I imagine they're hoping they can flip most of them for profit in the coming seasons if they don’t work out. We’ve seen how it doesn’t seem to make a difference to a players value if he plays or not, as long as he’s coming from a ‘big’ club.
Just finished this, I think "a bit too forced" is underselling it, I found it excruciating at times. I'm not sure the long form interview did Gazza any favours.