by AG7 » Tue May 13, 2014 3:02 pm
If a left back is leaving it should be Clichy and not Kolarov ...
Bring in Mangala for Lescott ... actually Mangala will take Demi's place and Demi demoted to Lescott's place and Lescott moves out ...
On the right back ... move Richards on and sign Bacry Sagna on a free as his contact is up at Arsenal ...
So we will have a decent back four ...
Zaba - Komps - Mangala - Kola
And reserves for them ...
Sagna - Demi - Nastasic - Clichy [or replacement]
Lescott leaves this group automatically, end of contract.
In front if them we have the two first choice ...
Yaya - Ferdy
Backups are Garcia and Rodwell ... Fernando is coming here along with Mangala if press is to be believed ... so Rodwell possibly could move out (except if FFP and home grown quota comes in then it might be Garcia, but I'd it rather be the sick-note)
Barry goes out of this position automatically, end of contract.
Wouldn't shuffle too much up front ... If all are happy to stay keep Navas - Nasri - Milner and Silva as two of them will always play ... sort out longer term contracts whoever is entering their last two years.
And same for the frontmen ... Aguero - Dzeko - Negredo - Jovetic
So as per all the above ... Out automatically at the end of their contracts are Lescott and Barry.
Possibly shifted out are Richards (last year of contract anyway plus all the injuries, this'll be a cheap transfer), one of Clichy or Kolarov (if someone's lined up), and one of Rodwell or Garcia ...
In: Mangala, Fernando and Sagna
Last but not least ... Panti will probably leave, and if he does, we need a second goal keeper who will always challenge Hart. Panti was a decent enough cover for Hart but never really challenged him for the spot which inevitably let some complacency creep into Hart's performances ...
I think we will conclude all this business (and whatever others lined up) in the first two weeks of June, before the WorldCup and all and then sit back and watch others scramble over this and that all summer. Our squad when re-gathers after the WorldCup / holidays will be complete and all set to get a good pre-season in before the next season ... don't think we'll see us scrambling for deadline day signings, exactly like last year.