How to spend £100M to improve the squad

They cannot register him due to too many non-EU players on their books.

I cant see Moyes going for Kusogi, He tends to go for the experienced ones at the back. Having said that I think Coufal would be a backward step.

On the other flank you haven't mentioned Tafliacago. Any reason for that?

Also I see Hutchison and Kubo in the 85m squad but switching to Fellows and Doak who I believe are not yet to the standard of the former in the 95m squad.

Maghnes Akliouche
Franca
Luiz loan
Gallagher loan
Kubo

Tagliafico free

A number of clubs have not made the early signings they wanted, including Everton, Villa, Newcastle, Fulham and Forest.

The exception of course is big transfer fees committed by the usual suspects - Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal and Spurs. The RS have done their usual big spend every 3-4 years.

I am not convinced that Wirtz, Cunha, Madueke, Ekitike, Elanga, Gittens, Kerkez and Kudus will all prove good value for their big money moves. Or at least I hope not!

I can see the club signing Kusogi or someone like him. It's not all down to Moyes (in the same way Ancelotti had no part in Branthwaite and, I think, Dyche had no part in Chermiti).

He would be a development player earmarked for post-Moyes – although, if he does okay, Moyes can use him as an option. Bit like Oviedo possibly too.

I think that gives us just about 2 for each position? Ideally, that's how it plays out but it could take another summer window to complete the job – and in the meantime, some versatile players cover a few positions.

That's not a bad outcome if the quality is good.

Not going to set the world on fire but good cover with Premier League experience.

A lot of these names are the ones we've seen circulating in the press but I'm hoping we might see some unexpected bargains like Alcaraz who we first hear of when it's essentially done.

Think we all agree on the priority positions. Quite like the look of Ian's list @4 though we won't be getting Luiz And Gallagher.

My wishlist of unlinked players remains Bakwa, Guessand, Read, Bouaddi and Fatawu.

Guess and Read?

Sounds like our next transfer targets to be listed here.

I notice that Tim Iroegbunam is missing from your scenarios, any reason for this?

My daft theory is that Rensch will join us on loan with his RB spot at Roma now going to Wesley. He would be good.

The fee for Ferguson looks a little bigger than I'd expected and I like El Aynoui but think there are better out there. It will be interesting to see who has a better window!

Ian @ 7, drive up to Finch Farm and have a word.

I am happy to have Barry, Alcaraz on board with the back-up keeper, plus Jarrad's contract extension.

The manager must know what he needs, and I thought he was decisive in his decisions on Doucoure, Calvert-Lewin, Lindstrom, Harrison, Broja and Young leaving. They were the right calls.

Think we need to be patient.

A very good reason Iroegbunam is missing from my scenarios. I completely forgot!

Well spotted.

We have been victim to this a few times over the last few seasons as players choose to go elsewhere.

Pretty much any player in France (apart from those already at PSG), Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Championship, South America and Scandinavia would come here for a pay rise. A large proportion of players in Spain, Italy and Germany too.

All of them would get a pay rise at Everton.

Almost all players play for money. Idrissa Gueye would have never left France if they paid better there. Same with all the others.

However, the most promising ones are courted by other Premier League clubs and stronger in Spain, Italy, Germany, Saudi and increasingly the MLS.

So it takes time. Very reassuringly the new owners don't appear to shit their pants or cave in to vanity signings.

We're not going to compete, sadly, for the likes of Ekitike, Sesko and others this summer but, if we get our house in order financially and run the club properly, then in a few years (3 to 5 probably) we could do.

It'll take years as you say, but Friedkin built his fortune on sales and marketing -- cars, movies, resorts -- and that's exactly the expertise we need. What Fenway does with its cross-marketing for the RS is what I'd hope to see us doing in a few years.

Seriously, I would prioritise quality over quantity. So the 3 must sign positions are:
Right wing - Kubo/Hutchinson/Doak (35 - 40 million)
Attacking Midfield - Gallagher/Luiz/Grealish (40 million)
Right Back - Rensch/Celik (good calls by Robert and Sam) (15-20 million)
And one more winger on loan - in the Lindstrom/Harrison mold, and maybe another left back on loan.

In my ideal world, the squad would be:

Strikers - Beto, Barry, Chermiti
Wingers/Attacking MF - Ndiaye, Alcaraz, McNeil, Kubo, Loanee_1
Midfield - Gueye, Garner, Armstrong, Iroegbunam, Gallagher
LB: Mykolenko, Loanee_2
RB: Celik, Patterson, Coleman
CB: Tarkowski, Branthwaite, O'Brien, Keane
GK: Pickford, Travers, Tyrer

Starting XI: 4-2-3-1

Pickford
Celik O'Brien Branthwaite Mykolenko
Gueye Gallagher
Kubo Alcaraz Ndiaye
Barry

2nd XI: 4-3-3

Travers
Patterson Tarkowski Keane Loanee_2
Armstrong Garner Iroegbunam
Chermiti Beto McNeil

Ajay, that's getting something like a useful squad.

Calvert-Lewin = Barry
Broja - open
Harrison - open
Mangala - open
Doucoure - may be Alcaraz
Young - open
Begovic - open
Holgate - open
Lindstrom - open

Based on that
Goalkeeper
Left back
Defensive midfielder
Box-to-box midfielder
Right winger, perhaps 2
Striker