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Transfer thread

billyiddo said:
So, we signed 2 players in the last window and both seem to have slotted in to the first team and look the part - early days but a good sign going in to the summer window?
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Absolutely a good sign.

billyiddo said:
Maybe linked to Conte and his demands/requests also
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Yeah. One of the (many) good things about Conte is that he knows very well what he wants and doesn't want. Paratici seems well capable of identifying players that fit the system so far.
 
AjaxDeSuperYids said:
If we end up getting £70m - £80m for lo celso and ndombele in the summer, I will celebrate like we won the f.a. cup.
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Yes, invest that in a LCB and a CM and the first 11 would be looking pretty decent (still need another RWB, back-up GK, back-up CF mind you....)

The RWB situation will be interesting if Doherty continues to perform. Would Paratici sell Royal just a year after signing him and therefore go with Doherty + new guy next season? For all the talk on here about converting Royal to a RCB, there arent any signs of that as yet and hopefully Romero stays fit so we won't see signs of it til the summer
 
AdamB said:
Yes, invest that in a LCB and a CM and the first 11 would be looking pretty decent (still need another RWB, back-up GK, back-up CF mind you....)

The RWB situation will be interesting if Doherty continues to perform. Would Paratici sell Royal just a year after signing him and therefore go with Doherty + new guy next season? For all the talk on here about converting Royal to a RCB, there arent any signs of that as yet and hopefully Romero stays fit so we won't see signs of it til the summer
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Doherty is in his 30s now, 7 years older than Royal. Presumably that weighs into it too, both in terms of resale and physical decline
 
For me, I’d go…
- GK: Johnstone
- RWB: Livramento (Spence back up)
- CB: Bastoni / De Ligt (would need to be in CL for this one!); if not, Gvardiol
- CM: Barella (CL again); Brozovic / Kessie possibly if not
- CF: Brereton / De Ketelaere
 
Gutter Boy said:
Doherty is in his 30s now, 7 years older than Royal. Presumably that weighs into it too, both in terms of resale and physical decline
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If Doherty keeps playing like he is now and we continue with a back 3, then I'm not sure I'd sell him. His re-sale value won't be great either for the reason you mention
 
AdamB said:
If Doherty keeps playing like he is now and we continue with a back 3, then I'm not sure I'd sell him. His re-sale value won't be great either for the reason you mention
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Right now, given the choice we sell Royal, i think that's clear
 
billyiddo said:
Right now, given the choice we sell Royal, i think that's clear
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The only way I can see Conte using Emerson in his preferred formation is at RCB but no way will he start ahead of Romero and we’ve already got Sanchez plus Tanganga as cover.

Emerson is young enough to change his style but don’t look like becoming another Cafu from what I’ve seen thus far.
 
I see Joe Gomez is being linked to us today. I'm sure we'll aim higher as a 3rd CB to play alongside Dier and Romero, but his mobility would be handy in back 3
 
AdamB said:
Yeah, I was thinking that too, but the same applies for any English player and we do need some HG players
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Lloyd Kelly from Bournemouth would be a very good option.

Different position but Fabio Carvallho from Fulham would be another good long term signing.

Spence at Forest (on loan from Boro) we’ve already been heavily linked with.
 
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