Sinclair was IN 'The Saint' in the 60's(for those of a certain age)

Wasn’t that Lord Brett Sinclair, played by Roger Moore in The Persuaders?

(You’ve got to love the close season!)

I agree, but this requires a thorough overhaul. If Zaha went you would need two players to replace him - a Che Adams/Neil Maupay/Ollie Watkins type versatile forward who can play anywhere in the front three and an out and out right winger like Maximin. You need a proper replacement for AWB, Castagne or Aarons, and crucially two midfielders who can keep the ball, McTominay for 35ish mil and Serri on loan, apart from
luka our midfield is flaky and disjointed - jimmymac/Schlupp/Meyer and kouyate are all squad players, luka is the only one you could call a reliable first teamer - 5 players costing roughly 100mil, leaving us with 20-25mil surplus prob if Wilf goes for 75/80k. But losing Wilf demands serious, in-depth and immediate restructuring of the squad. Some big salaries on some too long contracts, so it's not easy for Parrish & co to balance the books, if a few drains on the wages could be moved on that would make life easier, but you can understand the owners not wanting to spend big before they offset the costs.

We should go for Bowen at Hull.