[bomberbrown1968]

Would anyone be happy with Evans out for say £35 million (aged 29-30) and Wimmer (Spurs aged 24) 15 mil and Chambers (Arsenal 22) 20mil, both centre backs in as replacement.

And how about Chadli (aged 28) out £25 mil and Damari Gray (aged 21) Leicester release clause 12 mil in.

It's only conjecture ..... but would be two centre backs in one out and a midfielder/winger out one in. Gives us three players for two out and a 13 mil profit.

Much as I'd hate to see Evans go, especially as he's been a standout performer for us since he's been here and has added a real touch of class. Sadly the downside of that is that it attracts the attention of "the bigger clubs"

Having said that, 4eva's "conjecture" is really tempting, 2 younger, good defenders for Evans and Demari Gray and some money for Chadli who after looking different class when he first came faded and has looked anything but class in his last 20 or so games. Gray would be an upgrade and like you Salop, a player I've liked since he was at Blues.

But and it's a big but those are the ones I'd like to replace Evans & Chadli with. What I wouldn't want is Evans to go and we bring in someone like say Ranocchia, no disrespect but your replacing the best player in your team with a decent squad player. Similarly if Chadli went and we ended up with say Musa from Leicester I'd be disappointed with the alternative.

Every player, no matter who has a price that you'd be daft not to accept them, but it is all about what you do with the money and who you replace them with that either makes you groan or think we may have done alright even though we've lost Evans and Chadli.

With that possible 13 million left over, I'd spend half of it or a bit more on Shane Long, I still think he has unfinished business with the Baggies and he's a fairway down the pecking order at Southampton.