Kean was at the last year of his contract with us and Raiola wanted to guarantee him a lot of playing time - something we can't offer.
Spinazzola was never a key player and at the age of 26 he had one good game vs Atletico M and that was about it.
Cancelo is a bit of an enigma because he had half a season where he played well in attack but Juve decided to sell him. Perhaps the rumors that he is a troublemaker in the dressing room are true. I watched Man City first game and I can tell you that Kyle Walker is many times the better player than Cancelo. So he'll be a back up there or maybe play in attack where City are also stacked. It's obvious that we wanted him gone and City were definitely not desperate to have him.
Also CR7 is an opportunity once in a lifetime. Even if it fails it was worth the risk. You can't reject a 5 time ballon d'or winner and an international star that gives you 10x times more popularity than before. Felix might fail in a season/two, remember how promising was Morata here? CR7 is a great investment and if we don't use it well - it's our fault.
It looks like the Kean sale was unavoidable if he did not want to extent.
We should not have sold Spina. Homegeown and great cover for both LB an RB.
I think that Walker will start over Cancelo as well. His speed an power is one of the main reasons they can play with a high defensive line. I dont get that people think that Pep will use him as a winger. He has to compete with Sterling, Sane, B.Silva and Mahrez. He is not even in the same league skill wise as any of them.