Out of this list of players, which three would you try to get to slot into our squad then?

I don't know every player on this list, some however don't seem to meet your criteria of under 10m in today's market and some are on ridiculous contracts in China.

Thanks in advance for your wisdom.

Out of your list 3 I would take but doubt teams would release are Kieran Gibbs from Arsenal (Loan to Permanent), M Sakho from Liverpool (Loan - would not get for 10m even if he is not wanted there, as they would get bigger offers, plus he rejected a loan move to Stoke in summer, so may think Palace being in a relegation dog fight is below him) and Shane Long from Southampton (won't happen for under 10m, and they won't sell as have a striker shortage with Austin out injured)

Edited by Kieranemm (01 Jan 2017 10.23pm)

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Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

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Oh pipe down. Pards has gone. Let it be and see what big sam does. They were sensible subs given our squad and fixtures.

Townsend amazing??? What game were you watching? The bloke is a waste of space, probably the worst 10 million we've ever spent

In the same way that Burley played '' better football '' than the defensive game that Dougie introduced. You know, that defensive football that saved us from certain relegation that season.

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Out of the 130+ players I gave as example, only a few would cost a little more than 10 million: Ginter, Abdennour, Gibbs, Hector Herrera (cause Porto ALWAYS sells expensive), Depay, Hermann, Susaeta, Shane Long (only because of the striker shortage you mentioned, else he would have been packing, Puel has been a dick to him) and MAYBE El Shaarawy.

Even Milan gets to take Deulofeu on loan with an option to buy. And Italian clubs are known not to be serious. They always take players on loan and then they don't pay the fee. And in today's football, Crystal Palace (or any Premier League team for that matter) is much more financially potent than Milan. Or, as recent sources say, it's going to be a "dry loan", but in 6 months things will change sooo much and he will be so forgotten at Everton that they're going to let him off for half what they're asking today. That's how time works: it makes people forget.
And Delofeu is just an example. Another one you mentioned is Sakho. He'll definitely cost less than 10 million. He hasn't played since June. He was in a different position in the summer when he refused Stoke. Again: time.

Regarding your question, "who would I buy?", let me just say who I'd keep first.

The gks are fine (Mandanda and Hennesey) so I wouldn't go there, except maybe to take M'bolhi as a third choice, cause he only costs 500.000 and he's playing in Turkey. He was fantastic fr Algeria 3 years ago when they qualified for the World Cup.

The fullbacks all have to go, maybe just keep 1 as right back between Ward and Lee, who is going to be a substitute anyway. I'd rather keep Lee cause Ward has no future prospect, but he's an actual right back, while Lee would be an attempt at reconversion. Pape Souare out (I never liked his playing, even though some teams would pay money for him), I haven't seen Fryers enough, but he should be out too.

Among the center backs, Dann and Tomkins should stay. Delaney can't cut it anymore. He's too old. Thank you and good bye.

There are 2 players in the defensive midfielder- somewhat box-to-box position: McArthur (who's been on fire this season) and Ledley. One real box-to-box: Cabaye, one good playmaker who also runs (as much as he can and age lets him): Puncheon.

On the wings Zaha and Townsend are good. Bakary Sakho is not a bad left footed, but maybe he needs a change and Palace actually needs someone better than Townsend there as a starter.

Up front there's Benteke, who is PL mid table material. I also very much like Remy and I think he'll be amazing. He was great at Newcastle, QPR and Marseille and a starter in a good France national team. Chelsea didn't pay 13 million for him for nothing. He just needs to recover from the injury. And now the bombm: I wouldn't keep Connor Wichkam. I think Palace can get SOME money out of selling him now, his value will only decrease, he'll never be the next Teddy Sheringham, not even an Andy Carrol. He's a good, average player, but not PL material.

So, let's see what we need:

....................Mandanda
....................Hennessey

?..............Dann............?...................?
Ward/ Lee........?..........Tomkins................?
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Zaha..........McArthur......Puncheon...............?
?..............Ledley..........?............Townsend
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.............................Cabaye................
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.................Benteke...........................
..................Remy.............................

So, let's say I have a transfer budget of 30 million (maybe it's a lot, but I'm not saying that all this should be done this winter, IT CAN BE DONE IN 2 WINDOWS: NOW + IN THE SUMMER). From the list I gave above, I can take 1 player worth around 10 million, about 2 players worth around 5 million, 4 players worth around 2,5 million and 1 player on a free. (to respect my budget of 30 million).

I'd definitely go for El Shaarawy, as I like him a lot. Bu then again, there's Cabaye there who is PL starter material. Getting El Shaarawy would mean starting him and putting Cabaye instead of Puncheon in the first 11. Could work, but it's tricky and would need more consideration.

From the above, the team would need a starting CB, a starting LB and a starting LW. Maybe Tomkins and Townsend are actually ok starters for a mid table team, but a starting LB is a must! So that's where the 10 million player should be. You could get Plattenhardt from Hertha who hasn't been capped for Germany despite fully deserving it in the last 2 years. This has kept his value rather low. You could get Robbie Brady, Antonelli from Milan, Augustinsson (who has proven himself with Copenhagen and steps into the shoes of Wendt and Bengtsson who have made the move to a bigger team before him), you could get Alberto Moreno (who was really good at Sevilla before coming to Liverpool, a Europa League winner and left back sensation, he's been over criticized at Liverpool) or even Gibbs (those last 2 are a big maybe at 10 million, I agree). But then again....Coentrao is on a free, Rausch is available for...what?...3 million? I'd take him ANY day.

So, the manager might not even spend the most money on a left back. It's all about how you juggle it, the players you convince, what positions you need to fill.

Edited by mattteo (02 Jan 2017 10.59am)

Edited by mattteo (02 Jan 2017 11.00am)