We are talking a back up here. Pedri, Gavi and De Jong are going to start most games. I would rather see Casado or Alba getting minutes than their progress being blocked by a 32 year old, who will be 33 in October and has a history of injuries.
A 32 year old back up? I would rather give the youngsters a chance as a back up TBH.
Ah an eloquent one you are. Best midfielder in the PL? We'll have to disagree on that one. 188 games in 7 years, that is barely 27 games a season. He won only two player of the month awards and that was...
The market dictates though (like Lenglet). If nobody wants to buy him outright and we are not going to play him, then we need to get him off the wage bill as a minimum.