I think who we will buy will be among;
3rd Choice Keeper, required if Karius and Adrian leave but Alisson and Kelleher don’t need improving as 1st and 2nd choices.
CB at least one probably 2 maybe even 3 if Davies moves straight on.
FB only really need someone if Neco goes on loan or there’s a quick departure for Kostas and not sure I believe either.
CM probably one possibly even 2 if we accept an offer for Keita.
AM/wing possibly one. Don’t think two unless one is a project like a real young player to come in like a Van Der Berg or Elliott style purchase.
FWD at least one, depending on departures and formation possibly two.
GK I think it’s best to go for a cheap/free home grown veteran here as its not really a stand out role and you don’t want to waste one of your limited 17 slots so maybe someone like Asmir Begovic (who classifies as home grown) who is out of contract, mid 30s, limited but some good solid features and experience if we need him in a pinch.
CB I think VvD and Gomez can both do a decent job at LCB or RCB. I personally think we need 2 good enough to start and possibly a 3rd pure back up option. Think ideal for me would be Konate (if sure on his injuries) and Botman. Kabak has the chance to prove he should definitely be bought still. Caleta-Car is an option too. Carmo would have been but for horrific injury. Varane or Militao from Real could both be considerations. In terms of more of a back up Tosin Abarabioyo (if Fulham are relegated), Kristoffer Ajer. Benoit Badiashile may be too good and expensive for a back up but not quite a nailed on starting option?
FB if one is needed take advantage of Inter chaos and try and get Achraf Hakimi. That would give us a real strong option on both sides so we can have some real rotation to keep everyone fresh. If we are really looking for a cheap exclusive crosser of the ball who can play RB maybe a left field option like Paolo Ghiglione?
CM the option or options I’d be looking at would be Rabiot, Camavinga, Gravenberch or even Bellingham. See Berge listed a lot but that doesn’t look like a great deal for me. I think better can be available for same kind of price. Camavinga would be the most expensive but this may be our only window to stand a chance at getting someone who might become the next world class CM. Rabiot may be extremely undervalued and possibly even available on loan. If we were bringing two in those might be the two dream choices.
AM/winger if we bring someone in for this area the obvious top target would be Sancho. Another real interesting option would be Pedro Goncalves. Both would lively be steep prices though. A more “make do” cheaper but still quality option might be Eriksen.
Forwards kind of depends who is leaving. I have a feeling at least one of the front 3 are. I think if Mane or Salah leave and we don’t bring in Mbappe it’ll be a huge blow to us. If that were to happen I’d prefer Mane and maybe even Firmino to move if it meant landing Mbappe for their fees and most of their wages. If we ended up with some kind of front two in front of a diamond midfield I think it could be awesome. Jota competing for both Salahs RF role and Mbappes LF role. Wow! Imagine if we managed to bring in Aguero or Suarez on a free for cover too?
