Getting a bit catty in here, lads...
Gueye’s value isn’t about to diminish completely because he’s heading for 30 but it will depreciate far more quickly after that point than in years past; his importance to the team in the last couple of seasons is there for all to see, but so is the fact that we finally adapted to Marco’s style of play late in the season and got some cracking results.
If the team’s style can be adapted to include different types of midfielders (more athletic, box to box types) then he becomes expendable and cashing in before his value nosedives should be a priority; if we desperately need a destroyer then his value is immaterial and he stays until his ability no longer suits us.
I love him, but I hope we are building towards a system that alleviates reliance on individuals and putting together a squad that can compete on a couple of fronts, therefore in a funny kind of way I want us to cash in. I have the same fear as most others about us crumbling defensively without him, but that’s the risk we have to take if we come to that decision. If he stays, we keep hold of one of the best defensive midfielders in the league, if not Europe.
Tl:dr: Whatevs.