To a certain extent it's irrelevant if he stays or goes, we still need to replace him with a top-class alternative. He's visibly declining, both in terms of resistance to injury and recovery time needed and his form if we're being honest - he was poor for the best part of last season and there was a good reason Martínez didn't use him more in the World Cup.Loan back to a certain club in the midlands as a deal sweetener perhaps. The more I look at our squad the more I think Dembele is staying this year.
If he does stay I'd far rather see him come on to close a game out with 20 mins to go than flog him to death in the hope he recovers his 2016-17 form.