Our biggest issue is the lack of a disciplined sitting midfielder. A physical presence would be great too, but it's the discipline we're lacking when we get done in big games. Khedira might be able to play that way, but for Germany/Real he's actually the guy getting bailed out by Schweinsteiger/Alonso when he's bombarding up the pitch and we already have a B2B player in Ramsey.
Ramsey and Khedira can probs play with each rotating defensive duties but I dont see Khedira as the obvious partner tbh. I'd still take him if the price was right though, he's top quality and we can find a way to make it work I think.
None which are immediately obvious to me at least. Schneiderlin gets lots of talk these days but I think he's a player people project onto and he's become all things to all men. A midfielder with the discipline of Gilberto Silva, physicality of Vieira and passing ability to boot! I would take him, but with Southampton sitting on £100m now we're going to have to overpay, and since disciplined sitting players arent particularly rare I'm sure we can find someone just as good. Schnedierlin is a Schweinsteiger type of CM in that he does stick to his task well and do the unspectacular work so he's indicative of what the club needs probably. Not for the £30m Soton will demand though.
Lars Bender has been a long term target for Wenger and he's really what we need but he's committed to Leverkusen.
Italy and France always seem to have plenty of these types around as well, I genuinely believe we could find one from either league for about £10m...De Rossi?
As I say, you dont need to be world class to do a fantastic job at DM, as Gilberto Silva showed for us, and so Khedira who isnt even a proper DM at £150k is more money for an imperfect player really, even if he is world clas.
None which are immediately obvious to me at least. Schneiderlin gets lots of talk these days but I think he's a player people project onto and he's become all things to all men. A midfielder with the discipline of Gilberto Silva, physicality of Vieira and passing ability to boot! I would take him, but with Southampton sitting on £100m now we're going to have to overpay, and since disciplined sitting players arent particularly rare I'm sure we can find someone just as good. Schnedierlin is a Schweinsteiger type of CM in that he does stick to his task well and do the unspectacular work so he's indicative of what the club needs probably. Not for the £30m Soton will demand though.
Lars Bender has been a long term target for Wenger and he's really what we need but he's committed to Leverkusen.
Italy and France always seem to have plenty of these types around as well, I genuinely believe we could find one from either league for about £10m...De Rossi?
As I say, you dont need to be world class to do a fantastic job at DM, as Gilberto Silva showed for us, and so Khedira who isnt even a proper DM at £150k is more money for an imperfect player really, even if he is world clas.
Someone like a Matic would be perfect for us. I think Carvalho fits the bill well but he is with Mendes so I am not so sure that he would stick around for long if he has a good season or two.
Italy and France always seem to have plenty of these types around as well, I genuinely believe we could find one from either league for about £10m...De Rossi?
As I say, you dont need to be world class to do a fantastic job at DM, as Gilberto Silva showed for us, and so Khedira who isnt even a proper DM at £150k is more money for an imperfect player really, even if he is world clas.
De Rossi isn't leaving Roma, he's on a nice contract and they almost won the league last season, they have a decent chance of winning the league this season as Conte has left. Reckon the club will go into David Moyes mode personally.
Personally Matic would have been perfect for you guys, don't see the need to spend 30M on a DM though. There are players available though, I can't think of many but you see in the CL/europa a team getting raided by a player and just realising that's the player you need.
Italy and France always seem to have plenty of these types around as well, I genuinely believe we could find one from either league for about £10m...De Rossi?
Trying to sign De Rossi would be like trying to sign prime Gerrard from Liverpool or Giggs/Scholes from United. Absolutely no chance, he's Roma through and through.
Our biggest issue is the lack of a disciplined sitting midfielder. A physical presence would be great too, but it's the discipline we're lacking when we get done in big games. Khedira might be able to play that way, but for Germany/Real he's actually the guy getting bailed out by Schweinsteiger/Alonso when he's bombarding up the pitch and we already have a B2B player in Ramsey. Ramsey and Khedira can probs play with each rotating defensive duties but I dont see Khedira as the obvious partner tbh. I'd still take him if the price was right though, he's top quality and we can find a way to make it work I think.
Attacking wise Sagna did well last season. He was very good with his crossing. Plus I was looking at it from a financial point of view, it makes more sense to keep Sagna and have Callum Chambers as the long term RB.