2) As a result, his transfer fee wouldn’t be ludicrous – and with Steven Gerrard departing, we have room to pay big wages…
So hypothetically, with a year remaining on his contract by the summer – a sub-£30m transfer fee for Walcott would be realistic. Which for a 26-year-old in this day and age is hardly extortionate. With Steven Gerrard on his way to LA Galaxy, our highest paid player is leaving – and we’ll have a significant chunk of wages freed up to spend on new stars.