I'm bored stupid with the rumour thread, the deliberation and the fear of losing our best player to a close rival. It's hard to see Luis still being at the club in October or whenever his ban runs out. I'm already wondering who the club might look to get in if he goes. It's all very well having £40-50 million to spend but it seems to me that a good proportion of the players you would consider to be marquee have already gone this window. You had the likes of Negredo, Levezzi, Falcao, Cavani etc who were already out of bounds for us (i'd say) but players like Damaio, Villa, Jovtevic and (by the looks ofd it) Higuain are also off the market. Even Benteke (not someone I would necessarily want) is tied down to a new contract.
My knowledge of the European market isn't brilliant and I really don't know who is out there and capable of filling even half the gap that losing Luis would/will leave?
From the EPL the only player I can think of who might fit the bill would be Michu. I always liked the lad Pato who played for AC Milan but I don't know where he is plying his trade these days.
Obviously when Torres was sold we had the seamless transition to a new star in suarez, I'm not so sure the options are out there this time.
Sorry I know this is speculative (feel free to move it mods) but I'd rather talk about how we might replace Luis than waste any more time on the 'will he stay or will he go now' talk.
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