Rickie Lambert, Fabio Borini & Mario Balotelli
Pearce said: “They’re all likely to leave.”
We say: If only it were that simple. Fabio Borini has already proved hard to get rid of – he would have gone last summer if we’d had our way – while finding buyers for Lambert and Balotelli isn’t likely to prove all that easy. If Lambert and Borini want to stay in the Premier League then hopefully West Brom and Sunderland will make good on their apparent interest and give us a little bit of money on the side as well. We can’t see Balotelli going to Newcastle or Stoke – as has been rumoured – so perhaps a loan deal to Italy will prove to be the best we can do.