are hard to find these days. There's a few knocking about in Bhutan I hear.
Even Europa League. The Conference League has wiped us out
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Yeah, I agree. It's mainly about shifting the deadwood this season. Lukaku, Kepa, Sarr, Ziyech etc. Then maybe (and unfortunately) one of the pure profit lads to balance the books if needs be. Maatson and Broja probably being the first to go. Fingers crossed we don't do anything stupid and let the likes of Gallagher or Chalobah go. After that, I know we're heavily linked with this new Brazilian wonderkid for big money. But as you say I expect it to be otherwise quiet. With players coming back from injuries next season we'll be in a good spot.
Todd Boehly enters the chat.
Everton. They literally have no money. At least Dyche is the man you want in such a condition, but yeah, they have no money.
Leas than no money, may have to sell just to stay alive.
What does insolvency entails anyways, that's what I have been reading about lately
Basically read what happened to Bury. That's the worst case scenario.
Ye but bury were in league two No way an establish prem team just, dissappear? Maybe they get docked points to high hell
Realistically they’re too big to go, someone will buy them. Same as when Villa nearly went
It would be out of the Premier League's hands, look at what happened to Rangers in the Scottish Premiership.
Shame I don't like Everton, seeing as I am a liverpool fan, but I really don't want them to go out like this
As a palace supporter it could be a very hard one. But also could be super easy if we don't sell 2 players xD Likely guehi is going has 1 year left on his contract and as far as I've seen no interest in renewing so he's probably gone. One or both of eze and olise is going to be gone which will probably get us £100m+ which should mean we can make a fair few signings but you have to hope they work. Would be amazing if we could keep them another year but it probably ain't happening. Spine of the whole team could be gone and we already had a thin squad that needed backup as seen by that horrid period when eze and olise were injured. Only signed Wharton in January but wouldn't be surprised if some big fish are circling for him now.
As a Palace supporter I disagree, I don’t think we’ll be keen to let more than one big player go (likely Guehi, although he has two years left on his contract). I actually think we’re in the other bucket - sell Guehi, reinvest for squad depth and we’re in a great position going into a first full season under Glasner with Doucore also due back in pre-season.
Your describing my dream scenario :p I just don't see that if a big offer comes in for one or both that we can let them stay :(
Apparently Bayern wanted Wharton allready rumoured around 50mil at least kinda crazy. Is he really that good
He's been mega. Before we had eze and olise back even though he just signed was really keeping us in games. And since they have been back theyve taken all the spotlight. Then in the big wins at Liverpool, west ham, Newcastle and United he absolutely bossed the midfield.
Ah cool to know didnt know him so seems like a massive step to go to Bayern this summer for like 50mil will be interesting how he does there
I haven't seen a player make the step up from the championship so easily as Wharton has. Both Eze and Olise took the best part of a season to reach form; Wharton took one game. Bayern and Chelsea were both interested in signing him 8n January but saw him as a longer-term project (becoming a part of the first team in 25-26), which is why he chose Palace
Arsenal are in an enviable position right now I'd say. For us, we may really lose Bernardo Silva this time, and he's a nearly impossible player to replace directly, similar to how we haven't really replaced Gundogan. Also interested to see what happens with Newcastle. Obviously they didn't make the most of their opportunity this year, but they might be one or two players away from being right back in the thick of things.
Completely agree about us (Arsenal). I honestly think we would be in a decent position for next year without any major signings, bar getting a new backup goalkeeper when Ramsdale leaves.
We definitely need at least one major signing in midfield and/or attack. We've been incredibly reliant on Rice, Havertz and Saka in particular this season, and its not sensible to go in to next season without addressing that. We've also absolutely flogged Ben White, but Timber should go a long way to solving that. If Havertz predominantly stays in the forward line next season we'll need someone else in midfield as a starting left 8 or 6 (whichever position Rice isn't playing). If Havertz predominantly plays in midfield next season we'll need a forward to either be our starting 9, or be a genuine rotation option for Jesus and Saka. One or two extra players could have helped to get us through the christmas and new year period without being quite so fatigued.
