In
Kortney Hause (def) Wolves – loan made permanent; Anwar El Ghazi (mid) Lille – loan made permanent; Tom Heaton (gk) Burnley; Bjorn Engels (def) Reims; Ezri Konsa (def) Brentford; Tyrone Mings (def) Bournemouth; Douglas Luiz (mid) Man City; Marvelous Nakamba (mid) Club Brugge; Trezeguet (mid) Kasimpasa; Jota (mid) Birmingham City; Wesley (att) Club Brugge;
Out
Alan Hutton (r) (def) released; Mile Jedinak (r) (mid) released; Albert Adomah (r) (att) Nottingham Forest; Ritchie De Laet (sp) (def) Antwerp; Tommy Elphick (sp) (def) Huddersfield; Gary Gardner (sp) (mid) Birmingham City; Andre Green (sp) (mid) Preston NE – on loan; Glenn Whelan (sp) (mid) released; Micah Richards (def) released; Mark Bunn (gk) released; Ross McCormack (att) released; Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (att) Tranmere – on loan;
Target
Heavy investment ups the expectations, but simply avoiding immediate relegation will be enough to rate the season as a success.