yeah threeps, I just described him as a Silva on steroids as he is much more physical, I think it´s very likely that we will sell Mac Allister in the summer to make space for a more defensive player to back Wirtz up.
We already got 3-4 forwards capable of getting into double digits, I think that formation you suggested would bring out the best of him, cause I am seeing the same ability from him I saw from Bobby. Bobby was never a true striker, either a false nine here, on the left wing or in midfield. I doubt we would go back to that but Wirtz can orchestrate things in that number 10 role.
I actually think that Szoboszlai should stay rather than Mac Allister. Szobo workrate is such that he never has a bad game, in any role we play him. Even with the occasional mistake he has made, he usually makes up for it.
If Mac Allister leaves it will be for Real Madrid probably, that would leave one of their midfielders hanging at least or two of our former targets as not everyone can play.
Real want to break some player hierarchy team stuff going on there, the management there might not always take the right decision but the fanbase demands it. Vini is very likely to lose out in the long term, big portion of the fanbase is fed up with Bellingham but I want neither one of them.
I´d take Tchouaméni in a heartbeat and Camavinga, also Valverde but I doubt he is going anywhere. If we got either one of the first two we would have some team. They would be perfect as a backup for Wirtz, there are a few more capable players out there but I suspect someone like this profile will come in the summer, plus another defender.
4231 makes perfect sense if we build around him and I think he was brought here on that promise and he is that generational talent we should build around, I don´t see him as a disloyal player either. He could have moved anytime from Leverkusen at any time during his career if he wanted. He choice us as he can actually make his own name here as a balon contender I think.
I wanted a player like him in the summer, signing him succeeded my expectations of who we could get it, I wanted Palmer first and foremost but that was only because I thought Wirtz would be out of reach. I thought about Xavi Simons as well, who I do rate and I do think he will eventually find his feet here but he went to the wrong club.
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