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BARNES OUT
Delph and Zinchenko, who are both career midfielders.
Which is why I said they'd want depth. Regardless of having Mendy, playing midfielders at left back isn't a long term fix.They have Mendy to come back there though.
Usually not far from now I guess. My excitement for it won’t really start until another season ends in heartbreak thoughAt roughly what point does the WC subforum open up? Always find them a lot of fun. Learn a lot about the different sides in the lead up
They definitely plan on signing a winger, the pursuits of Sanchez and then Mahrez indicate that. Strong mail that City will be after Leon Bailey in the summer from a lot of ITK's. Bernardo is definitely the planned David replacement IMO. In regards to the wing-back thing, I do think they'll be on the look for a backup LB but I think they might try and make it a home-grown player. Not sure who that is, though. There is definitely enough games to go around if this season is any indication.They have Danilo too. Some combination of Danilo+Delph+Zinchenko is solid backup. It'll be difficult to find a major upgrade that would be satisfied with the game time they'd get, though I guess they could try. But the only top-six side in (arguably) better shape there is Spurs, and I don't think they'll hold on to Rose after this summer.
I think Citeh might be better off preparing for David Silva's decline. That might mean signing someone to play there (one of Shakhtar's Brazilians maybe?) or playing Bernardo there and signing another right-winger. Could be a good time to swap out Aguero for a younger striker too.
They're weak everywhere but up front. I had really fancied them to go through, but then I saw their lineup for the first game and realised a combined XI would just be Real Madrid's entire team with Neymar and Mbappe shoehorned in.PSG are poor in midfield. What they're doing with a spud like Motta and a bottler like Verratti is beyond me.
Verratti isn't a big game player. He was woeful in Barcelona last season and he chucked it last night with a stupid red card.I like Rabiot but he's more of an exciting prospect than someone who can be expected to compete with Kroos+Modric+Casemiro right now. I like Verratti too fwiw.
Going across the border to Wales?When your team get to a Wembley final and you can't go as you are in another country.