What a shame we didn't have money to spend on an Ekitike or Sesko last summer.
This is why I keep yapping on and on about how we need to be able to sign an experienced top class CB this summer. Whether it is Upamecano, Konate on free transfer or Schlotterbeck for 50-60m. Maybe even Bastoni, but highly unlikely Inter let him go.
You lose opportunities like these and there is no guarantee you can get a better alternative or even someone as good a year later.
We're now in 2026 and there's no ascending young striker worth signing that you could argue would start for us. Nor would they have a Robert Lewandowski to learn from either.