I see a number of issues to be dealt with up until the end of the window.
It looks like we're already factoring in Glasner's departure in our planning which is understandable
Apparently we're no longer looking to bring in an additional RWB and are only looking at a short term (loan?) Guehi replacement.
Presumably it's seen that there's little point bringing in players to suit Glasner's system if he's not here next season.
I've heard no concrete news on return dates for Nketiah and Kamada.
I saw an intitial report that Nketiah would be out for 6 weeks, but that was a few weeks ago and to my knowledge has not been substantiated.
I saw a return date for Kamada of mid February, but again not substantiated.
My assumption at this stage is that Mateta will stay for the rest of the season as no club will meet the terms .
In my view the most pressing need is for a powerful forward capable of playing across the front 3.
We have looked toothless now for a couple of months, although part of this is attributable to the absence of Munoz and Sarr.
We need goals, particularly since we won't have the mean defence we had at the beginning of the season in the absence of Guehi.
We're strongly linked with Cherif, but that's a gamble and surely one for the future in any event.
We need impact now for the rest of the season.
I read we had approached Calum Wilson as a potential free agent, but he's now staying at West Ham
We've also been linked with midfielders which I don't think is a priority for this season as we're well covered, although it will need addressing next season.
Considering all of the above I think we're not going to do much for this window and will gamble that we can get enough points for this season, with major activity in the summer under a new manager.
In short I think we will add another forward and short term centre back at most.
I'll let others judge if that would be enough.
It looks like we're already factoring in Glasner's departure in our planning which is understandable
Apparently we're no longer looking to bring in an additional RWB and are only looking at a short term (loan?) Guehi replacement.
Presumably it's seen that there's little point bringing in players to suit Glasner's system if he's not here next season.
I've heard no concrete news on return dates for Nketiah and Kamada.
I saw an intitial report that Nketiah would be out for 6 weeks, but that was a few weeks ago and to my knowledge has not been substantiated.
I saw a return date for Kamada of mid February, but again not substantiated.
My assumption at this stage is that Mateta will stay for the rest of the season as no club will meet the terms .
In my view the most pressing need is for a powerful forward capable of playing across the front 3.
We have looked toothless now for a couple of months, although part of this is attributable to the absence of Munoz and Sarr.
We need goals, particularly since we won't have the mean defence we had at the beginning of the season in the absence of Guehi.
We're strongly linked with Cherif, but that's a gamble and surely one for the future in any event.
We need impact now for the rest of the season.
I read we had approached Calum Wilson as a potential free agent, but he's now staying at West Ham
We've also been linked with midfielders which I don't think is a priority for this season as we're well covered, although it will need addressing next season.
Considering all of the above I think we're not going to do much for this window and will gamble that we can get enough points for this season, with major activity in the summer under a new manager.
In short I think we will add another forward and short term centre back at most.
I'll let others judge if that would be enough.
