Here’s where we are today:
GK: Sels, Victor, Benda
CD: Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo, Diomande (+Cunha, Abbott, Bindon who are under 21s and don't count towards the 25 man squad)
WB: Williams, Netz, Aina, Savona
MID: Sangare, Dominguez, Yates, Schlager, McAtee
AM: CHO, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Hutchinson
FOR: Wood, Jesus, Kalimuendo
That's a total of 23 players registered to the squad before we sign Delap + a wing back and before the possible departures of Morato, Bindon and Abbott.
Glasner has talked about wanting 20 to 22 outfield players - we currently have 23 (if you count the under 21s, which I think he would), so 3 out, 2 in gets him his 22. Not convinced that our academy has the players he'll need to bulk out that squad depth.
Senior players out on loan: Cuibiana, Moreira, Sa, Bakwa
Home grown (need 8 of these to have a squad of 25, so it's not a concern): Benda, Wiliams, Aina, Yates, CHO, MGW, Hutchinson, Mcatee, Wood
Yates is our only club trained senior player but that doesn’t really matter as we’re not in Europe and not likely to be any time soon. Abbott obviously will qualify as club trained but he'll still qualify as an under 21 next season, so wouldn't make any difference to a European squad size in 27/28.
If Abbott, Bindon and Morato do all leave, and we don't sign another central defender, it implies he's very confident about Yates playing there or we look very thin.
