As reported earlier Pedro Obiang has been told he is going nowhere and summer speculation over Michail Antonio and Crystal Palace has now been put firmly to bed.
A CandH source revealed: the club’s aim was to reach a position quickly where it had two strong alternatives in each position and that neither of those two will be allowed to leave.
First refusals on Fernandes and Hugill have been offered to loan clubs Fiorentina and Middlesbrough but beyond that there are no players on any exit list.
Chicharito – often names as a departure possibility – is unlikely to receive an offer from anywhere to match his £130k a week wages with us, nor is the club likely to recoup its £17 million spend and the same situation applies to Andy Carroll who is on £87k a week.