04 Jul 2026 17:08:27
I would personally be happy with the following four players to improve the team/squad.
RW- Rayan (test Bournemouth with a £75m offer) as I don't want Diamonde anymore after the rubbish show last week.
AM- Sadiki an ideal type for Iraola and our team, really hope we go for him
RB- Would have liked Kayode but that's now dead in the water so I have gone for Gertruida, who is versatile and can play both RB and CB roles
CM- Ayoub Bouaddi, who had looked great through the WC off the back of an excellent season in France.
Jones, Frimpong, MacAllister sell, sell, sell
Gakpo and Munoz to fight it out on the LW, Gakpo should improve under Iraola and Munoz looks like a talent s as no brilliant squad addition.
Ed001 what's your thoughts on the above mate?
{Ed001's Note - apart from selling Jones, I would pretty much agree with that.}
04 Jul 2026 21:24:20
I'm surprised that no one is talking about a CF. I don't think we can cope with Isak (injury prone) and Gakpo (not his best position) for the first half of next season.
Ekitike isn't back until 2027 and will take a fair amount of time to get up to speed.
Along with a RB, a CF is my top priority in this window.
04 Jul 2026 22:06:13
Brommers, I think the idea is that Munoz can also cover cf. We have young Jayden Danns, so, whilst not ideal including Gakpo, there is our cover.
04 Jul 2026 22:27:01
Danns has played good football in a year. I can see the El Mala or Pardo links due to them playing lw and CF.
04 Jul 2026 21:49:03
U would keep jones ed1? I would've been a fan of his but he hasn't really kicked on for me and I think we desperately need more aggression in middle of the park
{Ed001's Note - low wages, good squad filler, and would cost a lot more to replace, makes no sense to let him go. You don't get perfect players to fill gaps in the squad, so you have to accept they are not ideal.}
05 Jul 2026 10:48:48
If you're doing Geertrudia in/Frimpong out, who's the cover for Geertrudia?
We can't afford to go 1 in/1 out this summer, we need depth, unless the academy is going to do some heavy lifting.
05 Jul 2026 10:42:23
ed1 - totally agree on Jones. I feel like guys him like get a bit of unfair judgement. It's like he has needed to be the peak version of himself since he broke into the team in order to prove that he has the potential.
I'd rather keep him than sell him for beer money then we go and spare champagne money on another squad player