Said for a while I think our #1 priority is/should be a Partey backup/replacement
My targets would be:
Likely unobtainable
SMS - but… contract expires in 18m…
Barella
Possibly expensive/difficult
Kessie - moved down from unobtainable given Barca struggles
Goretzka - heard before he wasn’t doing too well at Bayern
Locatelli
Bennacer
Neves
Mikel Merino
Brozovic
Should be do-able
Ndidi - contract expires in 18m and can see him pushing for a move with Tielemans leaving and Leicester’s struggles
McKennie - sounds like they want rid
Closest direct replacements are probably Barella, Kessie, Ndidi, Merino, rest are in a slightly different mould.