If i had 80-90M (in case we sell/loan out for full wages... players like Torres, Benayoun, Malouda, Ferreira, Essien, Kalou, thats very doable i think) i would get 3 players: 40-50M allround quality CM with good defensive quality's that played some games at high level already (assuming we stick with a pivot) Italy: Vidal - Juventus They are looking for money to get Sanchez, a very "aggressive"/good tackler, has an average of over 5 per game, with good technique and what not. Regular at Chili NT. Germany: Lars Bender - Leverkussen 4+ tackles/2+ interceptions (which is twice as much as mikel fe), would be pretty perfect for us since offensively he's also quite good and can also dribble a bit (get him instead of shurrle if you want to pay lots for a leverkussen player board...), he's also getting his caps already at german NT. 15-20M Central defender Alderweireld - Ajax / Can also play as right back if needed. Well same club Vermaelen/Vertonghen come from so you can be sure his distribution will be decent, he could become better than them defensively, Vertonghen is better in offence for sure tho. I expect Tottenham to make a move for him this summer to partner him with Vertonghen again as they were in Ajax, wouldn't be good if that happened, would instantly make them one of the best central defences in the PL in the long term for just 25-30M, especially in distribution. Godin - Athletico 8 clearances / game -> better than ramos/silva/terry/kompany there.. same as ferdinand. Would be great next to Luiz i think. 20M Striker (if we ever decide to sell both torres and ba i would get both) Lewandowski - Dortmund Lamela - Roma 10 goals in 17 matches this season as a forward, he can also play as a winger so you already know what type of striker he is, lots of pace/great technique, him and Lukaku could possibly give us one of the best possible strikercombinations in the long term. And perhaps a 4th luxury/bargain/unneeded CM signing for squaddepth, depending which of the above we would be getting: 15M Midfielders (best one's i know we can get for 15M/we can use) Nainggollan - Cagliari His stats are great, same for his skills, juve/inter are interested tho and i think juve would get him to replace vidal anyways so we will have to act fast if we want him. Van Ginkel - Vitesse Very promising and we could prolly get him rather cheap there. Cabaye - Newcastle Well would be bit more expensive prolly. Gonalon - Lyon Offensive not that good, but very solid defensive, 3 tackles/clearances each game ratio, promising, would be good competition for Mikel (perhaps better already). Strootman - PSV Think Van Bommel Who would you go for with a budget of 80M this summer?
My biggest wish would be that we signed Insigne and moved Oscar down to the CM, put Hazard in the middle and Mata out wide on the left. Constantly following Insignes progress, just like I did with Hazard, and I have to say that I am impressed. He can be used both as a forward or a attacking midfielder. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aTENOX8VRM The movie is from his time in Pescara, yes, but still shows some quality. And if you have seen the Napoli games, you probably agree with me. He also looks like a nice guy with the smile often covering his face.
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