What would YOUR priority signing be in the Jan transfer window?

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I think people are vastly underrating Bergvalls quality on the ball personally but I don't fancy a back and forth on that all night.

My counter to some of this would be that Bergvall would then need to be moved on because De Cat isn't good enough as a DM so would take his role as the number 2 CM next to a more defensive midfielder.

Thats cool if we are hugely rating this guys ability as a CM prospect over Bergvall, for me its a role where we have players with ability to fill. The DM role is one where we now seem to be low although I still rate Pali if he plays with someone other than Bentancur.

For me the immediate issue is still LW and now LB back up, by far and away

Bergvall has great quality on the ball, no doubt. But he's also still a bit inconsistent on the ball and quite frequently high risk on the ball (I think that's why Frank hasn't used him deeper at all essentially). Passing isn't his biggest strength though on the ball.

I think the balance in (deep) midfield remains off, as it has for years. Gray and Bergvall could be the solution to that, but realistically that will probably take some time to materialise. Gray and Bergvall aren't the issue. The lack of press resistance and ball progression from Palhinha, Bentancur and Sarr is a big issue though.