Squad valuation.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

This is what our present EPL squad looks like.

Obviously we can only select and name 25 players, how's about pinning the tail on the donkey and telling us what you think each player is truly worth?

Goalkeepers:

Arijanet Muric.

Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

Denis Franchi.

Defenders:

Charlie Taylor.

CJ Egan Riley.

Connor Roberts.

Hjalmar Ekdal.

Ameen Al-Dahil.

Vitinho.

Dara O'Shea.

Jordan Beyer.

Luke McNally.

Midfielders:

Jack Cork.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson.

Josh Brownhill.

Josh Cullen.

Samuel Bastien.

Strikers:

Jay Rodriguez.

Wout Weghorst.

Scott Twine.

Lyle Foster.

Manuel Benson.

Anass Zaroury.

Darko Churlinov.

Michael Obafemi.

Dara Costelloe.

Obviously things are changing very quickly, but does VK have enough weapons in the arsenal to improve the squad with trade-offs and additions?

[army88]

This is what our present EPL squad looks like.

Obviously we can only select and name 25 players, how's about pinning the tail on the donkey and telling us what you think each player is truly worth?

Goalkeepers:

Arijanet Muric. 5 million

Bailey Peacock-Farrell.1.5 million

Denis Franchi. ?

Defenders:

Charlie Taylor. 7 million

CJ Egan Riley. 1.5 million

Connor Roberts. 7/8 million

Hjalmar Ekdal. 6 million

Ameen Al-Dahil. 7/8 million

Vitinho.4 million

Dara O'Shea. 10 million ( realistic )

Jordan Beyer.20 million

Luke McNally. 2 million

Midfielders:

Jack Cork. 1.5 million

Johann Berg Gudmundsson. 1 million

Josh Brownhill.12/15 million

Josh Cullen. 10 million

Samuel Bastien.1.5 million

Strikers:

Jay Rodriguez. 2miliion

Wout Weghorst.10million

Scott Twine.3/5 million

Lyle Foster. 10 million ( will improve )

Manuel Benson. 20 million

Anass Zaroury. 20/25 million

Darko Churlinov. 3 million

Michael Obafemi. 6 million

Dara Costelloe. 600k

Obviously things are changing very quickly, but does VK have enough weapons in the arsenal to improve the squad with trade-offs and additions?

Added in millions but how accurate it is I don’t know.

I think if some of them do well this season - cullen for example could be 35/40 million zaroury and benson as well.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

If we could get offered £7 million for Charlie Taylor AP would bite their hand off.

[sinkov]

If we could get offered £7 million for Charlie Taylor AP would bite their hand off.

Don't know why you think that mon ami, if I was a lower PL or Championship manager, I'd take him in a breath at that price. He might not suit the way Vinni wants to play but in an orthodox flat back four, he's excellent. Wouldn't surprise me if Sean puts a bid in, with Mina and Coady gone he might revert to a back four with Keane, Tarko and Charlie in it.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Don't know why you think that mon ami, if I was a lower PL or Championship manager, I'd take him in a breath at that price. He might not suit the way Vinni wants to play but in an orthodox flat back four, he's excellent. Wouldn't surprise me if Sean puts a bid in, with Mina and Coady gone he might revert to a back four with Keane, Tarko and Charlie in it.

I think he only has one year left on his contract sinkov and VK obviously does not rate him. We need to get Maatsen sorted that is for sure.

[sinkov]

If you get a tricksy PL winger running at our defence, I'd fancy Charlie to stop him in his tracks rather than Maatsen. Something Vinni might bear in mind. Or not.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I have a recurring nightmare mon ami, it's when Maatsen got done TWICE against the Lashers in that infamous 3-3 early season draw at Turf Moor last season, but he's little belter going forward.

I think VK will copy Pep and play all of his best defenders simultaneously.

We have enough to select from:

Charlie Taylor.

CJ Egan Riley.

Connor Roberts.

Hjalmar Ekdal.

Ameen Al-Dahil.

Vitinho.

Dara O'Shea.

Jordan Beyer.

Luke McNally.

[Deadlydave]

I have a recurring nightmare mon ami, it's when Maatsen got done TWICE against the Lashers in that infamous 3-3 early season draw at Turf Moor last season, but he's little belter going forward.

I think VK will copy Pep and play all of his best defenders simultaneously.

We have enough to select from:

Charlie Taylor.

CJ Egan Riley.

Connor Roberts.

Hjalmar Ekdal.

Ameen Al-Dahil.

Vitinho.

Dara O'Shea.

Jordan Beyer.

Luke McNally.

I cant see us paid the fee for Maatsen BT; not when we need Tella first and foremost and will need to pay around 15 million. We need to ship out Weg and Churlinov and maybe Bastien as well.

[Tap in MN]

The midfield looks very weak. Is there a Kante out there somewhere? Do we have scouts in Europe? Is VK our only source?

[army88]

The midfield looks very weak. Is there a Kante out there somewhere? Do we have scouts in Europe? Is VK our only source?

Exactly Tap , this area has needed strengthening for years and we never quite get the right man ( Cullen is v good and I’m looking forward to seeing how he copes ) , but we need imo anyway a very strong creative man in there with him.

I accept you have to score goals to win games but lots of matches are won / lost in the middle of the park.