With you on shifting out the Moura's, Lamela's, I just don't see the point of wasting 13m (26m for two years) a year bringing a player who's 31, barely had a decent game in 4 years and is sure to spend at least a third of his 250k weeks playing ESPN Golf in the medical unit. And his lack of effort off the ball won't suit Mourinho or any modern coach we bring in when Mourinho hopefully fucks off,
If we want attacking pace, technique and directness, we could get that "now" from players like Eze and Stengs - who are already better "now" than the likes of Moura, Lamela and co, and their combined wages would be about half and have huge potential future upside.
Maybe I am living off too much nostalgia but I still think Bale has skill and quality that those guys do not, for me I think he is no doubt a better player this season than anyone like that we bring in.