Great forward planning...31 in Nov and contract up in 2023.
Yes I think having a good footballer under contract for a couple of years until he’s nearly 33 is good planning, how is it not?
We sold Gueye who is a similar type of player (better defensively but offers less in attack) and failed to replace him which ultimately cost Silva his job.
Selling the 30+ player made us worse - age isn’t everything.
Man Utd got second in the league and a Europa league final with an ancient Cavani being their best striker, few years before had similar with a Zlatan, Ronaldo wins the golden boot every season and he’s about 36, David Silva went and transformed Sociedad in La Liga, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, pretty much every Italian center back all play at the highest level until they’re nearly 40.
Yes we need to plan for the future with signings like Godfrey, but signing players like Allan at 29 at the time, who may be at the back end of their careers but improve us now are also vital.