It could be a busy summer for the MK Dons recruitment team

EFL pundit Don Goodman predicts a big summer of spending for MK Dons as they set their sights on battling at the sharp end of League One next season.

The club could see more than 10 players depart this season with contracts expiring and loanees returning to their parent clubs following their second place finish in League Two.

Head coach Paul Warne has already predicted a busy summer ahead for him and his recruitment team as they look to strengthen, with Warne eyeing a fifth promotion from the third tier with a third different club.

After predictions a year ago had Dons pegged as runaway favourites to dominate and claim the League Two title, it was easier said than done as they missed out by a single point to champions Bromley.

With that predicted dominance not coming to fruition, ex-Wolves and West Brom striker Goodman expects a lot of change to the squad at MK1 this summer.

Speaking to Parimatch Casino, he said: "I do think MK Dons will be spending big this summer and I think they will have a significant recruitment drive. I know they finished second, and I suspect there will be a tinge of disappointment that they did not win the title and get it over the line, given the quality they brought into the club in terms of both the manager and the players.

“To lose a title and not dominate the league the way people expected is a bit disappointing. However, you have to draw a line in the sand and say mission accomplished for Paul Warne regarding the return to League One. Now the focus must be on how to give the team the best chance of competing in the top echelons of that division next season.

“It always comes back to recruitment. Since you would expect them to have some financial backing, I anticipate another strong summer drive to sign players who are proven either at this level or higher. I think they will sell the project to these players because they are an ambitious football club."