That would mean Rafa resigning though I reckon. Given we won't bring in many big fees, if any.
It's that old chestnut again. There's been talk that Ashley will give Rafa the backing he wants, but we'll only find out in the summer. But yeah, I can't see Rafa hanging around if he's not given the funds to build a decent premier side. He'll want a competitive side next season with a view to hitting the top 6 the season after. That's my opinion any way, he isn't a manager whose prepared to drift along midtable for long.
think ashley will try and roll the dice again, try and string Rafa along with promises, and go into the season with around a 40-50m spend- net 30m- so looking to offload 10-20m.
Ashley will think hes doing enough with that- based on? the last 10 years.