MON is going to sign upto maybe 8 or 9 players.
There have been quotes of 'Class signings arriving' and i don't disbelieve it.
It feels like e have been linked to 2000 'players' weather its press talk, MON watching someone, signing half the tesco squad etc etc.
..Plus about another 400 odd from Football Manager because they are world beaters on a simulator.
IMHO we are looking at buying some good english talent and some 'class signings' from abroad.
I don't expect ALL 8-9 to be 'World Class'. i guess roughly 3 or 4 of them will be the star signings.
The other will be a combination of good, strong, mixed balance of players that might be british, might be from abroad. some could be late 20's, some very early 20's.
Some might like hotels.. some might play on Xbox's!!.
Its appears to set a 2 group stage in some way of:
--Tier 1 ~ The 3 or 4 'Big Name signings'. = DR, DC, MD, & ST
--Tier 2 ~ The remaining of Good quality backup/rotational players of GK, DL, MC, ML & ST.
(Hence why i have mentioned 2 strikers coming in due to keeping the L.Moore situation in mind. {8-9 players??}).
Id like everyone to set one name to each position of the players in each of the tiers.
Keeping in mind of each choice that
A) It is realistic and there is chance Villa would get him.
He would be good enough to be in that tier you allocated him to.
C) Are we already interested / been watching him (to your knowledge!).
My choice as follows would be-
Tier 1
DR - Phillipe Lahm - Bayern Munich
DC - Per Metersacker - Werder Bremen
MD - Wesley Sneijder - Ajax
ST - Fred - Lyon
Tier 2
GK - Craig Gordon - Hearts.
DL - Sylvain Armand - Paris St. German
ML - Samir Nasri - Marseille
MC - Nigel Reo-Coker - Westham
ST - Jermaine Defoe - Tottenham (baring in mind if luke moore stays or not)
Over to you....