Levy may be playing a nice hand coming into the January window, with some very nice cards... trouble is those nice cards need to go before a nicer card comes in to complete the the perfect winning hand.... but How ??
Keane and Bentley are good enough players still for some clubs.... experienced, talented players..... but how do we MAXIMISE their value in a sale ??..... by offering them as part-exchange.....
but Newcastle dont want to disrupt their pattern of play, so how do we recycle our old tins in a way the bin-men will take them ??.... we put them in a green container carefuly marked up for recycling purposes.... and that 'green container' comes in the form of lanky Peter Crouch... in fact they may not even want Bentley, but quite like the green bag, as it allows them to part with their star-asset AND strengthen the team too..
Keane + Crouch + Bentley (or 5m cash) = Andy Carroll
Carroll per se isnt what we actually want.... but he serves as a way to offload redundant and high-waged stock AND get a very marketable asset for the future in return...
Levy, the apple is ready to fall into your lap...... be ready..