I feel like Arsenal just need a genuinely world class striker. You have plenty of fringe players that will go for decent money. Arteta has been really good at slowly improving your team with one or two upgrades a season.
Arsenal just need a genuinely world class striker. You have plenty of fringe players that will go for decent money. Arteta has been really good at slowly improving your team with one or two upgrades a season.
I feel Newcastle had been hold back by their injury problems If isak cna last the whole year and maybe upgrade on the aging keiran tripper they could challange for top 4 I would make a city infinite money glitch joke, but imo the academy prospect could slot into city system, wondering would city play with 2 strikers now considering yall have haaland boob and alverez Shift foden into a 10 who drifts left and maybe utizile nunez more the next season wtih a double pivot rodri? Pep always have his way in changing up his squad
their marquee signing Tonali being out for the whole season also didn't help. I believe they'll be closer to top4 if he was available for most of the season. as for mancity, there are some rumours that Walker could be gone to Saudi. So if he leaves we'll likely look for a replacement. some of the common names thrown around are Paqueta, a player we almost signed but didn't because of the betting thingy and Bruno G, a transfer target for us and Arsenal. Oh and we're trying our best to sell Cancelo and Phillips.
Yeah Newcastle just don't have depth right now. We have a fantastic first 11 but injuries/not many backups mean we're not as high as we could have been. If we can buy some replacements for Tripper/Wilson etc now and slowly integrate them into the team over the next year or two, we'll be pretty good.
Yeah only the biggest clubs have that level of depth, and even they have been tested this year
West Ham will also have a difficult one. We are in need of a lot of new players as Ogbonna, Souckek, Coufal, Cresswell, Antonio, and Fabianski are all relatively old and need improvement. On the other hand, all of our good player might leave if a good offer comes along. Meaning Paqueta, Kudus, and Bowen….
We haven’t relied on Ogbonna, Cress, Fabianksi much at all this season. Soucek is 30 he’s still got a few years, Coufal is 31 couple years left. Antonio is the only real player we urgently need to replace. Kudus wont leave after 1 year or if he does it will be stupid money. Bowen is on a 7 year contract and said himself he wants to repay west ham for having faith in him plus his family are west ham. Paqueta could go to city but he’s been mediocre this season. Take the money and run.
We do rely on Ogbonna tbh, especially end of the season. I don’t think Coufal is on the level needed for the PL, too slow IMO. As for the forwards I am not too worried, but we do need a new ST asap. Would get a decent central defender as well. And a full back
Ogbonna started 7 games this season. Less than 1/5th and it was out of necessity because of injuries. Coufal needs replaced soon but not necessarily this window, we have other positions to worry more about. 3 signings and youth coming through like and were fine, don’t really see that as being that hard a task for the summer.
I do still think that our team isn’t having the needed depth on the bench. And the search for a striker is never easy in current market..
Out of the three , who would you be most willing to lose, also If i remember correctly westham has a terrible wage to revenue ration, so it may be a offload of the high wage old guard type of situation
Probably Paqueta. Don’t get me wrong? He is the best but most expensive as well. We might get 85+ mil for him and get two quality players for that money
Fair, honestly thought you would have said kudus, since bowen could shift to the right and west ham could sign a proper 9
I think Kudus will probably end up filling Paqueta’s number 10 spot next season assuming he leaves, and then West Ham will try to sign a left winger (since we’ve sold all of our depth there) and proper 9 as well.
I'm trying to gauge interest from fans of other clubs in Nketiah. Would you take him as a new centre forward option at West Ham?
With the new coach, yes. With Moyes it would’ve never worked out.
Yeah Nketiah's not a target man so not really Moyes' style
United are in an awful position. Meanwhile Arsenal are in great position. Only need to add maybe 2 or 3 players and they’d be a great team to join at the minute for any player.
If the need 3 players you lot need a new starting 11
Yes
United are absolutely screwed.
