Noise coming out of the club again of them having difficulties and the two main targets in that position looking unlikely.

How many times have we heard this hard luck story before? They have had all summer to work on this (and much, much longer prior to it) and it looks as though they could well fail again.

Talks of £12 million quid being available (and you could/should add Zohore money to that) appear to be wide of the mark. Are the club unwilling to spend?

Not getting a striker is one thing. Not getting a striker and letting one of your main lads in that position leave to go to a rival is ridiculously stupid if a replacement isn't found. When Zohore went most thought they at least had somebody who could at least look like replacing him lined up.