I'm talking 2-3 loans. Not loads. We have a unique where for (possibly/probably) one season, we need a bigger squad.
I fully expect our production line to continue strengthening, as more and more players are seeing the benefits of being with us if they are a young, talented player.
In the...
Sometimes. That's far more of a faff and carries much more risk than temporarily adding 2-3 players on loan for a year.
Plenty of times we've seen sides who have struggled with bloated, high wage squads after a year or two in Europe - Leicester and West Ham come to mind.
This season (first in Europe) more than any other season since we've been in the Prem, loans make sense to me.
The last thing we want to do is hugely bolster the squad and lumber us with a Europe-level wage bill and then miss out on Europe next season and the season after etc.
That would cause...