Something has to give for my side. I can’t get Tsimikas to any Chelsea defender and also grab a GK. I do still think with a BE of 6 that if Tsimi does get his next game against a cellar dweller then he is very likely to keep a CS, and jump another $1mil.
So I’m still on the train of thought that I am going to trade Cancelo for 2 reasons. Away games against Chelsea and Liverpool coming up, and funds a Chelsea defender and a GK.
I originally thought I wouldn’t pass up a cheap defender for Pereira but the BE is still low and the fixtures are OK. There look some good options in the cheap bracket that I will be passing up, but we don’t have 3 trades a week so you can’t have them all.
Plans due to cap space will either revolve around:
Alonso with Meslier or McCarthy
Rudiger/Silva with Ramsdale, Guaita or the above 2.
Unsure yet, each Chelsea defender has different positives. Alonso the heightened goal involvement, but Chilwell lurking (still seems a way off with the form Alonso is in). Silva through being a differential with probably higher goal threat than Rudiger, but slightly less job security. Maybe a more fun pick than Rudiger though if the bench gets strengthened over the next few weeks.
If only Rudiger had not got a 92nd minute goal to push his price up that extra premium. Would have made the decision very easy to go to him and hope for a future goal.
