Ake would be a very astute signing. LCB and LB exactly what we need. Won loads of trophies, bags of experience, athletic, tall and decent on the ball. Looks like we’re not getting Savinho from City so hopefully we at least get one good player from them. Lot of news coming out that we are trying hard for Simons, would be another good signing if true. Versatile can play 10 or off the left. My only concern would be because of this we won’t sign another attacker. Still Ake and Simons I would be pretty happy.
I don't really get all the fuss about Simons tbh. Paqueta is PL proven and much more experienced. Lookman won't improve us imo but would be a useful squad addition and helps our atrocious HG quota.
Agreed. When all is said and done, better to do nothing and save the money instead of signing someone for the sake of signing someone, who will inevitably go out on half a dozen unsuccessful loans before leaving on a free at the end of their contract.
Our HG numbers are not an issue, though. It's club trained that is causing the problem and that will be sorted over the next couple of years if Bergvall and Gray stay and two out of Moore, Lankshear, Vuskovic, Donley, Dorrington etc make the grade.
Ake almost certainly won’t leave City’s bench for ours. Never really been convinced by Simons. Lookman has never looked good in the Prem. Paqueta I’d take, Prem proven, would probably do well under Frank (as long as he stops gambling!) and it’d piss West Ham fans off even more than they are now. No surprises about Savinho. Throw the money at Bournemouth for Semenyo instead.
