Szolbolszai is rumoured to be available for about £25m and at this point it's more about what the people who surround him are like. Do they say go to a club like Palace and get first team football or go somewhere bigger but no guarantees. I like that he can genuinely play anywhere across midfield and he strikes me as the kind of player that could develop into one of those Lampard type midfielders that gets you 10 goals a season as a minimum.

Whilst Daka had an incredible season, I actually think Koita is the one to watch. Butka has done well but it was in a complete mickey mouse league. Benteke would score 40 a season in that league.

I do agree that Szobolszai and Daka could be well out of our reach, but Koita I think could be picked up for under £10m. He's the type of player that with some patience and support, he could double his worth every year he spends with us.

Karlan Grant costs at least 15 million.

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What do we judge Karlan Grant like?? A 22 and 11 months year old youngster with time to grow? Or an already 23 year old player who has to be a certainty at this age?

Cause his 23 birthday is next month.

Just comparing him at this age with another 23 year old from Europe- Cedric Itten from the Swiss league. I doubt the Swiss league is poorer than the Championship, cause teams like Basel.and Young Boys are doing pretty well in the Champions League, where I dare say that Fulham and Brentford coudln't.

So Karlan has 19 goals and 4 assists in the Championship in 3700 minutes and 4 goals 1 assist in 850 minutes in the Premier League. Granted, we should divide some of his minutes in the Championship cause he played as left winger too. I don't count his League One goals, cause that's a much lower level.

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Itten has 27 goals and 7 assists in the 18/19 and 19/20 seasons in 3500 minutes and 3 goals 1 assist in the national team in 100 minutes, though against poor opposition.

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Point is Itten costs around 5 million, not 15, they're both the same age and Cedric Itten looks better imo.

Selling players and replacing them with younger and better cannot be the only focus. We were unable to name a squad of 25 senior players for last season without making up the numbers by including 5 goalkeepers (two of whom have now left) and Camarasa, also gone. It is proposed that 5 subs will be allowed next season; given that Roy never plays kids unless forced to do so, and our elderly contingent are habitually injured, we urgently need additional players rather than mere replacements.

We need to spend far more than £30 million.

Osayi-Samuel and Eze got a combined £25 million would be a good deal and provide some options when Wilf inevitably leaves.

Would like Will Hughes from Watford as well. We need a bit more energy in the middle and he’s a proven PL player. Still only 25 as well. Think Watford will want at least £8-10million.

Gone over budget but I could name at least a dozen players who we could scrap to balance the books.

Is Grant a bit fat, Mattteo?

Jackson.. Wan Bissaka.... Sansom.. Nicholas.. Cannon.. Guehi.... Zaha... Thomas.. Byrne... Holton.. Rogers.. that should do it..

I'd only loan players if it were possible to buy them at the end. Otherwise,you're just making other clubs a favour. Investing in your own striker let's say 10 million and then selling him for 30-40 million is better than loaning one from Chelsea and him not being yours, next year.having to replace him again.

Nice mention of Tosun, haven't seen one yet. I doubt many people would pay 12 million for a player who hasn't trained or played in so long and might never go back to great fitness.