Plymouth bid 750k for Jatta

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There are some on here would be happy to see us dragging on in league 2 for all eternity " as long as the club stays afloat ! " And will happily see all our players sold even at the cost of promotion. I am not one of those and it's very short sighted. Whatever we get for Jatta ( if he goes ) will pale into insignificance compared to the cost of missing out on league 1 and all it's benefits. I'm sure after making these comments I'll be called " a bed wetter " or other disparaging remarks. Football is also an entertainments business and if we don't go up and weaken the side we will lose some of the gates we have had this year as well as bigger gates and bigger share of pot in league 1. So please let's not sell him now but wait till at least end of season so we can assess once the dust has settled

We're not going to get an absolute commitment not to sell Jatta - the club have made clear that every player has a price - but I'm sure they're just as keen as we are not to throw away the chance of promotion.

There will be a figure in mind for what Jatta is worth, and I suspect at this point in his contract it will be quite high, with add-ons as well. If that figure is met, and crucially if the player actually wants to go, then the chances are he will be sold, but knowing the way the club operates I'm sure they already have targets in mind if they need to replace him, and the money will be in the bank to do it.

I'm reminded of Brentford's steady rise through the leagues with a similar strategy to ours. At various points they sold 'star' players and I was one of those thinking maybe that would halt their progress, but it never did. Even the sale of Ivan Toney last summer hasn't stopped them being competitive. It's a similar situation at Brighton. They don't allow a situation where they are relying so heavily on any one player that they become irreplaceable. It's very good business, and it's why they're both now established in the Premier League haveing started from were we are.