They have managed cutting their cloth well so far - did they get any compensation for Potter? That would help as well - but have recently taken the decision to downgrade their academy due to costs and aside from potentially Cabango I'm struggling to see which of their players is going to be subject to large bid. Not being able to move Ayew on has helped their short-term but not medium to long term.

Swansea could really start to struggle if not promoted this year, and their XG suggests they're the fourth best side going into the playoffs, which might please some on here but would be bad for football in south Wales.

I feel like we're a couple of years behind in that desperation has turned us to focusing on youth but investment might not follow post-pandemic and that increases risk of well drying up. Warnock's final two/three transfer windows were poor (not a comment on individuals just overall strategy) and we're not able to move on from his dealings until 2022-2023.