Yeah but that’s not an urgent need for me, we’re now in a position of ‘we need these players before the window closes’ rather than ‘before the season starts’ which gives us plenty of time to find the right players
Rothwell only needs replacing as a body, people talk about how unique and special of a player he is but is there much need for his type of player in a possession based side?
There’s no need for ‘established champ players’ as squad options for RB LB and GK, they’re not really positions that you rotate, only get changed if a player is injured
If for comparisons sake you want to toss it up and call it a CB pairing of Ayala/Carter + Wharton and a midfield 3 if Hedges Buckley Travis then my point stands that the centre backs are just as strong and the midfield is just as strong if not better