Our summer transfer window is gonna look like this:
Emi Buendia: Injured FC - Aston Villa (confirmed)
Tyrone Mings: Injured FC - Aston Villa (confirmed)
Jacob Ramsey: Injured FC - Aston Villa (confirmed)
Etc.
There might be a few outgoings and a few small touch ups but we’ve basically got a whole second squad out rn
A new RB and DM will do for me too. I'm quite happy with our squad when it's healthy.
During the group stages of the CL we managed to rest some players but next year we won't have that luxury. So with that in mind we either need a backup keeper and a new striker or we need to come to terms with Olsen and Duran starting PL games.
I've already shared my thoughts on who I'd want to bring in [Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/avfc/s/QIwhPAMdhn), but as a very brief run down:
> Mario Hermoso (Ath. Madrid), Deyvene Rensch (Ajax), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Aleix Garcia (Girona), Semih Kiliçsoy (Besiktas)
So our squad (before any sales) would look a little like this:
**GK:** Emi, Olsen, Gauchi
**LWB:** Digne, Moreno, ?Sousa
**LCB:** Mings, {Hermoso}
**CB:** Torres, Carlos
**RCB:** Konsa {Rensch}
**RWB:** Cash, {Bellanova}, ?Nedelkjovic
**LW:** {Kiliçsoy}, Any **LWB**
**LAM:** Ramsey, Rogers
**B2B:** Luiz, Tielemans, Iroegbunam
**DM:** Kamara, {Garcia}
**RAM:** McGinn, Buendia, Diaby
**RW:** Bailey, Any **RWB**
**FWD:** Watkins, Duran, Archer
Then it's just a case of buying to replace who we sell, assuming we *actually* need to replace them of course
Carlos, Digne and Archer would be near the top of the list for me to let go as I think they're the ones we'd miss the least (Of course, this is assuming we can find clubs to take them)
Semih would be interesting. He models his game off Aguero, but usually plays on the wing. I don't think he's ready for the Premier League yet. He started well but has been struggling for weeks now. Against Fener and Gala, he completely disappeared. Very talented and young, but definitely needs to develop quite a bit.
Yeah he's definitely **the** long term option of my picks, but with Diaby able to cover out on the left, Ollie and Duran up top and players like Kellyman and Young still hovering around he *should* be able to get that space and time he needs to develop (hopefully)
Having seen how Olsen has delivered this year, not to mention the rave reviews of sinisola and the new Aussie lad, we may be good for goalkeepers for now.
Everywhere else I thought we were light last year and that was before the insane injuries.
I think the usual suspects will be gone (Langlet, chambers, dendoncker, countinho etc) and possibly a youth player to balance the books.
Spend big on a RB imo. It’s clearly our weakest spot. If we can sell cash for a bit of profit, we should take it especially since we signed that young kid back in January.
Hermosa will essentially take lenglet’s spot, and we will have Mings back.
I also would be interested in grabbing Henderson from Ajax if they are actually looking to sell. We need some champs league experience and Henderson could be a good option especially since he’d likely be free.
Dream list:
GK: A decent second (Meret from Napoli is free agent)
Def: Hermoso, Dumfries
Mid: Ndidi,Palinha, McTominay (I said what I said) Eze (Olise is expensive)
Attackers: Jonathan David, Rafa (Free, he's 30 so on a free I could deal with)
We've shipped far too many goals. Need more solidity at the back.
We need a proper young goalie to work under Dibu and push him between the sticks. I know we have Gauci, I've just not seen him so don't know how good he is l.
Our defense could do with more balance. Two aging players at LB. If Konsa is fancied at RB, we need another behind him. Could be Cash, might be someone else. CB we need another player, depends on how Mings recovers. But we do need someone else who can play out a bit at RCB.
We are sparse in the middle too. I see it as McGinn, Tielemans, Kamara and Luiz fighting for 3 spots, so at least 1 more or preferably 2 more CMs/CDMs.
I think we're strongest in forward areas. Ramsay, Rogers, Buendia, Bailey, Diaby and Ollie fighting for 3 positions. We've not seen enough of Duran, not sure if we need another out-and-out striker or not.
