The smart man might say....

Harry is still under contract at Spurs - reports of £14 million of buy him out/compo. Roy is out of contract at the end of the season. After spunking £24 million on Mr Mumbles and similar with The Shagger, the FA are not exactly flush at the mo (Stadium debt)
Now, your English team are not playing well, and by all accounts are not expected to do well in the Euro's. So it's Win win.
2 years later, Roy is gone, just when Harry's contract is up at Spurs, and he walks in as Saviour for free.
I believe the cricketing term is Night Watchman.
