We "could use" a lot of players, but that's not how you rebuild a squad. You devote a large portion of your transfer budget to key positions and areas of need. If the 15m we spend on Telles means we can't buy a top shelf CB, then you've made a mistake.
To take an extreme position: We have a 150m transfer kitty. After waiting around for months, flirting with a few players, we decide to spend the 150m on 10 left backs because we "could use them".
If you truly have a connection to Woodward (ha), after you punch him in the balls, key his car on your way out to the car park. Maybe he'll get the message that we all think he is a thick git.