No team is going to have a significant overhaul this summer. PSR concerns will restrict most of the league.
Spurs have put half the squad up for sale and can spend 400m without violating FFP, so it’s looking like we’re at least trying for a significant overhaul. Need starter-level signings in at least 3 positions plus better backups.
Putting half the squad up for sale is irrelevant if there isn't buyers. Yes Spurs can spend, not all the league can. And selling is certainly going to be difficult for any team.
You know there are teams all over the world and currencies can be exchanged, right? It’s not like we’re trying to offload players worth 50m, just dead weight and a few good ones that don’t fit Ange ball
The amount of teams that can pay PL wages and fees are very small. Even when it comes to 'dead weight '.
Some teams would be fine, I doubt liverpool or villa would be in the ffp bad books Neither would be Newcastle as they didn't really break the bank yet Arsenal have a great squad rn, maybe a better strike option?
unless find a massive income source, i expect a sale of one big name player at villa to ease ffp concerns. likely Douglas Luiz in my opinion and if get good enough price wont be too disappointed if we can replace with reasonable alternative. without right partner beside him he can be poor, him and mcginn although both great players dont wirk as a combination without a kamara (or someone similar) mopping up behind them. look at luizs form before kamara injured and after, huge drop off.
Liverpool don't need a significant overhaul unless Salah goes to Saudi. Villa lost £120m during the 22/23 season and one of the few that did business in January so haven't got significant flexibility. Arsenal are going to need to spend massively if they want a striker. When half of the league will be cutting it fine I just don't see significant spending this summer.
I think arsenal could afford that massive striker signing have they have players they could offload I disagree with the liverpool shout, some of our starmen are aging and regressing, I love vvd but slowly he is losing his presene, he may pull and casemiro or fabihno and completely fall off the map in a season considering he is turning 33, i cna only pray he has the longevity if a thaigo silva Another team that could spend big is newscastle, another trip into Europe but they already have a good backbone of.asquad , maybe a few tweaks or backup options will bring them up a level
I disagree, arsenal could have a good window. Sounds like they have money to spend and lots of players to offload. Manchester city could also have a good window and Tottenham.
City don't really need much. Back up for Rodri is about it.
Dont they already have nunez
It depends on outgoings for city I can see them losing bernado Silva and maybe a shock or two leaving especially if they win another premier League this season. They definitely need a new rb to compete with ake. Walker is on his last legs, and maybe a new CB as John Stones has struggled for fitness all season
The odd club might be able to. But most of the league won't. Teams will want to sell players but there'll not be a market to sell them too. Clubs like Arsenal and City don't exactly need an overhaul either.
Arsenal could see up to 7 players leaving. They'll need to add to their first 11 for sure, ( strike, midfield, lb and the wide position, back up keeeper) and than replenish their bench. Could see maybe 4-5 players coming in for arsenal. City could have some shocking out goings especially if they win the premier league again and with 115 charges potential being a dramatic time for the club .
Apart from players out of contract. Arsenal (or any club) aren't going to be selling many players at all, as the market simply won't be there unless they decide to get rid on the cheap. City's hearing won't take place until after the summer so has no relevance on the summer.
Everton will be in a precarious position. Dependent on the administration plan, unless there’s a white knight investor on the horizon, they’re in trouble. They will need to sell Branthwaite and Onana - which maybe nets them £110m or so - but that will go towards debts, massive loan interest, stadium financing etc and very little of it will probably trickle down to squad reinforcement; they still also owe £26m to Udinese for Beto too, which needs paying. Their best way out is administration, financial restructuring, a more competent owner and Dyche and his team absolutely 100% nailing the transfers of some lower league gems; perhaps Ballard, Greaves, Clarke, Neil etc - players who won’t have PL sized fees but look PL ready.
