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With the summer window set to officially open on Friday and run until 11pm on August 30th, it’s time to take a deep dive into transfers. Where will we strengthen? Who could sign? Who could leave? How much might we spend?
Before we go through the potential ins and outs, it’s been widely reported that the club are prioritising moves for a new right-winger, two centre-backs, another striker and a goalkeeper.
Of course, it’s worth noting that this could change. For example, I’d expect another right-back to sign if we decided to sell Kieran Trippier and our search for a new No 6 would take off if Bruno Guimaraes’ £100m clause was activated – but let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
Four priorities
A right-winger just makes sense – a first-team upgrade on Miguel Almiron and Jacob Murphy is thought to be the top priority after an £80m spend on our left wing over the past 18 months – while two centre-backs are also needed. One will be the left-sided Lloyd Kelly to cover for the injured Sven Botman (ACL) and offer another option at left-back, while a right-sided centre-back will also arrive to compete with the ageing Fabian Schar and bolster our squad now Jamaal Lascelles is also out with an ACL and out of contract next summer. We don’t just need more bodies at the back, we need an injection of pace and athleticism to offer our slightly one-paced defence something different.
Another striker is needed, whether Callum Wilson stays or not. If he leaves – which is very possible now he’s 32 and out of contract in 12 months time – we need a more robust option to battle Alexander Isak. If Wilson stays, there’s every chance we look to sign a young, versatile forward who can give us another option, as the former Bournemouth striker can’t be the only option behind Isak based on his injury history.
In goal, we have a capable No 1 in Nick Pope. But we’ll be wary of the 32-year-olds second serious shoulder injury in the space of a few seasons and…
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-06-10 12:01:48
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