The endgame to all of this HAS to be an Attacking Midfielder, and a good one at that.
With the salaries of Vidal, Pirlo, Ogbonna, Tevez, and Llorente off of the books, that should more than negate the new salaries brought into the club . The highest salary of the new players most likely being Khedira.
If Marotta is willing to just let Llorente and his huge salary go, then there must be an endgame to it, and one that will be satisfactory