The sudden rush on links to pretty much central strikers that would cost anywhere from 20-30m makes me wonder if we are talking with someone about DCL (Barcodes).
If DCL does go, then Broja is a very good replacement for half the amount and with no worrying injury (the type that tends to have a history of being reoccurring) hanging over him.
Got the feeling we are hanging are hats in loaning in a holding/deep lying mid due to finances and will try loan in a central mid with goals in them (White or Gallacher) and try buy the other.
Gibbs White, Broja, Gallacher, Zinchenko all players which would add a huge amount to the team short and most importantly long term.
Think we are set at the back now in terms of incomings (may get a mid in who can cover fb)
Pickford
Patterson/Coleman
Mykolenko/Godfrey(covering new mid)
Tarkowski - Keane/Mina/Holgate/Godfrey
So 4 at the back with
Up front it'll be DCL or a new replacement like Broja (possibly with a forward incoming who can provide cover like Richy could)
Wide left we have Gordon or Dele with Gray as backup. Wide right we have Gordon if Dele plays left or I guess Iwobi there. So maybe need one but we do have options
Central mid is the carcrash with literally no creativity, no defensive 'breaker' no goals, just energy in Iwobi, Dacoure, Allan (not last season)
It's incapable of playing a low block and it's incapable of playing a high press or possession game.
Need to God to figure out what we want and then recruit this summer a whole new midfield (supplemented by whoever we have who can fit into the system even as a kinda option (Dacoure with his energy and physically the most likely to have a role same with Iwobi)
But we have Gibbs White (can play as a 8 or as a 10) Gallacher (8) Zinchenko - again kinda a 8 but with years of playing lb whilst being naturally a left sided CM/am could be an option as that 6 who links the defence/attack together. All three are great additions, 'how' they'd work together or in part of the group we have I dont know, also who we'd need in addition to any of them is unknown.