[G Richards]

All depends on the money. Bentley is an improvement on what we currently have on the right (Kuyt, Pennant, Benayoun), but the issue is whether or not he is enough of an improvement.

If we want to challenge strongly for the title next season then we need two first teamers (I know it's a squad game, but you know what I mean!) We need two players of the calibre of Torres and Mascherano in our most needy positions to improve that first eleven. Do that, and it is game on.

I'd not be averse to signing Bentley if, for example, we also signed Alves. Alves to be the overlapping, pacy, all action fullback; Bentley to exploit the space that would be created. Those two players would significantly upgrade the whole right side, and with a great spine already in place we'd really improve. But Bentley on his own? Probably not.