(08-24-2021, 10:53 AM)Dumbo Wrote: I agree loans can be of benefit and me being the hypocrite I am, I hope we utilise the loan market. However, in a position of need, after clearing out so many players in that position, it would be nice to purchase some players that can contribute long term for the club.
+1
Given how slim our squad is, and the players we’ve let go (16 and counting, with 6 coming in if we count Kipré, Palmer and Zohore) we ought to be in a very good place in terms of wages.
We’ve also raised c£20m with the sales of Hegazi, Field, Harper and Pereira, and ought to be expecting £4-5m from Ferguson, not to mention the money we will receive as part of Rodgers obligated move to B’mouth)
Loans are a great way for us to take a look at players we may want to sign from abroad (MP/Krov), or a good way of getting players in from PL clubs that are out of favour (Robinson, Grady etc) but we actually have the money to invest in players at a time when the rest of the division doesn’t and we need to be looking to use these funds to fund players that we can develop and progress with like we did under Mowbray, or players we can use to leverage a profit like with MP.
No issue at all with loans, provided they come with an option to purchase.