Could be similar to James Trafford going to Burnley in the Summer though; got to be no 1, but in a struggling bottom of the PL team, got exposed by the team structure/personnel, let in a load of goals and eventually replaced as the number 1 - and now heading back to the Championship.
The guy that found the training ground sale - Stefan Borson (who used to advise Man City, so knows about what goes on in such clubs) - says the rules have changed for this current season to say that a club would be in breach if no genuine commercial negotiations took place for such transactions.
Aren't the profit and sustainability rules in place to make sure owners don't spend recklessly, leaving a club in a bad situation - surely selling off vital assets (such as a training ground) could leave some clubs in a bad situation.
It will be interesting to see what happens with Kudus this summer or next (some say his release clause doesn't kick in until next season), and how much the clause actually was. I guess only then will we know if we messed up or not.
He also said that the need for another winger depends on the recovery of Mitoma and March - and that March is unlikely to be ready for the start of pre-season (because he hasn't started to run yet).
A bit of a concern going into next season with Estupinan still out and March and Mitoma (plus...
The article says they are likely to offload a lot of home growns this Summer (eg. Nketiah, Smith Rowe, Nelson), so possibly some truth that they'd be looking for a home grown back up. Article also says Steele and Raya were together at Blackburn.