What we need is about 7-8 players in and 9-11 out but that isnt going to happen in one window....sadly in my opinion.
It appears the likely out will be Darmian, Valencia, Rojo, Bailly, Herrera, Mata, Sanchez....which probably only brings in £50m, added to the rumoured £200m that is £250m to spend.
---------------------------------------------------DeGea/Romero--------------------------------------------------------------------
Dalot/Bissaka (£45m)-----------Smalling/Upemecano (£55m)---------------------------Lindelof/Jones--------------------Shaw/Young-------
--------------------------------------------------Matic/McTominay----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------Fernandes (£65m)/Perreira--------------------------------Pogba/Fred-----------------------------------------------
Lingard/Sancho (£85)---------------------------------------------Rashford/Lukaku----------------------------------------Martial/Greenwood
Realistically, I expect something similar to this to happen over the summer. The thing is, though a big improvement, I still dont see that as a title winning side. a top four one but not a title winning one or even challenging one.
At the least, addtionally:
I would release Young, have Jones covering at right back and Dalot covering left back with Laird a 3rd option for both positions and signing a second quality centre back.
I would sell Matic as I think the likes of Rice, Ndombele, Ascacibar there are some real quality young defensive midfielders possibly available this summer.
I would sell Lukaku as he is rubbish and by another young striker for half the price and also sell Martial and use the money to buy another wide player Lozano, Neres, Dybala possibly (Sancho can play both flanks)
Personally, ideally
I would sell Jones, Young, Matic, Pogba, Lukaku and Martial along with the likely outs, generating about £300m adding to £200m and pretty much rebuild the whole side pretty much, players I think we can possibly buy (Felix, De Ligt and NDombele for example would be number one choices I dont see us getting)
----------------------------------------------------DeGea/Romero-------------------------------------------------------
Bissaka (£45m)/Dalot----------------Upemecano (£55m)/Smalling----------Kouilibaily (£90m)/Lindelof--------------Shaw/Young
-------------------------------------------------Ascacibar (£35m)/McTominay----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------Barella (£35m)/Fred----------------------------Tonali (£35m)/Perreira
---Dybala (£70m)/Lingard--------------------Rashford/Gouri (£35m)------------------------------Sancho (£90m)/Greenwood
£150m odd net spend
Looking based on current performances to Laird to phase out Young over the season, Possibly Angel Gomes phase out Perreira, Garner phase out Fred.
Think the defence looks solid, with more pace and strength, ability on the ball and most importantly, leadership in the middle.
Midfield signings are a gamble all being young and foreign. I think one of our big problems the last few years, partly due to playing style is just how poor we have been at winning the ball in the middle of the park. Pogba doesnt, Herrera is average at it and Matic is good positionally and getting his body inbetween the ball and shielding it, but not the most mobile and not great with the ball. Think potentially the energy of these three, the heart of Ascacibar and Barella as well as the technical abilities of Barella and Tonali and the passing abilities of Tonali, there is possiblyfar more than Matic, Herrera and Pogba....and considering Herrera would leave on e free., Matic is 30 and showing signs already of decline......replacing them at half the price with these three adding to the problems Pogba seems to bring, I say sell him.
The new front three just gives us so many differnt options combination wise as the majority of these six can play various different positions.
We can talk about trying to integrate so many players at once, but I think that is a top four side still anyway and certainly within a year a title challenging one, I genuinely believe its not our squad needs improving so much as our first eleven and the vast majority of our players of value withing that first eleven as be it attitude, consistency, performance, mentality, off the field problems, ability, suitability, age....not one of them has been good enough