[Dirk]

Originally Posted by John Gallagher

Who will we be selling in the summer? Riise 6m? Xabi 10m (conservative guess)?, Crouch 7m(Not that I want us to sell him)? Voro 1m? and no doubt a few more. There is 26m right there which we could promote Insua for Riise's replacement and Aurelio has done enough to be first choice left back now, buy a attacking right back if poss and maybe an outstanding wide player with that money. Promote Plessis and promote Nemeth to the first team squad and we will then need a striker I feel. Along with the wide player and full back. We don't need more 'squad players' when we already have the reserves I have just mentioned to step up to that role. We need two or three class players to go straight in to the first team.

Hypothetically, lets say Pennant, Alonso, Crouch. If you sell all of them and buy Eguren, you don't need a replacement for Crouch as Kuyt can go back to being a centre forward. You don't need a direct replacement for Pennant on the right as Eguren can play there. You have less of a need to replace Alonso as Eguren can play there. By bringing in one player for relative buttons that can play in 2 positions, it can free up even more money to buy even better players. It's not ideal but there is obvious logic to it if true. If we get rid of Voronin it will be on a free and I can see Insua being given his place.