Just a bit of fun. Could be linked to the Transfer rumours thread but I wanted to take this in a slightly different direction. We have heard that the club identifies transfer targets / replacements for current squad members in advance. So I am interested in who people would think would fit the bill for various players (notably potential departures). This could be based on real rumours or own opinion on who would fulfill a similar role in the team. Hence distinguishing it from the main rumours thread. Note : If the mods think this is unnecessary as there is a transfer rumours thread then this should probably just be locked / deleted rather than merged. My thoughts based on what seems to be floating around: Most likely departures - Morgan > Clasie Cork > Place in squad taken by Reed (whose place is taken by Stephens) Clyne > Byram Jay Rod > Ings Yoshida > Squad place taken by Stephens and McCarthy (could leave us a little short) Alderweireld > No idea who we could get to fulfill the gap this would fill. Both from quality and versatility. Other Key players to consider: Pelle > Would have said Gudetti but he seems to have stalled in Scotland. Perhaps Bamford next season if Chelsea secure the pointless signing of the young Croatian striker Tadic > ? Forster > ?
That was my fear. My thoughts were for people to suggest who they think could fill the roles (and would be realistic). Transfer thread for actual links and stories in the news (in theory) However I have ruined it by only including current or old rumours as examples so might be best to close The whole thing came about when I was thinking that perhaps Cork's place is due to be taken by Reed but that there is no guarantee he will move into Schneiderlin's squad role next season and we could well lose both but with only one signing...