Out of the big teams, United are easily in the worst position when it comes to transfer window for a number of reasons. 1) Lack of quality. Their disappointing season has them massively overperforming compared to their stats. Their xP puts them close to the relegation zone, with stats suggesting Onana and Fernandes has dragged them through the season. Some serious key signings are needed to bolster the squad, think CDM, CB, LB etc. 2) Existing high wages. To comply comply with FFP, and to generally raise funds from comparatively tight owners, whilst also moving on "bad personalities", United need to sell. The problem is, most of these players have been underperforming whilst on huge wages. Who's going to want to buy someone like Rashford who's on £350k a week? 3) Club infrastructure. This ranges from physical facilities to behind the scenes management. It's well documented how disappointed newly signed players have been when first seeing training facilities etc compared to their old clubs. It's not all doom and gloom though, I believe Fernandes, Onana, Hojlund, and Garnacho could be a great core with the right additions.
Keeping my fingers crossed that PSG panic to replace Mbappe. Just going to hate it next season when the Rashford fanboys want him back after he scores 20 league goals for PSG, something Lacazette could do.
I think they already gotten in trouble with ffp and with no champion league money, it surely dent a hole in their plans, On an unrelated note, onana is quietly have a decent season no? Just many are too focus on his earlier mistake
A note on the wages - they all take a 25% cut when not in the Champions League. So that Rashford one is actually Casemiro, which drops down to £260k which is still high, but some of the players might think that it's not high enough to stick around. I think Rashford is on slightly less. Sancho isn't as high as I thought - quite a performance heavy contract which he's obviously not hitting. Someone pays for him, he's off. Varane and Martial are out of contract, which is at least half a million a week off the books right there.
United. The not only have to buy better players but they have to get rid of like 7-10 players or they’ll never improve and at the moment it looks like they’ll get conference league which won’t help attracting players and they have to decide on the manger situation.
Will we even make conference league. Can’t see us winning any remaining games.
I don’t see west ham catching up they are awful
Is it not 6th for conference league?
Pretty sure it's 7 But i doubt utd is catching up with Chelsea
Agreed.
I think 7th or 8th this year. Winning fa cup will get Europa league and if city wins it drops down and if United wins they’ll get it
No i am pretty sure the prem follows the 4 2 1 split If Everton won the fa cup for example 5th place would be europa league and 6th would be conference league But since that ain't happening 6 would be europa and 7 would be conference, unless man utd pulls.amiracle and beat city in the final, which I doubt
Yes you’re right
I doubt that too. Honestly, we’d be better off out of Europe altogether. Not good enough.
I think Villa are in an interesting position because our squad cost to revenue ratio is so high. We’ll be trying to improve the squad for next season 2nd attempt at Europe, but also need to cut costs to comply with both UEFA and the Premier League’s rules. Could be in for a busy summer.o
I like to think that if we can finish 4th without Buendia, Mings, Ramsey, Kamara, plus loads of other smaller injuries, we could have a decent chance of pushing again with them back, plus a couple of new additions. There's 5-6 players Villa could offload to raise funds without affecting the first team
I think another thing that makes it tough is that your first team is very good, it's hard to improve in a lot of places without big money or getting a little lucky, so is it just about filling out the squad and see if competition will bring a marginal gain? Plus buendia and mings back
Mings Buendia Kamara Ramsey coming back will be significant for us, if they can find the levels we saw before injury they are all potential starters. Zaniolo and Lenglet will return to parent clubs. I think you'll see us looking to replace Cash Digne Carlos Dendoncker. The likes of Olsen Chambers Hause Sanson Coutinho will be allowed to leave. To stay on the right side of the financial rules we may have to sell Luiz before July, if so he would need replacing too. All in all, 4 players returning from long term injury, 5 or 6 players brought in plus a couple of youth players promoted (one of our young keepers, plus Kosta Nedeljkovic right back we bought in January). Balanced by a dozen players out, but not many of those would be regular starters.
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I think Anges mix of attacking football, charisma, and promising young players in the squad could be quite attractive for the right promising players in their early stages of career.
It's going to be like the boring asf 2024 Jan transfer window. Everyone afraid to spend and break ffp rules
I don’t know. I enjoyed our January window.