In
Phil Bardsley (def), Sunderland), Mame Diouf (att), Hannover), Steve Sidwell (mid), Fulham), Bojan Krkic (att), Barcelona)
Out
Matthew Etherington (sp)(mid), Michael Kightly (sp)(mid), Burnley), Oussama Assaidi (r)(mid), Liverpool - end of loan), John Guidetti (sp)(att), Manchester City - end of loan)
Target
improving on the tenth finish from last season but are still too average to really challenge for the European places