Yarrgh
Player Valuation: £70m
I'm pondering our driftwood. The more I ponder them, the more I think they'd do a job for other teams in the premier league. If I was a club who was hoping to avoid relegation and/ or going for midtable, there's quite a few I'd fancy. Oumar for example almost kept an inept Hull up! Schneiderlin probably needs to be a big fish in a smaller pond, McCarthy/ Tosun would suit a lower midtable club. Walcott would be a star in half the teams of this league. Mirallas would be a decent gamble for someone seeking premier league know how and a certain amount of proven ability. etc.
This is before non PL clubs from the lower divisions and non-English clubs start to be interested.
I know they're on high wages, but I think they could all be got rid of relatively easily if we didn't go crazy on our demands. Any fee going towards their pay off or financing the next set of transfers plus the freeing up of wage capacity has to be good for us. I don't expect them all to go, but I don't expect most of them to play for us again, so why keep them around unless they offer cover in a threadbare area of the squad.
This is before non PL clubs from the lower divisions and non-English clubs start to be interested.
I know they're on high wages, but I think they could all be got rid of relatively easily if we didn't go crazy on our demands. Any fee going towards their pay off or financing the next set of transfers plus the freeing up of wage capacity has to be good for us. I don't expect them all to go, but I don't expect most of them to play for us again, so why keep them around unless they offer cover in a threadbare area of the squad.