If we can get appreciable funds for him, I believe he should be sold this upcoming window, period. Availability is the best ability. I am grateful for his service to the club, and he is a model professional. Time for ruthlessness and very very faint sentimentality.
After TP in last 2 games I still sort of hope we keep him one more year. I know availability is key but the guy is just so good.
If we can get appreciable funds for him, I believe he should be sold this upcoming window, period. Availability is the best ability. I am grateful for his service to the club, and he is a model professional. Time for ruthlessness and very very faint sentimentality.
I actually say keep him.
He was imperious in our game vs the shite down the lane and kept control of our midfield.
For me he should be our Ace up our sleeve in all our big games. He'll be the playmaker in our big CL/ PL games.
For the other games, just bench him.
Yes, he is injury prone. But he is fucking irreplaceable when fit.
Keep him and get an understudy player that can replace him in the long term, if we can find such a player.
We've seen that we can play without him, but when he is in the team, he adds an extra dimension.