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Squad analysis
Goalkeepers Colin Doyle, Joe Hart, Artur Krysiak, Dean Lyness, Maik Taylor
Defenders Stephen Carr, Scott Dann, Giovanny Espinoza, Roger Johnson, David Murphy, Stuart Parnaby, Franck Queudrue, Liam Ridgewell, Martin Taylor
Midfielders Lee Bowyer, Lee Carsley, Keith Fahey, Barry Ferguson, Damien Johnson, Sebastian Larsson, Mitchell McPike, Gary McSheffrey, Jordan Mutch, Ashley Sammons
Forwards Christian Benitez, Marcus Bent, Cameron Jerome, James McFadden, Garry O’Connor, Kevin Phillips (Numbers to be confirmed)
Players in Christian Benitez (Santos Laguna, £9.2m), Roger Johnson (Cardiff) £5m, Scott Dann (Coventry) £3.5m, Barry Ferguson (Rangers) £1.3m, Giovanny Espinoza (Barcelona Sporting Club) undisclosed, Lee Bowyer (West Ham) free, Joe Hart (Man City) loan
Players out Stephen Kelly (Fulham) undisclosed, Krystian Pearce (Peterborough) loan, Robin Shroot (Burton) loan