How much could we realistically get for him anyway? I keep seeing £50m pop up in this thread but I can’t imagine any club out there that would be willing to pay that at the moment. And if next year, his performances don’t improve, will his value decline that much? Whatever his problems are, he’s still got 31 goal involvements this season.
Let’s say we could get £40m now and £30m next summer. We’ve got a manager coming in who’s known for improving players. I think most people, after the red mist from this season’s collapse dies down, would take that £10m bet.