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It's NOT the sign of a healthy football club, this is true but we aren't healthy. We all know this. It's not a secret. This IS the sign of a reset though and thats how we get healthy. We need a reset. Ship out the big wages and bigger egos and start again. We began that process in this window and we will continue it next year. It may not be pretty but it's what needs to be done.

I think a lot will depend on Winks and Faes and whether or not their attitude changes now the window has closed. There is no doubt that they are two of our better players in those respective positions but it will all depend on how they apply themselves. One is out of contract next year and will need to play for a decent move and the other has a WC squad to try and get into.

Every single person at the club SHOULD have had their PSR specs on. Yes, the regulations are dumb. Yes, we should never have been in that position but we were and getting out of it was far more important than anything else. In this window, we done what we had to do to get right way up again. We can complain about how the club is being run up until this point but we can't demand that they get us out of it then moan when they do what is necessary to get us out of it.

Looks like he's going to Celtic.

Celtic now looking like signing Ihneacho. Contract terminated at Sevilla.

Solid 7.5/10. You can talk all you want about the fact we should never have been in the position we were and you would be right but the reality is that we were and I feel the club done what it had to do to get us out of it. We have gotten ourselves on the right side of PSR (this season at least) by not only bringing in close to £60m in transfers but also MASSIVELY cut our wage bill (surely by around £25m+ anything year) with it also due to reduce substantially at the end of the season with the contract of Winks/Soumare/Daka and Ayew expiring. That lot leaving on top of the money for Bilal coming in next year has already given is a headstart on beating FFP next year too. We signed 4 players, all in the most pressing positions that we needed, who hopefully will improve us on the pitch but if they don't, we are not tied to any of them but have the potential to make them permanent if they are successful. We also done this without spending any substantial amount of money (outside loan fees) On the negative side, we all know there are players still here who aren't good enough like BDCR, Soumare etc and players who don't want to be here like Winks and Faes but at least the latter two HAVE already contributed to our season and will be interesting to see how their attitudes are going forward now the transfer window has closed. If they want to get a decent move next year, they are going to have to play for it and that will require them getting their heads down. Im honestly pretty happy. We are stronger as a club now than we were when the window opened. Not least OFF the pitch.

Happy with this one. A gamble considering he just came back from injury but if he IS over it, he will be a good player for us.

Not done yet.

Feel good about this one. Hopefully there IS an option.

There is always Saudi...

....which will free up Rak-Sakyi?

Clearly doesn't sound like he's planning on coming back.

Clearly.

I'm confused.... How did we manage this with a transfer embargo? @stevostadium

No thanks.

Yeah, that isn't true.

11 or 12 they paid for Engels, I'm sure.

Why wouldn't it be a loan because he's in his last year?

Let's just hope he is a perfect 10.

Ah right. I see what your saying. So it doesn't matter when the money is brought in, this season or next, it still counts towards next seasons PSR because of the rolling 3 years? Assuming though that the obligation/options or whatever it is, IS activated, a combined fee of £30m is a decent deal? Especially given that the player hurt our negotiating stance by throwing a tantrum...

I'm not sure what you mean by that. Like I said, I'm not 100% on how this all works but surely if the deal is £5m loan fee this year and £25m if/when the option is activated at the end of his loan, the 25m goes on to next years book?

I'm not 100% on how it all works but if it's too be believed that we are OK for PSR this season, the loan fee for this covers his book value for the season and gives us a jump on satisfying PSR next season when the £25m counts towards it. I don't think we DO need the cash flow right now because I don't think we plan on bringing anyone in, outside MAYBE a few loans.

I suppose it kind of makes sense if we are OK PSR wise this season. Get £5m now and £25m on next years books. Gives us a head-start on next years FFP.

Is there a chance that "mandatory option" is just another way of saying obligation?

What reference?