Mad to think since the takeover we’ve only signed one player across the front 3 and that’s Wood.
So glad the defence has been improved though.
I think forwards are super hard to get. These guys want quality, we're hamstrung by having Saudi ownership and it's a sellers market. Nunez was poor in his first outing for L'pool and cost £85m. The best want UCL football as well, so I don't envy the task.
I agree with the sentiment that CM is the most important part of the pitch, but we have 2 really top players there already in Big Joe and Bruno - Willock has a lot more to offer, Longstaff could recapture early form, Shelvey may have a throwback season, then there's young Elliot Anderson.
RW then we have currently Almiron first, then Fraser, then Murphy, in order of reliability and ability. Howe will be well aware how they're looking, performing, training. The Diaby links suggest to me we'd love a top player in there, which then allows Almiron/Fraser to give strength in depth right and left.
CF is clearly the priority. Wilson will not play more than half the games. We then have no youth and Wood. Yes, we need to control from midfield, but against Arsenal we demonstrated we can already do that. ASM needs to be more clinical and intelligent, but has all the ability. RW is a problem, not enough is created, but if we are going into games with just Wood and no sub, that's not great. Both are 31.
CF priority for me. I'd take that right now, get them in and working then keep ear to the ground on selling clubs buckling or loan-to-buy coming up before Sep 1st.
