30 Mar 2021 17:11:06
So if we can only sign two top players this summer would you rather sign:

Kane and Rice (or another ST and CDM)

Or

Sancho and Varane (or another RW and CB)


1.) 30 Mar 2021
30 Mar 2021 17:29:18
not sancho or varane- sancho imo overated in an vastly inferior league physically, and hasn't set the worls alight internationally; varane good defender but again only has 2-3 other teams that test him on a regular basis in la liga.
kane premiership proven but 2 problems ;injuryprone and levy, rice would be a good shout if the money was right and we didn't mess up with lingard potential deal.
as for positions all need addressing asap including managerial position and woodward, coaches etc. In fairness aside from players the only position we don't need to address is the canteen tea lady - sorted.


2.) 30 Mar 2021
30 Mar 2021 20:29:21
Sancho and Varane for me. We need a Right footed RW to help spread widen the pitch so Sancho fills that gap.

And Varane is a vastly upgrade on any CB we have, think Pau is possibly a better option just because of injury record.


3.) 30 Mar 2021
30 Mar 2021 21:23:01
Harry kane and Declan Rice.
We get a leader in attack and a midfield anchor to shield the defense.

I'd have Greenwood and Diallo playing for RW spot. Greenwood can also rotate with Kane as well.

Midfield of Rice, VDB and Bruno.


4.) 31 Mar 2021
30 Mar 2021 22:20:49
Kane and Rice all day long. Would transform that side.


5.) 31 Mar 2021
30 Mar 2021 23:41:36
Definitely Kane and Rice. Kane would be our best centre forward since Rooney and we’d get a good few years. Not seen quite enough of Rice to suggest he’s as great as I am led to believe but vastly better than the options we have and young.
Sancho hasn’t set the world alight this season but I like Varane. I just think the difference having a top CF would make is huge.
However, to be dull, you did ask for alternatives. I would prefer Haaland and Camavinga.


6.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 01:08:58
I like that idea True. VDB would have to get ahead of McTom for me, but with Rice behind him I can see the logic for why VDB might play a sort of 8.5 role.


7.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 02:47:50
I am not sure about Sanchos quality and character and i am not sure about Varanes injuries character and quality too, last two years i don't think he is top class.
If i knew that Kane will play 30 matches in Premier every year and Rices price isn't too big then there is no question for me. I would go with Kane and Rice as they are better characters and top players and that makes our spine much better.


8.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 09:15:37
I find this very interesting. For about 4 season's now nearly every fan has bemoaned our lack of a RW and how poor our CB options are. Nearly everyone has said they are the priority positions that need strengthening every summer for the past 4 years.

Yet most who have replied have gone with a ST and a CDM. I did say it didn't necessarily have to be the players I named, yet so often the name of a player will change how fans react. It's the emotion of football pulling us in.

Would people have answered differently if I said:

Sancho and Varane

Or

Lautaro Martinez and Konrad Laimer?


9.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 10:20:56
I don't know much about Martinez or Laimer. Maybe I'm typecasting but the former sounds like another South American mercenary like Dyballa or di Maria who probably doesn't want to come and I wouldn't recognise Laimer if he delivered my mail in a few minutes.
I think a few things have changed since last season Shappy. Sancho was on fire, and Utd in my view were in a better place up front; Greenwood was knocking them in, and Rashford was playing a lot better.
Now Cavani by all accounts is more likely to leave, Utd have signed Diallo, and all of a sudden neither Greenwood, Rash or Martial are playing great at all. The side needs a top drawer CF, and although maybe not fully resolved in the RW position (and CB is still shaky), the thought of Kane or Haaland being the focal point is pretty tempting.
The interesting thing is, all this is probably mute. While we argue the toss about the who's and when's, I would suggest City already have one of the pair, and Utd are already talking to their targets.


10.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 11:24:05
The spine of the team is the big issue - our main number 9 is dreadful and our two midfielders (that are the managers favourites) are awful. Greenwood and Diallo for the right isn’t a problem, and I’d have Dalot back as an attacking right back.


11.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 11:43:52
We spent crazy fee on Amad Diallo. He even scored in his second Europa game and is rated very highly.
Therefore, it doesn't make sense now to move for Sancho who would command a huge fee.

In addition to that Greenwood can get minutes at RW if a first choice Striker arrives.
And finally don't forget Pellistri, another highly rated Right Winger gaining valuable minutes in La Liga.

Our priorities in order should be CDM, Stiker and a CB.


12.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 11:43:52
We spent crazy fee on Amad Diallo. He even scored in his second Europa game and is rated very highly.
Therefore, it doesn't make sense now to move for Sancho who would command a huge fee.

In addition to that Greenwood can get minutes at RW if a first choice Striker arrives.
And finally don't forget Pellistri, another highly rated Right Winger gaining valuable minutes in La Liga.

Our priorities in order should be CDM, Stiker and a CB.


13.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 15:11:08
I’d take either of Haaland or Saul over any of those duos.

Rice is overrated, Kane would spend more time injured than fit and Varane is way down the list of CBs I’d be looking at. Sancho could make a big impact (as too could Kane if he could stay fit), but neither would transform the side in the same way that H or S would.


14.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 15:19:21
I think ultimately we all have our favourites when it comes to potential signings. What I find interesting though is how people will say we need a RW and a CB for 3 or 4 years, but would abandon the chase for players they said we have needed for a long time if the chance to sign a "Galactico" type signing.

We are far too easily seduced by a shiny name, the type of signing that we can rub in our oppositions faces. Too easily swept up in the hype and excitement.


15.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 15:25:45
Shappy, I understand the cry for a RW but for CB, personally I am tired of this try our luck signings, Bailly, Lindeloff and Maguire. 3 big money signings yet we are still porous, add to that Telles, Dalot and AWB, that is 6 signings in defense in that period yet we problem still persists. On top of that we have our old crop of jones and co and our graduates in Axel and Williams. Signing a defender most certainly will happen if we move some of the current players on.
CDM and Striker for me.


16.) 31 Mar 2021
31 Mar 2021 20:52:34
Shappy, who knows, maybe the 3-4 year race for a right winger is over? Who knows how seriously Ole rates his new options there.
For me Haaland is the most exciting prospect for many years. Why not dream and think we can get him, shiny pipedream or not? He is exactly the player SFA would have gone for. Reminds me of vintage Ruud V N.
It will be interesting to see how severely finances have been hit, whether marquee signings really are an option or not, and whether selling clubs will lower their fees or sit out the fun and games this summer.
More interesting would be a list of targets in that ball park - names excluding the usual suspects. Then we end up at Ings and start up these ones instead as they’re less demoralising.


17.) 01 Apr 2021
01 Apr 2021 05:35:40
Shappy. I think it’s more a case that there aren’t many top CBs or RWs available. What’s more, we’re just as in need of a new CF and CDM, if not more.

When fit, Cavani has shown what a huge difference having a proper CF can make and we’ve set up with 2 CDMs in 90% of our games under Ole because we don’t have one good enough to do the job by themselves. The latter is at times like playing with ten men and severely impacts our ability to get the ball forwards and create goal scoring chances while the former means that on the spending occasions that we do, they are usually spurned.

I think signing a top CB could save us 5-10 goals a season, but either a top CDM or a top CF could lead to is scoring 10-20 more.