From Derek
âWeâll be losing one or two names this summer, but thatâll be regenerated back into the squad. Alanâs plan is to get a smaller squad, with better quality - so the bench is better. Thatâs our aim over the next two years. We canât do it all this summer - weâre not sure what the market will be like this summer when weâre trading. We will lose some faces. For instance, Tiote has been with us a year and a half. He is out there. People know heâs a good player. Heâs proven in the Premier League, heâs not picking up as many yellow cards, heâs learning. How are we going to stop a big club from coming in for him? Itâll be very hard. One thing in our favour is that we now have a very good side and that might encourage the player to stay. But if someone knocks on the door and says they want this or that money, the reality may be that we have to trade."

âWeâll be losing one or two names this summer, but thatâll be regenerated back into the squad. Alanâs plan is to get a smaller squad, with better quality - so the bench is better. Thatâs our aim over the next two years. We canât do it all this summer - weâre not sure what the market will be like this summer when weâre trading. We will lose some faces. For instance, Tiote has been with us a year and a half. He is out there. People know heâs a good player. Heâs proven in the Premier League, heâs not picking up as many yellow cards, heâs learning. How are we going to stop a big club from coming in for him? Itâll be very hard. One thing in our favour is that we now have a very good side and that might encourage the player to stay. But if someone knocks on the door and says they want this or that money, the reality may be that we have to trade."

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