It's sad but it's becoming a vicious cycle. We spend an x amount of money on those who don't improve the squad like they should. Then the year after we try and offload them for half the price. Look at the deadwood we've collected. The fringe players on top of that. Marrotta will not have the kind of leeway every summer. He's on the verge of compromising for a second season running. And next summer after spending this 20m, we'll probably find ourselves in a similar situation if Llorente doesn't click, with more money down the drain and Llorente being the bargaining chip like Quag, Matri, Krasic, Melo, Ziegler and Elia became.