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I have to say that it feels like we have ruined many more players than we have nurtured recently. I doubt we sold Celar for much but that we are simply offloading his wages to a league where he’s known and because he needs game time this season, so I guess his salary may have dropped as the Swiss league probably won’t pay as much and he hardly played in Germany.
Madsen may be worth more than we paid given his turn around on one of two seasons but he’s going need to play like that again this season to realise a decent profit because he wasn’t cheap and first season he didn’t really turn up.
No one has money up front in France since the TV deal went south so Varane won’t be going unless he does a Madsen this season and redeems himself.
If Kone and Burrell stay fit and score goals again, I dare say we’d sell them for a profit, but keeping them both on the grass may be a challenge. If Burrell has lost that yard of pace or worries about his Hammy he’s done - à la Willock.
That really leaves Kone who has the most potential as a durable player and I’m surprised no one has made a speculative offer yet.
It’s hardly a conveyor belt…..and we really need try and improve the overall performances to get anyone noticed. I’d settle for some consistency this season but we are gong to need to balance the books at some stage too.