After our first XI, our squad is paper thin. The first XI is close to as good as anything in the league, we just need a commanding CB to partner Maguire. Arguably a specialist DM to replace Matic, but I see Fred as a great option there.
Where we’ll massively suffer is having to over play the first XI, and not having bench options when one of the starters is having a bad game, or to cover for injuries to key players.
In this regard, having quality rotational options like VDB are as important as signing starters.
If we were to have a window like VDB, cover at LB, Brooks, and a rotational striker like Dembele, Is see it as a highly successful window considering the current climate. And our squad would be much stronger. We performed well in big games last season. We just dropped silly points when players were tired or injured.