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I think defender needs to play regular week-to-week football to really see his worth His last "full" season as regular starter was at Porto where he was pretty da*n good

It is pretty much clear what are we trying to buy in this transfer window: - Central defender (Rudiger) - Central midfielder (Bakayoko?) - Striker (Aubameyang, Morata, Belotti?) - Right wing back (Danilo, Oxlade-Chamberlain?) - Left wing back (Alex Sandro?) We have to get other four transfers done asap I think we could be stronger on all mentioned positions if we do the right thing ... Alex Sandro deal seems to be off the table since Bonucci was sold to AC Milan so I would immediately turn attention to other quality left backs who are available -> Mendy, Dalbert, Ghoulam, Hector, Bertrand or Wendell.

I remember few weeks ago when we "signed" Lukaku that twitter and facebook gone crazy about him being overrated with a lot of videos of his first touch being really bad. Now suddenly he is the best signing of summer transfer window for United Morata and Belotti are both superior overall strikers so we can only hope that we get one of them

I think he is "overhyped". We should focus on quality CM that can add instant quality to our midfield and develop Baker and Chalobah alongside ☺

We need quality CB even if Christensen is here next season He is a very, very good defender IMO, perfect suited for RCB Very aggressive player, I would even dare to call him crazy at times But people talking sh*t about this player are clueless (sorry). You would take Koulibaly for 60M but not this guy for 26M? I hope we get him, even if me offer some more than described amount. I have feeling that Conte might try some new things at the back - Azpi at RWB, Alonso at LCB?

I actually think he is one of a few English players that is actually underrated Very all-around player, could fill CM, RWB or RW position ...he is homegrown, wouldn't cost much and he could actually push for starting position at RWB I think he was very good playing in 343 formation for Arsenal and this deal would actually make sense. We can't spend 30-40M on every position we need (or we want) to strengthen. Ox could be a bargain for that right wing back position that could actually work really well and we can spend more money on other transfers

What if Conte rumours were true and the board actually started to work with him? Since those rumours appeared we made some strong push for Alex Sandro, Lukaku rumours quiet down and Morata rumours are starting to emerge Just food for thoughts

I agree I wouldn't mind Pedro, Willian and maybe Musonda or Boga alongside for next season. We have some other "issues" to sort out first ... right winger would be just a luxury buy atm Traore would fit perfectly on that right side IMO but he is 99% leaving as it seems

Imagine this lineup next year Courtois Azpi - Christensen - Luiz Alves - Kante - Bakayoko - Sandro James - Lukaku - Hazard

He is not lazy at all I think he lacks motivation in Real Madrid because his performances for Colombia are much, much better with a lot of running. Just check his tracking back and tackle on Morata vs Spain He was the "biggest" runner his in early Real Madrid days.

Our signings are usually marked overrated on this forum

Bakayoko - Verratti - Kante let me dream ...

All 4 English players that could improve our team ATM are playing for Tottenham We should focus on youth development of English players in long term view I would maybe consider Shaw or Bertrand for LWB but that's it. Keane is good prospect but Christiansen is more talented IMO and we need a quality and expirienced starter for next season We have seven players from U21 national team in our squad and I think 4 of them will be in our squad next year

Of course he has a season or two in his legs and we could spend our money somewhere else

I think Conte prefers the idea of 343 with two hardworking midfielders just like Kante and Bakayoko. This would give some more freedom to 3 attacking players and we could afford to play someone like Rodriguez or Mahrez alongisde Hazard. I also expect new ball playing center back and new wingback(s) that are cruical to start playing out of defence The last thing we want is to buy players that Conte can't fit in his tactical system I am ok with hitting the best teams on counter as long as we win

Another amazing deal from our board if this is true. Kante and Bakayoko for 67M !!

Luxury to have three 50M players in the same position on the bench Also stupid not to expect that this is harmful to dressing room atmosphere because they are not playing regular football in their most important years of development. Would you be OK if we bought Mbappe but still kept Costa and Michy (assuming that we play 1 striker formation)? Eden Hazard was their age when he came to Chelsea and we didn't rotate him and bought extra 10 players on his position just because he was young ? Can someone explain Fair play rule to me, please? With this rythm City will probabl spend around 200-250M this summer. Adding 175M from last summer, how can they avoid any major penalty ???

I am sure we were after Tolisso to lower Bakayoko's price he is tailor made for Conte

Sanchez, De Bruyne, Silva, Silva, Sane, Sterling, Aguero, Jesus, Ihenacho for 3 or 4 positions upfront? Pathetic we will kill them on counters .. but but they will have the posession

Agree We are "in panic" because City are already doing their bussines but their transfer policy is sh*t They bought Bravo as 1st GK last year and need to replace him this year with Ederson. They bought Sane and Gabriel Jesus last year and Bernardo Silva already this summer ... and they are after new CB when they bought Stones last summer?

Can't wait to see this overpriced duo with Stones being exposed on counters Big money doesn't guarantee success

Of course, they should add another attacking midfielder like Alexis Sanchez, because they lack depth in this position 100M spend abd their biggest weaknesses are still exposed

If Costa clears his mind he is probably the best striker in Premier league

Why are you writing this in this thread? Federico Bernardeschi IS NOT LWB and Conte can't turn any winger into wingback, you have to realize that Actually we haven't been linked with any wingback apart from Mendy

That formation suited Juve but not our current team Our best player is winger and I don't think it's the smartest move to force him play out of position ... Juventus were really powerful in midfielder so they had to put 3 midfielders in their starting eleven, on the other side they didn't have any proper quality winger