22 Aug 2016 14:09:27
It sounds like RK likes Gueye and Barry as his first-choice midfield with Barkley (either in a three or ahead of them as a number ten) .
Davies is clearly being developed as a first-team player - while we have other youngsters like Ledson, Walsh; Williams (Joe not Ashley! ) and others coming through with promise. Not forgetting Grant who's on loan.
That leaves Besic (injured) , Cleverley, Gibson (usually injured! ) and McCarthy vying to be the midfield cover in the squad - and that's without us signing any others.
Who'd be surprised if they weren't all here at the end of the transfer window?
22 Aug 2016 15:06:49
Think McCathy might be part of the deal for Kone.
22 Aug 2016 15:14:55
I can easily imagine both McCarthy and Gibson moving out. We should get a decent fee for McCarthy - not so sure about Gibson's value.
Besic needs time to recover from his injury and then be given an opportunity to prove himself.
Ckeverley - whatever many people's opinions of him - could do a reasonable job for the squad.
Davies is on track to become a first-team regular.
Grant, Ledson, Walsh, Williams J., etc., will surely be given the chance to develop and prove themselves.
22 Aug 2016 15:15:52
That will be difficult I don't think McCarthy wants to join relegation battlers as Moyes has already eluded.
22 Aug 2016 15:15:57
JCW!00: what a great shout that is!
22 Aug 2016 15:28:16
The only midfielder out of all them i'd be sad to see go is besic. That guy is an adopted blue thro and thro. The rest are easily replaceable.
22 Aug 2016 16:03:37
Anomblue: no player is EASILY replaceable imho. That's not to say there aren't better players out there, but rather that getting a transfer through proves notoriously difficult for the majority of clubs unless you have the income/ assets under FFP to afford big fees and pay huge wages AND can offer Champions League football AND (if there's a choice of clubs) you can offer the player and his family the chance to live in London. We're not there yet - but we have high hopes :-)
22 Aug 2016 16:26:05
Agree anom. If he can stay fit (remains to be seen) I think besic and gueye are a very good cm partnership.
22 Aug 2016 18:18:24
FFP doesn't come into it if your not playing European football does it? Ed 002.
{Ed002's Note - Yes it does.}
22 Aug 2016 19:16:46
I think Koeman prefares Gibson to Besic and McCarthy. I've got a feeling McCarthy is gone if he can find another Gana type player.
I do think though another striker is a priority along with a RB. We have got a lot of defensive type players and I want to see stronger and more attacking players in that midfield.
22 Aug 2016 22:55:43
Moyes is doing what he did here - lowering expectations. Tell the fans that they will be battling relegation and anything better than that, he's a hero. Saying that though, they probably will be down in the mire for most of the season! McCarthy would be a good move for them. I don't see where he will fit in with us somehow.