Dubravka and Kenedy first off!
I know I am jumping the gun a bit.
And we have matches still to enjoy this season but....
Now we are safe I’m sure things will start moving behind the scenes looking towards next season...
Staveley get a bid in ASAP
Ashley if you don’t want to sell hand Rafa an open cheque book and get him to sign a new 15 year contract.(if pardew was worth 8 years)
New contracts for Lascelles,Shelvey and Diamé
Start looking on getting shot of unwanted players colback,saivert,mat sells josello...let’s face it we have plenty to get shot off
That’s a start
Now who would you buy???????
Dubravka and Kenedy first off!
Slimani looks allreet from the little I’ve seen of him
I wouldn't be unhappy with making our three loanees permanent for a start. I'd look at a CM partner for Shelvey (I know Diamé been great lately but this is an area I feel we could make a step up).
Real world: the loans made permanent, swap Mitro for Ryan Sessengon, Lallana (or someone similar) in from Liverpool at no 10 and offload as much deadwood as possible. Another young up and coming no 9 in if we manage to somehow sell Joselu.
Keepers
Darlow,
Elliot,
Sells, (on loan)
Dubravka (if we sign him)
Woodman (on loan)
How many do we need? Who would you sell or buy?
I would buy Dubravka, keep Elliot and woodman
Get rid of Darlow and sells
I wouldn't mind Jay Rodriguez, tbh. Not as our main striker but as an upgrade on Perez.
Mind, to be fair to him, he's been much better recently and I don't just mean because he's scored some incredibly important goals-his all-round game has improved and he may, belatedly, be realising the promise he showed when he first came (at least to an extent).
Hmmm, me, I think I will leave the transfer market to Rafa. I mean, apart from the 2 wum idiots on here, I'm sure that most of us think he really does have a masterplan/blueprint.
Earlier on in the season I would happily of sold Perez and Diame I even had doubts over Shelvey
After the shambles that was the Watford home game I almost had a doubt about our ability to stay up and maybe to a certain extent Rafa (panicky)
I am pleased to say I am was wrong!
I am pleased I am not picking the team or buying players
In Rafa we trust