My issue with Cesc was when we tried to force him into the creative AMF role.
We have no one to backup Jorginho at DH DMF. Cesc was never a chief target of mine, many more people have said he is simply too slow and leggy to play at all. My main issues was if we tried to play him out of a realistic position. My main targets for OUT OUT OUT are (and will be) Luiz and Willian. They are shit, pure and simple. Alonso is slow and non productive (at least far more than his boosters claim, he has but one bloody goal all year, all comps) but first things first. We also need a striker (that is so obvious it goes without saying)
I have listed Cesc as a sale many many times, BUT that was always if we were buying a replacement (which I have listed many). I do not think we are buying shit in January, unfortunately, which, IF the bans come in, will be the partial destruction of the club.