There is clearly a disconnect between owner and manager. Who is going to win the battle? For me common sense says you must sell Guehi whilst there is still value in doing so. If we can get 2 replacements in for not much more than we get for Guehi then that has to make sense.
I don’t subscribe to the it’s too late to sell Guehi because Lerma has stepped in previously into the 3 so that could be done if it takes a couple of weeks to bed in a new player.
I get Glasner is hacked off but I’d rather have two new players in now on 5 year deals rather than try to replace Guehi next year when he is leaving for nothing. Would Glasner leave on the back of Parish insisting on a Guehi sale, who knows!
I can understand the valid points that you make, but come at it from a different perspective.
If Guehi stays this season he will have completed 5 years at the club having joined for £18 million.
He is quite possibly one of our lower paid players in the absence of a renewal while newcomers such as Kamada and Henderson earn significantly more.
In the crazy world of football finance, we have his services at a comparative bargain.
He's been our most consistent player over 4 years, is our captain, rarely unavailable and barely makes a mistake.
Glasner has continually expressed a desire to retain him and has suggested he is the cornerstone of our defensive solidity.
I think he's so important that he could be worth a few places in the Premier League and be the difference in how far we progress in cup competitions.
This difference can't be proved obviously, but I'm less convinced than others that he would be so easy to replace based on the few games he has missed where stand ins have featured.
Glasner doesn't sound convinced either.
Glasner also said Guehi has never asked to leave or indicated he wants to go.
He said he's fully committed to the club (unlike the likes of Isac and Wissa).
I don't run the club's finances, but 5 years of magnificent service for £18 million and not exorbitant wages sounds reasonable these days even if does leave on a free.