If we are able to keep Smalling happy at not being first choice, we are in driving seat here. We should ideally be in no requirement for selling him on cheap atleast this year. Its not like we have a viable CB target this window.
We really arent in the driving seat though,
Smalling wants to rejoin Roma. Roma want him back. Smalling has no future here, he doesnt need replacing in the squad cos he wasnt part of it last year.
We have been linked with several CB's, it's clear we want to do business there but its depending on others leaving (Smalling/Jones/Rojo).
We always end up keeping players for years on end because we over value them and other clubs cant match the fee's and wages. We are the only losers in our transfer dealings because we make things so difficult with inflated wages.
We arent going to play Smalling and we need him gone to re-invest the squad. 14mil isnt that bad of an offer. We wont get 25mil. I'd rather him gone for 14m than be sat on the bench preventing us signing anyone else.