It makes perfect sense that André would be a January signing. Not only due to the Libertadores and lower January fee, but he's also stylistically the most similar to Thiago who also happens to be leaving on a free next summer. André in and Thiago out would effectively be a like-for-like replacement 6 months ahead of time to get André settled before Thiago leaves.
That approach would be similar to the succession planning when Diaz arrived 6 months prior to Mané leaving, and Gakpo arriving 6 months prior to Firmino leaving.
Henderson, Milner, and Keita/Ox (I joined them as their combined minutes of availability is effectively one players' worth) have already been replaced directly with Szoboszlai, Endo, and Mac Allister, and it seems like André is the Thiago replacement for 2024, but there's still the matter of replacing Fabinho to resolve which is clearly the number one priority right now.
Henderson --> Szoboszlai
Keita/Ox --> Mac Allister
Milner --> Endo
Fabinho --> Gravenberch/Doucoure?
Thiago --> André (in 2024 nearer when Thiago leaves on a free)
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