06-03-2021, 12:25 AM
(06-02-2021, 10:31 PM)nefremo Wrote: I think we have the funds to make 1 big signing. But the problem is that we have other holes to plug.
But we can not and must not get ahead of ourselves. Far too often teams make it to the CL and think they've struck gold, only to miss out the following season and see that money evaporate as quickly as it came.
This. We've just made UCL. that's a boost to our $$$ but our problems haven't just magically gone away. We've got a few positions to sort out this season with a limited budget.
Give it a season or two and we'll be in a position where we only need to replace 1-3 players and then we can invest a full transfer budget on the one player and get those Marquee signing.
(06-03-2021, 12:12 AM)nefremo Wrote: I think a lot of players can make a leap in quality. Not putting words in your mouth, but from what you said, do you consider Bennacer's, Kessie's, Calabria's, Theo's, Gabbia's, Saelemaeker's growth to be done? All of them are in their early 20s. CL exposure, confidence, etc, etc are all recipes for great growth.
Yep. A lot of our players still have a lot yet to improve. I would add someone like Rebic to the list. If we can keep him injury free and get him playing at his best all season. Plus Tomori has just arrived and still has room to improve. as does Tonali. We've got a lot of young players that are on the way up so even if we do nothing, we'll likely improve next season anyway.
Also, for the record, I don't want Hakan to stay. was bnad enough having to deal with him last few seasons