We wonĀ“t see another haul-in like last summer as that was meant to build the squad with the exceptional sale of Suarez.The current squad is,in general terms,what we have to work with here.ThatĀ“s why we bought young.This isnĀ“t Mansour City or the Real Madrid Circus thank God.WeĀ“ll carry on about our business in a non-flamboyant way.WeĀ“re building a team,not buying one.So,speaking with a clear,objective mind;
OUT:
Mario Balotelli - 16M!!! If not for his ludicrous league stats (49 shots at goal/1 goal.6 months to score.Had to shoot 152 times to score 14 goals with Milan last season...) then to save some face as the honorable club we are supposed to be.DonĀ“t want to see more embarrasing sh*t like that penalty row again.Hope we find someone stupid enough to buy him for at least half his price.Would be a bargain.
Fabio Borini - I respect his desire to stay here and try to prove his worth,but he clearly isnĀ“t going to get that chance,for whatever reason.We need to sell him along with the above waste-of-space but only to fund for a true striker.
Glen Johnson - Has been devoid of any threat or heart for enough time now.With the current setup he might as well not even be on the bench,but even if we switch to a back 4 next season or an injury occurs,Flanagan will be back and Manquillo can cover.In any case any CB in his role or an academy fullback canĀ“t do much worse.
IN:
Carlos Bacca/Jackson Martinez/Proven Striker: No Berahino/Ings/Austin gambles unless very cheap.I personally like Austin but they have a long way to go before establishing themselves.And Berahino could use some rearing.Season is yet to be over and heĀ“s already acting like hes doing WBA a favor by playing for them,even not celebrating goals.DonĀ“t want that crap at Anfield,thanks.
Would like a proper full-back to challenge Moreno,Manquillo and Jon.Not Alves,heĀ“s a dick and past it.
In short,what we really need is a striker (not a 9) and someone to replace Gerrard.Except no one can replace Gerrard,so letĀ“s just find a striker.
I would personally like to get rid of Allen,Manquillo,and Toure,and replace Henderson with a better midfielder,but unless we find a like-for-like for them,they should stay to provide cover.
I always find these posts insightful as they show how fickle/absurd many are on this forum.Listing any combination of 8-12(ludicrous) players going out without listing the same number of ins or posting names that will never come here,at least not this summer.Probably the same people that only months ago wanted to axe Sterling,Coutinho,Lallana,Can,etc...