If at the start of the season you'd told me we'd be signing VDB, Cavani, Telles and then one of Dembele/Right winger. I would have been pretty content with that. However, that would only have been the case if we had signed them towards the start of the transfer window. Because, even though I don't agree with some of the players on that list and that there were better options that would fit our team I would at least know that the areas of weakness had been identified and the players, perhaps not first choice, but players on the list of targets had been signed.
However, it's clear to every manchester united fan and the entire rest of the world that this is simply not the case. We've literally gone out and bought, or attempted to buy the only players available at the last minute who we are hoping are of the required calibre. We know this for a fact, because barring dembele all of these players have been available for a long, long time. And not once did we make an attempt to sign them until the last few days of the window. So, even if these players are a success and i'd be surprised if they are. Then it doesn't cover up the fact that the people at the top (And i don't include Ole in this - because based on his previous signings I think he gave them a list along with the scouting department of the players they wanted and) Woodward/Judge simply failed - as usual.
Cavana - I don't know where to start with this one. No other club would pick him up, there's got to be a reason other than wages to this one. Reading the national team coaches comments are certainly very very worrying regarding his fitness. He was a fantastic striker a couple of seasons back and the only reason I can see us picking him up is that the initial shine of Igalho has worn off and he's been found out to be a player who's not good enough. So, we've taken a punt on Cavani. Again, if we were after a striker there are plenty of young strikers in the world that would provide rotation or backup to Martial. I would be surprised if Cavani has come here to be a sub, i'm sure he would have refused. He doesn't have much football left and needs to be playing. I imagine he might fight it out with Greenwood for the right sided attack position initially.
VDB - This was a weird one. By far the best signing and much better than Grealish for the price in my opinion. Ole has said he can play across the front three but he was promised he'd be played as a number 10. Yet, we don't seem to be playing that kind of system. He should be starting every game in my opinion. His clever passing and movement is what we need. We should be using a system that utilizes him. The signing of Cavani could indicate a shift in tactic to 2 up top and a ten behind. But I doubt it.
I know little of telles and have done a lot of research on Dembele in the past and what went wrong at barca but until he's our player, if he does become so then there's little point in commenting.