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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4539027, member: 405"] OK, we are about half-way through the season, and the January window closes in about a week. Let's project through to this summer. Who would make up your ideal line-up for next season - and let's try to be somewhat realistic - who has to go, and who might be interested? Chelsea 2023-24 - Roster (* - Likely Regulars) [U]Striker[/U]: 1. *New Guy TBD - Marcus Thuram, or Dusan Vhalovic 2. *Christopher Nkunku (joins from Leipzig in summer) 3. Either [I]Kai Havertz[/I] (if they can't sell him to PSG or Bayern) or Armando Broja 4. Datro Fofano [U]Attacking Forwards / Attacking Wingers[/U]: 1. *Misha Mudryk 2. Christopher Nkunku 3. [I]Raheem Sterling (?)[/I] 4. [I]Christian Pulisic (?)[/I] 5. Noni Madueke 6. Andrey Santos [I](You have to keep at least one of Sterling or Pulisic, but both are playing for their jobs this spring. Both might be sold just to bring down the average wage.)[/I] [U]Number 10 / Creative Playmaker[/U]: 1. *Joao Felix 2. [I] Mason Mount 3. Connor Gallagher 4. Anthony Hall - Everton ? (If Felix gets a contract, then Mount leaves)[/I] [U]Box to Box Midfielder[/U]: 1. *[New Guy - Moises Caicedo / Enzo Hernandez / Alexis Mac Alistar] 2. Carney Chukwemeka 3. [Another New Guy? B List - Amadou Onana from Everton, ] 4. Ruben Loftus-Cheek 5. Cesare Casadei 6. Omari Hutchinson [I](I believe Chelsea is going to sign at least one guy in January, and if they can't get an A lister will be back for them in the summer. Jorginho, Kante will both be released. Loftus-Cheek is playing for his job this spring.)[/I] [U]Holding / Defensive Midfielder[/U]: 1. Matteo Kovacic 2. Dennis Zakaria 3. [I]Jorginho 4. N'Golo Kante[/I] [U]Central Defenders[/U]: 1. *Ben Badiashile 2. *Wes Fofana 3. *Thiago Silva 4. Cezar Azpilicueta 5. Trevor Chalobah 6. [I]Kalibou Koulibaly[/I] [U]Left back[/U]: 1. *Ben Chillwell 2. Marc Cucarella 3. Lewis Hall [U]Right Back[/U]: 1. *Reece James 2. Cezar Azpilicueta 3. [New Guy: either Denzel Dumfries A list, or B lister more affordable from France or Spain] [U]Goal Keeper[/U]: 1. Kepa 2. [I]Edou Mendy[/I] 3. Giovanni Slonina 4. *[Likely to Sign a starting Premier League keeper] WHO HAS TO GO? Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang Jorginho N'Golo Kante Kai Havertz Kepa Edou Mendy Kalidou Koulibaly STILL ON THE BOOKS, BUT ON LOAN - HAVE TO DUMP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: Romelu Lukaku Callum Hudson-Odoi Timoue Bakayoko WHO IS LIKELY TO FIND INTEREST AND BE SELLABLE BY SUMMER? Hakim Ziyech Christian Pulisic Koulibably Jorginho E. Mendy = = = = = = = = = How would you like your team to look next year? Who might you buy? Who do you want to sell? [/QUOTE]

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