Crimson King
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That wasn't my point. I just think that spending 75m on Mount is pointless considering his best position is Bruno's, while Kovacic whom I consider a better player for the needed position, is available for much cheaper. And I'd take a free Kante to backup Casemiro because his personality is 100 times that of Rabiot's. And I disagree that he has become shite. He is still an upgrade on Fred, Donny and McT.
To be fair, it's not hard to upgrade on the 3 you've mentioned. Fred at least has his uses, I suppose.
I don't think we should be filling up on any of Chelsea's rejects, but I think it's telling that of those 3 from Chelsea Mount is the most valuable. A lot of that is his age compared to the others, but they've slapped a £75m price on him because they don't want to lose him easily. Kante and Kova I think they can actually replace quite easily. Neither of them are what they were a few years ago.
I'm not sure Mount's best position is #10, although that's certainly been where he's had some of his better performances. He's such a jack of all trades I'm not sure what his best position or role is tbh. It sounds like we'd look to deploy him as an advanced #8, which is probably what Liverpool would also do if they got him. I'm not completely sold, but I can see it working. There's definitely some Wijnaldum vibes in that thinking, for sure.
I actually think his versatility would be a bonus too, as he can play #10 and on both wings to a good standard. Won't pull up any trees, but won't let you down either.
It's not exactly the thing dreams are made of, but if you swapped Fred and McT for Mount and Rabiot you've definitely raised the technical floor of our midfield, which is where we trail massively compared to our rivals. Get mount for closer to £50m and you've still got enough to get in a striker. Maybe even a decent GK to rival DDG and a more optimal RB, depending on who we manage to sell.
We'll be working within quite tight financial constraints this summer, especially if the takeover drags on. EtH and his recruitment team will need to make the most of it, whilst also keeping the next transfer window or 2 in mind.