IN:
Tim, Ndiaye, O'Brien, Lindstrom, Mangala
OUT:
Onana, Godfrey, Dobbin, Maupay, Gomes, Danjuma, Holgate (TBC), Dele
Profit:
c.35m, likely a wage reduction
Didn't Leave:
Jarrad Branthwaite.
Lack of a genuine pace merchant stings, I can't lie, especially when we targeted a number.
But overall I see Tim plus Mangala as probably an improvement on Onana and Gomes (on average at least), Lindstrom and Ndiaye definite improvement on Danjuma and Dobbin, and O'Brien way more what we need than Godfrey or Holgate.
if last year's squad did 48 points this squad should do that at least too. We've lost no one significant from one of the best defences in the league last year. If they don't match or exceed last year, we have to look at the manager.
No denying it's also what might have been if we'd added that winger though.
7.5/10