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It’s much easier to get inflated fees selling players if you’re a top 6 team. Liverpool selling Brewster is miles different to say us selling him. Transfers are much less risky because of this. Chelsea can spend £20m on someone then sell him for the same amount without him even playing.

The top 6 spenders for the last 10 years happen to match the top 6 teams in the premier league, consistently over the last 10 years. I really don't think the "data" has ever really mattered; teams just throw money at good players. Everton are pretty much the only example of this failing. Even Man United, as bad as they've been recently, have managed to retain their top 6 status purely by spending. Anyway, I don't think anyone's in disagreement over this; good players will always top the "data charts".

They have the fourth most expensive squad in the league. Let's not pretend they've done a Leicester here.

Are Villa buying a whole new starting 11?

lost in the semi mate

Drugs

That doesn't quite make sense

Do you get any joy out of football? You seem to hate everyone, other than Darlow.

Weirdly, not @David Edgar's worst opinion this season, somehow.

Diaz is already world class, but he was rubbish tonight.

Still think Jota is key here.

The ghost of Maggie Thatcher ordered that.

I reckon Jota's gonna come on and grab the winner.

Uh oh, here we go.

We’re still talking to Man City about Ake (from my mate who works for them) so I think the Botman talk is coming from his agent.

Didn’t the Sevilla fan on here say they’d get £70m for him?

They do currently, yeah.

Of course we shouldn't sell ASM, but we desperately need other players in the team who can carry the ball forwards to take some of the pressure off him.

I'd be far too worried about him having to play given how he's looked for the last 5 months.

The Dummett contract makes zero sense to me with these fullback links.

Would love to see a partnership of Tarkowski and Keane at Everton next season. Would absolutely love it.

Our most important signing. A real statement too. will never be my favourite whilst Bruno is here though.

I know a new championship club he might do a job for.

Always thought he was quite good tbh. Keep him.