Nice. Echoes Ornsteins sentiment regarding Hughes wanting to make the correct signings. Ensures the GK position is set for the next decade & for a more than reasonable fee.

We should really keep Gomez. Ideal cover for Konate, LB and RB depth (even DM) and more than capable in a range of roles (inverted, overlapping, WCB).

Van Dijk/Quansah Konate/Gomez Trent/Bradley Alisson/Mamardashvilli Top defensive depth, we should now look to improve our LB situation.

Renew his contract then

If Liverpool gets me Mamadashvili, Lukeba, and a DM along with 3 contracts signed, that's excellent business. Otherwise, another failed window.

Loan Bajcetic this season and there will undoubtedly be a starting position waiting upon his return.

We are only 3 steps away from returning to the elites… - recruit a quality LB, #6 and LW. - extend VVD, Trent and Salah. - recruit elite successors for Alisson, VVD and Salah. The first 2 should be completed over the next 12 months. The 3rd, next summer.

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Nice dopamine. Good future-proofing. Ideally, he gets a prem loan the season after. Needs to sharpen his tools in this league. Ceiling is top, if all develops well.

Ok. So he’s a quality player when firing and can play across the frontline, for £10M. As a utility/versatile option it is a more than fine deal.

Chiesa, Mamardashvilli & a LB this summer, with a #6 in January and the contracts (Salah, Trent, VVD) in the meantime is very solid.

Chiesa, more than works.

Darwin Nunez is the rarest #9 profile itw. He creates an incredible amount of XG (elite movement), is an outlet, box dominator, aerial threat, hard worker, emphatic character, maverick/superstar and most importantly a learner. He has a the ingredients…

Rule No.1: Be a good person. Everything else isn’t nearly as important.

Definitely locking into Salzburg ball this year. 🤝🔥

The man. The myth. The legend. My GOAT. 🐐🫡

Personalities are integral at the elite level. Slot is a perfectionist, and I love it! An abundance of positive actions implemented throughout the last few weeks, yet he strives to achieve better - week upon week. My Gaffer🫡

'You need midfielders that can run. We had three of them that kept on running and, if they arrived in a duel, they were aggressive enough to win it.' If you've read my essays, you know I harp on about tiers of player coverage: 1. Can't run, 2. Can run, 3. Can run and cover,

Another prodigious performance from Gravenberch. Subsequently, he has usurped all of our deep midfielders. I still have reservations, with Grav #6, against *elite* opposition. However, if we can recruit a quality #6, Grav has secured his role alongside them as the advanced pivot.

Profile over Performance doesn’t mean that performance isn’t v important BTW.