Ritchie

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If we had a replacement I wouldn’t be too bothered he probably gets 1 in 5 crosses in and has no speed to go past defenders

£17 million is outrageous money for him but it would only go in Ashley’s back pocket. So we have Richie and Hayden who don’t want to be here

Aye, this, tbh. He's probably not too enamoured, either, with the way he's continually subbed.

As a player, Ritchie's workrate is invaluable to the way Rafa wants us to play with our current squad. But his crossing has been canny poor for a long while. I'd be very surprised if we let him go this window (in fact, I'd say it won't happen but he's definitely one we should be looking to upgrade in the Summer.

Mind, with the type of player/character he is, I don't think we'd see a dip in attitude or commitment while he's playing.