Boubacar Kamara

[Beard82]

I would like a real physical athelete - strong, bottomless energy, aggresive and tough af. 

Alternatively - I have never understood why we dont try Pau as a DCM

Pace and I have a suspicion facing back to the opposition goal would be an issue.

Ok yes - I know realise why no-one has suggested it

[Dante Lavelli]

We need someone who can cover for Kamara but also play further forward so he can play alongside Boubacar on the rare occasions that he's fit. Should also be a big unit as we don't have many threats from set pieces. McTominay?

Apparently he’s always been an attacking midfielder and it was only really mourinho that fancied him as a defensive midfielder.  Unfortunately mourinho also launched his career so he spent the first half out of position.

[cdbearsfan]

He can play anywhere in midfield and do a job as an emergency centre-half or striker, IMO.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I would like a real physical athelete - strong, bottomless energy, aggresive and tough af. 

Alternatively - I have never understood why we dont try Pau as a DCM

Pace and I have a suspicion facing back to the opposition goal would be an issue.

Ok yes - I know realise why no-one has suggested it

I'm more confused at Lindelof not being tried considering he has at least done it before.

[cdbearsfan]

No ta. We need a tough tackling unit, we are far too lightweight without Boubacar.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Obviously we do, but we don't have that. I don't think it's remotely ideal, I just wouldn't mind seeing it over Bogarde.

[brontebilly]

For the folk that watch games beyond villa, who are the realistic DCM targets?
 
The fact Tilemens can play ten, I think there’s merit in going pretty big on this signing. Kamara and the new guy anchoring the midfield in aways games.  Add in injuries/rotation and I think it can be justified.

With a budget of say £50m who would you recommend?

Ampadu....

[Smithy]

For the folk that watch games beyond villa, who are the realistic DCM targets?
 
The fact Tilemens can play ten, I think there’s merit in going pretty big on this signing. Kamara and the new guy anchoring the midfield in aways games.  Add in injuries/rotation and I think it can be justified.

With a budget of say £50m who would you recommend?

Ampadu....

I'm not sure we're in a position to "spend big" on a position that already has Kamara and Onana (when fit).  We DEFINITELY need another in there who is close to those two in levels, and who can potentially replace them if they move on, but I wouldn't be throwing around big money.  I'd be looking for the next Kante/Caicedo/Baleba and doing a Brighton.  We might still have to spend £20m on a promising CDM, but I'd rather the big money went on attacking threat this summer!

If Bouba is fit for pre-season (or close to it), we really don't need to spend £50m on a player to sit on the bench.  That money needs to be on the pitch (up front, or out wide, preferably!)

[Rigadon]

Or we move one / both of them on and buy players who don't spend half the time out of the squad.  Kamara is a wonderful player, but he is out half the time.  Will he come back the same? Dunno.  But I'd definitely wait to see.  Onana is very decent, but again, always bloody injured.  I'd consider selling him if we could get our money back or make a profit, if we could get a more reliably fit replacement or similar quality.

[Mister E]

I'm not sure we're in a position to "spend big" on a position that already has Kamara and Onana (when fit).  We DEFINITELY need another in there who is close to those two in levels, and who can potentially replace them if they move on, but I wouldn't be throwing around big money.  I'd be looking for the next Kante/Caicedo/Baleba and doing a Brighton.  We might still have to spend £20m on a promising CDM, but I'd rather the big money went on attacking threat this summer!

This is clearly the ideal approach but we haven't demonstrated much of the 'Brighton Guile' yet in our Emery-Era transfer dealings (Rogers aside).

[Smithy]

Or we move one / both of them on and buy players who don't spend half the time out of the squad.  Kamara is a wonderful player, but he is out half the time.  Will he come back the same? Dunno.  But I'd definitely wait to see.  Onana is very decent, but again, always bloody injured.  I'd consider selling him if we could get our money back or make a profit, if we could get a more reliably fit replacement or similar quality.

It's true that they both have above-average injury problems, but I don't think an "injury free Kamara" is the sort of player we could afford these days (or even if such a player exists). 

I don't know if the sort of injuries they've been getting are likely to persist throughout their careers, or if they will be relatively injury-free next season to power our title challenge.  Who knows? But I hope the medical staff have a good handle on where they are and what their long-term prospects are.

[brontebilly]

For the folk that watch games beyond villa, who are the realistic DCM targets?
 
The fact Tilemens can play ten, I think there’s merit in going pretty big on this signing. Kamara and the new guy anchoring the midfield in aways games.  Add in injuries/rotation and I think it can be justified.

With a budget of say £50m who would you recommend?

Ampadu....

I'm not sure we're in a position to "spend big" on a position that already has Kamara and Onana (when fit).  We DEFINITELY need another in there who is close to those two in levels, and who can potentially replace them if they move on, but I wouldn't be throwing around big money.  I'd be looking for the next Kante/Caicedo/Baleba and doing a Brighton.  We might still have to spend £20m on a promising CDM, but I'd rather the big money went on attacking threat this summer!

If Bouba is fit for pre-season (or close to it), we really don't need to spend £50m on a player to sit on the bench.  That money needs to be on the pitch (up front, or out wide, preferably!)

I'd be moving on Onana this summer for a more resilient and tactically aware player. Onana has had some strong games of late but goes missing too much even when selected. He was beyond useless in our rough spell for example. When fit is the other critical issue, he misses far too many games.

Really rate Kamara but thought if we needed to move on a star player last summer it should have been him. A player to complement but also challenge Kamara is key for me this summer, Onana at his best isn't that.

[cdbearsfan]

Teams will be queueing up to pay over the odds for players we have deemed surplus to requirements because they're always injured.

[kippaxvilla2]

Moved.

[eamonn]

Moved.

Kamara? Fuck, after all the times we've waited for him. Hope it's at least to a non-PL club.