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I know as well as you that fsg will try to do it on a pittance and we haven't qualified yet but that said
How much do we need to invest in the squad to compete on 2 fronts?

We'll need a midweek and weekend squad. So that we compete for title next year but def finish in top 4 and then to at least get through group stages of ecl.

Imo our squad is miles away at least 100m away from doing that.

Off top of my head we need
Gk
(of gj goes a rb) numbers wise we've 4 cb but worry about their defending currently, one possibly 2 lb.

Other than another dm we ok in mid. Allen Lucas sg hendo. Up top we need another quality striker to add to cout, raheem, Danny and Suarez

Then relying on tex, ibe, wisdom, Kelly, flanno, Alberto, aspas, assaidi , borini to cover the gaps.

Our 1st 11 is ok but not capable of competing on 2 (epl/ecl) or 4 fronts (domestic cups)

I worry fsg wont put in the money and them our comittee will Fck it up

Rumours were that we had £25m available in the January window so I would expect that to roll over. Plus £25m for a standard summer window, if we make top 4 I would expect the £30m CL money to be made available also. Add that to the sale of players.

I might be in dream land but we should spend £80m net, but you never know with FSG!

Should is right Bm
What say Marko

I think the question was, how much do we need to invest instead of how much we are likely to spend. I think with 100m net, we should be able to compete on 2 fronts.

Fair point, I should have added that £80m would just about be enough for us to really push for the league next season.

surely the amount we need to invest in the squad to compete would depend on who stays and who leaves ( say we agree 50m is enough to strengthen but that wont be enough if we lose suarez).

this is also dependent on what the objective is, are we aiming to finish top four again or are we investing to win the PL? are we investing to get into the last 16 in the CL or are we aiming for the final?

the amount is dependent on all of those matters

We are talking about net spend, so if Suarez leaves, his transfer money will add to the kitty

I think bare minimum is £60m. We need two players competing for a 1st team place in every position.

Currently we have (or will be getting back):

GK: Mignolet, Jones - Could do with a back up but not a massive priority for me.

RB: Johnson, Flanagan, Wisdom - Should have plenty of competition for that position with Wisdom back

RCB: Skrtle, Toure, Ilori - On paper appears very strong, but prone to mistakes. I'm hoping Ilori will come back and push for a 1st team spot next year.

LCB: Sakho, Agger - Strong competition if Agger can get back to form.

LB: Enrique, Robinson - Very weak back up. We need better competition for Enrique.

CM (2 positions): Gerrard, Hendo, Lucas, Allen - Decent options, but no real DM and some of those players are injury prone.

AM: Coutinho, Suso - two top quality youngsters with a lot of potential, should keep each other on their toes.

Striker/Winger (3 positions): Suarez, Sturridge, Sterling, Aspas, Assiadi, Ibe, Borini. - Strong starting players, but no quality off the bench


Going on that the most pressing positions seem to be LB, CM, and striker/winger.

For £60m, we could get Konoplyanka, M'Vila/Reges, Shaw(or another top LB) and Muriel, which would give us enough options to cover Europe and PL. A back up keeper would be nice too.

---------------------------------Mignolet/Jones---------------------
Johnson/Flanagan----Skrtle/Ilori----Sakho/Agger----Enrique/Shaw
-------------Gerrard/Hendo---------------Reges/Lucas-------------
Sturridge/Ibe--------------Coutinho/Suso----------Kono/Sterling
---------------------------Suarez/Muriel-----------------------

Back up: Wisdom, Toure, Allen, Assaidi, Alberto, Aspas, Borini.

begovic
chambers
reid
konoplanka
remi

ilori,wisdom back.agger toure johnson migs gone.

that should do it

The names can be sorted out. Its the kitty that's all important.