Well apart from what we have already done which I dont agree with...giving Dalot a new contract, making Fernandes captain, signing Mount, salvaging this window:
Maguire, Bailly, , Williams, VDB, McTominay, Martial, Shoetire all out. I would like Henderson out too but it seems too late and we are talking a number two til January now so maybe not.
In: CB and CM and dependant on the Greenwood outcome, a second striker
CM: I still think we need a nmber 8, Mount wasnt that signing for me. He can compete with Fernandes for that position. Aai he shouldnt have been captain, the whinging, wastefulness and inconsistency....he shouldnt be guaranteed a startign spot. I personally think Mainoo offers back up to Casemeiro as well as the number 8 competition and Hannibal offers a godo squad option for number 8 too....but there is no starter there for me nliek Casemeiro position where he has been isolated. But I am not mad though appreciate the signing of Amrabat I think he is a depper player than we need to sign to play alongside Casemeiro.
Not seen much of him last season but did liek him a couple fo years ago, we should go for Kephren Thuram I feel. Offers physicality, strength, power, box to box, decent technique going forward and much more solid towards the defensive side of the role than recent options....Casemeiro/Mainoo - Thuram/Hannibal - Fernandes/Mount
CB - We simply need a quality centre back, prefer a younger one to Pavard, not seen much of the names bandied about, I am (and in a minority it seems) a fan of Bella Kotchap
CF - I have seen little of Hoijlund but have a good feeling about him, but we simply ned more than one striker as an option. Rashford isnt a striker, Martial should be gone by any means iin my opinion. If Greenwood doesnt come back, seen little but there do seem to be decent value talented young strikers about such as Leonardo and Oban.
I think we are looking at a spend of £90-120m and looking at the West Ham bids for two of the outward bound players, we can still raise most of that from sales:
Onana - Henderson
Bissaka - Dalot
Varane - Kotchap
Martinez - Lindelof
Shaw - Malacia
Casemeiro - Mainoo
Thuram - Hannibal/Eriksen
Fernandes - Mount
Rashford - Garnacho
Antony - Sancho
Hoijlund - Oban/Greenwood
Heaton - Amad - Pellestri
I think that makes us good challenging for the top four, which currently not just a knee jerk reaction but the wa other sides have improved....I think we fall short of, which is in fact regression