If Partey were allowed to leave or did not break away from his recurring injuries, who should…

A fit Partey is a crucial player in our system as we have seen last year but since joining us, he has been injured…a lot…And now we will do without him during the African Cup of Nations…El Neny will leave too for the ACN and we would be left with Rice, Jorginho, Vieira, ESR and potentially Kiwior and Zinchenko to play as our double pivot…

Rice-Jorginho – works OK but we lose out on Rice’s outstanding contribution as a shield in front of our defense. Also, his passing from a traditional DM position is very good so it is a trade-off to consider.

In any case, Partey is being linked with a move away from the club since last summer with Serie A a probable destination…So who could come in to replace him?

Ra(finish the word) – White, Saliba, Gabs, Zinchenko – Rice, FOFANA (or D.LUIZ or K.PHILIPPS) – Odegaard – Saka, G. Jesus, Martinlli

Ra(finish the word) – Cedric?, Kiwior, ?, Tomy? – El Neny, Jorginho – ESR – RN, Nketiah, Trossard

I like F. Vieira but I believe that a fit ESR is more valuable to the team…

Also, there is clearly a need to look at enhancing the team at CB and WB.

In Ligue 1, Melvin Bard is looking promising at LWB and J. Clauss is doing well at RWB but in the EPL, a playing like Coufal, Mytchel could be good options while Frimpong.

At CB, Singho, Guehi, Danso, Tarkowski, Dunk, Nunes may be worth exploring…Singho, Guehi, Danso as real comptetion for Saliba-Gabs and the rest just to add depth to our bench. I am yet to see the real value addition and stability that Kiwior brings to the backline.

Also, we must extend Tomy’s contract…He is reliable and also a great squad player.