Funny thing is that
@Theoneandonly firmly believes that:
A: Ancelotti signed all players last summer (when we know from interviews he requested Allan and James only)
B: Brands is blaming Ancelotti for signing players that he himself signed
C: The board are blaming Ancelotti for contracts that he never negotiated
its an alternate reality lol
Digne only recently extended and must be wondering why hes being asked to negate his own strengths at his peak of 28 years old.
The funny thing is that Nkounkou (and Small before) is also an attacking full back.
Is Benitez going to sign a right back who solely defends? Aaron Wan-Bissaka perhaps?
We may as well sell Digne if Benitez isnt going to play to his strengths.
We would need £50-60mil to sign someone like Pau Torres or Kounde who are destined for top clubs.
Slightly less would get us Tapsoba, Bastoni or Badiashile if we could convince them to join.
Its highly unlikely we could get a like for like quality replacement even if we sold Mina for £40-50mil.
Where we are in reality is that Mina is earning £100k+ a week. Hes injury prone so the £50mil value could drop to £35mil and then you have only 18months ish left on a contract you could say £20mil is the fee.
If we cant get Mina to extend then surely someone would give us £35mil+ for Keane, Holgate and Mina.
If we could bring that in then sign one potential superstar u21 player who has the quality to come in from day one -- like Fofana at Leicester.
Go with them + Godfrey + Branthwaite and have Welch as an emergency 4th choice.
Rebuild with these younger players...
Alternatively, still sell those 3 for £35mil+ and go for Romagnoli, Ginter, Sule on frees.
