Firstly, for the right player no fee is ‘too much’ which is why we’ve spent up to £20m on Simms and Wright.
My thoughts are more budget allocation and priority of positional needs. In my view, we need CBs but it’s not our most pressing priority. If we spend £5+ million on a CB my preference is a more experienced player to start from Day 1. Kitching and Thomas are still young with plenty of potential between them.
With Kelly, Godden, COH leaving and a change to 4-2-3-1, our positional needs, in my view is:
1. CM
2. AM
3. RW
4. ST
5. CB