Yeah but the window only just opened guys, you can't expect the club to have deals lined up before then, it's a well known fact that you can only start talking to players and agents when the window opens...duh.
Truth is, there should have been a list of players already compiled when Ten Hag was announced, if he went through interview stages etc I'm sure he could have given the club some clues as to what type of players he'd want.
From there you start talking to players, but we've seemingly had our collective heads up our arses and have just fired everyone behind the scenes instead, a ready made excuse for this seasons abject failure I'm sure.
After the season we have just had, we should have had deals lined up ready to go, but no, we're left chasing high profile players, also we can only negotiate to sign one player at a time.