If he was that good we wouldn’t get him, you’re right, but he’s 19. We ain’t getting the best 24 to 27yr olds to join so we end up with 2nd and 3rd rate players in that age bracket and still pay over the odds for these. And look how That’s worked out in the past.
So it’s take a punt on young players with potential or signing a very good 30/31yr old who has a year or 2 left, who will be on massive wages most likely.
Look at Newcastle when they first got money. 25mil Chris wood, 45 Gordon. And even now as a champions league team they’re struggling to attract top players. This summer we were always going to have to pay slightly over the odds for good players and now we’ve left it this late teams know we’re getting to that desperate stage.