• FlayOtters@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    It seems like they’re going to be changing a decent amount if their starters in one window. With Xhaka and Partey potentially leaving presumably they need to sign another midfielder in addition to Rice?

    Timber, Rice, Havertz minimum as new starters.

    • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Lokonga’s almost certainly gone too.

      As it stands, our starting central midfield will be:

      Havertz - Rice - Odegaard

      With backups being:

      Smith Rowe - Jorginho / Elneny - Vieira

      Probably still need at least one other midfielder. I know Lokonga wasn’t playing last season so good departure should be a net zero loss. But we now have CL and need more able bodies. And of our backups, Smith Rowe has been struggling with injuries, Elneny is past his prime and not competing for a starting place, and Vieira still seems to be struggling with the pace of the game every other match.