Why are we even considering selling a player who could have higher ceiling than Amad?
Few things wrong with this statement..
1. Garnacho doesn't currently have a higher floor than Amad, and I don't think he has a higher ceiling either. His main attributes seem to be just getting past a player with pace. He's a winger in a system we are trying to build with Amorim that doesn't really use traditional wingers. I don't see that he really fits what we need in one of the two 10's, he'd probably be a wing back but I don't think he'd want to play there. He's not that great at dribbling, his technical ability is far lower than Amad's and I don't think that long term he will give the defensive work rate needed for WB. He is obviously a talent and he is doing well for us, I would argue however that Amad is more talented than him, and we have more talented lads in the academy currently than when he was the same age in the academy.
2. I don't think we are actively looking to sell him in any way. But there are a few factors that go into this;
- We need a massive rebuild and we are completely skint.
- He has an academy player which means any amount of money we make on Garnacho is pure profit, this goes a long way to helping us fund our transfer spending in January and in the summer for a rebuild that is massively needed.
- He cost us a few hundred thousand, and he could go for anywhere between 50-70mill, that's an insane profit, and we have to think about whether his current and potential future output will compare with this amount of money and how it could help us to build up the team.
- Any player is up for sale
technically, that doesn't mean we are actively looking to sell them, but if a team comes in with an amount of money that seems suitable we clearly aren't going to say no either, we'd be stupid to at least not consider offers if they are above our valuation for example, rather than just flat out saying no.
- These teams have clearly gotten some kind of encouragement from somewhere in order to continue their pursuit, meaning it's likely Garnacho or his team have let them know he would be interested.
- There have been issues and questions asked about Garnacho's attitude and commitment at times, it may be that Amorim doesn't like what he see's and if a team wants to take that off our hands for a lot of money, again, we'd be silly not to at least hear them out.