Summer 2014 Transfer rumour thread - Part VIII

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st_brendy said:
Signing one CB is essential.

Signing two CBs is highly, highly desirable.

Signing three CBs would be a touch greedy, but still very useful - especially if one of them can also play full-back. Would allow us to offload Jos, whilst also not having to rely on Yoshida too much (if at all).
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3 is too much, 2 would still be harsh on fonte
 
Would be useful to have Rojo as an extra option for LB but he's certainly not a player who would fit the bill of a fullback for Koeman. Question is, how long is the guy from today going to be kept on ice?
 
st_brendy said:
Signing one CB is essential.

Signing two CBs is highly, highly desirable.

Signing three CBs would be a touch greedy, but still very useful - especially if one of them can also play full-back. Would allow us to offload Jos, whilst also not having to rely on Yoshida too much (if at all).
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Signing two would be great because it'd allow us to throw out different wrinkles. I'm not restarting the "Koeman plays 5-3-2" thing by any means, but it could be a nice option to have in some circumstances. And if we're not going to score buckets of goals -- and the learning curve for some of our new attacking types could be fairly steep -- depth and quality at the back will be paramount.
 
MMJ said:
3 is too much, 2 would still be harsh on fonte
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I don't think that we can really eschew improving simply to keep a starting role wide open for Fonte, especially as he'd assuredly see plenty of time even if he got bumped down the pecking order a little.
 
The cb who had a medical, but may not be coming, must either be mad or ****.
 
Schad said:
I don't think that we can really eschew improving simply to keep a starting role wide open for Fonte, especially as he'd assuredly see plenty of time even if he got bumped down the pecking order a little.
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Yeah, I understand all that I'd be happy with two new centre backs, it'd just be a little harsh is all
 
MMJ said:
Yeah, I understand all that I'd be happy with two new centre backs, it'd just be a little harsh is all
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If one was a younger player like van Dijk, particularly signing so close to the start of the season, I'm not sure that he'd start every game straightaway in any instance.
 
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