As much as I'd like to see him playing up top with Raphinha, Lamine and also Pedri, we unfortunately won't see it because Lewa ain't going anywhere. They cucked themselves the moment they gave a 34 year old a long contract for no reason.
Given the fact we likely lost Nico due to registration uncertainties, our finances are nowhere near as good this summer as most of us hoped it would be 1 year ago. And this is after finishing deferred payments to old players, getting rid of Lenglet with no wages owed AND loaning out Ansu with favorable terms to Monaco. Not to mention income from several youth players and sell-on bonuses.
At this point I think we'll be lucky to hold out and hope Man U caves and we get a favorable loan for Rashford...and this is coming from someone that has very low expectations for him. It is very unlikely they go for a young, promising winger like Nusa, Fofana or Paixao considering they have shown zero interest in doing so what so ever until now. That's if they can even afford it. Roony seems great, but he thrives from the right side which doesnt help us where we actually need it.
Get Rashford on loan, hope Flick can continue god tier man managing, and bring in a versatile LB/FB. This is realistically what we can afford without selling our souls further. I'd want a new CB to replace Araujo, but they don't have the imagination to pull that off either imo.