City can also pull it off. When you’re at the top players are more willing to play a squad role.
When you’ve been battling just to get back into the CL, then you are unlikely to temp someone like Felix, Mudryk or even ESR to settle for a rotational role.
Winning the league or even challenging all the way will likely act as an accelerant to getting there. In fact our start to the season will no doubt have refocused the mind of anyone who had thoughts about moving for regular football. I’m thinking of someone like Tierney.
I’ve changed my mind on Felix. Mainly because if it strengthens our chance of signing him in the summer then we will be a formidable force for the next half decade. No way should be pay £15m loan fee without it being part of a buy option but I don’t think it will come to that.
