Mouth of the South
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We can certainly hope but, realistically, there is enough evidence from the past 2 years to suggest very strongly that, despite the changing of the guard at Boardroom level, we are still a club that is completely out of its depth when it comes to transfer negotiations.
Established Premier League clubs, and even recently relegated clubs who have had a stint in the top flight, are all considerably more savvy than our amateurs, when it comes to helping themselves to the share of SKY money that has been doled out to us. We were the new kid that had its dinner money nicked by the streetwise kids who have been around for years.
Look at how much of our Premier League cash Bournemouth managed to secure for themselves. Or, Swansea. Liverpool was the classic case, of course. Dragging out a transfer saga to the point where we very obviously only had one iron left in the fire and were desperate to proceed with a transfer for a green young striker who had not played in the Premier League, and give them a chunk of money to all but pay for Diego Jota.
These clubs are serious operators when it comes to cash. They have to be as at the top level, it is all about cash.
So, if Sander is off to another club, it'll undoubtedly be for a knock-down price. Let's face it, the club aren't exactly keeping the fact that they're short of cash, secret. And, if serious operators like Arsenal or, especially, Tottenham are in the frame, we'll get legged over and the club will be left peddling some fig leaf to the supporters about how, all things considered, it was a good deal for the club.
Tottenham, lest we forget, are the club that managed to get a 'buy one and get an even better one, (virtually) free' for Naughton and Walker.
I think that's extremely unfair. You can't pin the failings of previous regimes on the current one.
Let's see what transpires but from how recent signings have been structured (with the possible exception of the Brewster one), as well as the lack of asset sales (Brooks being the last one!?!?), I'm unclear as to what evidence you have to back up your claim.