No, but it might mean we earn more money thus improving our ability to invest in the team and potentially win a football trophy which cannot be a bad thing 😉
This will be unpopular, but them not being around is probably a good sign. Mike Ashley used to go to games in a Newcastle shirt. The world's biggest blue turned up every week, until we needed the supporters most then found his excuses not to...
The thing about waiting for your first choice.. when they inevitably string you along and sign for someone else, you find that your 2nd, 3rd 4th and 5th choice have been snapped up.
It’s a balance.
Sorry Milan, sun isn't over the yard arm yet, would you want him for 5 million and high wages and injury record for us ?
Haven't we had enough Delph's and Schneiderlin's to know how it plays out ?
Letting a lot of the high earning under performing deadwood go was not slow.
We've at least kept the price high on Tete with our offer, meaning Fulham had to match it, nothing slow there.
Barry in early is good.
Branthwaite and maybe Pickford...