Bigger teams are - as you say - unlikely to come in and pay decent money for him given his injury record and contract.
Perhaps we can offer him something that makes him happy enough to take the money in the fear that he does get injured (so at least he has the security of a long-term deal)?
My bet is he plays out his contract and we lose him for free at the end of next season. Obviously far from ideal, in our position, but we need to keep him because, when fit, he’s absolutely miles better than Beto or Chermiti.
You need to add Patterson and Godfrey to the squad. Ideally Patterson would be loaned to a Championship team for a season but for want of anyone better he might have to play. We'll probably get a couple of loans in, heaven knows who.
As for DCL, unless he has an injury free season and plays over 30 games he'd be a massive risk for any club. Wolad any of the elite clubs want him?
Keeping Pickford and Branthwaite is absolutely vital imho.
Pickford
NEW Branthwaite Tarkowski Mykolenko
NEW Gana Doucoure Garner McNeil
DCL
Subs: Virginia / Brownhill / O'Hare / Beto / Dobbin / ???? / ????
Outs -
Dele - 100k per week. FFS. Not a chance we'd renew.
Gomes - 120k per week and misses 60% of the games. Not a chance we'd renew.
Onana - Best for everyone for him to go. Appeases the P&L, and all his cheerleaders can see him at the big club he'll apparently show his quality at (notice he wasn't much involved in our best week for years).
Danjuma - Loan hasn't worked out, no chance we or he would renew.
Coleman? - 80k (?) per week. Can see him retiring now his body doesn't seem up to it, but happy enough if he wants to renew as cover / cheerleader.
Maupay - Seems to have done alright at Brentford, hopefully they take up the option. Not a chance he ever plays another minute for us.
Holgate - Feels like it'll be another loan with us paying loads of the wages just to get rid.
ANYWAY, that seems like best part of 500k per week for players who have, in the main, contributed less than nothing this season.
Ins -
Harrison - I just think the manager likes him, and if Leeds don't come up, there's a deal being done, even if it's another loan.
Josh Brownhill - On a free. Knows the manager, seems inevitable!
Callum O'Hare - On a free. Had a great season.
Right back - No idea
Not very inspiring, but Brownhill & O'Hare could come in combined for the money we're paying Gomes and they'd contribute a shedload more than him & Dele. Surely if we show the Premier League we've (for example) reduced expenditure by 250k per week it's progress? NEILW?
Still needs to be a decision up top. Beto is lacking, Chermiti needs a season out playing games and DCL one year left... GULP.
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