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Mate, I've explained it. I don't know what you're talking about. You're now on about buying 2 midfielders. I've explained my opinion twice now, and I don't really understand yours. I'll just leave it there.

I have answered your question. I wouldn't ditch any of them because the sale of Longstsff allows you to invest more money in filling his position (read my last post^). You sell Longstsff for 15 million, you can spend 2 or 3 times that on a replacement in PSR terms. That's a 30 or 40 million pound player and you hopefully make that back by doing better in all the competions you're in. You use the budget we already have on the positions we were already to looking to upgrade in.

Yeah I was looking to see who Brighton had sold over the years recently and apart from rinsing Chelsea a few times they haven't make that many crazy big sales. White, Cucurella and Caceideo are the three really big ones. These are all the ones over 20 million euros [I included Dan Burn for context as it looks like when we bought him he was their second biggest sale ever!] 24/45 Undev - 26.7 23/24 Caceido 116 Mac Allister 42 Sanchez 23 22/23 Cucurella 65.3 Bissouma 29.2 Trossard 24 21/22 Ben White 58.5 *Dan Burn - 15 - BDB seems to have been their second biggest sale in history at that point.

In short term finances, yes. Not if you think long term finances. But again, are we now going to buy 2 midfielders who are ready to start games in the PL?

Don't worry mate, they've already started another one. He's broken a whole fanbase. Doing much more damage to their mental health than our cup win ever could.

You're not answering my question, though. Which of those 6 listed would you ditch? Or do you think we will buy 6 players who are ready to start games? Because getting 2-3 injuries in midfield isn't that unlikely given the amount of games, so again, even buying just 1 midfielder would leave us short in this case. This is the exact reason why we've kept "deadwood" before btw.

It’s gonna’ be so sad seeing Mbeumo’s drop off

Of course, he felt the pull

It's an issue that needs resolving though we gave him the 12 month extension to protect some resale value but went very quiet on an actual contract negotiation. This summer would be the ideal time to sort out he either gets an extension or we sell.

A £10m sale would free up more than a £10m replacement

So let's just keep all our shite players who basically offer nothing? This has been our problem, we don't get rid of deadwood and we end up stuck with them and then not able to bring anyone in due to not raising funds from their sale. Selling Longstaff for £15m in a PSR world doesn't just mean you have £15m to spend. It allows you to spend more in some strange way although that would have to be offset further down the line but you'd hope getting to the latter stages of the champions league would do exactly that. You sell Longstaff and buy someone better to help you do just that. It's called speculating to accumulate.

It wouldn’t be high on my agenda, but if the right bid came in then no issue

While I agree wholesale changes isn't what Howe would usually want if depends on the profile of the replacement. While your right the funds won't be there for 40 or 50m replacement to challenge the 3 starters it could get us a younger player who is going to get the Howe special of slow integration into the side. If we are going out to find a better 5th or 6th choice with potential to grow there has to be lower fee players out there that don't need the immediate pressure to start. If your pressing me on who I would have to drop from the shopping list it would be keeper personally 30 or 40m going from a budget I think or should I say I hope it could wait 12 months and be a next summer problem.

Early March then ?

Honestly, City aside I don't think the other owners are that arsed about winning tbh, they just want to make sure they are on the gravy train. They hate domestic competition because qualifying for the Gravy train is the ultimate win for them. Notice how they are silent about PSG and Madrid. As I've repeated before, PSG at one point were paying Mbappe, Neymar and Messi They were founded in 78 was it?

I just doubt that we will buy 6 players who are ready this season, so I am curious to hear which of the ones I listed that people would ditch if we sell Longstaff.

I think now he's dropped down the pecking order it's become almost a circular argument. In one way he's not very good last 12 months of his contract and now might be a good time to sell to get a fee over giving him a new deal. The counter to this is what quality level do you want or expect from 5th or 6th choice? He's only 27 loves the club and doesn't appear to be pushing his toys out the pram finding chances limited. If your against longstaff staying is the fear an injury or 2 away from him starting regularly. If we get offered a decent fee of 12/15m at least we know it will get reinvested and the player may get more than 10 starts a season in his "peak" years.

Going to be hilarious when the pendulum swings again as they realise that they’ve voted for something that fucks their future up

amazing signing for PSG. Would have been my number one choice but obviously we can't compete with oil money Good old PSR making english clubs less competitive than they should be.

Could really see Kluivert at Man U, with his career going to shit

We should be stalking them Chelsea-style to see who they’re after as replacements.

In Howe we trust.

Leverkusen and Man Utd linked with Kluivert this morning.

Wow, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Kepa. They’re getting harvested. Get a bid in for Kluivert, they’re clearly up for selling. I’m sure Patrick can recommend us.

I was going to say the president of the US uses two hands to drink a bottle of water, but that's a counter argument really.