alekaras
The ITK of IDK
But wouldn't selling him be the win for him? Keeping him and not playing him, on the other hand...I think equality and morale should always take precedence in this kind of situation.
To give Rose preferential treatment now would just be storing up plenty more problems for the future. Playing with a marginally worse left back is by far the preferred option. But the sale has to happen in the summer so that Rose doesn't get a win here.
Of course we do not want to cut off our nose to spite our face, but if sending a message was the only thing that mattered, then keeping him and playing him in the cups would be the way to go.