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Until the final hour, Leicester City's transfer window was short on activity.

But, with 60 minutes remaining until close of play on deadline day, City brought in Wolves' Ryan Bennett on loan, with Filip Benkovic then heading to Bristol City.

Was that all that was needed for City? Here, we analyse their transfer window.

Can City be happy with the signings they’ve made?

They will be pleased they finally got a centre-back through the door, but they won’t be ecstatic about the window as a whole.

The search for a new centre-back has been a long one, since Harry Maguire’s move to Manchester United, and while bringing in Bennett from Wolves feels like a stop-gap, he is a stop-gap that ticks the right boxes.

He’s reliable, he’s experienced at a Premier League level, he’s proficient in a back three, and he’s cheap. That’s four out of four for City, who were then able to get Filip Benkovic out on loan to Bristol City, having been forced to pull the plug on the Croatian’s planned season-long switch to Stoke in the summer.

Where City may be disappointed is that their target at the start of the window was to Juventus’s Merih Demiral, a young, highly-rated, highly-skilled centre-half, who would have represented another ambitious step in the club’s plan to establish themselves as a leading club.

Bennett is a steady signing, rather than an exciting one.

Were City right to let Benkovic leave on loan?

This seems like a very smart decision.

Benkovic, having made excellent progress during the first half of his loan spell at Celtic, was at risk of stagnating. He will not develop by playing for City’s Under-23s.

If he can break into the Bristol City starting line-up quickly, he will get to experience 15 to 20 games of high-pressure, decent-quality football, and that could prove valuable for his improvement.

What’s the shrewdest deal City have done?

Beyond Benkovic, sending Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on loan to Blackpool was the right decision.

The homegrown midfielder has outgrown Under-23s football, and with Brendan Rodgers handing him a first-team debut in the FA Cup, the manager made it clear the Shepshed-born youngster has a future at the club.

But right now, first-team chances are limited, so he needs to get some senior games under his belt elsewhere.

A goal on his debut for the Seasiders suggests he will develop quickly.

In which other area should City have strengthened?

The obvious pick is out wide.

City have so far fallen short in the almost impossible task of replacing the quality of Riyad Mahrez, and it feels like they are a world-class winger short of brilliant team, with the current set of wide-men – Harvey Barnes, Ayoze Perez, Demarai Gray, and Marc Albrighton – performing in fits and starts.

However, City are third in the Premier League, 12 points clear of fifth. They are well-set to qualify for the Champions League and splashing out on the wrong high-profile player could unsettle the squad.

There was no desperation to bring in another winger. City have depth there, they just perhaps lack that world-class quality, so there wasn't the need to simply bolster their options. In short, it’s no great loss that a wide man hasn’t arrived.

However, if they qualify for the Champions League, it should probably be the first position they look to strengthen in the summer.

What's been the best quote of the window?

Rodgers said it just before the window opened, but in one word, he reassured thousands of City fans.

Asked if any of his key players would be sold, Rodgers said: “There will be no-one leaving in January. Categorically.”

It was that extra word that made it clear this wasn’t a manager putting on a front.

It proved to be true, of course, as despite the mountains of rumours surrounding Ben Chilwell, James Maddison, Wilfred Ndidi and Ricardo Pereira, all have stayed put.

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How does City’s window rate out of 10?

Six.

Keeping the key players makes it an automatic five, with an extra one added for finally getting a centre-back in, and loaning out Benkovic, on the final day.

City have a squad capable of qualifying for the Champions League and a squad capable of winning the FA Cup, so there was no need for wholesale changes.

But after a stumbling run of form over Christmas and the New Year, and this week’s dramatic Carabao Cup loss, an exciting signing would have given the fanbase a boost.

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