Son has spent the vast majority of his career playing LW so listing him as a forward and not as an option there is just ignoring reality for your own preferences. 4 of the 6 people you name can and have played LW.I really think the club are making a big error if they are just targeting a player who can play across the 3. Generally that kind of player will be more of a forward than a winger and once again won’t have the specific 1v1 qualities we are absolutely desperate for.
We already have Son, Richarlison and even Johnson who can play across the front.
Yet we have absolutely no specialist 1v1 winger in our squad who is of elite potential or quality.
Jota may or may not be good enough but he’s exactly the profile of player we should be going for.
I also really don’t see how signing a winger bloats our squad. Perisic is out for the season and his contract is up, Gil is nowhere near good enough and not a viable option if we want to actually kick on.
That leaves us with:
Solomon
Son/Richarlison/Veliz
Johnson/Deki
A clear gap in both profile and squad space for a left winger to add the qualities we desperately need, consistent 1v1 threat and cutting edge from the left touchline.
Clubs often get 1/2 positions badly wrong when building a squad. I really hope this isn’t the area we make a bad mistake. If we get it right we could genuinely push for the title this season if we have some luck with injuries.
Ange obviously prizes versatility so he should be given what he wants. It’s the one area I’d like an elite addition as opposed to depth as I don’t think someone like Jota moves the needle for us