Klaus wrote:
Claudius wrote:
Actually, no.
Notice that nowhere have I said sell Saka, Martinelli, ESR and Tierney.
You're talking about getting big money for players. The reason we don't is because we - generally - don't sell the ones that are worth big money. Don't you think Leicester would rather have kept their best players if they could? Instead they've seen Kante, Mahrez and Drinkwater win the league for other clubs, and Maguire looks like he might do it at United this year. Only Vardy is left because he decided to play for a statue outside King Power Stadium.
Please do not misrepresent what I said.
I mentioned selling Nketiah and AMN. And then also Lacazette, Mustafi, and Xhaka. These are players who I do not think are going to add value to our project going forward. I'm happy to sell them.
Here's the thing. We both mentioned Martinelli, Tierney, and Saka. Because they are super quality. Worth building around. The reality is that just as in any other profession, in football there are a few players who are extremely valuable and worth building around. And then everybody else is relatively exchangeable. If I walk into any top organisation, I could probably go into the market and easily replace the bottom 80% of staff. It's the top 20% that you will struggle to improve on. And this is where we need to focus on. Getting the best possible top 20%. Because these are the guys who move the needle. Your AMNs and Mustafis will easily come again next year whether by our academy or from the Bundesliga. If we can make money from them sooner, we should so we can build up the kitty to get more Tierneys
