Town boss Gary O’Neil says there is more work to do in the transfer market after the arrivals of midfield duo Florentino Luís and Saša Lukić this week.

Saturday’s signing of combative midfielder Lukić from Premier League rivals Fulham was the Blues’ eighth new addition of the summer and took the club beyond the £100 million mark in terms of total spend since promotion back to the top flight was confirmed in May.

Six of O’Neil’s new recruits started Town’s final home pre-season friendly against Spanish side Rayo Vallecano, during which record signing Emersonn was on the scoresheet.

Despite the busy activity so far, the Blues boss insists that more additions are needed ahead of the Premier League opener against Sunderland in two weeks’ time.

“The plan is to do quite a bit more,” he said. “Numbers really, of course, nothing is set in stone, but we’re still trying to do stuff. You hope that before Sunderland we’d have done some, and then definitely before the close of the window we’d expect there to be more arrivals.

“Everyone’s working hard trying to find the right balance between what’s done really well here in the past and what needs to be added, and trying to puzzle that all together to give ourselves the best chance this season in the best league in the world which everyone’s looking forward to.

“It’s a long season and you need enough bodies around, experience and pace. You need enough quality, it tests all of it. We’re going to need as much as we can, and as you’ve seen so far the ownership and Mark are fully committed to giving us the best chance possible.

“All working hard to try and put the club in the best place we can by the end of the window, and see if we can start the season well.”

Midfield had been a particular focus after it was revealed Azor Matusiwa and Jack Taylor are both racing to be fit in time for the start of the campaign, leaving just Marcelino Núñez and Cameron Humphreys as senior options during previous friendly matches.

That pressure has been eased with the recent additions of Lukić and Florentino, who played his first minutes in a Town shirt since signing permanently from relegated Burnley on Tuesday.

O’Neil said: “The first thing they bring is some numbers in there which we were short of. Obviously they bring quality as well and Premier League experience.

“Florentino with Benfica and Burnley last year, is still young but has good experience and good physicality. I thought he did well today for his 45 minutes.

“Saša is going to be a top signing for us. He’s been very good at Premier League level for a while now and has had an excellent career so far. It was a big coup from everyone at the club to convince him that this was the place for him to continue that journey. Really good work from the recruitment team and the guys above me to get everything done.

“We’re working very hard. We’re trying to coach the players and get the group here with a clear understanding of what we need to be, but also working night and day to get players in the building from elsewhere to help them.

“A big thank you to everyone above for getting all the deals done that we have and we still have a few more to go, hopefully.”

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