Bluelion7
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Rabiot is a free, and even then I expect will be on not-too-horrible wages. And he can not only earn starts, he can fill in at at least two spots, and as a smart veteran midfielder has been used to being on very good teams that required players to rotate. Don’t think he will be an issue.He doesn't fit the INEOS model of 18-24 year old players. But then again nor does Rabiot and we may sign him. I think Toney will be disruptive if he isn't playing regularly.
Even if Toney comes on a free he will expect to start, true. There is also the question of what his contract demands will be. He might want a 4 year deal at 250k+ a week. He relies a lot more on imposing himself with physical attributes than a Rabiot does.
That contract wouldn’t start til he was 29 … will he be the same guy at 33?
At 50m signing him would be almost PSR suicide.
They should have sold him a year or two ago when people were offering 60 to 75. That would have made the book value of his account yang and his yearly PSR hit reasonable for the expected return.