A... getting into the CL is worth more than £40m. I think we'll struggle to qualify without him here and no direct replacement.
All about probabilities.
a) Keep Eriksen and get CL
b) Keep Eriksen and no CL
c) Lose Eriksen and get CL
d) Lose Eriksen and no CL
This is not just a case of comparing a) with d).
I disagree on replacement. Not that we played Wanyama, Dier and Eriksen much last year, if at all, but Eriksen is less needed with N'Dombele and Lo Celso than without. I hope we keep Eriksen, but for me I would much rather sell him for 40-50m than lose him for free next summer.