The squad can’t be rebuilt in one window without unlimited funds. A massive part of his remit is to get much more out of the players we already have. So some compromise will have to be had. Adding two CMs, a CB and a forward certainly addressed our biggest problem areas, in the zones that will have the most impact on the pitch immediately. It doesn’t mean there aren’t other areas to address. He is almost certainly looking at at least one top quality right back, a ball playing GK, and another forward for future windows, but we have to stay within the realms of financial viability, and that can’t all be done at once. If we were able to offload Maguire, and AWB for decent fees in this window, we’d probably get one or two more of the players we need, but there’s a lot of ifs there. The more likely scenario is that all the free agents will leave, plus one or two more. And 4-5 at most will come in. Then he will have to coach the shit out of the players he has left.
If we are lucky we might get one more in January, but more probably 2-3 more next summer as a couple more go out.