Livramento and Lamptey reached a stage where they didn't see themselves getting a chance here and refused to sign a contract. Reece is comfortably better than both so its not really in the club's hands.
Guehi and Tomori - I agree. Club should have been smarter and inserted a buyback (at least). Or waited for Tuchel to assess in Tomori's case.
Think we're okay as long as takeover actually goes through. New owner will be under public pressure for the first season to show fans he's here to improve us
Don't know about his communication skills within the team - seems to be the quiet, confident type of guy. But I see him as the long-term captain after Azpi