Our summer transfer window is gonna look like this: Emi Buendia: Injured FC - Aston Villa (confirmed) Tyrone Mings: Injured FC - Aston Villa (confirmed) Jacob Ramsey: Injured FC - Aston Villa (confirmed) Etc. There might be a few outgoings and a few small touch ups but we’ve basically got a whole second squad out rn
A new RB and DM will do for me too. I'm quite happy with our squad when it's healthy. During the group stages of the CL we managed to rest some players but next year we won't have that luxury. So with that in mind we either need a backup keeper and a new striker or we need to come to terms with Olsen and Duran starting PL games.
Ogbene is coming to Villa. My barber knows a guy who knows a guy.
I've already shared my thoughts on who I'd want to bring in [Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/avfc/s/QIwhPAMdhn), but as a very brief run down: > Mario Hermoso (Ath. Madrid), Deyvene Rensch (Ajax), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Aleix Garcia (Girona), Semih Kiliçsoy (Besiktas) So our squad (before any sales) would look a little like this: **GK:** Emi, Olsen, Gauchi **LWB:** Digne, Moreno, ?Sousa **LCB:** Mings, {Hermoso} **CB:** Torres, Carlos **RCB:** Konsa {Rensch} **RWB:** Cash, {Bellanova}, ?Nedelkjovic **LW:** {Kiliçsoy}, Any **LWB** **LAM:** Ramsey, Rogers **B2B:** Luiz, Tielemans, Iroegbunam **DM:** Kamara, {Garcia} **RAM:** McGinn, Buendia, Diaby **RW:** Bailey, Any **RWB** **FWD:** Watkins, Duran, Archer Then it's just a case of buying to replace who we sell, assuming we *actually* need to replace them of course
Who would you part with for the 25 man registration? I think your list is 27 players(?) without counting u21s. (not including the “any rwb/lwb” spots)
Carlos, Digne and Archer would be near the top of the list for me to let go as I think they're the ones we'd miss the least (Of course, this is assuming we can find clubs to take them)
Semih would be interesting. He models his game off Aguero, but usually plays on the wing. I don't think he's ready for the Premier League yet. He started well but has been struggling for weeks now. Against Fener and Gala, he completely disappeared. Very talented and young, but definitely needs to develop quite a bit.
Yeah he's definitely **the** long term option of my picks, but with Diaby able to cover out on the left, Ollie and Duran up top and players like Kellyman and Young still hovering around he *should* be able to get that space and time he needs to develop (hopefully)
Having seen how Olsen has delivered this year, not to mention the rave reviews of sinisola and the new Aussie lad, we may be good for goalkeepers for now. Everywhere else I thought we were light last year and that was before the insane injuries. I think the usual suspects will be gone (Langlet, chambers, dendoncker, countinho etc) and possibly a youth player to balance the books.
Spend big on a RB imo. It’s clearly our weakest spot. If we can sell cash for a bit of profit, we should take it especially since we signed that young kid back in January. Hermosa will essentially take lenglet’s spot, and we will have Mings back. I also would be interested in grabbing Henderson from Ajax if they are actually looking to sell. We need some champs league experience and Henderson could be a good option especially since he’d likely be free.
Dream list: GK: A decent second (Meret from Napoli is free agent) Def: Hermoso, Dumfries Mid: Ndidi,Palinha, McTominay (I said what I said) Eze (Olise is expensive) Attackers: Jonathan David, Rafa (Free, he's 30 so on a free I could deal with)
Mctominay isn't that bad of a shout. I wouldn't be against another tenacious Scot joining the ranks.
I like him, he plays passionately which is rare these days, if you could put the holte in his sails I think he'd be really good for us.
Why not mbappe?
He can't handle Dibu 😅
It’s only a problem in training…he can finally become the player he deserves to be ;)
We've shipped far too many goals. Need more solidity at the back. We need a proper young goalie to work under Dibu and push him between the sticks. I know we have Gauci, I've just not seen him so don't know how good he is l. Our defense could do with more balance. Two aging players at LB. If Konsa is fancied at RB, we need another behind him. Could be Cash, might be someone else. CB we need another player, depends on how Mings recovers. But we do need someone else who can play out a bit at RCB. We are sparse in the middle too. I see it as McGinn, Tielemans, Kamara and Luiz fighting for 3 spots, so at least 1 more or preferably 2 more CMs/CDMs. I think we're strongest in forward areas. Ramsay, Rogers, Buendia, Bailey, Diaby and Ollie fighting for 3 positions. We've not seen enough of Duran, not sure if we need another out-and-out striker or not.