He'd played 5 seasons at Villa.
Villa desperately had to sell him for Profit and Sustainability Rules - it was the same summer we had some PSR shenanigans with them with Tim Iroegbunam and Dobbin.
He's never a journeyman. Man City signed him as a...
Would you like a more recent example x
https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/mohammed-kudus-transfer-chelsea-ajax-27390143
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ajax-kudus-train-everton-transfer-24896668
£40m for this fella seems a no-brainer to me. I take the point about taking away from other positions @GrandOldTeam but we are desperate for a ball-playing midfielder. Garner showed glimpses but far too infrequent. I'd rather take a gamble on...
Douglas Luiz based on his Villa period would be a top class signing. He's only had one year away from the league and he's still young enough that you should be able to get 3+ years out of him. It's not like, with respect, a Grealish who has had...
The question was;
I'm saying, 20+ goal involvements in that season, and him being a standout player in a team that finished their highest place in 30 years to earn a £50m move - then the answer is without doubt yes.
Even things like;
Among...
Signing a 27/28 peak aged midfielder who was a top 4 sides best CM by a distance gives the squad a massive injection. You need the odd instant star to level up the whole team.
Douglas-Luiz because he could knit defence to attack to make us even...
Just on the flipside, 4 of those goals were pens, and Juve paid 50m and realised their mistake so quickly they're trying to get their money back after one season.
His last season, he played 35 league games, scoring 9, playing 53 games in total with Europe/cups. 10 assists that season too. 20+ goal involvements.
Villa finished 4th - their highest position since 95-96.
His last season earned him a £50m...