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Qwiss I'm not really counting Guimaraes in the realistic category. To me, the 4 players we've been heavily linked with seem to be the most realistic.
Sesko - rumors of anywhere from £50m to £75m in a formal/informal clause
Williams - rumors of £50m - £65m clause
Zubimendi - £52.5m release clause which we will likely pay a little more than to gain flexibility so maybe £60m-£65m
Garcia - £25m release clause
Clearly wages will factor in as well but we are also going to be cutting at least £420k per week with Partey, Jorginho and Tierney leaving. So on the high end of these fees, we'd be looking at closer to £230m for the four of them, which I think is quite reasonable. Even if we assume we pay a bit more than these fees to gain additional flexibility and not have to pay clauses in one lump sum, we're likely still looking at closer to £250m. And personally, I think we are going to spend more this summer especially if we have a few sales.