Your Top 5 To Buy

If we get decent owners think we could realistically get the following

Left back Cissohko from Lyon
Central defender Gary Cahill
Left Wing Nzogbia
Striker Rodallega

If we get unbelievably loaded sheiks

LB Lahm or Sissoko
CB Simon Kjaer
LW David Silva
CF Sergio Aguero

If we keep the same American scum owners they MIGHT allow the following transfers..

Left back Kevin Kilbane
Central Defender Titus Bramble
Left wing Chris Eagles
Striker Johan Elmander

Hahahaha

Isn't Eagles an ex-manc?

Isn't Eagles an ex-manc?

Yep, crap anyway.

Cissoko only signed for Lyon this season for a pretty hefty fee. I doubt he'll come for anything under 20m.

Quality player but better out there for the 20m.

Would still like to see SWP on our right flank if Man City sell him.

Same here I've always thought he's quality. Prefer to sign Lennon to SWP if there was a chance of getting either

Same here I've always thought he's quality. Prefer to sign Lennon to SWP if there was a chance of getting either

Yep, I would also prefer Lennon but think he will be too expensive. If SWP is put up for sale then I would go for him.

i'd go for Mata, Taylor (newcastle), Bridge, Villa and Tevez

Would still like to see SWP on our right flank if Man City sell him.

Blows very hot and cold.

Blows very hot and cold.

Very much so.

I don't want SWP myself.

I would'nt want him either to be honest, I think there is better value for money out there.

Two players for every position and not sh*te replacements either:

Reina
Cav

Best keeper in the world, decent backup, wouldn't be surprised to see Cav leave though.

Johnson
Darby

In an ideal world, I'd sell Johnson and buy another right back but I can't see that happening so he stays first choice and Darby as backup. Don't forget Kelly when he recovers from injury

Skrtel
Agger
Sotis
Carra
Ayala

Five centre halves, should do the trick until the end of next season when Carra leaves.

?
Insua

Insua not experienced enough yet, Aurelio to leave. Quality player needed.

Masch
Gerrard
Lucas
Aquilani

Can match any midfield in the country. Two will play deeper, and one behind the main striker/

Maxi
?

Maxi should start regularly, need a better player than Kuyt to rotate with though in that position

Aquilani
Benayoun
Kuyt
Pacheco

Three players (plus Gerrard obviously) who can play behind the main striker. Top prospect in Pacheco too. Don't need strengthening.

?
?

Benayoun and Babel can play there but for next season we need one class left winger and a back up since I want Babel sold and Benayoun to be a squad player for the central role

Torres
Jovanovich
Nemeth
Ngog
Kuyt

Depth yes, talent no.

Put Ngog out on loan, and get an experienced physical striker in.

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Right so we need:

A young GK if Cav goes or promote someone from youth (we should buy Smithies from Huddersfield and loan him back)

A good left back (Cissokho? Bridge? Bale?)

A quality left winger (Turan, Silva, Mata?)

A back up right winger (Joe Cole)

Another back up winger (Petrov of City? Something like that)

Another striker, physical (Carew, Jones?)

Get those and we're looking at a squad that can win the league.

Turan
C.Cole
Cissokho
G.Cahill
Lee

1. Left Back
Don't have anyone in mind to be honest. Looks like Gareth Bale fits in. However, don't really see him much in defending but he's a pretty good defender. Wayne Bridge probably not because he's not getting younger.

2. Striker
Though David Villa is very tempting to be mentioned, I would think we need someone like Carlton Cole or Kenwyn Jones. Someone good in the air, I guess. John Carew is not getting younger.

3. Three Creative Wingers or Wide Midfielders
David Silva? Joe Cole? Arda Turan? Even better all three. Van der Vaart deserves a mention too.

Our midfield of Masch, Lucas, Gerrard and Aquilani are good enough.

I don't have any complaints of our CBs in Kyrgiakos, Carragher, Agger and Skrtel.

Our right side, Johnson is pretty good going forward but questionable defending. Darby makes a good cover.

Our left, Insua, I wouldn't say he's young if we got Bale because they're both the same age. Aurelio would be my first choice if fit, though.

Pepe Reina, world's best keeper only needs Cavalieri, if not, Gulacsi as back up.

Strikers, Fernando Torres is the best forward and it would help to have someone like Jones or Cole around him. N'gog can be a decent back up.

Our wide players/wingers, we have Maxi, Kuyt, Benayoun and Babel. Kuyt, Benayoun and Babel can be decent back ups to Cole, Silva and Turan.

In this case, we can allow El Zhar, Riera, Cavalieri, Degen and probably Kuyt and Benayoun to leave but only if we can get better players for the latter two.

If this does happen, I can see number 19th for us come May 2011.

We need a left back - Monreal at Osasuna is young and would be cheap or Bastos at Lyon. As for strikers Villa and Silva are ideal but Villa looks like he is off to Barca and Silva may stay in Spain as well. I would like Banega, Mata or Pablo from Valencia. I hope Rafa doesn't go for Pantelic at Ajax as he has technical ability but no real pace. Guiza from Fenerbahce would be a great signing. I sound like Rafa with all these spaniards. Also possibles like Danny Wilson is a great signing, him and Ayala will make a great partnership. Someone like Siem De Jong at Ajax , a young goal scoring midfielder. Forget Joe Cole-when was the last time anyone saw him play well ?

A back up right winger (Joe Cole)

I'm sorry but you reckon Joe Cole would leave Chelsea because of lack of first team involvement to come to a team in the Europa League to be back up again?

Cole foe me would be a grate singing

Ok so if we're looking at 5 players
I'd still sell
Degen - £2-3m
Aurelio - £1-3m  Too old and our last chance to get some £££ for him maybe
Riera - £4-6m
El Zhar - £2m
N'Gog - LOAN

So that's an extra what? £11m?
So we're replacing Aurelio, pushing Darby/Kelly to back up right back, bring in a right winger and a left winger to replace Riera, Jovanovic is already coming in so are we counting him? Cus if we do we got Shelvey as well, so i'll leave it Then it's a backup for Nando and to get Nemeth back and make more use of Pacheco

So...
J.Cole - FREE
Kolarov/Lahm/Bale - Around £10m?
D.Wilson - £4m? Looks likely too
Mata/Turan - £17-23m
Balotelli/Jovetic - £12m
So we'll say.........£46m?!
-the £11m from sales.........£35m?
Fairly reasonable i'd say......maybe......hope fully

Reina
Cavalieri

Johnson
Darby
Kelly

Lahm/Kolarov/Bale
Insua

Carragher
Agger
Skrtel
Sotis
Ayala
Wilson

Maxi
Benayoun
Mata/Turan
Cole

Cole
Babel
Benayoun
Mata/Turan

Mascherano
Gerrard
Aquilani
Lucas
Shelvey
Spearing

Torres
Balotelli/Jovetic
Nemeth
Pacheco
Babel

THAT, is a top, top squad

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That would be really good.

Just don't think we're going to spend that amount of money, though.

Perhaps if we sold Babel and another player...

£35m?
With demands from Torres + Gerrard, AND with the owners promising a big summer earlier in the season i wouldn't be surprised, but i wouldn't be surprised if it didn't

Balotelli would be a real failure here. I love his talent, but his attitude is poor.

I really like Jovetic though.

Meh, i'd expect Rafa to tame him

Meh, I'd expect Rafa to tame him

Would love that. Balotelli has been someone I've enjoyed watching, wish he would lose the extra baggage though