A young player for cheap, from the Bayern and Barca academies is exactly the type of player I think we should be picking up as a backup. Great opportunity to find a future star, provides cover at the position, and if they dont pan out it doesnt...
Look Mike, let me try to explain. People don't want us to end up signing people like Harrison, Maupay, Broja, Rondon, Dele etc, so they want us to wait til the end of the window, you know like we did when we signed Harrison, Maupay, Broja...
We paid less than than for Maupay and the club is still embarassed by that debacle. 15m isnt much if the player is worth 13m. 15m is a disaster amount if the player is worth 5m.
Let's face it whoever we buy will be perma crocked shortly afterwards anyhow. This is the way.
Least we know Richie will give it his all to be on the pitch.
That depends on how well this season goes. Ill bravely say that if we do well, the asnwer is no we did it how we should have, and if it doesnt then I knew it was a failed strategy.
From the looks of it we are pushing for Luiz, and may even be the front runners, but Juve dont want to let him go for our price. This may run for another couple weeks until one side gives in or someone else finally outbids us.