We have an abundance of players who can play in central midfield and if Alonso chooses to leave the club I'm sure the team will adapt. Plessis demonstrated at Arsenal that he can play the role of the minder in midfield and can play the simple passes required - If we had creative wide midfield players and attacking fullbacks then the need for Alonso and defence splitting passes would be reduced. To look at the sale of the player for £20M as Barry plus £5M is ridiculous. The sale of the likes of Carson, Riise and Crouch would more than pay for Barry or knock a major chunk off of the fee if there is a player exchange deal in place.