Summer transfers

[sydenham red]

this is what is wrong with modern day football 87 million for an 19 year old

RB Leipzig have put an £87m price tag on Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19 who is a target for Liverpool and Manchester United. (Sky Sports)

Maybe we go with Hugo,rio,isak,frimpong,gakpo and Danns as our forward bank of players. With chiesa still there???? I won't be expecting a big money forward incoming with no salah fee. The Greek coming back and bradley/Leoni fit again will feel like 3 new defensive signings along with the other French kid already bought.
Job done,thank u Mr Edwards

[Insidious]

I won't be expecting a big money forward incoming with no salah fee.

Bear amortisation in mind though sydenham - if we're buying a £100m player and paying for them in five £20m instalments for example over a 5-year spell etc etc - Salah's wages alone (which are coming off the bill) are nearly £21m-per-season so we should be capable of buying a wide forward.

If for some reason we aren't, then a 4-4-2 Diamond somewhat solves a depth issue with forwards because you need a 10 and their back-up (Wirtz and a returning Harvey?) plus two forwards and their back-ups, rather than the six forwards needed for a 4-3-3.

Main thing is to qualify for Champion's League football to assist with our appeal to talent (and our ability to afford their fees and wages) but we shouldn't be too worried about not buying a forward to replace Mo, unless we're replacing his contribution in some sort of aggregated fashion - which could be.....difficult.