It's impossible to foresee when other clubs are going to bid for your players. If we want to avoid players leaving deeper into the window, then we have to stipulate that to agents etc that we will not sell certain players after a specific date.
Am not sure Scienza is going to get the Premier League move he obviously wants. He's good for us, however whether he can make that step up is up for debate.
We will be there or thereabouts no question. Whether we have enough to finish above Wolves and West Ham, who on paper have as strong as squads as us, is another matter. The points deduction isn't going to help.