While transfer talk dominates the headlines, Tuchel has been forced to defend his decision to leave Gibbs-White at home for the summer. The German tactician insisted that his choices were based on tactical balance rather than individual statistics or previous reputations, which also saw stars like Phil Foden and Cole Palmer miss the cut.
The German tactician explained his reasoning by stating: “Does this mean that the other guys that you mentioned did anything wrong? No. For some of them, it’s just a positional thing that we also tried to have a balanced squad and not to bring five number 10s and make them play out of position because whom would we do a favour with? The player or ourselves? I don’t think so.” For Gibbs-White, a potential move to the Emirates could be the perfect way to prove the England boss wrong.
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