Good thing we aren’t trying to sell him to a club full of 5 time champions league winners who expect him to perform like one of the best players of his generation in that position then?
Thats the reason ‘we’re’ selling him. But it doesn’t mean he isn’t worth at least £40m to a club who’ve never consistently finished as high as even terrible, crisis laden banter-era Man Utd…
That was just a comparison that he is not that great at aerial duels, despite that being his only defensive strength. So he is definitely not great at protecting his back 4. He is an ok box-to-box midfielder, and I think he will play well for West Ham, to be fair.
I am not sure any club will pay £40m for him. If West Ham does, great for us, but if we insist in a price that no one is willing to pay, then that is really us being stupid. He is not an important part of our squad, if we sign Amrabat he will rarely play. He is an ok player but definitely not good enough for a team that aspires to win the title, not even as a squad player. And in terms of FFP, he is our biggest asset considering that he cost 0, so even 35m for him means that we can sign players worth 175m amortized over 5 years. Essentially, if they sign a better play (say JWP) for that money, we lose the chance to sell him, which can be very damaging long-term, especially with regards to FFP.