It is difficult to look at Leeds United's summer transfer window and conclude that the club did not have a clear idea of what it wanted to achieve.
The final two additions, Melvin Bard and Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, were completed on deadline day, bringing the total number of new arrivals to seven.
Bahoya joined from Eintracht Frankfurt on loan with an option to make the transfer permanent, while Bard arrived from Nice to provide additional cover at left-back.
Alongside them came Tarik Muharemović, Harry Wilson, James Trafford, Nico Elvedi and Michael Zetterer.
The names are different, their profiles are different and their ages are different, but there are some clear themes running through the recruitment.
Here are five things the window has told us about Leeds.
This is probably the biggest takeaway.
It would have been easy for Leeds to focus entirely on improving the players who were going to start every week.
Instead, the club have repeatedly added depth.
Zetterer is there to compete with Trafford. Elvedi provides another central defensive option. Bard gives Farke a natural alternative at left-back. Bahoya adds another attacking option.
That may not produce the same excitement as signing seven guaranteed starters, but it could be far more important across a 38-game Premier League campaign.
The quality of a squad is often measured by what happens when the first-choice XI is unavailable.
Leeds now have more answers.
There is a clear balance to the recruitment.
Harry Wilson and Nico Elvedi bring significant experience of top-level football, while Trafford, Muharemović and Bahoya offer considerable potential for the future.
That is a sensible approach.
Leeds need players who understand the demands of the Premier League now, but they also need to think beyond one season.
The ideal recruitment strategy is not simply about finding players who can keep you competitive this year. It is about identifying players who could become more valuable and more important over several seasons.
Several of Leeds' signings fit that description.
The final days of the window were particularly revealing.
Left-back and left wing were not necessarily the two most glamorous positions to address, but they were areas where the squad needed additional options.
Bard solves the first problem.
Bahoya solves the second, particularly following Gnonto's departure.
That prioritisation is one of the reasons the window deserves such a strong rating.
Leeds did not simply chase the biggest available name. They looked at where the squad needed greater depth and attempted to solve those problems.
There was still room for improvement at striker, but it is difficult to address every position in one window.
Perhaps the most exciting part of this recruitment is that several of these players could become more important than they are today.
Trafford is the obvious example, but Muharemović and Bahoya also fall into that category.
That makes the deals more than short-term attempts to improve the squad.
If those players develop as Leeds hope, the club could eventually have players capable of becoming established Premier League performers or valuable assets in their own right.
That is particularly important for a club operating in a league where the financial gap between established sides and newly promoted teams can be enormous.
Leeds need to recruit intelligently.
Potential is part of that.
For all the positives, there is still one area where I would have liked Leeds to do more.
A back-up striker.
That would have been the final piece for me.
The club had three obvious areas to consider late in the window: left-back, left wing and striker. They have now addressed two of them.
Given the circumstances surrounding Gnonto and the need to replace him before allowing his departure, it is understandable that the club prioritised the wide position.
A midfielder would also have been a useful addition, but with no major departures in that area, it was never likely to be as urgent.
The striker question is different because another No 9 would have provided genuine insurance over the course of a long season.
That said, it is important not to allow one omission to overshadow the wider picture.
Leeds have strengthened the goalkeeper position, added experience and youth to defence, brought in proven Premier League quality and improved their attacking depth.
The squad looks deeper.
It looks more flexible.
Most importantly, it looks better prepared for the demands of the Premier League.
That is ultimately what the transfer window needed to achieve.
If I were handing out a final mark, it would remain a 9/10.
The missing back-up striker prevents it from being perfect, but there is very little else I would change.
Leeds have spent the summer trying to build a squad capable of competing rather than simply surviving, and the final pieces suggest the club had a clear idea of what it wanted to achieve.
Now the recruitment team can step aside and leave the responsibility with Farke.
The next part of the story will be decided on the pitch.
