Strike

Jackson was a striker that played well when there was space to run into. We should be looking for a striker who can play well vs the deep blocks. Someone who is technically gifted and can finish half chances. Delap will be the wrong call with the kind of strikers that are set to move this summer

Delap is making his decision first but that is no reason to make him a priority. I hope the club is exploring Gyokeres and Sesko without alerting the media

These quotes are really odd - He’s saying F off to the pundits saying we are not good enough. But when there was talk of a title challenge it was Maresca himself saying we are not good enough in the first place.

Haven't yet heard about Gyokeres/Sesko but club continuously linked to Delap, Ekitike by credible reporters.

Yeah true. Maybe it's just me but I feel a lot better about Top 4 and slow progress than a cup win. Man United for example won a cup in 2024 and went on to have their worst season in recent memory

There are a lot of good players potentially moving - Eze, Mbuemo, Rogers. Hopefully the club is doing the work behind the scenes to convince the player and was only waiting to secure CL before getting active.

Murillo, Morgan Rogers, Gyokeres + Santos, Estevao joining. We'd compete in the Champions League imo

It matters when you see who among Spurs and Chelsea can make the step up now. We are well placed to kick on, make this a title winning team

Teamtalk is a super dodgy source

Barca has just offered to sign him and send him out on loan for a year.

Maresca decisions have been questionable after a good start and his personality puts me off. Imo he comes off has grumpy/holier than thou without having the results in the game to warrant that kind of treatment. Continue with him next season but keep plans in place for a future manager

Just thinking the way the results have fallen I hope Villa are forced to sell Morgan Rogers.

After it became clear Villa and Newcastle were losing, I wouldn’t have minded a Forest equalizer

I was thinking this too but it is so important though. We have the budget to build a squad for the Champions league and the league and Maresca or not, it is where the club needs to be right now

Garnacho is a decent ball-carrying midfielder. But I'd try to go all out and sign Rogers + a striker in his prime - Gyokeres or Isak Villa do need to make sales for PSR reasons

If that is the case, does Gyokeres have another big club that might sign him? Wouldn't want to lose out and have to look at a young striker like Delap/Ekitike

Kepa, Sterling, Broja, KDH, Carney, Ugo, Badiashile, Deivid, DD Fofana - plenty of dead wood cluttered around the club.

Looking like 1 of Sesko or Gyokeres will be the one to target Arsenal seem to like Sesko more according to reports.

We will have the same striker depth problems if Joao Pedro is the striker we are getting in the summer. Does the club know we have Nkunku Felix Sterling etc to ship still ? Hopefully this story turns out to be bogus

Typical unnecessary signing looks like. This will be another long summer

Even with Enzo around, the team looked like it was missing that midfielder who links the midfield and attack, and is extremely good in doing pass sequences that help get through low blocks - Odegaard/ KDB/ Kroos kind of midfielder. Worth going into the market for one regardless of Enzo's situation

Liverpool knew how to use him. He fits that RF role he plays there. Our style of play wouldn't suit him so well

I am yet to read Petrovic is capable with his feet which is the reason preventing him from being in the discussion for a #1 role

Or we can't sell Kepa and we end up with Kepa and Sanchez

Liverpool and City are moving quick in the market. Even Arsenal signed Zubimendi. We might be waiting to confirm if we have UCL