TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
I don't think it is impossible. It will probably be hard because of how precarious our position is.I’ve seen this Q a few times and it’s a bit more nuanced than that, I think.
We won’t find any player (that’s willing to join us) that will be as good or better than Richy.
My thinking is spend a chunk on the likes of KLP from Hull who will bring a bit of directness and drive to the role, and use the rest on some creativity in midfield (assuming defensive reinforcements will come with maybe selling Mina, or other transfer odds and ends).
So we may be losing something in that one position but improving the team as a whole.
Spending every penny on a like-for-like replacement would be exciting, but would leave us just as weak as we were last season.
I do think if we sign someone like KLP as you mention it could be a matter of letting him develop and then we are better off somewhat quickly.