Dear readers, be prepared for the long post! I has finished rebuilding Boston squad before the 9th season of the story. The season will be the 2nd one in the Premier League for our "Blue Square North League team".

Loss of Marcelinho

Marcelinho became the best Boston player of the debut PL season. I was not surprised receiving the largest amount of offers exactly regarding him. Boston chairman has been accepting all the offers and I has been cancelling them during few weeks until… Huddersfield made the minimum fee release clause:

I could only view the offer without opportunity to cancel it.  This is how I lost my leader of defence, very prospective Brazilian player  

I understood I should work even harder during the upcoming transfer window.

 

Transfer money and wage budget

The board gave me quite high transfer budget and low wage budget. Though it's much better than $220K before the previous season.

 

Players Out

I said 'Bye' to many non-first squad players. The most of them can defined into 2 groups: High wage and Too old.

High wage

- Kyle Bartley (DC)

- Ryan Mason (MC, ST)

- Walid Atta (DR, DC)

- Christoph Leitgeb (MC). Though his is 33 years old as well.

Too old

- Jeffrey Altheer (DR)

- Kalifa Cisse (DC, DMC)

- Marc Tierney (DL)

It's also necessary to single out the profitable loan of Ross Barkley.

 

Players In

How do you like this list? The long one! It contains 19 players. Surely there are several promising youngsters who were instantly moved to Boston Reserves. But the majority will be used in the main squad.

I won't emphasize on every player, just want to describe for you Top 10 Boston transfers.

 

1. Robson (MC) - $110K

This super-talent was found in Slavia Prague. And you see that low amount of money I paid… Hope this wonderkid will become a Boston leader, hope I'll be able to keep him happy in the squad for many seasons. Fortunately, he has no minimum release clause fee in the contract.

 

2. Esteban Stivan (SC) - $7M

It's my attempt to find a great forward for Boston United. Esteban Stivas is only 18 years old! Looks like another wonderkid for my club

Pay attention that my offer beat the offers of Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Independiente.

 

3. Adama Soumaoro (DC) - $3.9M   -  Great return!

I decided to replace Marcelinho with central back who became the best Boston player 3 years ago being on loan in our team. I know Adama Soumaoro very well that should help to decrease risks of putting new weak DC in the first squad.

Though it's clearly that better central defender has to be found in the next season to increase reliability of the last line.

 

4. Ben Powell (DMC/MC/DC) - $2.4M

Promising midfielder from Manchester United. Powell's speed is awesome for central midfielder!

 

5. Mike Okoduwa (AMR/MC) - Loan fee $525K

Mike Okoduwa is quick and non-typical player whom I going to use on the right flank. Highly determined, speedy and having fine technical level. Hope his Tackling will help to hassle opponent's pressing.

I like loaning Arsenal talents

 

6. Emmanuel Adebayor (SC) - Free!

I am fan of Arsenal in the real life. Therefore I could not reject myself in signing Emma Adebayor. Moreover, he agreed on very average wage.

 

7. Mohamed Sissoko (DMC/MC) - Free!

Another awesome Boston newcomer! It's well known that Momo is very tough ball tackler. The only shortcoming is his speed.

 

8. Gary Deegan (MC) - Free!

Experienced Irish central midfielder with great mental skills. I will use Gary as substitution player for Robson on MRC position with Advanced Playmaker role.

 

9. Jeff Holland (AML) - Loan fee $120K

Quick and decent left winger. Seems like he'll start the first matches from a substitution bench.

 

10. Emmanuele Terranova (DC, DR) - $1.2M

Experienced Terranova is my attempt to increase depth of the squad in defence. He can play as central and right back having decent attribute values for the both positions.

 

Boston finances after the transfers

Now please look what financial situation I have after all.

Wage budget:

Very close to the wage limit. The board rejected to increase it ignoring my request.

General finances:

$12M unspent! It's the money I can use in winter fixing up my transfer mistakes. You know normally I make them

 

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