In such a scenario, reports suggests that the Portuguese boss wants to sign two midfielders (The Mail) to improve
the midfield department at Old Trafford.
Not exact matches
Conte evidently still wishes to bolster his
midfield, and with the Inter man able to add aggression and creativity in that
department, he could be the perfect signing
at this stage.
With Arsenal lacking considerable talent in the defensive
midfield department and having to often rely on Aaron Ramsey to provide them with cover in the position, Jankto would certainly be welcome
at the Emirates.
This looks an ideal buy for Arsenal in the attacking
midfield department, with both Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil set to be out of contract
at the end of the season.
It's not immediately obvious what purpose Ozil would serve in Antonio Conte's side
at the moment, with the Blues well stocked in the attacking
midfield department.
Impressive
at both left - back and
midfield this season, Daley Blind makes sense as first choice in the defensive
department next term.
The Independent claimed the Red Devils were confident of snapping Ozil up on a free when his contract expires
at the end of the season, which would leave Arsenal with a gaping hole in the attacking
midfield department.
In fact, looking
at our squad, central
midfield and the goalkeeping
department are the strongest areas in our team, in terms of numbers and quality.
And Yaya is a b2b which happens to be a completely different role from being a playmaker, and even then Ozil is the better
midfielder in every single
department excluding physical strength, if Yaya was as good as you claim then he wouldn't have been used as a CB when he was
at Barca.
Vidal could certainly fit in well
at Anfield, with Brendan Rodgers» side clearly in need of new signings in the defensive
midfield department as Steven Gerrard prepares to leave the club for a summer move to MLS giants LA Galaxy.
Our most pressing need
at the moment is of course not in the striking
department but in defence and
midfield.
With Manchester City likely to spend big in a bid to regain the title, United will have to be on their toes in the transfer market, and could do with strengthening particularly in the
midfield department, as Paul Scholes could retire
at the end of the season and the likes of Nani and Ashley Young are likely to be sold.
A 4 -4-2 would leave Arsenal
at the risk of getting overrun in the
midfield department and so a 3 -5-2 or 5 -3-2 would be more suitable.
The Red Devils, despite being extremely poor in the
midfield department for most of the season, have still managed to stay
at the top of the table.
Gerrard leads in this
department with an average of 0.47 per game compared to Can's 0.25 — this is a believable figure if you watch Gerrard's performance
at the base of the Liverpool
midfield when they played Everton
at Anfield
at the start of 2014.
Guardiola has already splashed nearly # 450m in two seasons in charge
at the Etihad and will be handed another huge transfer kitty by the club's Abu Dhabi owners to strengthen all three
departments of his team — defence,
midfield and attack.