Properly costed squad additions.
Two options available at left back both come in at around 20m quid. All money is GBP.
Left Backs
LB - Hugo Bueno - Wolves - current value - 9.4m quid
https://www.sofascore.com/football/p...-bueno/1013928
https://www.transfermarkt.com/hugo-b...spieler/698678
Wolves relegation would see the player available for around 15m would be my guess.
LB/LCB - Dayann Methalie - Toulouse - Current value - 7.7m quid
https://www.transfermarkt.com/dayann...pieler/1191444
https://www.sofascore.com/football/p...thalie/1894003
A Jan target who will continue to be monitored in the back half of the season.
Again a player who can be acquired for 10-15m quid.
Right Centre backs
RCB - Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal - Stade Rennais - 8.7m
https://www.transfermarkt.com/abdelh...pieler/1134251
https://www.sofascore.com/football/p...oudlal/1597145
Again linked in Jan and the club has scouted him more than a year.
Again doubling his value on the offer to 20m will more than likely get it done. Possibly with +5 in add-ons over the potential progression of his career.
There are plenty of players out there that can be signed with great potential for around that 20m mark. Brighton, Brentford, Bournemouth all do it and sell on for outrageously inflated prices.
NUFC turned up Minteh for 7m.
I don't doubt that the players listed above would come in a do the job as a squad player.
The early round of cups, offer fresh legs when the first teams need a break. They're all played a lot of first team football in the prospective leagues.
In the European League next season for example, should the lads fail to finish top 5, away to the 2nd best team in Bosnia NUFC can afford to play the likes of these lads and still win the match.
Goal Keepers
I haven't got a club the profile really.
Zion Suzuki - Parma - current value - 18.34m
https://www.transfermarkt.com/zion-s...spieler/432298
https://www.sofascore.com/football/p...-suzuki/905351
Not sure if he's the right one but again a player that can be signed for price that isn't offensive. A 30-35m quid bid (34-40m Euro) bid should test Parma's resolve.
Keepers are a bit of a blind spot for me. I have no clue what I'm looking at with regards potential.
Part 2 on other players, options in defence and further up the field to come.
Summary for this section
Dayann Methalie or Hugo Bueno - 15m +5 (add-ons)
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal - 20m +5 (add-ons)
Suzuki - 40m
15+20+40 = 75m
The Club spent approx 250m Gross last season. Net, after sales was 115m / 5 = 23m quid. (5 yrs amortisation - 5 yr contracts)
The accounts for this season will see -23m for the 6 players brought in.
The UCL money will go onto account next tax year. The club have to spend big again this summer.
A total for 3 players for 75m / 5 (amortised) = 15m.
Next season the 23+15 debt = 38m. Revenues have to be available to cover that amount.



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