There are at least 7 players that are needed to be gone in order to cull players that are not of the quality needed. That 7 was based on your should be sold, which didn't include Richy and or Solanke, both who need to be moved on within the next year IMO.
I am not saying NEED as in finance or we are all going to turn to stone should they be here when the season starts, my NEED is to say they are in the whole absolute dross that needs moving on.
There is still alot of work to do with this squad to realise ambitions of where everyone wants this club.
So, as I say, we don’t NEED to then. None of the players in the sell list are “absolute dross”. All will have numerous suitors at the right price. If some of them stay then it doesn’t hurt us at all.
Romero probably was one of the best 5 CBs at the World Cup. If he stays then he probably starts for us and makes us better. Otherwise a sale price of about £40m would see a number of suitors.
Nobody would be upset if Bergval stays (and as an under 21 he doesn’t even take a squad space). Also we’ve already had a bid of close to £50m for him, he is one of the easiest sales to make ever.
Sarr is perfectly adequate cover, though I expect he’ll want to go to get more games. He’d have plenty of suitors around the £20m mark.
That leaves Vicario, Solomon, Scarlett and Phillips….
Phillips is as good as gone to Middlesbrough already.
Scarlett we could just release if we wanted to (though I bet we get a couple of million for him).
Vicario is an easy sell to Italy if we happy to take about £15m for him. I suspect we’re just holding out for a deal above £20m
Solomon is the only difficult one I’d say.
We have the core of a good squad already and no Europe this season.
Yes, we still have a few bits and pieces to do…. However being at the stage where we only need two more signings at this stage of the summer is unheard of for us. I’d say we have less to do to be ready for the following season at this stage of the summer we have for many, many years. Perhaps even since the PL started.
