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Today, two players leave the club.
Cedric - Dynamo Kyiv - £7.5 mil
Cedric is a player who was complaining about first team football and I really did have sympathy for him. Unfortunately for him, Kenny Tete is a class act and has been so good Cedric didnt stand a chance of getting into the team. We have taken the opportunity to cash in on him as Tete is our first choice and Chambers is able to cover.
Sven Bender - Mainz - £8.25 mil
Sven never really found his place at the club. It was unfortunate because he is a class act but I couldnt really decided if he was a destroyer or a runner or a playmaker. Unfortunately in every position we have better options and Sven wants first team football so we took the opportunity to sell while interest was high.
This left us with a transfer budget of
£32 million and a spare wage budget of
£380k a week which allows us to reinvest fairly heavily in the squad. So what do we need?
Centre Back
I want a new centre back in the team. With Chambers potential moving out to the right, and McCarthy having question marks raised over his ability, I would like more rotation options. Van Dijk is one of the first names on the team sheet but Fonte is getting on a bit and losing what little pace he had which is problematic when playing a high line.
Central Midfielder
A replacement for Bender is a priority at the moment. Wanyama and Strootman are the locked in first choice in centre mid, with Slattery, Ward-Prowse and Hesketh providing options. What I feel we need is a young destroyer type defence minded centre mid to shadow Wanyama and eventually take his place.
AML Inside Forward
With Lorenzo Insigne out injured long term and Jay Rodriguez failing to produce the goods, A wide option on the left would be very welcome. Tadic has not been doing too well recently so hopefully a new signing could push Tadic back into the middle to challenge Hesketh/Ward-Prowse for a place as playmaker.
You have quality in that area though so I'm sure you'll find a way 