Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
I'm pretty certain that's what we have had to do in the past and I'm sure we'll do it again if we have to. Every £30k pw saved in wages is effectively equal to the prize money on offer per league position.Subsidise the wage so that wherever they go such that the destination club isn't breaking their league's wage structure. We might have to subsidise a lot, but I'd rather 50k a week off our books than 0k off with them lurking about with a potential to cause unrest (because it can't be good to be stuck somewhere you aren't wanted and don't have a future at without any resentment creeping in).
The problem you have is that you can't force the player to go somewhere they don't want to. I suspect Brands has told the players agents to find them a home and think deals are likely to get done the closer we get to deadline day. Clubs will be holding out for the best possible deal knowing that we're desperate to offload.