Yes I share that evaluation. We cleared a lot of wages, but little on fees. The good news is, there will be lots of options available on loan this winter and probably next summer. There is an over supply of players and clubs are struggling to offload. I know people assume that players who are discarded are rubbish, but that's not always the case, Gray and Townsend prove this.
I just felt in more general terms, if we were talking FFP I cannot see us being in a position to have a spending splurge in January. I'd estimate we would have broken the rules this summer and didn't bring enough in.
Re Kean, do you know if his end transfer can be counted this year?
I suspect one of DCL/Richarlison will leave for a big fee, that will essentially bring us back under P & L rules, and we will use the 30-40m or so we are under to spread deals over 4 years (alongside some of what you have said) so thus spending anywhere from 100-150m next summer.