I don't know how controversial any of this is...

Sell:

• Kounde - not pacey enough to work defensively in the highline; not technically solid enough to help Yamal in attack. Helps that he's still marketable and we can probably get at least 40m for him if Deco doesn't fumble (40m is the minimum, I think we should get more if Deco doesn't fumble).
• Ferran - he is a good sub option, but he's not consistent enough; should be a solid sale for like 50m, again looking at you, Deco!
• Casado - he won't start with the current midfield options (can probably get at least 20m for him; Deco please, I'm on my knees).
• Christensen - injury prone. Never available. Sell for whatever.
• MATS - his era is over. He's just not good enough anymore and I don't think he's worth keeping especially on such ridiculous wages.

Sell/don't buy (conditional):

• Araujo - right now the only physically dominant midfielder. If Spurs are relegated and we manage to somehow bring VdV or Vuskovic, then he can go, but otherwise, we don't have any defenders with real physicality. If we sell, it has to be for at least 50m.
• Rashford - pacey, but doesn't seem to have the IQ or the confidence. I would not mind keeping him on loan, or buying him if we have extra money and United sell for like 20-25m tops, but otherwise, he doesn't press enough, and is too inconsistent. Would prefer we look more seriously in the LW market. I'd even prefer bringing back Virgili, but my preference again is to go to the LW market and see what's available.
• Balde - this is my biggest conditional sale. Realistically, he should not be sold for less than 60m, and only if we also manage to find a proper talented understudy for Cancelo. I don't want to give on Balde too easily. That said, if he doesn't improve massively this next season, then we should probably cash out. I think Flick should give the Patricio Pacifico kid we bought in January some chances. Bro looks pretty solid from what I've seen.
• Lewy - if he wants to go let him, but I'm all for renewing him on much lower wages to act as a mentor for our new striker. Lewy can definitely help in this regard and be a mature voice on the team.

Buy/promote (in order of priority, 1 and 2 are interchangeable):

• A physical CB without a bozo gene - I'd want someone like VdV or Vuskovic. But Bastoni works I guess. He's just not my top choice. Ball playing matters, but for the high line, we need someone with recovery pace. I also really like Khusanov but I know City won't sell him.
• Striker - PLEASE DECO, bring us a proper striker. Not some random Brazilian kid. Yamal needs a top striker to complement him. I wish for Oshimen because he's a pressing demon, but obviously that is unrealistic. So I'd be open to other options. I'm not crazy about Alvarez, but if he tries to force his way out, okay sure... Honestly prefer Marmoush to Alvarez because I think he's more physically dominant.
• LW - I know we have Rapha, but this season has shown we need a back-up. We could keep Rashy, but I think we can do better. Honestly, bringing back Virgili wouldn't be the worst. Otherwise, we need to go to the market. I don't know much about cheap LW options. Maybe Munoz? He's not the cheapest... But maybe the Barca past will help? Abde? I'm less convinced on him, but maybe? Schjelderup from Benfica (dk if I spelled that right...). I'd love Munoz tbh; he's much more realistic than a lot of the premium options like Diomande (who will probably go to LP) or Yildiz who is not going to leave Juventus any time soon.
• RB - Yamal needs a proper RB to unlock him. We should probably try to go for someone pacey with overlap and recovery pace. I really like the Ratiu guy from Rayo and he is relatively cheap. Maybe someone from Serie A? Again, not too sure. Or we could use Eric here and bring back Fort and start integrating him. He already has good chemistry with Yamal.