#254
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Most teams already know what Leno offers and his worth too. By mid-season when most teams' finances have improved, I am sure some would be willing to spend that kind of money on proven quality. Chelsea, for example, don't have a good keeper and if that continues to be apparent into the season, I don't see how they wouldn't bid upwards of 30m.Who’s buying a keeper who has sat on the bench for most of the season for £30m? These scenarios sound great on paper but the reality is they’ll never happen.
Martinez offers more calm to the back-four and has an edge over Leno in almost all attributes. You can argue that he's been doing it for just a handful of games and you are right. But he could be different, he could be like Vardy who wasn't much before in his career but ended up playing for England and right now all the signs point to towards that.
I know we are cash-strapped but in a market where top keepers go for 60m plus, it would be absolutely atrocious to sell a very good keeper for 20m. If it had been 30-40m I'd be tempted but 20m, c'mon guys!
We keep going on about wanting to go the Liverpool way but we keep undervaluing our players. With our 'stingy' owner, how do we push on and become like them, huh?