What do you think? Has just had a very good season for QPR and with Andersen all but gone would make a good championship pairing with Tosin.
Surely wouldn't cost more than 5mil
If we cant get Aina, I would prefer to go with what we have and try to sign even better CB if we get promoted next season.
Tosin
Kongolo - if he can stay fit
Hector
Mawson - if he by a miracle can stay fit
Opoku
MLM/Ream/Odoi
the below would be a class championship defence.
Robinson - Tosin - Aina - Tete
Bryan - Kongolo - Hector - Sessegnon
Opoku - Mawson - Odoi
For our defence next season in champ:
Rodak (first choice GK)
Tosin - keep as first choice CB
Kongolo - first choice CB (needs to get fit though)
Robinson - starting at left back
Tete - starting right back (would need very good bid to sell)
Hector (back up CB)
Bryan (back up LB) or bring in at LM
Christie (back up RB)
Betts (back up GK) or sell/release if he wants to go
Release or sell - Ream, Odoi, MLM, Mawson, S Sess, Fabri
Not sure if we have an option on Aina, if so worth a bid to keep.
Bring in another quality CB as potential starter as cannot rely on Kongolo
Jules is right, no need at all to buy here for defence,we need a Cairney clone-young creative,and goal scorer in midfield, plus a striker to aid and abet Mitro if he stays and Maja.Spend big and get good.
Lemina needs signing if he will stay and will be fine for the Cahmps and have the basis of something to build on.
Spend most on a good manager. A really good manager. Maybe bring Cauley back ?
Kongolo and Mawson together would most likely provide a season long base load for the treatment room but no doubt they have good contracts and it is going to be difficult to move them on.
I'm not knocking them as individuals but I'm amazed that there are still people who want to include players such as Ream, Odoi, Betts, Christie in a team that we hope will be pushing for promotion next year, even as a squad player.
As for Mawson & Kongolo being fit enough to contribute to a winning team, that's a fantasy!
