Rashford to PSG, Ferguson leaves Brighton: Best pure profit sale for every Premier League club
There is an obsession with ‘pure profit’ and with clubs battling to stay within the Premier League’s profit and sustainability guidelines, here is one player each club could use to easily make a few quid…
Arsenal – Eddie Nketiah
It could be any of Eddie Nketiah, Reiss Nelson or Emile Smith Rowe. Nelson would be the cheapest of the three while Nketiah and Smith Rowe would likely command a similar fee, probably in the region of £30million. The former gets the nod as it will be less painful to see him leave and the latter has at least shown he has what it takes to be an important player for Arsenal.
Nketiah has 38 goals in 168 appearances for the Gunners and is on a contract worth £100,000 a week, so he might be hard to shift…
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Aston Villa – Jacob Ramsey
Ramsey was linked with a transfer away from Villa Park (to Newcastle, in the main) in January and the Villans’ heavy spending in recent seasons means they might have to entertain any renewed interest.
Villa would fetch a very decent price for Ramsey, who started only eight Premier League games last season.
Bournemouth – Gavin Kilkenny
There is always one team that gives you nothing to work with and Bournemouth are often the inconvenience here.
Kilkenny joined the Cherries from St. Kevins Boys in Ireland back in 2016 and has one assist in 25 first-team appearances for the Cherries. He played a little over half an hour against Swansea in the FA Cup in January before being shipped off on loan to Fleetwood.
Brentford – Thomas Strakosha
The sale of Ivan Toney would balance the books better than any at Brentford, but the former Peterborough striker cost around £4million back in 2020.
Goalkeeper Strakosha came for nothing and would surely welcome the chance to play some football somewhere. Anything has to be better than playing second fiddle to Mark Flekken.
