Neestrup would be an excellent appointment.
His teams have a high xg and we know from their games against both Manchester clubs that they know how to be defensively tight.
He’s spent a lot of time at La Masia developing Barça’s youth and B team.
His play is a lot like you would expect.
They have a lot of possession, a lot of (sideway) passing, they exploit width and its vertical tica taka.
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Can’t recall a Swedish one.
Knutsen has already been mentioned who’s Norwegian.
Only other Scandinavian I can recall is Bo Svensson who’s just joined Union Berlin.
You can’t feel sorry for players like Shim Mheuka and Zak Sturge who had that pathway to a first team place and then decided to move there
Younger players who start there will get very good coaching though, most know their chances of breaking through are very slim.
Adam was helping out coaching the England u21’s. Wouldn’t be a surprise if he was welcomed into the coaching team for the seniors if Potter takes charge, plus the odd bit of tv work.
Not really surprising that Stuttgart aren’t buying him. He made 13 appearances for them but most were under 20 minutes in length.
Still think a move to a Saudi club is the most likely for him.
Not just money but also the location. A lot of players would still prefer London over other UK cities.
Kudus is on a reported 90k a week which is doable for a club of our size.
was a permanent transfer to those lot in Croydon. He wanted a high wage and his agents wanted a decent chunk too on top.
His last contract put him on 100k a week so definitely out of our reach.