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You can never be concerned about losing your best / better players. We must take the opportunity to improve. This idea that new replacements don't exist is far to shortsighted. As a guide Liverpool are probably one of the best sides in the world ATM. Over the past few years when big offers came in for their best players Suarez and Coutinio. They were sold, they didn't see them as irreplaceable. They got Salah and Mane for a fraction of the price and just as good if not better.
This is how the best players can be sold and replaced with other great players.
Here endeth today's lesson.

In another example closer to home, West Ham did the same when selling Grady to us for £18m...

There was uproar when they sold him, even from Mark Noble. The general conscientious said they wouldn't be able to replace his potential for the price...

But they didn't spend that money on a direct replacement, they spent £5m on the right back Coufal, and £14m on the midfielder Soucek. Both of them have been nailed on starters.

They then replaced Grady's position with a loanee, Said Benrahma from Brentford.

The uproar is probably 100% right. Getting someone of Grady's potential for the money received is going to be a difficult task. However, they have made their squad stronger this season by replacing him with a loanee and buying 2 quality internationals permanently. Should they want to sign Benrahma permanently, it will cost them, but they will be able to afford it based on the fact they have comfortably secured another season of Premier League football. The question is, would they have secured it if they kept Grady based on the fact he couldn't directly be replaced which then sacrificed the Soucek and Coufal deals? The jury is out.