A lot of posters seem to have lost the run of themselves looking to sign a GK 2CH LB cover for RB, AM and back up striker as well as a wideman.
That's the guts of 170 /180 million if you are bringing in quality.
I'd say the max we have to spend is 100 million net, and that's being generous.
That'll buy 3 maybe just maybe 4 players
If you look at what RK has said in recent months
I like to work with 17/18 players and then add young players
This was in the West Ham press conference.
Then Unsworth comes out praising Kenny and Bangingme after the Chelsea game
The last time he done that was with Pennington and he started the next first team game.
Unsworth won't release major statemenents like that without clearing them with Koeman.
Koeman also said earlier this season that he likes Michael Keane from Burnley.
He also said that Rooney would improve our team.
It's very rare for a manager to talk about other teams players so what was Koeman up to.
If you look at the squad without youngsters (I'm allowing Holgate and Davies as first teamers as they are regulars ) then you have
Steks /Robles
Coleman ,Holgate ,Williams
Jags ,Funes Mori Baines
Schnederlin,Gana ,Davies,
Bescic,Macca ,Barry
ROSS Lukaku Mirallas Bolassie
That's the 18 players In theory Koeman talked about.
So Lennon Cleverly Naisse McGeady Geri or like players to go so that's maybe 40 million
So with 140 million whatever he buys plus freebies will replace players in the original 18 who will be sold.
So I'd expect 4/5 first team players at least.
What's the point in buying back up when you can first team players and use your existing players as back up.
All in all a defining window ahead but I'm not expecting world class players but better than what we have , a couple of freebies and one or two unknown or Walsh specials.
