---------------GK
RB Varane Martinez LB
----Casemiro CM
Antony Bruno Sancho
---------------ST
GK - For us to take the next step with "total football" we need more out a GK then him to stop the ball, we need a GK that can almost be like a libero when we are starting the attacks.
RB/LB - Both Dalot and Malacia are good players with potential, but there is a lot fullbacks out there that are on higher level right now and both out of them could be replaced in a world where we could pick and chose without carrying about economics and reality.
CM - If Eriksen could play in all games and was better at defending then we would have good here, but right now he is the only deep playing CM that has a WC passing ability. Bringing in FDJ would make it possible to always have one deep playing "quarterback" playing alongside a ball winning CDM like Casemiro or McTominey.
ST - Rashford is doing a great job right now and Martial was amazing during the preseason. Adding Ronaldo to that mix makes it on paper like we have three strikers with the highest quality. Problem is that Rashford just started to produce again after 12 months, Martial is either injured or not in form and Ronaldo is 39 years old in a couple of months.
Now, we would be able to buy 5 world class players in januari or next summer. Dalot and Malacia will be the first choices this season with AWB and Shaw as back ups. Hopefully both of them will take further steps and make that position theirs for years to come. We have also two huge talents in Marc Jurado (RB) and Alvaro Fernandez (LB). If Dalot and Malacia reach their potential then offloading AWB and Shaw, to cash in while we can, might be an option in 1 or maybe 2 years.
The central midfield is looking good right now, adding FDJ would make it perfect. Also here we have some good talents, but no one ready to take this yet. Hannibal is a interesting but my favorite player in the u18s is Kobbie Mainoo, i believe that this kid will be a great player in 2-3 years and play fot the first team.
I believe that our priority next summer will be a new GK and a striker. Right now, I have no suggestions for which GK would be our dream signing. And here is where we don't really can't have a lot of hope that we will give a talent the chance, I cant think of one GK from the youth system that has been close to making it (other then Henderson, and we gave him 29 games). Our scouts should be working on this problem already. When it comes to the striker, much depends on Rashford and Martial, if they keep performing and even does it better then now, we might continue with them, ETH seems to value both them highly right now at least. Another thing that is important is that our wingers play good (Antony, Sancho, Elanga, Garnacho) so that our strikers can keep playing as strikers and get use to the system and the we want to play. We have some talents with huge potential in Charlie McNeill, Joe Hugill etc but can't see them be ready to be the first choice upfront in the next 12 months.
If Dubai buys the club from the Glazers (not putting any value on the discussion if Dubai would be the right new owners) and invest crazy money like some twitter accounts are reporting and i could pick a player for each mentioned position above, then it would look like this.
--------------Oblak
Hakimi Varane Martinez T.Hernandez
-------------Casemiro FDJ
-----Antony Bruno Rafael Leão
-----------------Rashford
Eriksen, Sancho to play in a rotating system. Eriksen with FDJ and Bruno and Sancho with both wingers. And keep many of the starting ones today in the squad.