Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Correct. Love Richy but we can't pay big fees for players that have no resale value and any money should go on younger players
In the case of Richarlison, you have to make an exception.
Having a quality player with an infectious positive winning mentality that will give his absolute all both attacking and defensively can be worth his weight in gold.
We hear about Moyes liking Harrisons work rate. Thats actually a fair point, he just doesnt have the quality.
We can sign the top young players (i would love this) but we also need quality performers who can win games for us and drive both the team, and crowd on. This sets an example on the pitch to young players.
He's a player that you would want on the pitch alongside you and you would hate to play against him.
For me, it comes down to 3 things;
1: His injuries. Whats our medical teams' assessment of his physical condition?
2: What formation is Moyes going to play? Is it a case of Richarlison vs Ndiaye for the left position?
3: Cost. At £24mil (as someone mentioned) if we could see a 27 year old Richarlison playing like he did with us then its a no brainer.
Ignoring the right midfield spot, if we could sign him, Delap and Alcaraz for £67mil we would have different threats in 3 attacking positions.
LM: Richarlison, Ndiaye.
ACM: Alcaraz, McNeil
CF: Delap, DCL, Beto, Chermiti
I dont know about you but thats going to create a huge amount of competition for places. We could bring in a top young player for the right hand side (Cherki/Dibling etc) and we have a forward line to really hurt teams.