> If rumours true and Rangnick wanted (but wasn't allowed) 1 or 2 players in Jan, saying no to that could be one of the worst decisions the board has made. Catch 22 now as struggling to get the top players who would make a difference, and without them we'll struggle for any hope of top 4, etc etc.
This was massively discussed in January on the transfer threads amongst others. There were multiple good CDM options available in January under the 30M mark, all of which were significant quality upgrades on what we had, and would retain resale value if seen as surplus to requirements. We needed multiple players in the midfield so it should never have been a problem.
However, the board briefed that any signings in that window would reduce the available money in the summer. Again, massively short-sighted, and immediately gave the message to the players that RR was just a stopgap without any real power with the board. You couldn't make it up.