Wood has already repaid a slice of his fee with that last-gasp equaliser against Spurs at Wembley.:)
Back on topic...I checked and quite a few PL clubs have submitted squads with less than 25 names on the list. For example, West Brom have "only" named 20 players, Chelsea 21....Burnley 24.
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Burnley were also in advanced discussions about signing either Andone OR Majeed Waris (Lorient) but we ended up with bl**dy Nakhi Wells.
Strong rumour Aaron Lennon was within a whisker of joining on loan until Koeman put a block on it.
Maybe you will get an "easy" striker signing in January - but I very much doubt it will be Ashley Barnes if Burnley are in the relegation zone (almost certain).:)
***As for the 25-man squad rule...Am I right in thinking a free agent can be signed and play between NOW and January if the club...