So… they have 20 players that aren’t part of the managers plans and aren’t training with him.
How on earth do they expect to get any fees for those players? It feels like they’re relying on the goodwill of other clubs to come and offer real money for players they don’t want. It’s mental.
Well, many of those players being listed by sites erroneously are academy players that will end up at places the level they’ve didn’t their first loans at; like Hull City.
They were counting players like Harvey Vale, Leo Castledine, Bashir Humphreys, Alex Matos.(many of whom we are fine with keeping in the U21’s a while longer).
Then they were counting players like Kepa and Lukaku from pre Clearlake who haven’t been around the team in forever and already have places they are headed.
Even Datro Fofana and Deivid Washington could stick with the U21’s for 6 months to develop more if we don’t find the right spot for them. Although both have multiple suitors on the table, so that would be surprising.
Of the “massive” 20+ player surplus, it’s Really only Chalobah, Chilwell, Sterling, and Broja that need to be moved on. Thats 4 players. And not for PSR purposes, but for general squad health. Not as fantastic a headline for rags like the Sun, but reality.
A lot of people, like me, would also like to see Mudryk on a loan to see if he can get his confidence in order.