Dave Fishwick

Swansea have really turned a corner of late and Carvahal will have them well drilled. An extra day of rest for them plus our squad in turmoil. Wednesday was awful 1-1 Vardy penalty

I worry that we will not be attractive to young players in the bracket that we should be attracting because of this episode We have to assume some sort of gentlemens agreement was made when Roma lowballed us in the summer that if an acceptable fee was reached, he could go, he's got his head down and worked hard and now in his eyes an acceptable fee has come in and the club is still not letting him go. This does not project a good message to other potential young stars that we are the right club if you want to further your career Whether you agree with it or not, he probably sees how quickly the Drinkwater deal was done on the final day of the summer window and how Silva (barring a few minutes) was swiftly lined up as a replacement and that's why the toys have come out the pram, as he probably thinks this is the club going back on its word and then making up some flimsy excuses. At the moment as it stands, we have our biggest asset gone AWOL depreciating in value,, if the club wants to let him rot that is their decision, if and when FFP 2.0 comes in it is going to be incredibly difficult for the club to release funds for players without generating some by selling, I fear we have lost our best chance to get a fair and high fee for Mahrez and that next summer due to his antics we will have to cave and sell at a price far removed from our value. I don't see them being able to talk him down from the ledge and Puel doesn't seem the type of manager to be able to grip a player.

in the meantime, the club has its biggest asset depreciating in value either sitting on the sidelines or not giving his full efforts on the pitch. Who is the real winner here? It will be harder to replace him if he leaves for nothing when FFP 2.0 comes in

a fair point. But also consider that players may not wish to join us now if they feel they are going to be held to ransom if a better club comes in for them