I think that depends on how the club sees things. Having a player playing out his last season isn't necessarily a good thing if we are having a mini rebuild, particularly someone on high wages. They might see it differently to you in that, let's bite the bullet and bring in a new winger to integrate now with our other other signings.I think if anyone genuinely thinks any club would give away its second highest scorer for the sake of saving ~£15m then they're off their rocker.
I think that depends on how the club sees things. Having a player playing out his last season isn't necessarily a good thing if we are having a mini rebuild, particularly someone on high wages. They might see it differently to you in that, let's bite the bullet and bring in a new winger to integrate now with our other other signings.
We made £2m profit last season so £15m is not a small sum in the grand scheme of things.I think if anyone genuinely thinks any club would give away its second highest scorer for the sake of saving ~£15m then they're off their rocker.
We made £2m profit last season so £15m is not a small sum in the grand scheme of things.
Name me any player who could come on in that situation and singlehandedly win the game.The problem with Sterling: he did absolutely nothing to lose the game. It’s foolish to blame him for the loss.
But equally? He did absolutely nothing to win the game. And I’d rather take his sell on value and his wages and put them towards a player who would.
Thank you for his service, give him a lifetime pass to the Etihad, and move him along in the summer for as much as we possibly can get.
If Sterling was constantly producing today then I could see your pointI find it hard to believe the club would look at a 22 year old whose never left Argentina, Haaland who's missed 60% of this season with injury and would say to itself, "We could keep the most consistent goalscorer of the Pep era, someone who knows the system inside and out, one of our only HG players, or we could save the amout we spend on a CFG loan army signing".
21/22 Everyone has known was Ferns last season.
20/21 Everyone knew was Aguero's last season
19/20 Everyone knew was Silva's last season.
Don't see why 22/23 it would suddenly be an issue.
If Sterling was constantly producing today then I could see your point
Name me any player who could come on in that situation and singlehandedly win the game.
Maybe suggesting a freebie was a little over-the-top.It will be about 2-3% of the wage bill next season. That's the definition of a small sum in the grand scheme of things.