The crux of this (and I have probably just missed the announcement?) is - what are the senior squad size limits, if any, for the season coming up?
In those golden days of long ago when there were no limits on squad sizes, you could afford (if you could afford it, as it were) to take a punt or two. If they were knackered, then you had another player to slot in, or could buy, beg or borrow one in the next transfer window.
But if there is still a senior squad size limit then signing or retaining senior players with a recent history of repeated injuries just makes you a hostage to fortune. Anyone remember the Great Defender Shortage of last year? So are we getting another body in the building or are we just filling up our available slots with players who are likely not to last the course?