Whichever way we look at it we are pretty screwed when it comes to the management of the squad for this window. Auba has been dumped which leaves us now with just a declining Laca and Eddie (who by all accounts wants out and isn't good enough anyway). Any signing we make for this position now is going to be one where we massively overpay, regardless of whether it's a transfer or short term loan.

Midfield options aren't exactly great either, for all of our criticism of Xhaka and to a lesser degree Partey, our Midfield is a complete mess when both of those guys aren't present.

Arteta and Edu fooled me in the summer, I thought they knew what they were doing when it came to the planning of the squad but I have big reservations now as it seems our approach is just a mess, even the outgoings have been a farce.