There will be a lot of competition for places in central midfield at Stadium MK this season coming, and after only managing eight league starts in the second tier last season, it feels unlikely that Johnson will be a regular starter.

Dean Lewington, Josh McEachran, Mo Eisa, Will Grigg and Johnson are the only players in the squad above the age of 25, and it will be interesting to monitor the tough-tackling midfielder's influence both on and off the pitch.

The Verdict

 

 

The Dons came so close to sealing automatic promotion last season, but are on the rebuild this summer having lost Scott Twine, Harry Darling and David Kasumu to Championship clubs.

With the intimidating squads that Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town are putting together at the moment, and Twine taking his goalscoring contribution elsewhere, even though they have a very repeatable process under Manning, a top two finish could be even more difficult this time around.

Louie Barry and Nathan Holland should be able to chip in with regularity, but there will be a transition period as new key players emerge.