The older players should be the best we can (responsibly) afford.I agree on buying a mix of players but the older players should be on low fees. Their wages are usually much higher which I assume Luiz’s are too.
It’s not just Brighton is it. It’s also Bournemouth and Brentford.
We shouldn’t be trying to have a quantum leap up the table like Moshiri tried. We should be building each year. Top half should be the aim next year, Europe the year after.
Bournemouth and Brentford are also selling clubs, with no greater ambition than upper mid-table. For eternity. Our ceiling is much higher and that’s the attitude we should have.
I agree that we can’t expect next season to be a staggering improvement and that progress must be gradual, but if we’re in a position where we could make a couple of signings where their impact NOW is the bigger consideration… that’s fine. Again, responsibly of course, and again provided it’s not the only thing we do (which is what Mosh era-Everton got stuck on). But I suspect TFG will grasp the balance far more effectively than Mosh / Kenwright ever did.