Reef.
Player Valuation: Free Transfer
2026 Summer Transfer Business (assuming that we get into Europe)
In
- Jack Grealish: £30,000,000 (renegotiated permanent fee)
- Liam Delap: £30,000,000 (projected fee)
- Tyrique George: £22,000,000 (pre-agreed option to buy)
- Merlin Röhl: £17,300,000 (pre-agreed obligation to buy)
- Juanlu Sánchez: £15,000,000 (projected fee)
- Harry Wilson (free agent)
- Dušan Vlahović (free agent)
Out
- Beto £20,000,000 (likely to the Serie A)
- McNeil £20,000,000 (likely to another Premier League club)
- Patterson (season-long loan to Sevilla as a replacement for Juanlu Sanchez)
Total Initial Spend: £114,300,000
(Estimated £15m–£20m in combined signing-on bonuses for Vlahović and Wilson would push the total cash outlay closer to £130m–£135m)
If we successfully sell McNeil and Beto for £20m each, our net transfer spend drops to £74.3m, which is well within safe financial limits.
Projected Annual Wage Bill
The annual commitment for these seven additional players becomes roughly £40.1 million (approx. £770k/week combined).
Context: The move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium is expected to generate enough new matchday and commercial income cover this entire group's salaries from revenue growth alone.
Proposed 2026/27 Squad Structure
GK
- Pickford
- Travers
- King
CB
- Keane
- Tarkowski
- O’Brien
- Branthwaite
LB
- Mykolenko
- Aznou
RB
- Juanlu Sanchez (permanent transfer)
- Coleman
- Patterson (season-long loan to Sevilla)
CM
- Gana Gueye
- Röhl
- Iroegbunam
- Dewsbury-Hall
- Garner
- Armstrong
- Alcaraz
Wingers
- Grealish (renegotiated fee, permanent transfer)
- Ndiaye
- Dibling
- Tyrique George (permanent transfer)
- Harry Wilson (free agent)
Strikers
- Barry
- Liam Delap (permanent transfer)
- Dušan Vlahović (free agent)
The Big “If” – Dušan Vlahović
He is likely to head to a different club next season, meaning we will probably have to look at buying Lukaku or Toney instead. They are both now in their 30s and buying one ofthe two would potentially be pretty expensive (both in terms of wages and transfer fee). However, they are both still a possibility.
On a side note, Troy Parrot doesn’t offer the experience that we need in a senior 3rd striker to mentor Barry and Delap, nor is he necessary reliable enough in big European games.
In
- Jack Grealish: £30,000,000 (renegotiated permanent fee)
- Liam Delap: £30,000,000 (projected fee)
- Tyrique George: £22,000,000 (pre-agreed option to buy)
- Merlin Röhl: £17,300,000 (pre-agreed obligation to buy)
- Juanlu Sánchez: £15,000,000 (projected fee)
- Harry Wilson (free agent)
- Dušan Vlahović (free agent)
Out
- Beto £20,000,000 (likely to the Serie A)
- McNeil £20,000,000 (likely to another Premier League club)
- Patterson (season-long loan to Sevilla as a replacement for Juanlu Sanchez)
Total Initial Spend: £114,300,000
(Estimated £15m–£20m in combined signing-on bonuses for Vlahović and Wilson would push the total cash outlay closer to £130m–£135m)
If we successfully sell McNeil and Beto for £20m each, our net transfer spend drops to £74.3m, which is well within safe financial limits.
Projected Annual Wage Bill
The annual commitment for these seven additional players becomes roughly £40.1 million (approx. £770k/week combined).
Context: The move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium is expected to generate enough new matchday and commercial income cover this entire group's salaries from revenue growth alone.
Proposed 2026/27 Squad Structure
GK
- Pickford
- Travers
- King
CB
- Keane
- Tarkowski
- O’Brien
- Branthwaite
LB
- Mykolenko
- Aznou
RB
- Juanlu Sanchez (permanent transfer)
- Coleman
- Patterson (season-long loan to Sevilla)
CM
- Gana Gueye
- Röhl
- Iroegbunam
- Dewsbury-Hall
- Garner
- Armstrong
- Alcaraz
Wingers
- Grealish (renegotiated fee, permanent transfer)
- Ndiaye
- Dibling
- Tyrique George (permanent transfer)
- Harry Wilson (free agent)
Strikers
- Barry
- Liam Delap (permanent transfer)
- Dušan Vlahović (free agent)
The Big “If” – Dušan Vlahović
He is likely to head to a different club next season, meaning we will probably have to look at buying Lukaku or Toney instead. They are both now in their 30s and buying one ofthe two would potentially be pretty expensive (both in terms of wages and transfer fee). However, they are both still a possibility.
On a side note, Troy Parrot doesn’t offer the experience that we need in a senior 3rd striker to mentor Barry and Delap, nor is he necessary reliable enough in big European games.
