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I think our squad is at a point where it’s not that easy to improve it with transfers.
If we had budget for another big player, I’d probably go for midfield. I think it would be waste of money for anyone up front. No one available for less than 120M cracks our front three, and no one available for less than 80M is an obvious improvement on our depth: Nketiah, Trossard, Havertz.
Backline is solid. Following the City model, if a versatile ball-playing center back is available, that might be a nice pick up. But with Timber coming back and what we have, we’re very solid.
Midfield has some opportunity for improvement. Maybe another try at the left 8, since Havertz is not exactly working out there. If I had budget for a big player, that’s where I’d put it.
Knowing Arteta, an athletic defender who used to play midfield is always in the cards.
This is the fundamental problem with guys like Reiss, ESR, and Eddie. Renewing is the significantly cheaper option when compared to trying to find a player of similar quality, or better, on the market. The problem is that it results in players that the manager doesn’t really want to play. It’s part of the reason why we are where we are with the depth on the RW.
No accounting for shrewd recruiting though. Trossard stands out as the obvious counter-example. He was on the outs with De Zerbi with limited time on his contract. Those circumstances aren’t always common, but also aren’t necessarily rare.
All the reporting points towards a quiet January, but I won’t be surprised if some outgoings fund a move.
You say that but we don’t have a world class striker or 8, I think we can get a top class winger who can play on both wings such as Sane, if we can also get a LB/RB who’s world class like Cancelo when his loan expires.
I think we do have a world class striker in Jesus.