Birdy
Senior Member
The planning of the transfer business of the club in the summer has been morphing for some time.
Now, there is more reliable info that can base a concrete image of the incomings and outgoings of this summer.
(A very good twitter account with info from the club summarized most operations/scenarios for the summer. I am basing this post on his summary)
Info:
GK:
Outgoings -> Neto will leave or given freedom letter.
Incomings -> No change. The club will continue betting on Ter Stegen, and Inaki Pena will be his understudy
Defense:
Outgoings -> club wants to get rid of all of Lenget, Umtiti, Mingueza at CB.
Sergi Roberto is low-balled and won't renew. Dest will stay unless a huge offer comes. Alves dependent on whether Azpli joins
Incomings -> Christensen signed
angry, club is working on getting Lisandro Martinez barcascarf, Xavi wants Azpli and club will try get him,
Grimaldo is 1st option to strengthen LB
Midfield:
Outgoings -> Nico will be tried as 6 in the pre-season. If he doesn't convince, he will be loaned out. Puig will leave (loan or sale). Pjanic is out. FDJ will stay unless an offer >> 70m arrives
Incomings -> Kessie signedangry, Pablo Torre will fill in the squad
Attack:
Outgoings -> Memphis, Adama, Luuk, Braithwaite will all leave (or return from loan). Utmost priority of the club to renew Dembele.
Incomings -> club will try to get Raphina REGARDLESS of Dembele's futurebarcascarf.
A number 9 will be bought. Haaland impossible, Lewa difficult because of his wages.
Realistic options club studies -> 1) Lautaro for whom Inter want 60m + Memphis, Pjanic. The advantage of getting him is that we can get rid of both.
2) Gabriel Jesusbarcascarf. Contract runs out in '23, can be bought for around 30m.
Another piece of info he leaks in that Busi will head to MLS in 2023, and possibly Alba, Pique will leave/retire then as well
Now, a possible image of the 22/23 squad looks like this:
GK: Ter Stegen, Inaki Pena
Defense: Dest, Alves/Azpli, Pique, Araujo, Eric, Lisandro, Christensen, Alba, Grimaldo
Midfield: Busi, Pedri, Gavi, FDJ, Kessie, Pablo Torre, Nico(?)
Attack: Ferran, Ansu, Raphinia, Dembele, Auba, no 9 (Jesus?, Lautaro?)
My opinion:
If we manage to keep Dembele, get Raphinia, and Jesus, our attack will be FIRE
next season.
5 top notch options and 1 clear sub (Auba). Even if we have 4 top notch options (without a no 9) I will be fine with it.
Defense will be great with clear starting 4 Dest-Araujo-Lisandro-Grimaldo (Alba only for easy LL games)
Md will still have Busi as main pivot, with all the problems in transitions
We can definitely snatch a domestic double with all that firepower upfront, and maybe get to CL QFs (SFs with a good draw)
Share your thoughts on this potential 22/23 squad
Now, there is more reliable info that can base a concrete image of the incomings and outgoings of this summer.
(A very good twitter account with info from the club summarized most operations/scenarios for the summer. I am basing this post on his summary)
Info:
GK:
Outgoings -> Neto will leave or given freedom letter.
Incomings -> No change. The club will continue betting on Ter Stegen, and Inaki Pena will be his understudy
Defense:
Outgoings -> club wants to get rid of all of Lenget, Umtiti, Mingueza at CB.
Sergi Roberto is low-balled and won't renew. Dest will stay unless a huge offer comes. Alves dependent on whether Azpli joins
Incomings -> Christensen signed
angry, club is working on getting Lisandro Martinez barcascarf, Xavi wants Azpli and club will try get him,Grimaldo is 1st option to strengthen LB
Midfield:
Outgoings -> Nico will be tried as 6 in the pre-season. If he doesn't convince, he will be loaned out. Puig will leave (loan or sale). Pjanic is out. FDJ will stay unless an offer >> 70m arrives
Incomings -> Kessie signed
angry, Pablo Torre will fill in the squadAttack:
Outgoings -> Memphis, Adama, Luuk, Braithwaite will all leave (or return from loan). Utmost priority of the club to renew Dembele.
Incomings -> club will try to get Raphina REGARDLESS of Dembele's future
barcascarf.A number 9 will be bought. Haaland impossible, Lewa difficult because of his wages.
Realistic options club studies -> 1) Lautaro for whom Inter want 60m + Memphis, Pjanic. The advantage of getting him is that we can get rid of both.
2) Gabriel Jesus
barcascarf. Contract runs out in '23, can be bought for around 30m.Another piece of info he leaks in that Busi will head to MLS in 2023, and possibly Alba, Pique will leave/retire then as well
Now, a possible image of the 22/23 squad looks like this:
GK: Ter Stegen, Inaki Pena
Defense: Dest, Alves/Azpli, Pique, Araujo, Eric, Lisandro, Christensen, Alba, Grimaldo
Midfield: Busi, Pedri, Gavi, FDJ, Kessie, Pablo Torre, Nico(?)
Attack: Ferran, Ansu, Raphinia, Dembele, Auba, no 9 (Jesus?, Lautaro?)
My opinion:
If we manage to keep Dembele, get Raphinia, and Jesus, our attack will be FIRE
next season. 5 top notch options and 1 clear sub (Auba). Even if we have 4 top notch options (without a no 9) I will be fine with it.
Defense will be great with clear starting 4 Dest-Araujo-Lisandro-Grimaldo (Alba only for easy LL games)
Md will still have Busi as main pivot, with all the problems in transitions
We can definitely snatch a domestic double with all that firepower upfront, and maybe get to CL QFs (SFs with a good draw)
Share your thoughts on this potential 22/23 squad
