Not necessarily backwards, but I don't believe we've gone forward. We lose Sergio, and the chairman says we will replace. So we sign Grealish.
While Grealish is decent, did we really need him? No midfielders/wide players have left, it's our strongest area.
A striker should have been the absolute priority. If Kane was the target we pissed about terribly, go in with the offer we think he's worth, or can afford. If it's turned down so be it, and move on. We should have had a plan B. Clearly we didn't.
I don't believe we were in for Ronaldo (his agent played a blinder, and as good as stitched Utd up getting them to take him)
Chelsea are stronger, Liverpool have there injured players back, not sure on Utd as all the 'billy big bollocks' players probably won't play together.
Going to be a tough season.